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| Harman Kardon GPS-300 4-Inch Portable GPS Navigator and MP3 Player | 
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| Brand: Harman Kardon
Category: CE
List Price: $299.95
Buy New: $115.00
You Save: $184.95 (62%)
New (5) Used (4) from $100.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 9038
Color: Silver and Black
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 3.8 x 5.4
MPN: GPS-300NA
Model: GPS-300NA
UPC: 050036119559
EAN: 0050036119559
ASIN: B000QSF2FY
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Harman Kardon GPS300`NA March 19, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Great and inexpensive GPS system. Easy to operate out of the box after following the battery charging procedure. Unit automatically switches from day to night mode. The unit includes maps for Anchorage, Alaska which was not denoted in the description, the description stated that maps of Canada and America were preloaded. Clarification was requested but not received in a timely manner. I made the purchase with the risk that the unit was inoperable in Alaska.
 Wow... the other reviewers are dead wrong about this one. March 6, 2008
22 out of 27 found this review helpful
I purchased the HK GPS300. I also have a Tom Tom One XLS. Let me tell you....there is no comparison. No GPS is perfect and I understand they to guide and help and not to think for the drivers, but the HK GPS300 is not the answer. I saw the rave reviews and there was a great deal on this unit at Sears, so I thought I'd give it a try for my other car....
Here is my out of the box experience with the HK GPS300... took forever to find GPS Signal, but finally did.... did not have my home address, even though my house has been here since 1973 (my street was listed though). The HK300 said I had reached my destination more than 1/4 mile before I was at the house. I checked for the grocery store down the street. It did have the grocery store in it's POI database, but said it was only 600ft my house when it is over a mile a way! I don't expect perfection, but I would expect to be in the general vicinity of the destination otherwise what good is it?
I'll try this thing for a few more days before returning it, but there is no comparison with this unit and a Tom Tom or a Garmin...Sorry HK, but only people who have never used a GPS before would give this item a favorable review. BTW.. I called HK to ask what the deal was (maybe my maps were out of date, etc.....) the guy said I don't know what to tell you, but it is, what it is...your unit has the most up to date maps and I really don't know what to tell you other than that. .....What do I do when I spend $$$$ on something that terrible, I take it back and get my money.
Harman Kardon December 27, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
My wife unexpectedly purchased this unit for X-mas. I was not quite sure how it would fare. For the most part HK nailed it, my friend has a magellan that he's constantly having problems with and half the time when we're on road trips it is useless (always searching for signal or freezes). I've been using this unit constantly since unwrapping it just to see how accurate it is and low and behold it has not dropped the ball. The only complaint I have albeit a small one is when you get close to your destination it says arrived even though you can be about a 25 to 50 feet away. Mounting is a cinch, I definately recommend this unit.
-Justin
 Disappointed November 8, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Harman Kardon GPS-300 Portable Navigation Unit with MP3 Player and 4-Inch Widescreen Video
As a GPS, in my rural community, it was consistently wrong. It must have had an outdated map or was simply inaccurate because it mis-located my house by a 1/4 mile. On local trips, it would constantly call for a U-Turn to the point that passengers would want the unit turned on because it was so stupid that it was hysterically funny.
The package does not come with an A/C charger although the instructions require that the unit be charged six hours before using. The start-up manual is incomplete and gives instructions to download a manual from the internet. The manual was not available at the time of this writing.
The mounting to the window contains a lever that can flip inside itself and make installation impossible unless it is flipped back out, something not covered by the instructions.
It does not have the voice to text feature, so it does not speak the name of the oncoming street.
I was disappointed. I returned the unit to Amazon and they recommended the Garmin nuvi 350 saying it was the most popular. It seems to have gotten things right.
Decent GPS November 6, 2007
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Have been using GPS in my RV for about 8 years now. Started with Delorme on my laptop. OK, but cumbersome. Got a Navman ICN550 next. Really loved that unit, solid and extremely functional. However, maps were getting outdated and Navman no longer supports map updates for that particular model. Soooo -- I needed to move on to something else. Have had the HK 300 for a few weeks now. So far, so good. I have had to re-set it a few times and the battery drains rather quickly, even when the unit is not powered up. Maps are good, GPS functions perform well. Screen is very clear, volume is acceptable. MP3 player is OK, but cannot get Windows media player to transfer a playlist. Albums and songs transfer OK. Unit does not like a 4GB SD card, but 2GB card seems to work well. HK promises that map updates will be available in the future. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
POI's seem rather complete. Entering destinations is easy. A nice touch is that unusable letters grey out on the keyboard when entering a street or city name. This makes entry much quicker and easier.
The unit has nowhere near the flexibility of my old Navman, but it does a good job getting you where you want to go, as the maps appear to be up-to-date and accurate, and that is what a GPS is all about. In the end, it will all depend on the availability of map up-dates. Failing that it will be all but useless in a few years.
I believe one of the reviews I read said you could not charge the battery except with the DC charger. That is incorrect. The unit will charge from the USB port when connected to your home computer. There are so many units out there. You can go nuts reading specs and reviews. I place a lot of stock in user reviews. The HK has good user reviews and this is another one. Will be taking a long RV trip soon and will have the chance to give it a good workout. Will update this review after that trip.
12/8/07 Update
Unit performed very well on a trip from the S.F. Bay Area to Palm Springs. Once in Palm Springs used it in a rental car with an MP3 input. Having directions with music over the car radio was neat. Unit was right on the money with all locations I needed to find. No regrets at all about buying this GPS.
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