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Magellan Triton 500 Handheld Navigation System
 
Manufacturer: Magellan
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Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description Magellan Triton reinvents handheld GPS. Amazingly easy to use, Triton 500 is perfect for the first-time GPS user. And the full-color display, SD-card compatibility, enhanced features, fast signal acquisition, reliable signal lock and precision positioning make Triton 500 an excellent choice for the advanced navigator.

The next-generation handheld GPS for precision outdoor navigation. Click to enlarge.

Simple menus, instant access buttons, intuitive scroll pad and crystal clear graphics let you navigate with ease. Click to enlarge.

See your direction of travel, distance and position of destination, heading, bearing, speed and more on the beautiful graphic compass screen. Click to enlarge.

Ready to guide you on any adventure. Click to enlarge.

The smartly designed interface with simple menus and intuitive button and scroll pad control make navigation fun and effortless. The full-color crystal clear display shows all your maps and navigation information in brilliant, easy-to-view graphics. Instantly see all your maps, locations and saved tracks and waypoints with just a click or two. Unlike other complicated devices that require you to scroll through page after page, Triton 500 gets you to the information you want with a few keystrokes.

SD-card compatibility maximizes your navigation capability. Add an unlimited amount of marine cartography and topographic maps navigate all your outdoor, boating. Plus, Triton is the first handheld GPS to offer compatibility with National Geographic TOPO! State series and Weekend Explorer 3D maps. These highly detailed nation-wide topographic maps based on USGS 1:24.000 series quads, offer seamless scalability, multi-layer overlays and much more.

Exclusive VantagePoint software enables easy management of maps, user generated content, updates and upgrades on your PC. View saved routes and tracks. Customize them for future trips or create new ones.

Triton is designed for precision navigation, offering the fastest GPS positioning acquisition in the industry with the SiRFstarIII chipset. An integrated high-sensitivity antenna provides reliable signal reception even in heavy cloud cover, canyons or deep woods. Built-in signal augmentation reception (WAAS/EGNOS) provides 3-meter accuracy.

Rugged and waterproof, your Triton 500 is built to withstand intense use, accidental impact and immersion in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes (IPX-7). It's ready to guide you on any adventure.

The advanced features are also easy to use. View the elevation profile for the trail ahead (or any route) or even the track you just traveled. See the precise time of sunrise/sunset any day of the year. Get a calculation of the best hunting and fishing time. And much more.

Triton is built on the experience of hundreds of thousands of GPS users and nearly 20 years of precision positioning technology from Magellan: the first name in navigation.

Magellan Triton 500 Features

Amazing ease-of-use
Reinventing handheld GPS, simple menus, instant access buttons, intuitive scroll pad and crystal clear graphics let you navigate without the need for a Ph.D.

3-axis electronic compass
Clearly see your direction no matter how you hold your GPS, even when standing still

See your direction of travel, distance and position of destination, heading, bearing, speed and more on the beautiful graphic compass screen.

Barometer
Sensitive barometric pressure readings offer advance notice of changing weather and assists in providing accurate elevation

Full-color 2.2" display
The large display shows maps, simple menus, navigation screens and other data in brilliant color.

SD-card compatibility
An invaluable feature enables you to use an unlimited amount of map data for topographic and marine navigation.

Add detailed maps
Upload optional marine cartography, topographic maps, and more, including the highly-detailed and feature-packed National Geographic TOPO! State series and Weekend Explorer 3D maps to your own SD cards.

Built-in maps
Basemap of the 48 contiguous United States, Alaska, and Canada (major highways, city centers, bodies of water and more) plus worldwide geographic boundaries.

Access exclusive VantagePoint software
Lets you easily manage user generated content, updates and upgrades on your PC. View saved routes and tracks. Customize them for future trips or create new ones.

3-meter accuracy
SiRFstarIII chipset and integrated multidirectional antennae offer superior GPS accuracy using the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS).

What's in the Box
Triton 500 GPS receiver, Quick reference guide, manual on CD-ROM

Product Details
  • Accurate Bearings: A simple-to-use, 3-axis electronic compass delivers stationary heading and bearing at any altitude
  • Weather Predictions: An embedded barometer allows customers to track pressure and altitude changes
  • Memory Boost: Storing data, including additional maps, terrain, and geocache data is easy with the Triton 500¿s SD card slot
  • Detailed Maps: Pre-loaded base maps and compatible third-party maps identify major rivers, lakes, cities, and other geographical boundaries
  • Crystal Clear Graphics: 2.2" (5.59 cm) full-color display delivers vivid imagery in the field.

