Garmin nüvi 370 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator by Garmin
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Digital camera reviews of Garmin nüvi 370 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
Digital camera Review: Excelent
Summary: 5 Stars
Very good product.
Good for the world.
I used it in South America (Brasil, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina with free maps).
Buy MapSource together.
Don't need additional memory. It's better to put all the maps in the internal memory, it runs faster.
Negative: Car GPS don't save tracks.
Excellent product.
Digital camera Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
I am in Italy and the time I have had to use the Garmin was excellent. I hope it can continue to be of excellent use.Digital camera Review: Excellent Product
Summary: 5 Stars
We just returned from a 3 week driving trip in Portugal, Spain, France and Holland. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT PRODUCT. Also, very easy to operate. It never let us down and took us door to door from Barcelona to Paris and from Paris to my uncles driveway in Amsterdam. Unbelievable!! I've read the other reviews and did not experience any of those issues. MP3 player is weak...the optional Language guide was useful, especially in Portugal...I recommend the portable friction mount (no suction cups = less theft chance)....Bluetooth reception was pretty good (could be improved). Overall, I highly recommend this Nuvi.Digital camera Review: Excellent Product - A great value
Summary: 4 Stars
I was looking at the 300 series and 600 series Nuvi units for some time. I did a LOT of research before finally making my decision to go with the Nuvi 370. I didn't realize just how hard it would be to find some really good comparisons on these products -- at least the type of comparisons I was looking for.
The unit has worked extremely well for me. There are some things you need to get used to, such as not turning the GPS part of the unit on until you're outside (otherwise it can take some time to re-aquire the satellites) but things like this happen with any unit you purchase -- it's just something you learn about and it's never a problem once you do.
The 370 has taken me to over a hundred locations successfully without a problem. There were a few cases where the unit got me close, but not to the exact location. I don't see this as the fault of the unit, rather it's just the way our address system works in the states. That's why Google maps, Yahoo maps, and MapQuest will often times only get you 'close' to a location. They can only take you to a location according to how it has been inputed by someone else (such as the government, or whomever is inputting the data). But, often times 'close enough' is exactly that -- when it gets me to a location I simply look around with my own eyes and can usually spot the exact address I need, or the sign of the company I was looking for, etc.
The one area where the unit gave me the most problems was in the downtown Dallas, Texas area. Near W Hotel (which is not listed in the Nuvi) and the American Airlines Center (where the Mavericks play). The Nuvi didn't list the W Hotel, but that's probably because the W is brand new and map updates haven't been uploaded. Shoot -- W doesn't even appear on Google Maps, so I can't blame the Nuvi all that much. Also, the Nuvi kept referring to streets incorrectly. I found out later that the wonderful Dallas city engineers decided to change the names of all the roads in that area because of all the new construction (and because of marketing dollars by big corporations to get them to rename everything). I learned very quickly to TRUST the directions the Nuvi was giving me, but to be aware that the street names in that area were all screwed up. Once I learned what the problem was everything went smooth. I've only experienced that issue in Dallas, though.
So... why didn't I get the Nuvi 350? or a bigger 600 series? Multiple reasons. The 370 comes preloaded with all the European Maps, and since I travel to the UK often it was a good thing for me. Purchasing the European Maps after the fact would have cost me $180.00 extra -- so you can see where the 370 is already coming close to the price of the 350. Not only that, but the 370 included a lot of extras -- such as the FM traffic antenna. If you use this service this will represent a great deal, as this antenna would have cost me another $130.00, or more, to purchase separately.
The unit has a lot of built-in storage (for MP3s, photos, additional maps, etc.) but the best thing is the SD card reader. I purchased a 2GB SD card from Best Buy for about $20.00 and filled it with enough music to last for a complete road trip across the United States. I put the SD card from my digital camera into the Nuvi and it recognized all my photos automatically and was willing to play them all one at a time, in thumbnail view, or as a slide show. I had about a thousand photos, so I found the unit a bit on the slow side (my camera is faster) so I'll probably only load my favorite photos to the Nuvi to show off to friends. The Nuvi also recognized all the MP3s that I placed on the SD card automatically, so that was a great plug-and-play experience.
The speakers on the Nuvis aren't as good as on the 300 and 500 StreetPilot series, but then again the StreetPilot series are very big units -- so it's a tradeoff. I'd rather have a Nuvi that I can slip in my pocket than a StreetPilot that I have to carry around in a bag... even if the speakers on the StreetPilot are superior.
The screen is big, bright, responsive... the tools are easy to find, and the extras are really useable (at least for me). I synced my BlackBerry up to the Nuvi using Bluetooth and it synced up (paired up) without a hitch. Now, when I get a call my Nuvi notifies me, pauses my music automatically, and allows me to press one giant on-screen button to talk with someone. If someone else calls while I'm on the phone it also allows me to place the first caller on hold, or just ignore the second caller. Truth be told, people could actually hear me better on the Nuvi than they could on my BlackBerry. Odd. But that's cool with me. I could also hear them better through the Nuvi than I could at times on my BlackBerry... so that's a huge plus for me.
Oh... one other thing. My BlackBerry is not listed as a phone that works with the Nuvi... but it did. I guess they just haven't tested my phone out, since it's older, so they didn't list it as a working model.
The Nuvi 600 series are great units... and they have larger (wider) screens. I almost got one of them, but I figured the 370's screen was plenty big... and if I had purchased a 670, for example, it might have been too large to fit in a pocket (you even have to have big pockets if you want to 'pocket' the 370). So, the extra expense for the 600 model just for a wider screen didn't appeal to me. The MSN features of the 680 model seemed cool, but I've heard that they're not always up-to-the-hour accurate (such as gas station prices, or weather conditions) and you have to pay an extra fee to use that feature, so I thought I'd pass on that.
I couldn't be happier with my 370. And for all the extras that came with it (such as European Maps and the traffic antenna) it was cheaper than the 350 (assuming I'd eventually buy those items after the fact).
Great unit.
Digital camera Review: Excellent investment
Summary: 5 Stars
I normally dont write reviews because of busy schedule. But for a product this useful. I have to recommend it to any one and every one.
Saves us a lot of time and its peace of mind knowing you are never lost. Points of interest are excellent and its never failed me to take me to exact location, be it United States or Canada.