Whats New and Different in the eTrex LEGEND, VISTA and VENTURE?
The Garmin eTrex LEGEND (street price ~$225 version 2.00), VISTA (street price ~$300), check latest prices (HERE), is an upgraded eTrex package with the addition a “click stick” switch to the upper left of the screen along with the position augmentation of WAAS. Many have reported this click stick difficult to enter keystrokes accurately. The new high resolution display is 160 x 288 pixels and is difficult to read because the text is so small. While the Magellan 330 has the capability for WAAS, LEGEND/VISTA are the first Garmin model GPS receivers to offer this capability. Now the GPS-V and GPSmap 76(S) have WAAS capability. The LEGEND model does not have the compass and aneroid barometer included in the VISTA model which is otherwise similar. The Vista includes a barometer similar to the Summit (reviewed HERE). Legend and Vista come pre-loaded with Garmin’s Marine Navigation Aids POI. The VENTURE model is essentially identical to the LEGEND but has NO MAPS but does have 1 meg of POI (
