Picked on up today from Best Buy ($186 OTD Tax Incl)
Not a bad deal they were running a pre holiday special, so I deceided to jump on it.

So far it seems like a good unit. What I like about it is that it will pin-point gas stations/ent. spots/ grocery stores & stuff like that for you.

Cool for finding an address or even a major intersection.
Not bad for the price too.

What I wanted to know has anyone ever expericence any problems with the unit like it not being accurate, breaking...

And how would you compare the system vs a Garmin or TomTom?

 

Garmin kicks ***. Most reviews have Garmins being better than Magellan or TomTom. I have a Garmin and it is great

 

Most of the people on here either got stock navi in their G or had a double din conversion done.

 

What's a "double din conversion"?

 

+1 for Garmin Portables. Besides my car I also use a Garmin GPS Chart Plotter in my boat. I believe they are among the most reliable easy to use units.

 

I went to go buy that one but I ended up buying the MIO C230 for $200. It has text to speech and 1 Mil POI. I like it a lot.

 

The Magellan 3200 is a fine entry-level GPS. No bells or whistles, but works fine. It's a brand new model, very small, good sensitivity. Limitations are: only has 48-state coverage, "only" 1.5 million POIs, not widescreen. I got one as a perfect rental car travel companion. It's small & light, easy to carry, and I'm not paranoid about having spent $400+ on it!

Another good deal coming up is Best Buy's Black Friday early bird special (23 Nov 07). The TomTom One LE will be on sale for $120, and the Garmin Nuvi 200 will be $170.

 

Dashboard kit from the Skyline + a double din screen for the G which will give you a very flush finish and a somewhat factory look.
People who don't know much about the G usually think my double din navi came stock.
I could do that for you for around $1500 and I would've provided everything including the kit and a double din Pioneer navigation unit.

 

I dont think my unit has text to speech...
What the hell does that do anyway?

 

Geez, I just looked them up on ebay and damn...over $250 for a piece of plastic(or whatever the material is)?

Is there a place to find it cheaper?

 

^ The largest cost of the DD conversion kits is the AC controller. You have to get a new one.

From my research, Garmin is generally regarded as the best GPS system. That's why I bought my Kenwood DDX 7017, because it worked with thethen new Garmin black box.

Both Garmin and Magellan use Navteq map data, which is a North American based company. Tom Tom uses TeleAtlas data, which is a European company. I figure the North American company may know a little more about US roads. Testing tends to support this.

 

You can find cheaper kits like metra's but it's garbage compared to the real deal. I got my kit from Riverside Infiniti. I paid around $250 but it's really worth it in my opinion.