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| Garmin nüvi 360 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Text-To-Speech | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $279.99
Buy New: $174.99
You Save: $105.00 (38%)
New (34) Used (12) Refurbished (9)
Avg. Customer Rating:  1122 reviews
Sales Rank: 19
Color: Li-Io
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 320x240
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 3.9 x 0.9 x 2.9
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Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: Garmin nüvi products purchased through Troy Ford will receive a full 3-Year Warranty. This is a FULL 2-Years longer than the warranty a consumer would receive, if a similar product was purchased through a consumer retailer.
MPN: 010-00538-00
Model: 010-00538-00
UPC: 753759058845
EAN: 0053759058846
ASIN: B000EXS1BS
Release Date: October 4, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Terrific NAV tool... but keep your eyes on road just in case! January 6, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I recently purchased the NUVI360 and have to say that I am, overall, impressed with the product. I appreciate the size and weight of the NUVI as it is small and light, yet it does not come up short in screen size, or features.
A couple of things I would like to mention with having well played with this product for the past 5 weeks;
You can insert your own picture for splash screen, modify vehicle icon to personalize your NUVI and the list goes on and on. This is also true with the voice that prompts. You can select the voice, or language (and there are quite a few to choose from) that will prompt you. Of the 6 languages that I speak, 5 are available on the NUVI and each is very clear, crisp and precise.
Searching for and setting up destination/ favorite destination was a breeze. I doubt it can get much easier than this!! Select > Where to? > Address > Spell State > Spell City > Type in house number > Type in Street name :: and selction(s) that matches your search criteria appears for you to select. You can even do a simulated drive... although this is done at actual speed (YIKES!!).
I have not come across a more sturdy windshield mount... Very well made !!! Good job Garmin!!!
The trip information center? (touch the speed indicator located to the bottom left of the screen) gives distance count down and trip information including maximum speed, moving average speed and actual/ current speed. Oh yeah... it is very accurate!
I would recommend using the security feature (Garmin Lock). In the event your NUVI is ever lost, or permanently borrowed... there are 3 ways to unlock the unit. A PIN that you program, a specified GPS location (in my case, it's 3 feet over the edge of my balcony... Anyone standing at that physical location would be very noticeable... at the very least!) and in case you have amnesia (but did manage to register your NUVI with Garmin), then send it back to Garmin to unlock. The latter I'm sure will be at cost so try not to forget!!
Bluetooth feature > WOW!! My SLVR L7 easily discovered my NUVI and then auto connected without further need to select anything. Voice recognition dialing is ok, but its probably better to select from your address book. I have tested the unit in both my cars. In the TSX (which already has a GPS), the interior cabin is so quiet that the speakerphone option works at true driving speed.
In my `run-about' (a previous gen Corolla), I would have to say it did not do so well over 55mph. Road noise pretty much drowned out the conversation. Maybe it is a good thing as you really should concentrate more on driving (more at that type of speed) than to worry about conference calling anyone.
Distance accuracy is typically off its mark by about 18 feet, but I believe current non-military GPS devices compensates for this as I usually get a warning to turn at approximately .2, or .1 mile before I get to the turn. On the screen, touch the satellite signal status on the upper left corner to see what the accuracy is. Its pretty cool.
My NUVI can be used for European road system. I believe the v8 DVD is about $250 at the time of this review and will be purchased before I head off on another major driving trip in mid 2007. I am hoping accuracy will be better and not play out as it had on a recent trip (see below).
Accuracy became a bit frightening at one point. On 1/1/07, I drove down to Berlin, NJ for a family reunion at my uncle's. The trip in was relatively easy... 95S to 295 towards Atlantic City. I was able to locate the general area and then had to go to map because this location is a `recent build'. Yeap, the NUVI thinks I'm driving off road and into farmland!! But in actuality, it is a brand new housing community/ complex.
On the way out, late into the PM, it navigated me through local route before connecting to 295... Hmmm... odd. At one point on this route, I was told of and shown a straight road on the screen and was driving at about 40 mph. It was a good thing I looked down the road far enough to notice that the actual roadway now turns a sharp left, and where the NUVI had indicated a road, is now a deep ditch. The road that was once there is no longer and had I kept at speed, and did not pay attention, then I would have been in that ditch.
The same can also be said about the accuracy of the gas stations and restaurants indicated on the NUVI. Some have since closed down and/or have moved location, so don't wait until you are down to a quart of gas as you may be well disappointed.
Short of having access to the military's GPS's accuracy, I would have to give my NUVI a relatively high rating. It is true that it almost put me into a ditch, but then again, so could an out dated road atlas, or map any where on the planet.
Being a good driver has to be first and foremost, and then everything else. I now know the shortcomings and understand the best way to use this particular product. With that, I would give the NUVI360 a 4 star rating
But wait... there's more! On top of the 4 star rating, I have to say regardless of how good the product really is, there is nothing like a terrific technical support team that can help the end-user decipher and sort thought the functionalities and features of the product. Nathan @ Garmin, thank you for your assistance (and because of this), the product receives 1 additional star.
GARMIN NUVI360... you are a 5 star wonder gadget!!!
Great GPS January 6, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this for my boyfriend who had been looking for a good GPS for cars and motorcycles ;) He loves it, the size(thin enough to carry in a pocket) and the Blue tooth function are perfect. It worked very well in Hawaii too(we live in California), some info were old(a pizza place had been moved to a couple of blocks away and so on), but still we were so glad to have it in Hawaii and anywhere!
Great Travel Assistant January 5, 2007
I could not be happier with my new Nuvi 360.! It is truly a travel assistant and not just a GPS device. I did not really think I would use the Bluetooth function but now that I have tried it, I love it. The sound quality is just ok but the ease of use more than makes up for it. This little device is so well designed, the touch screen, the menus, the size, it even automatically changes from day to night by just sensing the light. It makes even normal driving safer because it tells me the names of upcoming streeets, long before you can read the street signs. I will not travel without it.
Garmin Nuvi 360 January 5, 2007
Turn key operation, if you like to talk on the phone while driving, this is it using bluetooth. Much faster in navigating than previous models. Great price and speedy delivery. Cons would be the built in speaker. Great for pocket directory.
garmin 360 January 5, 2007
I like the nuvi 360 and has been helpful in my travels. I would like it if they would allow you to go the direction that you want to go. You can put in one "via" in the route. It would be better if you could put in more spots along the route to direct the gps to go in the direction you wish to go not what if thinks is the best route. Sometimes it will take you in a longer route than what is necessary. That is the only problem I have with this gps system. It has worked great and is relatively easy to learn how to work it.
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