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Garmin StreetPilot 2720 Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $799.99
Buy New: $245.40
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New (2) Used (3) Refurbished (6) from $116.90
Avg. Customer Rating:  299 reviews
Sales Rank: 2772
Platform: Dos
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 454 x 240
Display Size: 3.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 2 x 3.2
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Warranty: q year warranty, labor and parts, from manufacturer
MPN: 010-00408-02
Model: 010-00408-02
UPC: 753759048945
EAN: 0753759048945
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | internal antenna communicates with up to 12 GPS satellites | | • | Database of preloaded maps and points-of-interest | | • | Automatic route recalculation if you miss a turn | | • | Text-to-speech functionality allows the unit to audibly announce the names of upcoming streets and points of interest | | • | 454 x 240-pixel touchscreen |
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Product Description
Find your way more easily with GPS navigation, a top grade TFT display, turn-by-turn directions and optional traffic alerts. Features: - Portable GPS navigator
- Ready to use right out of the box
- Preloaded City Navigator street maps for the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico
- Nearly 6 million points of interest, including restaurants and landmarks
- Proximity Alert feature warns of safety cameras and school zones
- Turn-by-turn automatic routing
- Text-to-speech voice prompting
- Articulates names of streets
- 3.8" automotive-grade, sunlight-readable color TFT display
- Photo sensor adjusts to light conditions
- Touch-screen interface
- Optional real-time traffic avoidance (GTM 10 Traffic Management Receiver sold separately)
- Built-in patch antenna
- Arranges multiple destinations to minimize trip distance
- Multiple map viewing options, including 3-D
- 3-D or 2-D map perspective
Includes:- Alphanumeric remote control
- External speaker with 12-volt adapter cable
- USB interface cable
- AC power adapter
- Dash mounting system with quick release
- Protective cover
- 1-year manufacturer's warranty
Equip your car with the latest in GPS navigation and make every destination easier to reach.
Amazon.com Product Description
If you're looking for a premium vehicle GPS navigation system, one with text-to-speech and the ability to gather real-time traffic information, the StreetPilot 2720 is the answer. In addition to the turn-by-turn voice-prompted navigation available in earlier StreetPilot models, the 2720's text-to-speech functionality allows the unit to audibly announce the names of upcoming streets and points of interest, letting you keep your eyes on the road while navigating through busy traffic and tricky roadways. At the heart of the 2720 is a new control system that features a widescreen, automotive-grade touchscreen display that automatically dims and brightens based on ambient light conditions. While the 454 x 240 pixel touchscreen interface is designed for ease of use, the 2720 also ships with a wireless remote control that can be used to operate the device's functions. 
The StreetPilot 2720 offers clear, easy-to-read 3D directions to your destination, and state of the art text-to-speech and traffic interface capabilities.
See the 3D system in more detail. | 
Preloaded maps are available and ready to use right out of the box. View larger. | 
A convenient touch screen allows for quick access to features such as maps, recent locations, food, and hotels. View larger. | Meanwhile, an integrated dash-mounting system provides easy adjustment and quick release, or you can use the included "bean bag" mount if you don't want to add a mount to your dash. An included speaker attachment that is built into the 12-volt cigarette lighter adapter enables the 2720 to deliver voice prompts. An internal antenna that communicates with up to 12 GPS satellites is provided, as is a USB port for PC connectivity. There's also an MCX-type connector for hooking up an optional external GPS antenna. And if you need waterproofing, the 2720 is up to the challenge; it meets IEC 60529 IPX7 standards, which means it's submersible in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes. Finding your way with the 2720 starts with inputting a location on the touchscreen. Next, the unit's text-to-speech feature speaks to you just like a back seat driver, telling you the names of streets and when to turn and in what direction. And if you happen to miss a turn, don't worry--the 2720 automatically calculates a new route to your destination. In addition to point-to-point navigation, the 2720 can calculate the most efficient route between multiple destinations--a real time-saver for realtors, salespeople, and errand-runners. You can also tell the unit to avoid specific areas or road segments when calculating a route. You can also select a three-dimensional mapping perspective, or choose from several 2-D overhead viewing options. What's more, audible and visual navigation instructions and warnings help you navigate more quickly while keeping your eyes on the road. Another time- and frustration-saving feature of the 2720 is the database of preloaded maps and points of interest. Gone are the days of uploading partial maps from your computer to your GPS device: the 2720 has them all built in. The unit comes preloaded with Garmin's highly detailed MapSource City Navigator NT North America maps of the entire United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Finding points of interest along your route is made easy with the 2720's huge built-in database of nearly six million hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, and attractions. Garmin has also made it easy for users to upload custom points of interest--now you can add school zones or safety cameras to your database. You can even turn on a proximity alert to notify you of upcoming custom points of interest. 
