Dr Gadget - Gadget Shop - Garmin Nuvi 300 GPS Navigation System With UK Mapping

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Binding: Electronics Brand: Garmin EAN: 0753759052287 Feature: QVGA color antiglare TFT screen with white backlight Label: Garmin Manufacturer: Garmin Model: Nuvi 300 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Garmin Release Date: 2005-11-25 Studio: Garmin
Features QVGA color antiglare TFT screen with white backlight POI lookup and MP3/audio book playback sleek, slim design only 5.1 ounces, up to 8 hour battery life Pre-loaded with UK, Ireland mapping Compatible with RoadTour Heritage and Pubs & Inns
Accessories Garmin GA 25 MCX low profile GPS antenna Nuvi 3xx, Suction cup mount Nuvi 2xx & 3xx Vehicle Adapter Cable Nuvi Series, StreetPilot c5XX Series ByteStor 512MB SD High Speed 66X ( Secure Digital) Card
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Absolutely superb Comment: This was my first sat-nav and I have absolutely no regrets about buying it. It's ridiculously easy to use, with a clear display and excellent voice instructions which are perfectly audible even in an open-topped car! It's also a convenient size for slipping into a jacket pocket when you leave the car for a even a few minutes. With regard to the "problems" that have been mentioned elsewhere - there have been occasions when it's taken some time to get a signal, but those occasions have been very few and far between. On the subject of routing errors, I have yet to find a sat-nav that doesn't have them! Any sat-nav is an AID, not a substitute for a brain! If the sat-nav tells me that I'm driving across a field because it doesn't recognise a new road, I've found that simply looking through the windscreen helps to clarify the situation! If it tries to send me up a muddy track, I know I'm on the wrong road ... but I just take a detour, the Garmin will get me where I want to go. All in all, a superb piece of kit. Customer Rating: Summary: Fantastic Comment: I have used many different types of sat navs, but never owned one before. i brought this one in a hurry as i desparatly needed one for a weekend away. At first i was a little wary because of how cheap it was, but was pleasantly suprised with it. i loved it! very easy to use and very compact. its small enough to pop in your handbag when you finish driving. i would definetely recommend this one to anyone! Customer Rating: Summary: The Garmin 300 Wonder! Comment: It is indeed usable straight from the box as it is fully charged. A few minutes for the once only connection to the satellites and it was ready to go. Nice to see a neat carry case included along with a USB lead and car lead both of which can be used to charge the unit so no need to buy any extras. The windscreen sucker works fine once you have cleaned the windscreen! Instructions are adequate but I went to the Garmin site and downloaded the manual (free) which tells you everything. I have nothing but praise for this little wonder. Having heard bad things about Sat Navs in general, I have put off purchasing one but this is brilliant. It includes UK maps only so if you are intending to use it then would advise you go for ones with extra maps but I only want it for the UK. First journey was to an unknown place about 30 miles away to give it a test. I missed a turning (my fault!) and the unit re-calculated very quickly. Shortly after it told me to turn right but the road was closed for repairs. By this time, I had no idea where I was but the Garmin just kept on sorting me out another route and got me to my destination. It keeps up with the roads when you are travelling along and gives ample notice of turns. All in all, I would not hesitate to recommend this Sat Nav to anyone. It is a little gem and small enough to stick in a handbag and can then be used to walk about. There's an option to 'set location' so going somewhere unfamiliar, you can set the location of your car in a car park say, walk around the area etc then tell it to take you back to the car park. Buy one....you won't be disappointed! Customer Rating: Summary: little gem of a nuvi! Comment: Having read the other positive reviews about the Nuvi 300, I took the plunge and bought one. At £80 I think that it is easily worth the money, the unit quickly powered up to get it's position. It fits easily to the windscreen through it's mount and easily detaches when not required. The unit is small enough to fit into your pocket with the supplied case to protect it. The first time I used it on a route I deliberately took different routes away from suggested route, it quickly recalculates the new route in a matter of seconds.On the down side, the audio is a little tinny and I wish that the unit would give which road direction to use before getting onto roundabouts (i.e. If it said "at the roundabout take the third exit to the M4") I think the plus points make this an ideal first Sat Nav, easy to use and follow plus the other applications which other reviewers have mentioned, well done Garmin! Customer Rating: Summary: Very good - but (for me) one major flaw. Comment: This is my first foray into satnav. I was impressed. It works 'out of the box' and is simple to use. I've had this for over a year now and use it on most journeys, although I only use the navigation when I'm going somewhere I'm unfamiliar with. On the navigation front, it's rarely wrong - direction wise - and the eta is spot on too. I've used the updates over the web without a hitch, and downloaded a free-trial speed camera db. Nice, as after the trial period you still have the db, albeit things change but we shouldn't speed anyway! However, for me there's one thing which marks this down and, had I known this, would've stopped me buying it. When you use the navigation, it doesn't show your current speed. To get that whilst navigating, you have to go to the 'trip computer' screen, which means taking your focus off the road. I believe that the latest versions have changed this, but thought it worthy of mentioning. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: The Ultimate Travel Companion - The nüvi 300 is a portable GPS navigator,traveler's reference, and digital entertainment system, all in one. Combined with detailed maps, the nüvi provides automatic routing (UK and Ireland pre-loaded), turn-by-turn voice directions, and finger-touchscreen control?making it easy to find your way anywhere.The nüvi 300 also offers a travel kit of useful travel tools to help keep any journey fun: MP3 player, audio book player from Audible.co.uk, JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, and calculator. In addition, optional software packages such as the Language Guide and Travel Guide (sold separately on SD Data cards) can be added for language and content support.Users can access an optional Garmin Language Guide, with data provided by Oxford University Press. This software suite contains a multilingual word bank, phrase bank, and five bilingual dictionaries. The multilingual word bank and phrase bank supports nine languages and dialects, including American English, British English, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, European Spanish, and Latin American Spanish. The Language Guide lets travelers look up and translate more than 17,000 words or 20,000 phrases per language. Through the unit?s text-to-speech interface, users can get a spoken pronunciation of each entry in the word bank?along with gender and part of speech information (nüvi 350 only).Travelers can use the nüvi to navigate to an address or search points of interest (POIs)?places like hotels, restaurants, shopping, and tourist attractions. The nüvi automatically calculates the fastest route and provides voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions along the way. If users stray off course, the nüvi automatically calculates the quickest way to get back on track.The nüvi is compatible with the GTM 10 FM TMC traffic receiver, which allows users to avoid traffic tie-ups by simply pus