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 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $535.70
Buy New: $367.02
You Save: $168.68 (31%)
New (45) Used (1) Refurbished (2) from $195.95
Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 918
Color: Silver/ Grey
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 176 x 220
Battery: 1 lithium-ion battery pack
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.4
Dimensions (in): 2.3 x 7.5 x 1.8
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: Rino 530HCx
Model: Rino 530HCx
UPC: 753759066857
EAN: 0753759066857
ASIN: B000QJNC78
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 I can't believe this thing, it's too cool January 20, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This thing is too cool. My wife purchased the Rino530 for Christmas and it wouldn't do what I needed. Amazon was great about the return. They said it may take a couple of weeks but I had return credit in four days.
I got the Rino530HCX so that I could load topo and street maps on it. I had a little trouble to begin with loading the map but Garmin's support was great. They haven't outsourced it to India and there wasn't any problem understanding them. The problem that I had was because I had an unlock code for the 530 that I traded in. The Garmin rep had to get permission from a supervisor and called me back instead of putting me on hold. She was right on the money and I have no trouble with the new unlock code.
The only map that I have had a chance to use is the City Navigator. I work for the Dallas Fire Department and the GPS on our equipment is all but useless. The Rino is great. It's easy to use and so far accurate. I was driving down a street that I've known as a kid. The Rino called it's name as Bryan but I just knew I was on Beltline. I mean I've been driving this street since the 60's. I looked over at a street sign and sure enough I was on Bryan. It warns you by beeping when you get close to a turn and it double beeps when you are there. The screen is easy to read both day and night and it has an automatic zoom feature that enlarges the map when you need it.
I have been very impressed with this unit and can't wait to get it on the trail. I'm sure it will take a long time to learn everything it can do but it is a huge help already.
Garmin 530HCx if feature packed January 7, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I upgraded to the 530HCx from the Garmin Etrek Legend for Christmas. I recently started geocaching and wanted the built-in geocaching features of the 530HCx. I have been caching and hiking with it and have found it to meet my needs. We used the radio while hiking to stay in touch with the rest of the group and to listen to the NOAA weather forcast. We were rained on and the water resistant case did it's job. I really like the USB connector versus the old Garmin interface for downloading maps and waypoints from my computer. The menu stick is easy to use for both left and right handed people. Overall I am very pleased I purchased the 530HCx.
Garmin Rino 530HCX is a TOP of the line portable gps January 3, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The Garmin Rino 530HCX is waterproof GPS with a 2 way radio & 22 channel radio (& NOAA weather, barometric pressure, altimeter, electronic compass (with true North & magnetic North. It's great for the out doors man that likes to go far beyond the normal traveled trails. If you have more than one Rino series you can ping your location and others Rino location and their tracks. By keeping track of your group's base camp you will never get lost. Keep in mind that the base map is basically useless and that you will need to buy the mapping software that you want. The TOPO 2008 is great for outdoors and off-road. The Map Source City Navigator is great for in the city or road trips with all of its point of interest and detailed city information. You will also want to buy at least 2 2 GB microSD chips, one for each type of software. You can still save your way points and routes across both. In my opinion this GPS has it all and is very accurate.
 Not received radio over 20 feet apart January 2, 2008
3 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought 2 of the Rino 530 HCx for 2 weeks now. I'm not satisfy what I have so far. I tested both of them with 2 of my regular Cobra radio.
*Unit 1 can transmit and receive radio from around 1 mile.
*Unit 2 can not transmit radio farther than 20 feet away. I test this with my other regular Cobra radio and confirmed it.
*Unit 2 does not receive any weather radio station at all.
*The Map that come with unit is very poor, it only show the highway. You need to buy separate map in order to use the GPS.
*Very complicated to use all of the features.
I will continue test some more and post more of what I found.
Met our expectations January 1, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Two friends and I discussed purchasing the Rino 530Hcx, friends that spend time hunting, fishing, 4 wheeling and snowmobiling together. The feature of being able to pin down one another's location in relation to our own was the primary reason this unit intrigued us. We commonly lose each other while snowmobiling and the ability to radio each other, locate each other on our respective GPS's seemed to really meet our needs. So Amazon handled the transaction of 4 units(one wife included)and on the first trip out, the Rino worked just as expected, it proved to make a difference. I was concerned about battery life because we are in Alaska and the cold is hard on batteries, but pleasantly surprised at how well the battery held up. Having an older Etrex Vista I was also pleased with how intutive the Rino 530Hcx to operate as well as quick to locate satellites. Already owning a GPS, I was a little hesitant to do the upgrade but the Rino is definitely a vast improvement, so well worth it.
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