Locations: Pinpoint your exact location for easy travel, then save these destinations for later use. | 
Trip Distance: Calculate your arrival time, and keep track of your speed in relation to it, for complete control. | Garmin really kicks the power of the 2720 up a notch with the addition of real-time traffic information. This optional service will display congested areas on a color-coded map, allowing you to avoid traffic by simply pushing a button that calculates a new route. All this wizardry is made possible by the new Garmin GTM 10 receiver that connects to the 2720 and other select Garmin products. Note that while the GTM 10 receives digital data from specific FM broadcast stations in select major metro areas throughout the United States and Europe, these traffic services are available only in select cities where coverage exists. The service requires the GTM 10 FM TMC traffic receiver and, in some cases, a subscription to enable these traffic capabilities.
What's in the Box
StreetPilot 2720 receiver, MapSource City Navigator NT North America maps, 12-volt power cable with external speaker, alphanumeric remote control, PC/USB interface cable, AC power adapter, beanbag mount, dash mount, protective cover, owner's manual, and a quick-reference setup guide.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 294 more reviews...
 It's time to buy an in-car navigator August 28, 2005
376 out of 384 found this review helpful
I have been playing around with GPS for 5 years. Until I got this Garmin 2720, it's all just been a waste of money.
The 2720 is a great practical tool. I travel all the time, and finally, I've been liberated from MapQuest, Yahoo Maps and Microsoft Streets & Maps. This is a practical tool that really works.
My last purchase was a Belkin Bluetooth GPS receiver to connect too my iPaq. A total waste of money, as were my previous GPS toys.
The 2720 is the first GPS product I've bought that really makes sense. It's simple, and easy to use, and it's ready to go right out of the box.
The screen is readable in all lighting conditions, and the 3D view is easy to read at a glance. The text-to-speech feature really makes it. You really don't have to look at the screen that often. It speaks the names of the streets and tells you where to turn exactly how to get to your destination.
You'll want to enable WAAS right away (It's disabled initially in the default settings) because it keeps the system from spontaneously recalculating your route and taking you on wild goose chases. After enabling WAAS, it has been very accurate.
The user interface is very intuitive and easy to use, and you really don't need a manual. I really love the ability to find nearby restaurants and shopping places.
The beanbag mount is great for all the cars I rent on business trips... Just slap it on the dashboard, plug it in and go. I was considering a Garmin C340 initially, but for the small difference in price, why buy a crippled low-end, hard-to-read-in-sunlight unit? You'll be sorry you didn't go for the 2720 if you buy a C330 or C340. The 2720 has the same easy-to-use interface as the C3xx with a much more readable screen, and far more features.
Honestly, I can't find anything wrong with this unit. Buy one. You'll be glad you did.
AWESOME PRODUCT!! December 9, 2005
82 out of 83 found this review helpful
What in the world are the people giving one star ratings reviewing?
Surely they don't have the same GPS I recieved a few days ago. I'm sure they think their complaints are valid -- I just don't see it.
I've been using m[ine for four days and love. RIght out of the box and on my dash in forty minutes. Would have been even quicker but I took time t read the reviews and update the firmware to the latest version as well as the new voice (JILL) from Garmin's site. Perhaps that's what made the difference.
No freezes. No unexpected reboots. Been smooth sailing all the way.
A few things that weren't documented.
The GPS can be tiled forward and backward as well as rotated on it's mount. I was a bit concerned when I first put the unit on my dash because my dash angles back. I was afraid I would be able to get a good angle in sunlight to see the screen. Garmin's mount design is brilliant but I discoverd the tilt feature quite by accident when I grapsed the unit to push down on the self-adhesive gasket.
I live near Chicago -- very congested area constantly changing. I was pleasantly surprised the mapset has a lot of recent developments.
One thing I thought I would hate is the speaker on the power cable. But it angles back to lie flush with the dash and I LOVE the sound. My old TOM TOM could barely be heard over road noise once I got over 55 mph. The GARMIN speaker is high quality and the female voice isn't drowned out. Very responsive as far as routing and prompting turns. Much faster than my old GPS 60CS in fact.
I have a route to a local beach on Lake Michigan which features a series of rapid turns in succession. The 2720 keeps up with amazing speed. And if I miss a turn it seems to detect it much quicker than my 60CS and reroutes almost immediately.
I couldn't be more pleased with this purchase. I toyed with the idea of getting the 2730 but XM Radio/XM Traffic just wasn't something I was interested in at this point in time.
I highly recommend this device.
If you buy it UPDATE the firmware immediately and update the voice. The new firmware features a new interface/map layout than what's shown in the promo pics on Amazon and Garmin. The Turn Arrow icon has been moved of the sidebar and now overlays the map. And the Direction Text is no longer across the top in a greenbar but on the sidebar in a box. Much more pleasing to the eye in my opinon.
It's also a much more stable device than it apparently was several months ago. WHich is typical of GPS units. THe bugs get worked out slowly in a series of firmware updates.
StreetPilot 2720 Rules the Road November 11, 2005
66 out of 66 found this review helpful
We did a lot of research before purchasing the StreetPilot 2720. We travel on road trips a great deal and have been looking forward to having a tool that would make the trips more enjoyable. Relying on MapQwest, maps or an atlas is sometimes less than reliable. Based on reviews, we thought the StreetPilot 2720 was the best model available for the price.
