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| Garmin StreetPilot 2720 Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $799.99
Buy New: $236.50
You Save: $563.49 (70%)
New (2) Used (5) Refurbished (5) from $117.60
Avg. Customer Rating:  299 reviews
Sales Rank: 1150
Platform: Dos
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 454 x 240
Display Size: 3.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 2 x 3.2
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Warranty: q year warranty, labor and parts, from manufacturer
MPN: 010-00408-02
Model: 010-00408-02
UPC: 753759048945
EAN: 0753759048945
ASIN: B000A5T7AO
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 2720 Review August 25, 2005
37 out of 39 found this review helpful
Why I bought the system: I bought this GPS system because it has the entire 50 states pre loaded. The ability to download real time traffic information ( traffic jams, accidents, weather ect....). The best portable system from all the research and reviews I have read. Those are the main reasons that lead me to buying the product.
Experience using it: I have only had the system for about 2 weeks. I tested the system around my neighborhood and was amazed by the pin point accuracy of the GPS. The accuracy I noticed is that it showed every single street in my neighborhood without leaving anything out. The reason I was so impressed by that is because I live in a brand new development. Shocking that Garmin loaded my neighborhood into the system. The other cool thing I noticed is that the map has an option for you to view less then normal, normal, detailed, or very detailed map view. I put the option of detailed map view and it shows parks that are coming up, recreations centers, malls, stores, gas stations, ect... all the points of interest are on the map while you drive. THAT'S SWEET especially when your on the free way running out of gas.
Next step I tried a point of interest. I plugged in "UPS Store" because I needed to return my Tivo system back. I quickly went easily through the menus and selected the closest UPS store to where I was located. It took me to somebody's house. There was no UPS store in the vicinity. This was my first encounter where the GPS totally misled me to an area. I got a little frustrated but no big deal its just a bad POI.
Next experience my wife and I took a trip from Ohio to Pennsylvania. It was about a 6 hour drive. Anyways the GPS did an outstanding job of getting us to the destination of where we were staying. It tells you exactly how many hours, miles you have left before you arrive. If you decide to get a bite or fill up gas you will notice the arrival time increases. Of course the alternive when you speed you notice a minute here and there start to come off the arrival time. It also gauges avg miles per hour, time driving, time not driving, ect... show a lot of measurements. Another cool feature is the screen automatically goes into night mode when it gets dark. The back ground is all black and it draws red and purple lines that are easily visible at night. THAT'S COOL.
The one glitch I noticed in PA was that it would tell you that you have arrived at the destination but in reality the true destination was several miles up the street. It did this for almost every location. I think this might be because we were in a rural area and not a metropolitan city. The GPS was way off. It got us to the street but we had to search for the POI or address location. We never got lost and it really did a nice job. Be ware if you live in a rural area that the unit might not be pin point accurate. Once more thing to note is the system reroutes in seconds. When you turn the unit on for the first time it take some time to load the maps and get a signal (2 minutes). After the first initial load when you load the system it gets satellite reception in a few seconds. Don't worry about load times for satellite signal.
The next thing I want to test is the traffic receiver.
One more thing. I recommend you buy the unit with a warranty. I bought it from BEST BUY for $999.99. The warranty was another 100 bucks. It's a 4 year guaranteed warranty. Anything goes wrong you can bring it back.
PROS: Small and compact, easy to store away or hide in the vehicle
-receives satellite signal quickly
-pinpoint accurate
-turn by turn voice prompt (sounds out the street name)
-menus are easy to navigate
- traffic receiver compatiable
- 7 million POI's
-remote control
-night time vs. day light screen (automatically changes between night & day time)
-Good traveling metrics (time of arrival, speed, over all trip meter)
- You can download custom routes, POI's, Europe Maps, other World maps,ect...
- I am sure there are many more PROS's awesome system!!!!!!!!!
CONS: -pricey (you get a lot for the buck compared to in dash GPS systems)
-not really pin point accurate in non metropolitan cities.
I recommend this system to all bigger, intermediate, and advanced users. Good luck in your decision.
 Garmin 2720 rocks it ! August 24, 2005
10 out of 22 found this review helpful
Just received my Garmin 2720 today - and this is a phenomenal little GPS. The screen is beautiful and very bright. Easily readable, even in full daylight. The interface is easy to use, and the spoken street names makes a big difference when driving. I only wish I could give it more than five stars in this review!
Nice Unit - Lousy Instructions August 23, 2005
14 out of 19 found this review helpful
Received the unit yesterday and read the instruction book from cover to cover. I put it in the car and punched in a local mall for directions. It got us there fine. The problem?? With the unit comes a card that says "IMPORTANT! UNLOCK CODE ENCLOSED". I figure this must be important, but what is it unlocking? The unit worked. I decided it had something to do with registration, so I went online and did that.
Then I installed the CD drivers, plugged the USB into the unit and ...... Nothing happened!!!
I registered with the registration code which turns out to be the Customer Code and ..... Nothing happened!!
So now I think I am unlocked online but maybe the unit is not. It worked yesterday out of the box. So what the hell am I unlocking?? Nothing in the instructions tells me.
So my questions are: What is "unlock"?? Why install drivers??
Also, the speaker/lighter plug is so big it hits the console shift lever when it is in Park.
Also, there is no explanation of WAAS. Why is that important? Because in the GPS Settings the default is Off. No where in the manual does it even show this Setting let alone to explain what it is and why it's Off. For their 2620 unit Garmin makes a big deal that it has WAAS. No mention of it with the 2720. But this 2720 has it and it can be turned off?? Is there something better when it is off??
But internally it is an excellent unit. I guess. The touch screen worked perfectly. The voice is clear and pleasant. And it's fun to use.
A very nice GPS system August 19, 2005
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
The Garmin StreetPilot is an excellent GPS navigation system. All the features you would expect and more. I especially like the text to speech capabilities in which the unit verbalizes the street names instead just saying "turn right in 500ft". The handy remote that comes with this as well as the previous versions is great. I have a Nissan Murano and the dash is a little farther from me than other cars, so the remote comes in handy. My father has a navigation system in his new Mercedes E320 and this little bundle of joy far out shines what's in his car. Anyway the remote was a big feature for me when choosing a navigation system. The screen size is a little small I wish it was bigger, and I wish the calculation of routes were a bit quicker and maybe I would rather have the speaking voice come from the unit instead of the 12v car adapter speaker. And I would definately like the number portion of the remote to light up at night. Still with that said this is an awesome GPS unit and suit all of your navigating needs. I hear this unit will be able to configure routes around heavy traffic with some special receiver. I would rather the start fee and subscription for this capability be free but hey it's not a perfect world. Have fun with your new Garmin StreetPilot 2720.
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