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| Garmin nüvi 360 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Bluetooth and Text-to-Speech | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $279.99
Buy New: $220.00
You Save: $59.99 (21%)
New (37) Used (4) Refurbished (7)
Avg. Customer Rating:  960 reviews
Sales Rank: 11
Color: Li-Io
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 320x240
Display Size: 3.5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 3.9 x 0.9 x 2.9
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Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: Garmin nüvi products purchased through Troy Ford will receive a full 3-Year Warranty. This is a FULL 2-Years longer than the warranty a consumer would receive, if a similar product was purchased through a consumer retailer.
MPN: 010-00538-00
Model: 010-00538-00
UPC: 053759058846
EAN: 0753759066499
ASIN: B000EXS1BS
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New
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| Customer Reviews:
 great gps July 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have had this for a year and love it. I strongly recommend getting the black bean bag dash mount which is much superior to the included windshield mount. The only objection I have is that you have to pay around $75.00 to get the annual map updates. The maps are generally up to date, but you will find that new roads don't get on the map as quick as they should.
An excellent product July 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Got this product a little over a month and a half ago. Just love it
The WOW:
- Received the product way early of the 7 days that Amazon had estimated
- Received a credit of approx $10 when prices came down within 30 days of my purchase. Just called Amazon Customer Service and they readily adjusted the price and gave me a credit.
- Garmin Nuvi 360 is an excellent product. No more paper maps for my frequent road trips (though I do carry a map book all the time in my vehicle as a backup. You never know when you'll need it)
Why Garmin Nuvi 360:
- Excellent reviews. After reading a large number of reviews of GPS products by major manufacturers, I decided on Garmin.
- I Wanted an unobtrusive instrument that will not distract. I felt 3.5 inch screen size was the right size. It also fits easily in your pocket.
- It has the map of USA (including Hawaii and Alaska) and Canada.
- It has Text to Speech
- Has Bluetooth connectivity
- Though I was not very interested in the traffic update, with an optional attachment this can provide the updates
The Product:
- Easy to operate. Started using it right out of the box.
- Quick lock in of satellites so you can start navigating quickly
- Calculates directions in a jiffy (Shortest route, faster time, off road). If you deviate from your planned route, it recalculates your route immeditely. Also you have a detour button after you calculate the map which allows you to calculate alternate route.
- The screen is extremely clear and crisp. You can see the map very clearly even during a bright day. It automatically adjusts for evening / night. You can adjust the lighting and the sound volume.
- The screen is very sensitive to touch and responds immediately
- The voice is clear and you can understand the street names easily
- Extensive database of POI with phone numbers (though slow to find places if you type in the name. I guess the algorithm to search the database must be slow. Also I tried calling a movie theater using the phone number from the database, but the phone number seems to have changed)
- Easily synced up my bluetooth phone to make and receive calls for handsfree operation
- Has vehicle mode, pedestrian mode, and several other modes. Tested both Vehicle mode and Pedestrian mode.
Vehicle mode worked perfectly and took you from point A to Point B without a hitch. Tested route deviation and it calcultes new route immedietely. We Used the unit for a trip to Niagara Falls from CT and not once did we get lost and this is coming from a guy who gets lost easily in a parking lot.
I thought pedestrian mode a great way of travellng on foot and discovering a lot about new places that you would miss out if you were driving. But I found it a bit cumbersome to carry a gps with its antenna sticking out. An inbuilt antenna would have made far more sense. Also, it does not read out street names in this mode. I guess you have eough time to look at the street names since you are walking. I purposely deviated from my charted course. It did not recalculate the route. The only thing it did was announce my destination when I reached it.
- It provides a dashboard with information like max speed traveled, time and distance traveled, waiting time, arrival time at destination etc.
- You can also see the comlpete route from starting point to destination just like you would see your route on printed paper
Added features
- You can listen to MP3 music
- View photos
- listen to audio books
- Has a calculator and currency converter
Great bonus
- One time free update of maps from garmin.com
Finally, got a flat, round disk as part of the kit; could never figure out what it was. Any idea as to what it is used for?
 Good Value July 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I think this product does what it says it will do. It seems very reliable so far (2 weeks) and the bluetooth works great with my phone.
Wow! a beautiful product! July 15, 2008
Works like a charm in my car.
Pros: Great maps/navigation (haven't found many issues, though would like to have a facility to route yourself by touching a specific road/route)
- pairs with the bluetooth phones so easily without any issues; speaker quality is good (and the microphone works well too)
- good mp3 music play (using an sd card)
Great travel companion!
Update: the navigation really compares well with the 1000+ $ navigation systems in luxury cars such as Lexus/Acura almost (doesn't have real time traffic data feed etc.., but for the price you pay you get a lot)
Overall a great item; some glitches to be aware of July 15, 2008
We recently took a trip to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and, having never been there before, had no idea where anything was. So we used our navigator a lot. Easy to use, map is clear, good verbal directions and loud enough speakers to hear directions. Plugged in Mexican Food and it found several restaurants in the area and told how far each was from where we were, etc.
Occasionally it was off a little -- e.g., to hotel it said turn left and hotel would be on left, but actually it was turn left and hotel was on right. Also, one place we wanted to go it showed us and directed us to it, but the place was no longer there. But, overall, it was accurate 98 percent of the time and was a huge help in a city we had no clue about. Good bargain for the price.
We have just gotten bluetooth phones and have not had a chance to use them with this unit, so can't comment on that.
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