Garmin StreetPilot c340 Car GPS Receiver

Pros: Live talking mapquest co-pilot
Cons: none

My name is Kimmie. I am a panic-stricken-get-lost-aphobe and I needed help. I don't have the slightest idea why, but since I passed driver's ed in high school, I have been geographically challenged. Part of it is that I am a *Landmark* person. I can ...

Pros: Speaks, Cool gadget
Cons: Map is already outdated.

Time is money and gas is gold. If you travel a lot or you are travel in unfamiliar large cities, this may prove beneficial. This may not get much use if you have lived in the same place for years and already know your way around town. This ...

Pros: Intuitive, easy to use, very accurate, feature rich
Cons: Doesn't learn routes, cannot enter new addresses

OVERVIEW: I have been using the c340 for about one month and this is what I have found. SET UP: It arrived in a box and needed little set up. The only thing I had to do was turn it on once, allow it to find the four satellites for the first time, ...

Pros: C340 Menu system very Intuitive, Speaks actual Street/ Road Name, Saves Time and Frustration.
Cons: Doesn't learn familiar routes as you actually drive them in your home town

Garmin StreetPilot C340 GPS Receiver I decided to make the purchase of the Garmin StreetPilot C340 GPS Receiver after I was awarded the contract to photograph every establishment of this corporation’s properties within a 5-state region. This ...

Pros: Great advance notice of turns and easy programming
Cons: Cost of map updates, non-QWERTY keyboard, satelitte searches

My issues with directions stem from two problems:  I am also a "landmark" person, where I can get from here to there if it's some place I've been before AND I can visualize buildings and things that are near where I need to go (after all, street ...

Pros: Works great, clear screen, voice and directions superb.
Cons: Doesn't cook me breakfast.

Garmin C340 GPS The first question is: Do I really need one of these? Well,if you do a lot of driving and tend to get lost from time to time, this item will help! If you just want a toy that will have an occasion real world use, this is still a ...

Pros: Easy, inexpensive, light, touchscreen, streetname announcements, ready out of the box.
Cons: windshield mount, power connects to the mount, not the GSP.

If you have never owned a navigation device, this is a perfect starting point. This unit visually displays your current position, streets nearby, direction, and if you have programmed a destination, it will display the distance to the next turn, and ...

Pros: Small, easy to use, convenient, accurate directions, and long battery life.
Cons: Expensive to use options, difficulty in connecting to satellites, not for off road use.

Very compact unit with long battery life. You can charge it at home with an optional AC Charger and then use it all day without worry. Or you can use the included suction device and plug the DC cord into your dash power outlet. The problem with that is ...

Pros: Muddled voice and butchered stree names provide hours of entertaining fun.
Cons: The C330 is $70 cheaper and a better value.

A few weeks ago, my Garmin C330 was stolen, so I decided that since I loved the C330 so much, I would take the opportunity to upgrade to the C340. A few weeks with the C340, and I find myself missing the C330 even more. Here's what the C330 has over ...

Pros: Works right out of the box with lots of preloaded addresses
Cons: Fastest/shortest travel route algorithm not perfect, tough for those with big fingers

I have been using this unit for about 1 month and used it intermittently on local travel as well as long distance travel. The is the first auto GPS unit that we have purchased. The major reason I purchased it was for helping my wife and I find addresses ...

Pros: Affordable text-to-speech; easy-to-use intuitive menus; set it up, plug it in, and go.
Cons: Manual doesn't provide clear guidance on battery charging; a/c charging adapter is not included.

I didn't have a pressing need for a GPS, since I rarely drive in unfamiliar territory. But I decided to get one anyway because (1) I might have occasional use for it and (2) I was suffering from a severe case of gadget lust. Having used an entry-level ...

Pros: Pretty accurate, very easy to use, good battery life
Cons: Screen washout if not in cradle

I returned a Magellan GPS unit that I received as a gift and purchased this Garmin as a replacement. The issue with the Magellan was that it required me to input some township names instead of the city that the mailing address actually showed. Even ...

Pros: Easy to set up and use, extremely accurate data base
Cons: None except for removing it from the windshield area in order to secure it

I bought the Garmin c340 after reading many reviews on this site. I wanted a unit that was easy to use (touch screen) and had the improved voice capability. The extra feature of getting "traffic avoidance information" available with this unit was the ...

Pros: Ease of use. Screen. battery. Window mount. Size. Speed.
Cons: No auto volume increase. No complex route planner.

Garmin C340 I’ve had it for 1 week and only used it to get to and from about 12 places, 3 of which we did not know the way to. I decided to post my first impressions. I researched for a while and read a lot of forums. I had narrowed it down to ...

Pros: Ease of use, the maps, the directions.
Cons: None

I moved from Florida to North Carolina. Florida's road system is easy, up and down, left and right. East and West of 95, and that's it. NC apparently has no system. Roads change names at intersections, you can't see up coming road signs, the beltline ...