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09 April 2009
Mostly useful product
1 of 1 found this helpful I recently purchased the Cobra100 GPS for my wife and I as beginning geocachers. It works fine for this purpose, but there are a few inconveniences that I'm sure were straightened out with newer models.
Waypoints are a little time consuming to enter manually since there are only four buttons on the entire unit. Tree cover is also a frustrating problem. We have to find a clear area to get a clear signal (if we can get it then...), and then measure our steps into the forest for best results. Also, the naviagation is always correct in relation to the cardinal compass, but when set to follow your trajectory, the lag is terrible. The arrow sometimes is literally pointing in the opposite direction from where you should be walking, but again, it is oriented correctly according to the cardinal compass. It helps to have a very good sense of direction to begin with. Finally, once you get within a certain distance from your waypoint, a screen pops up that says "ARRIVING AT DESTINATION" and even though you may still be twenty feet away, it stops calculating distances.
Overall, I enjoy knowing the distance to my waypoints, and it never gives completely incorrect readings. It is a useful tool for geocaching, but it needs to be paired with a little prior navigational know-how in order to be useful. My wife and I will continue to use it for geocaching, but we will eventually be looking to upgrade whenever we can afford it.
23 January 2009
Bad knockoff, difficult to play
0 of 3 found this helpful I decided to buy this game because I thought it was another "Dance Dance Revolution" game, which I have always enjoyed. This game, however, is not. You have to use the corners of the mat, and the center is also button, so you have five points to keep up with.
I purchased this as a party game, and as such it is too difficult. It doesn't give you any visual representation of the beat, and the arrows move much too quickly to get back on track when you mess up.
IMPORTANT: The game does not have any level that is easy enough for a beginner to play without prior experience. BAD KNOCKOFF!