| As with most gadgets new models of the same | | | | seems to be a real winner with the users of the |
| device are always being released. The Garmin | | | | 7200 Garmin GPS. |
| Street Pilot GPS line has released their 7200 | | | | This model also lets you customize your driving |
| model which is supposed to be the latest, | | | | routes to avoid certain areas or roads and gets |
| greatest thing in the world of GPS. The question | | | | you out of traffic jams en route with a quick |
| is-is the Garmin 7200 better than the earlier | | | | recalculation. Most people who purchased this unit |
| models? | | | | also rave about the model's easy plug and play |
| The Features:o The largest display screen yet at | | | | abilities. Simply mount this gadget to your |
| a whopping 7 inches.o Text to voice command | | | | dashboard, turn it on and you're ready to start |
| calls out driving directions and gives you a choice | | | | plotting your first driving route. |
| of voices.o Auto calculates routes to any | | | | The Downside |
| destination.o Comes equipped with a built in A/V | | | | Every gadget has its flaws and this model of the |
| connector which allows you to hook up to a | | | | Garmin Street Pilot GPS is no exception. The |
| portable DVD player.o Connects to either a Clear | | | | most common complaints where that this model |
| Channel or XM channel for up to the minute | | | | does not display street names on the displayed |
| traffic and weather reports.o Has a built in MP3 | | | | map like other, slightly older models do. This can |
| player and audio book player for driving | | | | be tricky if you want to plot a new route on the |
| entertainment. | | | | go and do not know what street you're currently |
| A Very Entertaining GPS | | | | on. On the same note, some users claimed that |
| This version of the Garmin Street Pilot GPS | | | | unless you were driving on a major freeway this |
| comes with many new bells and whistles. You can | | | | Garmin GPS system did not announce the names |
| easily drag and drop music from your computer | | | | of the exit routes available. |
| to your 7200 GPS without the need for extra | | | | There were also a few complaints about the |
| software. Listening to audio books is also an | | | | mounting hardware that hold the Garmin Street |
| option-great for long commutes or even longer | | | | Pilot 7200 in place. The hardware has to be |
| road trips when regular radio stations are not | | | | permanently mounted to the dashboard which |
| available. | | | | didn't go over well with some. Yet others claimed |
| You also have the ability to hook up a portable | | | | they liked the mounting system and that the |
| DVD player and entertain those kids so you don't | | | | Garmin was easy to put in and take out of the |
| have to hear "Are we there yet?" as much. All in | | | | mounting system, making it very portable. So it |
| all the Garmin Company has done a great job of | | | | depends on if a permanent attachment to your |
| adding extra entertainment features but these | | | | dashboard bothers you or not. |
| are all extras. When you're buying a GPS for | | | | The Bottom Line |
| driving purposes does this newer and more | | | | Overall if you're looking for a GPS that does more |
| expensive model really earn its keep? | | | | than just tell you where to go this is probably the |
| So does it Get You There? | | | | unit for you. Alternately, if viewing street names |
| Most customers of this latest Garmin Street Pilot | | | | on your maps is important to you then you may |
| GPS system say the driving directions are very | | | | want to skip this newest version of the Garmin |
| accurate. They love the huge screen which | | | | Street Pilot and instead try the Magellan Maestro |
| makes reading the displayed maps very easy. | | | | 3200. It does not have all the extras as the |
| The added bonus of being able to pick up traffic | | | | Garmin does but it does show all street names |
| and driving related weather conditions via two | | | | and is less expensive. |
| radio station options (Clear Channel or XM satellite) | | | | |