Garmin StreetPilot 2730 Car GPS Receiver

This is a Great Unit! Immediately upon taking this unit out of the box,it was up and running.The reason why I selected this unit is because I did a little research and I was trying to find a unit that would come closest to that of an-in-car navigation system that luxury vehicles have,This unit has it all! If you are just driving,it shows you exactly where you are and the cursor turns as you turn.There are multiple map views tozoom in and out from.The The farthest zoom is the view of the entire U.S.A and the closest zoom is pinpointed to the street that you are on.You can search an address or pull up a list of attractions,food,lodging,etc. The unit is touch screen and comes with a remote control.As you are driving,the unit also displays your speed and if you enter in a destination,it will diplay the appx.time that you will get there.So cool! You have to subcribe to XM radio (for a fee) to access all of those cool features.It also shows you the phone number to the stablishment that you enter in.You can also check the weather at locations that you enter.I love this unit and I would Highly recommend this to anyone who is in the market for a GPS device.

What a system! We made this purchase prior to going on vacation. We took the receiver with us and found virtually every address we needed. Many of the popular destinations were already programmed into the system, and it helped us find a close gas station when we desperately needed one. We won't travel without it! It's lightweight and easy to transport. We haven't tried other systems, so we have nothing to compare it to, but we love this one and plan to take it to Hawaii with us in a few months.

Everything about it i like it. It is perfect, awesome and working better the way i want it. No regret buying it.What really amazed me is when calling the names of street, .like your exit and when you should make a right or left turns.The overall is just excellent.

I purchased this unit with the intent of using it on an 800+ mile vacation. I just returned from this trip using this unit the whole way. I have no cmplaints. It did a great job. Well worth the money I paid. Even got me out of a few bad situations using the traffic feature. No regrets.

I use it on my motorcycle because it's waterproof for all practical purposes. I really like the software. I can sit at my computer and plan trips off the main roads and then send the files to my buddies who have compatible systems. They
can then check them out or suggest changes. We then download the routes to our GPS's. It's really fantastic because we wonder the back roads of the Smoky Mountains and wonder all over the southeast. No matter where you are you can easily get somewhere civilized even when snookered by fallen trees, construction, and wash outs. Best of all perhaps is the hotel and restaurant information at your finger tips. I usually have mine set at avoid main roads and avoid dirt roads. I absolutely love it.

Even though I did not enter into a bidding contest, I am very happy with my purchase. After pricing various GPS models I became very impressed with this particular model and the price was very good. I did not know, however,that this particular model has been discontinued, however that does not seem to matter because I can still download new information from Garmin's website. The seller was extremely prompt in sending the product and it appears that he can be completely trusted in matters such as this. The GPS unit is extremely easy to use and get me to where I am going very easily. I did, however, experience a problem with the programing of a route because the best route was a very newly completed road which is not yet included in the mapping systems updates which can easily happen. I do get a kick out of the programed voice sounding a little discusted and saying "recalculating" when I go another way than what it has routed. I do find that it usually alerts the driver of an upcoming turn early enough to get into the proper lane necessary to make the turns. I have not yet tried it on a three or four lane freeway yet. All in all, it has been a very rewarding purchase.

It's easy to use and very accurate. I love the 3D viewing angle and the MP3 player and XM satellite radio, etc. I use it in the car and in my truck and because it is waterproof on my motorcycles as well. It's easy with the right mounts to switch them back and forth from vehicle to vehicle in a matter of seconds. An important feature for me is that this unit is waterproof because I wanted to use it on my motorcycles as well and sometimes it rains on me. I liked this GPS model so well I have bought another one. I bought both on e-bay one new and one used saved alot of money and love'm both.

Easy to use...and fun. Remember to update the maps annually. Tends to give the destination on the wrong side of the road, for some reason.

The newer units come with bluetooth, I think with a large number of states going to "no phone calls when driving" this is a great alternitive. This one does not but it's big brother 2820 does, I guess I should have waited for the price to come down, I'm not complaining about the 2730.
The GPS worked just fine, great price and value, I don't think you can go wrong with almost anything from Garmin, they just have a handle on "GPSing", my spin on it.

The StreetPilot 2730 is everything I thought it would be. It is very easy to install and use. It is easy to see while driving and the voice function is easy to hear.

I am very happy with my purchase and the speed in which it was delivered. They also returned calls and emails very promptly as well.

