Comments on: Garmin Oregon 200, 300, 400c, 400i, 400t http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/ GPS Reviews for Garmin, Magellan, TomTom, and other GPS Systems Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:27:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ed http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/#comment-67408 Ed Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:17:31 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/#comment-67408 What are you asking for the Oregon? I assume it is the 400t or i? What are you asking for the Oregon? I assume it is the 400t or i?

]]> By: Stephen http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/#comment-66326 Stephen Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:12:56 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/#comment-66326 A wise decision Mike. I have an H2O C and love it. (I also have a new in the box Oregon if anyone wants to buy it...) A wise decision Mike. I have an H2O C and love it. (I also have a new in the box Oregon if anyone wants to buy it…)

]]> By: mike http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/#comment-66314 mike Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:18:53 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/#comment-66314 This review really helped me make the decision to get the Lowrance h2o. This review really helped me make the decision to get the Lowrance h2o.

]]> By: Tim http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/#comment-66291 Tim Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:00:29 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/#comment-66291 You can build a route (series of waypoints) on this GPS. You can build a route (series of waypoints) on this GPS.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/#comment-66274 Stephen Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:29:15 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/#comment-66274 Hi Dan- You can get water depth from this GPS, what you can not get is a route. A route is a series of waypoints that get you safely from point A to point B. Most of this will soon be moot because a five dollar iPhone app with GPS gets you the entire east or west coast with 1 route. You can now do more with an iPhone than you can with the Colorado 400c. Garmin will have to answer that or their business will fail. Hi Dan-

You can get water depth from this GPS, what you can not get is a route. A route is a series of waypoints that get you safely from point A to point B.

Most of this will soon be moot because a five dollar iPhone app with GPS gets you the entire east or west coast with 1 route. You can now do more with an iPhone than you can with the Colorado 400c. Garmin will have to answer that or their business will fail.

]]> By: Dan Millington http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/#comment-66261 Dan Millington Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:46:35 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/#comment-66261 I use mine for boating and I love it. I don't own a fishing boat nor do I want to install a sonar on my nice recreational boat. We can find out how deep the water is from the topo like markings on the water. We use it to navigate back home when we are many miles away. It also gives you efficiant mileage because you travel straighter. I originallly wanted to get a marine only GPS but this unit is about all I could get to fit under my steep sloping windows. I use mine for boating and I love it. I don’t own a fishing boat nor do I want to install a sonar on my nice recreational boat. We can find out how deep the water is from the topo like markings on the water. We use it to navigate back home when we are many miles away. It also gives you efficiant mileage because you travel straighter. I originallly wanted to get a marine only GPS but this unit is about all I could get to fit under my steep sloping windows.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/#comment-63544 Stephen Wed, 27 May 2009 01:16:30 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/#comment-63544 Hi Ryan- Thank you for your comment. I agree the GPS is good for other functions. The "C" model is being marketed for boaters. "The Garmin Colorado 400C Coastal Handheld GPS is perfect for any Boater." --Garmin I disagree with the Garmin statement and am warning boaters not to purchase due to the lack of basic functionality specific to the boating environment. Hi Ryan-

Thank you for your comment. I agree the GPS is good for other functions. The “C” model is being marketed for boaters.

“The Garmin Colorado 400C Coastal Handheld GPS is perfect for any Boater.” –Garmin

I disagree with the Garmin statement and am warning boaters not to purchase due to the lack of basic functionality specific to the boating environment.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/#comment-63524 Ryan Tue, 26 May 2009 16:08:30 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/#comment-63524 While i agree that this is not a marine unit i believe that you are being unfair by calling it a \toy\. You should be aware that there are people who use gps units for purposes other than marine navigation and for them, me included, this is a valuable tool. If you want marine navigation capabilities then get a different unit but don't try to diminish the value of an excellent land unit by giving it a bad review for performing badly at something it was not designed to do. While i agree that this is not a marine unit i believe that you are being unfair by calling it a \toy\. You should be aware that there are people who use gps units for purposes other than marine navigation and for them, me included, this is a valuable tool. If you want marine navigation capabilities then get a different unit but don’t try to diminish the value of an excellent land unit by giving it a bad review for performing badly at something it was not designed to do.

]]> By: Tim http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/#comment-57922 Tim Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:50:06 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/#comment-57922 I agree, it isn't a chart plotter and shouldn't be used for serious marine navigation. I agree, it isn’t a chart plotter and shouldn’t be used for serious marine navigation.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/#comment-57921 Stephen Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:43:34 +0000 http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-200-300-400c-400i-400t/#comment-57921 True enough. It does not claim to be a chart plotter and I stated that...The trouble is - in the generations before the Colorado and now the Oregon the Garmin GPS' WERE actually marine units with chart plotting funtionality (most of them)...Many consumers are now being fooled by the retrofitted land unit that is pretending to be a marine unit...I respectively stand by my statement that this unit is essentially a toy. True enough. It does not claim to be a chart plotter and I stated that…The trouble is – in the generations before the Colorado and now the Oregon the Garmin GPS’ WERE actually marine units with chart plotting funtionality (most of them)…Many consumers are now being fooled by the retrofitted land unit that is pretending to be a marine unit…I respectively stand by my statement that this unit is essentially a toy.

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