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| Garmin nüvi 370 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Bluetooth, Text-to-Speech, North American & European Maps | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $899.99
Buy New: $269.99
You Save: $630.00 (70%)
New (39) Used (1) Refurbished (2)
Avg. Customer Rating:  193 reviews
Sales Rank: 11
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Display Size: 3.5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 1 x 3 x 2
nv:Type: Car Kit
Inputs: USB
Inputs: Bluetooth
Display: Color
Touch Screen: Yes
Voice: Yes
Expansion Slots: SD Card
Battery Type: Lithium Ion Battery
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 0100053878
Model: 0100053878
UPC: 753759068011
EAN: 0753759068011
ASIN: B000MF7L5A
Release Date: January 8, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 convenient, powerful June 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After my previous GPS was stolen from my car, I wanted a GPS so small that I could easily take it out of the car each time I left, yet be big enough so I could read the screen. The unexpected bonus: the speaker has good volume and the turns are identified by (well pronounced) street name ("Turn left on Smith Street") so I also don't need to look at it so often. I'm extremely happy with the product.
Excellent product, very simple and easy to use. May 31, 2008
Really pleased with Sat Nav. Very simple and easy to use whatever country you are in. Really like that it shows nearest shopping centres, restaurnts, petrol stations etc.
 Love it. May 30, 2008
I love the Nuvi 370. I haven't been to Europe to try out that side of things, yet. Stateside, however, is great. When in need of the proper sized bolt, I found the nearest hardware store while out of town. Driving toward Houston, we found the restaurant we all wanted. I've used it to keep track of mileage.
Every now & then, it'll take me a round about way but I'm learning to zoom out for the big picture. And there is a bit to learn but I was doing basic stuff immediately.
 Mac Users beware! May 24, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Apparently to increase sales of their map and mapping products, Garmin has abandoned the NMEA data transfer format used extensively throughout the GPS industry. In it's place Garmin developed its own transfer format "Garmin PVT". I recently purchased a Garmin nuvi 370 to replace an aging Garmin eMap (nearly a decade old), and to use on an upcoming vacation in England.
Over the years I've used my Garmin eMap--for tens-of-thousands of miles-- I've developed an effective and efficient routine, using Delorme Street Atlas, to plan routes and uploading the final choice to the eMap. I also converted an obsolete laptop running Windows 98, dedicating it to in-vehicle GPS navigation. The combination of Street Atlas interfaced with the Garmin eMap, has provided me with a relatively large-screen navigation system equivalent--or better --to $1200 in-dash vehicle systems, for a fraction of the cost.
I arrived at using Delorme Street Atlas as my preferred map program after thoroughly investigating, and using, Microsoft Streets and Garmin's own Map Source, MetroGuide U.S.A. In fact, I found Map Source the most expensive, the most incomplete, the most bug ridden, the most inaccurate, and the least user friendly. In fairness to Microsoft and Garmin the editions I used were late 1990's or early 21st century editions.Perhaps they've improve in later editions. I wouldn't know. Happy with Street Atlas I've purchased updates three times.
I also was a long-time user, fan, and loyal supporter of Macintosh personal computers until Apple nearly went belly-up. Lack of third-party support for critical, work-related mathematical software, and pressured by my employer I switched, reluctantly, to Windows driven computers for both work and, ultimately, home use.
Now I'm retired, Apple is back in the personal computer business, and my newest computer is a Macbook. I should be a happy-camper, right?
Well, for the most part I am, but...
After an exhaustive search of the Web, condescending, inaccurate answers from Garmin techs to my queries, and conversations with friends who are ultra-literate computer gurus, I've had to accept my shiny, new Garmin Nuvi 370 will not replace my eMap, at least not in the near future, and perhaps never.
The upcoming England vacation include a week traveling a few of the country's canals on a narrowboat--think RV that floats, 6.5 ft. wide--I had hoped to put together Google Earth, and the Nuvi 370 and track our progress along G. Earth's satellite photo's, on my computer's screen. (I've done this with eMap and Google Earth both with Windows and Macintosh OS X Leapord.) However, Google Earth's GPS subroutine can't find the Nuvi, neither on the USB nor the Bluetooth connection. I've tried every piece of Mac compatible freeware, and shareware I've found on the web that claims it can connect a broad spectrum of GPS units to the computer and Google Earth. They've all worked with eMap. None have worked with the Nuvi. Garmin technical support told me I had to download and install Garmin Communicator--a browser plug-in--in order to operate the 370 with websites that are conditioned to support Garmin PVT format. I did, but had no success with Google Earth.
In other respects Nuvi 370 is an adequate, dumb GPS, certainly dumber than my eMap. I'll keep it because it has Europe maps pre-loaded. However, I am very disappointed, and had I been fully informed beforehand would have purchased another manufacturer's unit. Not having the ability to plan routes on my computer and upload them to the Nuvi 370 is a huge "thumbs down" for meeting my needs. Route planning on the Nuvi 370 is limited, and cumbersome.
N.B. I've also tried to connect the Nuvi 370 to Google Earth on my wife's Windows Vista driven laptop (not exhaustively as I did my MacBook). I could not effect a connection.
Perfect GPS May 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are even thinking of going to europe this is the perfect gps. It's a lot cheaper to buy the euro maps preloaded, then to add them later. I love that this gps is small enough to be pocketable. So once you are done driving, you can just switch it over to pedestrian mode, and start walking around with it. It's nice that it reads off street names, but i guess this isn't critical so the 270 might also be fine, but what makes the 370 worth it, is the really long battery life, I usually get around 5 hours, maybe more. You can drive all day, walk around with it, and still have enough battery power to get you home. I call mine Kate, and I prefer the female Australian Accent.
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