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| Garmin nüvi 370 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Text-To-Speech, North American and European Maps | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $899.99
Buy New: $255.73
You Save: $644.26 (72%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  222 reviews
Sales Rank: 376
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.4
Dimensions (in): 1 x 3 x 2
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:
 Very useful but needs improvement September 26, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is the first GPS I have owned but I have used other GPS before in Rental cars and in-car GPS. Overall I will recommend this GPS.
Review:
1) Maps were quite up to date and Garmin provides the free update for the latest maps for 2008. To get the update one has to register in the Garmin's website and provide the serial number of the device. It takes around a month to get the update from Garmin.
2) Routing is very good but sometime it is slightly incorrect or quirky. The device routes me through two different routes from my home to the highway without any specific reason. Though the distance is very similar, one of the roads has more traffic light and is slower. I am yet to find a reason why the device choses one route over the other on certain days.
3) The text to speech is really useful. You don't have to take your eyes off the road to check the map to make the turn.
4) Bluetooth phone integration works very well. The audio quality is not the best that I have heard but it is definitely better than most of the bluetooth speaker phones. Coupled with that you can enable the Bluetooth "push' feature if your phone allows it. This enables you to see the phone's directory on-screen along with call history. The coolest feature that I have found is to able to listen to the SMS that you receive while driving.
5) Traffic routing works well in my area i.e "San Francisco Bay Area". I have also used the traffic routing in Denver and it worked very well. Although the traffic system needs few updates which I believe is possible since TMC provides these information. The traffic incident report is typically quite vague. It says "slow traffic" or "accumulating traffic" on the highways. It will be much more useful if the actual speed on the highway is also mentioned. I have seen that sometime the slow traffic implies 20 mph and sometime it is 50 mph. It is often very difficult to decide to avoid the traffic bottleneck based on these information. Also the time taken for the traffic information to update is slow. It is almost close to realtime in my experience for building up the traffic delay but it takes way more time to clear the incident report. I think this will help if Garmin includes speed data in the traffic report.
6) The suction mount works well. My car has a flat region on the dashboard so it was much easier to mount.
7) GTM-12 traffic receiver is not integrated in the GPS. Often it is a hassle to connect the traffic receiver.
8) POIs are not that extensive.
 Amazing product at a decent price September 25, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I had a choice of the Nuvi 360 vs. Nuvi 370 and with european maps preloaded, getting the 370 made more sense. Getting the european maps separately costs over a 100$. This also has a traffic receiver which is NOT integrated. It is a separate attachment which is pretty small, nevertheless not integrated. Voice prompts are great and I haven't tried listening to music or an audiobook but the good part is that it will stop playing when it has to mention the next turn and will resume play after that.
Great product!
 Okay, but could be a lot better September 24, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've had my Nuvi 370 for about a month. I also have a Lowrance iWay 500C. The Nuvi is excellent for someone who always uses a device as-is out of the box. If you want to customize the display, you're mostly out of luck as few features can be changed by the user. My personal dislikes are the unchangable display of the useless and inaccurate "arrival time" and the lack of any way to modify the types of information displayed. Also, the text size and location of information on the screen can't be modified. The Lowrance allows the user to pick and choose items to display and allows the text size to be changed. The one advantage of the Nuvi is that it's size and weight make it easily carried in a shirt pocket.
Best Purchase - Nuvi in Ireland September 23, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Needless to say, the 5-star ranking does not do this product any justice. After our trip to Ireland, I would have to say that this is the best piece of electronic equipment that I have ever purchased. Simply put, it saved time, money and my marriage.
Driving can be hard enough in Ireland, much less worrying about taking a random third turn on a bloody roundabout. (Fellas, you know what I'm talking about...driving in a foreign country on the wrong side of the road/car, with your wife routinely "white knuckling" the hand rest on the door every time a car approaches going 120km/hr.) Simply follow the directions given and get where you're going with no navigational anxiety. This is what makes the Garmin so great.
"Maggie" (affectionately known to us) proved to be about 95% accurate in her navigational skills, leaving the other 5% up to the imagination of the traveler. Now, some people might have a different view on traveling on dirt roads, but we thoroughly enjoyed these little 5% "safaris" that Maggie decided to take us on. They provided some absolutely unbelievable views that we would have completely missed had we used a map and stayed on the highway. These can also be avoided if you DON'T select the fastest/shortest route option.
It is true that she gives the street names for every turn, which some might find to be annoying. Alternatively, we found her attempts to be hilarious when trying to pronounce such streets as "Kilmacanogh-Gledullagh Rd". Truthfully, we didn't pay attention to the names that much anyway, since we saw a grand total of three proper street signs in over 12 hours of driving. Just listen to the "right" or "left", and watch the distance meter to turn and you'll be just fine.
One feature of this product which helped greatly was the ability to program in a destination to get a rough ETA when planning the day. One surprise that we encountered was the total miscalculation of driving time when planning the trip. A 40 mile trip in Ireland could take as long as 3 hours which seems impossibly ridiculous, but it's true. The Garmin ("Mags") nailed each trip within 15 minutes.
The walking mode also came in handy in both the streets of Dublin, and various hiking trails. Again, very accurate ETA's.
All in all, I would highly recommend this product after two weeks of near constant use in Ireland, and three months here in the States. No defects, no complaints and no regrets.
Stumbles in Italy September 23, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Works well in the US but has definite problems manuvering in Italy. Was better than nothing - especially in pedestrian mode - helping to find the way home, but maps are unacceptably incomplete and you are left looking at big blank areas or unable to find a way out. In vehicle navigation was so good that we abandoned the Nuvi. Also the MArco Polo Guide was not very handy.
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