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| Garmin MetroGuide DVD ROM (USA) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $124.99
Buy New: $89.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Platforms: Windows Nt, Windows 98, Windows 95
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Size: USA
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6 x 3 x 1
MPN: 13907
Model: 010-10468-00
UPC: 753759023621
EAN: 0753759023621
ASIN: B00004VX3J
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Works Great on My Garmin February 1, 2003
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Much has been written in these Amazon.com reviews about the problems with this product. And, I find it hard to disagree with much of what has been said. However, when I load it into my GPS Map 76S it is a beautiful thing. It looks better on the GPS than on the computer. I also like the ability to build, and save, routes on my computer and then load them in the GPS as needed. It is much easier to use a full computer screen and a mouse to click the waypoints, rather than using the much smaller GPS screen and controls. Probably my biggest gripe is the pre-defined areas that can be loaded to the GPS. One corner of New York City is on the New Jersey map. So to get the as small part of the western side of the Island of Matthatten, you have to use valuable memory loading the top half of New Jersey. MapSource is not as nice a map as my DeLorme, which I use all the time on my computer. However, this is the only game in town for use with the Garmin GPS. If you want a map to use on your computer get DeLorme or the Microsoft product, both of which are cheaper that MapSource. If you have a Garmin GPS this is a product, despite some flaws, does work very well.
 Love Garmin GPS but hate Garmin MetroGuide January 17, 2003
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought MetroGuide USA and tried using it. Compared to MS Streets & Trips it is very "clumsy" to use and lacks many of the functions I have grown used to with Streets & Trips.Love my Garmin GPS but hate their map programs.
 very good product September 3, 2002
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
I purchased the MetroGuide for use with my StreetPilot (original version). With a large slab of memory (I bought 64mb) I can load the entire state of Oregon easily, or the I5 corridor from Canada to Mexico. This gives me street-level mapping with "you are here" capabilites, lists of restaurants and other businesses (obviously not completely up to date but pretty good), and as an unexpected bonus, all of the forest service, private, and logging roads that I have been on, which makes this more than a "metro" guide. It also has navigational markers (who knew there were so many in the Columbia River?), mountain peaks with elevations. It is also updated regularly by Garmin to address bugs (but not to change actual content).Cons: the "find" command is clunky and hard to use (works better on the GPS). Apparently could be used for trip planning but has minimal functionality in that department. No way to get updated content. No campgrounds, monuments, historical sites or markers. When I bought my GPS, the dealer recommended buying the MetroGuide as the best product for the StreetPilot (I was looking at Roads and Rec but he said MG was way better). Looking at comparision maps on the Garmin site, I'd agree, the MG has it hands down over Roads and Rec. Not a perfect product but a heck of a lot of mapping that can get stuffed into a handheld device.
 Needs Improvement June 27, 2002
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have used the maps for Southern New Mexico and El Paso, Texas and found they are not very accurate except on the interstates and major roads. For example, my house shows up as being on a different street. Also, the maps don't show any of the roads that have been built within about the last 5 years.
Don't Waste Your Money January 30, 2002
25 out of 30 found this review helpful
While Garmin makes some of the worlds best GPS hardware, I can't say the same for their software. I read a number of reviews cautioning that their maps were out of date before purchasing this product. I then called Garmin directly and was told that all of the maps had been updated in 8/2001. I don't know what they updated, but it wasn't their maps. I have never seen maps so out of date or a search engine that was so worthless. The only advantage that Garmin's software has over MS Streets and Trips or DeLorme's Street Atlas Deluxe is the ability to upload maps into the GPS, but what good is that if the maps aren't current? If you need to get to an address, don't expect Garmin's software to get you there. Ask a cop first. It's cheaper and more reliable.
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