Two days after it arrived we took a trip from Omaha, NE to Chicago, IL for a wedding. This trip also involved a lot of driving in and around Chicago for the prenuptial dinner, wedding and reception. The StreetPilot 2720 never once let us down.
We are very impressed with the StreetPilot 2720 and believe it was worth every dime we paid for it (much less on Amazon than at local stores or other online sites).
We will list the Pros and Cons that we have discovered (Cons first).
CONS
Occasionally the computer-voice will mangle the name of a street or exit. For example sometimes "50th" will sound like "15th".
Once outside of Council Bluffs, IA on the way home we lost the satellite signal going through some hills at about 2 AM. This was the only time we had to `reboot' the machine and it acquired a new satellite signal immediately. Other times when the satellite signal was lost included driving into a garage or under a car port (duh).
PROS
*The STREET NAME is provided by the computer voice and the screen. This is EXTREMELY helpful when driving through an unfamiliar city.
*The street pilot is able to locate the nearest gas station while driving on the interstate.
*The street pilot also will tell you the actual street name to turn on and not just "turn left in 500 feet."
*The Garmin can detect all restaurants in the vicinity.
*Screen color adjusts to day or night time conditions automatically
*Satellite view allows you to view signal strength from the satellites tracking you (this is really cool but not necessarily functional)
*Remote control allows for easy input of data without having to touch or smear the screen
*Programming allow you to specify avoidance of toll roads in your route (particularly helpful in the trip to Chicago)
*Bean Bag base is quite SOLID, flat, heavy, balanced and possesses a slip-resistant base (other reviews commented that the Bean Bag was unstable---we do not think this is the case and were actually expecting the worst before we received the StreetPilot)
*Recalculates if off course very quickly.
*Capable of detecting virtually any deviation off course...we were only a few yards from the main road---on a parallel access road---and it recognized this and calibrated to get us back on the main road.
Recieved this on a snowy night November 24, 2005
60 out of 60 found this review helpful
Got my Garmin from Amazon with the free shipping, and recieved it on the first day of the estimated arrival dates (Thanks Amazon, you've yet to let me down). It started snowing here and I thought that the weather makes for a perfect time to see if it is a help or hindrance to those in unfamiliar areas (known for bad traffic by the way) in some of the worst conditions.
I pulled it out of the box, and in less than 10 minutes, it was mounted properly in my car, turned on with a great satellite reception, ready to be used (and I hadn't even cracked open the manual).
I searched for some restaraunts in the area and found an unfamiliar one in a place I haven't driven before (I'm new to the area). The Streetpilot guided me turn by turn. The screen and turn-by-turn directions were extremely accurate (even with my apartment complex roads!). I had no problem focusing on the road and the traffic tonight in the snow while listening to the directions and occasionally glancing at the screen to see where I was on the map.
She led me safely there to the pizzeria I'd entered and back home again. And trust me, in the past week, I have gotten lost THREE times, so this is no easy task.
I've read the other reviews on this site and would recommend anyone in the market for a machine like this to do the same. And again, I've just moved here and this is NOT an easy place to get to know immediately. So the Streetpilot 2720 has made quite the first impression on me. If little bumps and annoyances come up, I'll be in touch. Until then, 5 stars, no question.
NOTE 12/2/05--Still keeping at at 5 stars, because it has brought me safely home without getting lost through two road trips since I got it. One hiccup was that it had an incorrect address for a Denny's. It turned out to be the same road, but Denny's was NOT where it said it was...no real biggie. I found the Denny's pretty easily.
Drove 4000 miles from SFO Yosemite & Grand Canyon November 11, 2005
59 out of 59 found this review helpful
I bought this for big vacation around the West. I picked it up and had it running within 5 minutes, without reading the manual. I got in the rental car and it directed me around traffic jam from San Francisco. I used the Points Of Interest feature to get me to REI to buy some camping gear and then on to walmarts. It allows you to find the shortest route (for when gas is high) or fastest time. It tells you how far to your destination which was very accurate. It took me around road works easily. I used it to get to Yosemite - just typed in Yosemite - and immediately brought up location. It was very accurate in Yosemite valley even with the mountains and trees. It never lost connection. I then used it to get from Yosemite to Las Vegas and then on to the Grand Canyon and back.
It was the greatest gift I ever bought for myself. I never once got lost, it connected to sat very fast when I turned it on. It allowed me to select restaurants, hotels and to customize points of interests.
I love how it speaks the name of the street to turn on to rather than just say "turn right" It says "Turn right on next light on Main Street" There is a button for "speak" that you can press to quickly get the machine to speak the next direction. You can also get it to display all your next turns, or to show you all the turns you have taken. WIth one button you can set current location as home for when you want to return. I give it 5/5 for ease of use. The screen is bright and the sound is loud to hear over engine and traffic.
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