- The user-friendly and customizable service,
- The increased memory for recording of tracks (with 10,000 instead of the usual concise 500 waypoints per track) and
- The possibility of 3D map display.
But all these considerable advantages make a big disadvantage not overcome: the very poor to read display! I therefore believe the Oregon for cycling only suitable for restricted.
None of the other used in our bike club different GPS devices from Garmin has a bad-read display. Even if you turn the full backlight of Oregon, there are permanent situations where the device is unreadable. When hiking and many other sports, it may well be possible to rotate the device until you can read the card. However, this is not a solution for permanently installed on the wheel units. In the relationship of Oregon cuts even at full backlight off much worse than the cheaper, proven GPSMAP 60CSx (even without additional lighting!). That the full involvement of the backlight, the service life of the's batteries compared to other devices in which the backlight is not required during the day, has to affect significantly, seems obvious. Nevertheless, my Oregon has an approximately eight-hour day tour 90km without battery exchange survived even with frequent and prolonged use of the maximum backlight and had then still sufficient reserves. However, I had the battery setting, as recommended by a Amazon reviewers, despite my NiMH batteries as a precautionary measure to "Alkaline" (Setting / System / battery type) changed. The delayed at least criticized for early indication of excessive battery consumption. You may also see the power consumption itself?
Obviously had to use for the touch screen, a new technology that are not nearly meets the requirements of a sufficiently clear display at least for cyclists Garmin. The contrary findings of the Stiftung Warentest (test 4/2009, pp 70-74) in relation to the readability of the display are neither practical nor comprehensible! Of everyone can convince themselves of times a GPSMAP 60 CSx compares to the Oregon. And as I said, most of Oregon necessarily with full backlighting and GPSMAP without. The same applies obviously to the experience of our Radclubmitglieder themselves for much cheaper Garmin eTrex Vista. Thereupon has very well the ADFC expert for Outdoor Navigation Thomas Froitzheim pointed quickly to the appearance of the test booklet in his Naviso-newsletter: "One obvious drawback that prevents many Oregon prospects from buying, (was the test) not much: Oregon was the same as the much lighter attested readability and contrast-rich Vista HCx. " Froitzheim has also done well with the scratch resistance of Oregon displays experiences that do not correspond with the test rating and worse than in the comparative devices. Also my Garmin dealer writes: "I always warn people to buy a Cycling Oregon and recommend the Map 60 - due to the displays'! The mE is nothing to add!
For the functionality of relatively trivial, but still remains annoying the juxtaposition of German and English (for example under settings / display, profiles and geocaches) with absurd translated German input commands. Just two examples: The English "on" instead of "on" or translated "a" with "on" switch. Or the cadence is translated with "Bike Cadence". Sloppiness or lack of interest in German clients? A technically skilled translator or linguist technicians would nevertheless raise at Garmin Germany or make them pay?
