Another Good Review: Garmin StreetPilot 2720
The ever expanding Automotive GPS category got a big bump this past summer with the Garmin StreetPilot 2720
- advanced GPS routing with text to speech turn by turn directions and an innovative traffic feature (optional) that gets real time traffic feeds and turns it into useful re-routing options for you to avoid wasting time in the traffic jams you haven't even sat in yet.
(If you haven't heard of the next step in traffic avoidance, check out our post on Inrix - predictive traffic services that is teaming with Tele Atlas providers of mapping information to GPS manufacturers.)
"One of the most important characteristics of an automotive GPS navigation system is the quality and readability of its screen. The excellent 3.8-inch (454 by 240 pixels) touch screen found on the 2720 represents a significant improvement over those found in the 2620 and the "C" series products. A built-in light sensor allows the screen to dim the brightness automatically as the ambient light decreases, and to change to the night color scheme after dark. The screen is very readable-even when viewed in bright sunlight through polarized sunglasses.
The 2720 features Garmin's new, easy-to-use interface, first introduced in the C330. It shares many of the C330's other features and menus, but adds many more configuration options. For example, the 2720 has multiple navigation options, and for each route set up, you can choose among the shortest, fastest, or off-road routes. There are eight different types of vehicle routing profiles (auto, truck, emergency, etc.) as well.
You can get live traffic data on the 2720 if you buy the GTM10 receiver (see post - $199 list). The GTM10 is a radio data service (RDS) receiver that gathers live traffic data in more than 50 major markets, using Clear Channel's Total Traffic Service, and feeds it into the 2720. Traffic alerts appear on the map screen, and the 2720 can be set to automatically reroute you around congestion. The first 15 months of service are included with the purchase of the GTM10, service after that is available at $50 per year."
Read more at the GPS Lodge on the Head to Head Review of the Garmin StreetPilot 2720 vs. the Magellan RoadMate 760,.
ReadMore on this review at PCMag where they rate the Garmin StreetPilot a PCMag Editor's Choice.
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Posted by Scott Martin at October 11, 2005 9:00 PM
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