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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:
 Excellent product October 4, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I was looking for a slick GPS in my price range, and came across this one.
Harman Kardon really knows how to capture the attention of the technology-wise individuals. This product is simply gorgeous! excellent performance!
Nice size, touch screen, automatic re-routing really fast, nice guidance, 3d maps, street naming, etc. I have tried to get this device confused by not following its suggestions, and it finds a way to get you back ontrack really fast. Like any other electronic device, is not perfect and needs some resetting from time to time..Not big deal!...overall it is worth it!
It comes with everything you will need to protect it and get going fast; except for a way to charge it when in the house. Accessories are not yet available but i'm sure will be available soon enough.
For those who can't afford a nuby, this is it.
Best GPS under 300 September 7, 2007
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
Without a doubt the best GPS under 300.
Great 4 inch screen.
Easy to use.
Good design.
MP3
I have had this for about 2 months now and am very happy with it.
You can't go wrong.
 Love It August 19, 2007
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
My wife got me the 300 for my birthday... although it's clear it will be bouncing between both our cars depending on who's going where! We are both completely impressed with it.
I second the comments about the screen size and clarity, the solidness of the windshield mount, etc. I also have to say that the thing "feels" like quality... the design is very much in the Apple mode, logical, intuitive and solid.
Software is great. Has the type prompts that you expect in the more expensive GPS systems: "Make second right here", use of street names on the maps, really nice three dimensional perspective. We tried to confuse it in downtown Albany by doing everything wrong and it didn't get rattled at all. I'd love to see one of these that would start to insult you after the third time you ignore its advice!
According to HK, they will be providing updates to the maps approximately annually... the maps in it are from October 2006 and are the newest available. It does have a grid of streets near our house that are new within the past year and haven't even been accepted by the Town yet, so I'd say it's pretty complete. You can't change the voice, so it's a guy and you're stuck with him, but we've already nicknamed him Rocky.
For the price, or even for more than the price, Rocky's well worth it, and someone you want with you if you're not sure where you are. No one is getting lost with this guy on the dash. Big thumbs up.
8/21/2007, Update
OK, having had this thing for a few days now, and having learned a bit about the GPS world at large, I can still enthusiastically recommend it! We went to an outdoor concert in a nearby city last night that I am completely and happily unfamiliar with. While the GPS 300 didn't have the name of the park in its database, I sort of knew where it was and just used it to navigate to two large green areas on the map. The first was a cemetery, interestingly enough, the second was our destination. I could have just entered intersection names and gotten there if I'd known the exact streets, but we found the place very quickly.
After the show, now in full darkness, we just headed for the nearest exit without a thought to getting to the "best" one, and hit the Home button once on the street.
They're all supposed to do this, of course, but for the money this thing does it really well. I've now learned that you can pay a thousand dollars for a big-name unit that won't even show you street names on the map unless you're on a programmed trip! I can't imagine what they're thinking.
I've also read lots of reports about the way various units say "Recalculating" when you differ with their recommendations. As a software/user interface guy, what's the point of that at all? Don't tell me you're recalculating, just do it and get on with the day. The HK works this way... Rocky just sucks it up and gives you the new route, instantly.
The darkness bit also reminded me of a trip to Charlotte, NC, where even though I had a map, under the dim map light in the car at night, my 50 year old eyes couldn't make out the street names anymore... I rode around (I'm a guy, we don't ask for directions) until I got a glimpse of the buildings of Uptown and reoriented myself. I won't have to play that game anymore!
I've also realized that accessories can be a big deal. The GPS 300 came with a very nice slide-in case to protect it while it's hiding in the console when the car is parked... apparently plenty of these don't provide you with those nice extras that are actually necessities.
I can report that I'm returning the favor and buying my wife one of her own for her birthday upcoming. It's the first piece of technology I've ever gotten that she likes as much as I do.
I'm not here to throw any rocks at Garmin or TomTom here, since everyone does it differently and opinion is always subjective. That said, HK is really onto something with their excellent take on the midrange GPS market.
Great GPS August 15, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I m a first time GPS user and must say this product is great. Worked straight out of the box, easy to operate, looks great and has very up-to-date maps. In my experience it re-calculates routes pretty fast (as I have tried to test that as much as possible). The screen is bright (even in Arizona sunlight!) also the night view is great. The suction cup for attaching it to a surface is strong and works great.
In some places it took a couple of minutes to get a signal, but no big deal really. (maybe 10% of the time in my case). Very easy to put in addresses or places to go. It gives very good verbal directions, so it is perfect if you are in busy traffic, you don't even have to look at it.
You can avoid toll roads, highways, ferries, u-turns, border crossings and permit needed.
You can prioritize by time or distance.
You can plan trips by address, zip-code, city center, place, intersection, recent places, home or saved places.
I bought this one for my wife and would buy one for myself in a heart beat.
The best screen I've seen, but.. July 31, 2007
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I am so disappointed with the HK GPS-300's GPS performance becuase I like it so much. It took over 20 minutes the first time to lock on GPS signal and so long the second time I had to give up on it. Needless to say, it is on its way back to Amazon for a replacement. I will give it one more try.
The screen is gorgeous. Kind of dim in the sun light, but I don't know if there is one in the market that wouldn't. I would rate this screen on the same level with the expensive widesreen Garmin. Menu makes a lot of sense and easy to navigate, map display is clear and provides the exact information you want. No text to speech, but it is ok as you can look on the screen and find out what street you have to turn.
I have not tried the mp3 player yet, but I trust HK to provide solid performance there. One thing, why wouldn't HK provide a JPEG viewer? They have everything there, just add the software capability.
More update when I recieve my replacement unit.
Update:
Received the replacement unit. GPS signal is now locked under 3 minutes, not excellent, but not disappointing either. All I can say is I LOVE IT! The map is very up to date. It even has a new road that was built only within a year ago. Buy it. You wont regret.
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