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Customer Reviews
Great for GeoCaching
 
Review Date: July 9, 2010
Reviewer: TxGeoTreo,
We bought this GPS receiver about a month ago primarily for GeoCaching and are very pleased with the purchase. The unit has worked flawlessly and we haven't had any trouble with the Vantage Point software as others have complained about. I think most complaints were due to older versions of the units firmware and VP software. Magellan seems to have fixed all the problems, at least we have not encountered any.

The GeoCaching features of this GPS unit are great. You're able to see cache descriptions and hints in the field without needing any printouts or paper notes. Comes in very handy when you're hunting a particularly well hidden cache. You can't, however, see the logs for the cache. Maybe that will come in future versions since the GPX file does include the logs.

With the Vantage Point software, you are able to log directly into the GeoCaching site and download your cache listings. Very convenient and saves the steps of downloading and uploading GPX files.

We haven't tried the NG Topo maps because you can easily load maps from Google for free. I have loaded both Satellite and Terrain maps for the surrounding towns in our area. Having the satellite maps is very nice to see if a cache requires some "bush whacking" or not. You just need to download gMapMaker and TritonRPM, both free apps.

The GPS receiver itself is very accurate, usually within a few yards. That's as good as it gets for current GPS technology. My only complaint, and the reason for only 4 stars, is the battery life. This unit is not rechargeable and goes through 2 AA batteries in about 10 hours of use. My golf GPS is rechargeable and will last about twice as long. Batteries do get expensive at that rate. Getting a satellite lock is also a bit slower than other brands, but that doesn't really bother me and I didn't deduct points for that.

All in all, this is a very fine product and I would recommend it to anyone in the market for mid range GPS receiver. The GeoCaching features make it especially nice for GeoCachers. The price to features ratio is also much better that other competitors.
Magellan Triton 500
 
Review Date: May 24, 2010
Reviewer: Bikertrash88,
The Triton 500 that I purchased was absolute junk. It lasted about 2 days before the software issues began. I read about some software glitches back in 2007 which cause the screen to freeze. Well guess what? The software has not been fixed yet. The only way to correct the issue was to pull the batteries every time before starting the unit. I called magellan customer support and the return email stated that I should pull the batteries prior to start; not alot of help Magellan. A friend had purchased the Triton 1500 abd he was having some of the same problems that the 500 was having. NOW on to the good news.....AMAZON was absolutely wonderful when it came to exchanging my Triton 500. Because of their customer service, I decided to purchase the Garmin Colorado 400 T with my refund money. The Garmin is an excellent unit, very user friendly!
It worked for 35 days
 
Review Date: April 30, 2010
Reviewer: Camper248, Bay Area
I received this new unit as a gift and it worked fine for 35 days. Then an "internal error" message started to pop up and close down the unit. I had to send the unit back and am waiting for a replacement.

When the system worked it worked fine. I am new to geocaching so using the system was by trial and error. The manual is poorly written, the website is poorly, designed and good luck if you need to call the call center.

There is a website called tritonforum that is very useful for triton uses.
Consider your needs and usage before choosing your GPS.
 
Review Date: April 15, 2010
Reviewer: stinhoutx, Mission, TX USA
I really wanted to like the unit more than I did, because to me GPSs are still just plain cool. I own several of the Magellan Meridian models (with and without compass, regular and marine versions), an old Garmin car GPS, a Garmin 60 Cx, and an iPhone with MotionX GPS (if that counts).

I do use this one occasionally because it is smaller and faster than the old Meridian models, though I've never really gotten "attached" to it. I think the interface could be better based on what I am used to, particularly the once popular Meridians. There is no comparison between this and the 60 Cx, but the Garmin was also 200+ dollars more than this one.

It does have basic trip information that you can use for hiking and biking, I've used it more for the latter to get distance and speed tracked when I didn't want to risk taking the 60 Cx. I haven't compared the barometer readings with another device to see how different they are. Having a compass where you don't have to be moving to see the direction is handy.
Handheld GPS Unit
 
Review Date: March 29, 2010
Reviewer: Richard J. Wingerter, State of Washington
This item arrived in a reasonable time and seems to work correctly. However, the readings are not very steady on it, and the elevation can vary by a few feet as you hold it. It can also move several feet up or down while you move horizontally, but it seems to settle back to a normal reading after you stop walking.

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