
Great GPS for Car Navigation
Review created: 11/05/06(updated 06/15/07)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful.
The GPS is exactly what it is designed for: Car Navigation. Directions and Points of Interest are really the only thing you'd need for a car navigation system, it also got voice direction. With a 2GB SD card (cost less than $15 now days) you can load entire US AND Europe Maps and travel everywhere in your car without getting lost.
Screen is not as bad as most user describes, I made a small shade for it so it reads nicely even in harsh bright sun light. Very responsive processor, no sluggish menu found on a lot of other brand GPS systems within same price range. Touch screen is also great and easy to use. Without power adapter, this little thing can run for over 6 hours on battery, so you can carry it with you even when you get out of car.
Antenna is one of the best amone competitions, though not using SiRF chip, it locks fast and accurate(WAAS). Navagation among major cities is a bit of problem, as it usually does not pick up enough satellite to give a proper location (this happened in Chicago and NYC when I was traveling over there)
Route calculated is quite good, though not the best. Sometimes it will give false direction and ask you to go around a circle, or go through a wall. If you get off the route, the system will automatically recalculate a new route for you.
Maps are mostly up-to-date, some highway data is old and would show you are off the highway when you are really on it. Points of interest information is okay, some information is really old and does not include newest shopping centers/grocery stores. For example, it does not include a major movie theater close by(Rave Motion Pictures) or a Wal-mart that's been built long long time ago.
Dispite little quirks here and there, the C320 has lead me all the way across US multiple times, I have so much confidence in it and I do not even need to bring stacks of maps anymore when I travel by car.
Great buy for it's price/performance value.
Review ID: 10000000002260299

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