The Garmin Street Pilot 2730 replaced my Street Pilot 2620 which I sold to my Brother-in-Law for his sales job. BTW, he LOVES the 2620 as I did. The readily apparent improvements that the 2730 has over the 2620 is the audio interface. FM output is marginal in the big cities (Houston), but the headphone jack going to an adapter for either line in, or tape deck adapter, do quite well. It is nice to play mp3's and have the navigation voice pause the music to give directions and the music resumes where it left off. There is enough memory for quite a good amount of music. The remote control is upgraded with more functions. The remote function is the only thing about the 2730 that I have a dislike with. The navigation button in the center doesn't function like and [enter] button as the 2620 did. You have to navigate to the [done] box and then enter. It is somewhat distracting at times.

The 3D display function is annoying and turning it bad to 2D was the first adjustment I made to the unit.

The resolution of the screen is good, color is good. The accuracy of the navigations are a 7 on a 10 scale. There are some mis-steps, at which time my wife berates on my "Brittish whore-in-the-box". The Austrailian accent is also quite sexy.

Finding points of interest is still very easy. I really love this feature.


All in all, I give it an 8.

The only thing I would have wished it had was a built in battery otherwise it is great. I like all the features it has but the only thing it is missing is
the battery backup.

I have another 2730 and love it. Got this one for my daughter. Have used Magellin's and lesser Garmin products but none come close to this one. It makes no sense that Garmin discontinued this product. Bad, bad, bad decision Garmin.

Great unit. In these days of the big $$ Zumo's, the 2730 is still a viable GPS for the Motorcycle folks. The only drawback is the screen is not as readable in the direct sunlight, but a small shield is avilable from the CycleGadgets website to cure this problem. The XM radio is great. The MP3 player works well, but only has space for a 800MB worth of songs. Overall, a great deal.

This the second reconditioned Garmin GPS that I have purchased through Ebay. The first, a 2610 still seems to work good now but was having some screen issues. The 2730 does have some good improvements over the 2610. First the screen is better in daylight. I use it on a motorcycle as well as in the truck. The is more readable. I also like the lay down map view as opposed to the overhead view. Lastly, the fact that the new computer system actually says the road names is a good advantage.

Now after I said all that, Garmin has discontinued this series. Buy it reconditioned. I got mine for $130. A wonderful gps for that money.

I purchased this GPS upon good reviews from other motorcyclists who had positive experiences with long term use. Factory reconditioned unit arrived in original packaging and appeared as new. All accessories and literature were included in original individual packaging. However the installation DVD appears to be blank and is not recognized by my computer. It seems I will have to contact the manufacturer for a replacement before I can upload any files to the unit for use as intended.

with this is an excellent GPS unit. This is the 5th GPS unit I have owned and one of the best. The picture is clear 3D, easy to navigate the controls and it has an MP3 player FM transmitter so I can play the music thru my truck or motorcycle sound system as well as receiving voice directions thru the system.

The largest negative in my opinion is that there is not an external memory card so the number of songs that I can load is limited.

Overall, I'd give this a score of 9 on a scale of 10

Works great, shipped on a timely manner, was described, works very well. Love everything about the Garmins. Have many in autos and airplanes that I use and it's the best ever made.

Thanks,
Bobby Joe

I have used the 2610 on my motorcycle for the past 4 years, and I also have an XM Roady on the bike. This unit will perform both functions in one waterproof unit that is perfect for a motorcycle application. I will also be moving it in the winter months to my pickup truck. Excellent unit with top of the line features at a price that can't be passed up.

Great communications. Everything advertised was in the box. Good eBay'er. I would buy from these folks again.

This is my 4th Garmin and I'm a big fan of their products. Very easy to use, waterproof touch screen with large dual purpose buttons. The built in XM and MP3 player are very nice to have and easy to use. It's very fast to calculate routes and recalculate changes. The Traffic feature is not very usefull for my travels, but the weather maps and forecasts are especially nice to have on my motorcycle. It has a built in speaker port to plug in your earphones or you can use the built in speaker in the car or the FM modulator. You have to use the AC adapter out of the vehicle since it doesn't have an internal battery. It has many more GPS features that I have not used yet, am looking forwardto trying.

The GPS works very well but I would have bought one without the XM radio. It seems like both the reception is poor and the FM modulator does not transmit very well