More new products coming this year…
Garmin recently announced the soon-to-be-released Garmin GPSMAP 276C Color GPS/Chartplotter. This unit is similar to the older GPSMAP 176C. Garmin is promoting this as a marine unit and a vehicle navigation unit, making it more versitle for those who desire both applications. It has a 3.8″ diagonal, 480 x 320 pixel, 256-color TFT screen, so the picture detail should be very good.
It has some applications that will probably make it appealing to Great Lakes and Coastal fishermen, but I think most inland anglers will prefer the new Garmin GPSMAP 172C . Both the 172C and the 276C run around $600 or so at most retailers.
Take a look at the new Garmin GPSMAP 276C.
It is scheduled to be released in April 2004 but new products are often delayed so be sure to check ahead if ordering from an online retailer.