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THE C340 SPEAKS THE "STREET NAMES".....THE C330 DOES NOT!
INCLUDED IS:
ORIGINAL GARMIN C340 BOX
ORIGINAL GARMIN C340 GPS RECEIVER
ORIGINAL GARMIN WRAPPING
ORIGINAL USB DRIVE CD
ORIGINAL USB CABLES
ORIGINAL WINDSHIELD MOUNT
ORIGINAL CAR CHARGER AND ADAPTER
ORIGINAL QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
ORIGINAL GARMIN MAP UNLOCK CODES
GARMIN STREETPILOT C340 GPS
CNET editors' take
Reviewed by:
Bonnie Cha
Edited by:
Kent German
Reviewed on:08/08/2007
Released on:
07/13/2007
Quick Take: There are two reasons why the Garmin StreetPilot c340 ($857 list) is the flagship model of the company's c series:
advanced text-to-speech functionality and traffic alerts. With the
text-to-speech feature, the GPS device can now tell you the names of
upcoming streets and points of interest, instead of more-generic
commands. For example, the voice prompt will say, "Turn left on Main
Street," instead of "Turn left in 500 feet," letting you keep your eyes
on the road and not at the device's screen. The c340 also shows you
congested traffic areas via color-coded maps, but to take advantage of
this feature, you'll have to purchase the optional traffic receiver for
$199.99, which includes 15 months of service. Also, be sure to check
with Garmin to see if the traffic service is available in your area.
Other navigational tools on the c340 include preloaded maps of North
America, more than 6 million points of interest, and a 64,000-color
touch screen. For more information on the Garmin StreetPilot c340, read
our full review of the Garmin StreetPilot c330.
What It Does:
Find It and Go!
The StreetPilot c340 has 18 categories from which to choose to begin your navigation - for example:
Address
Food
Lodging
My Locations
Fuel
Intersections
Shopping
Entertainment
Recreation
Cities
Browse Map
After selecting a category, you select a destination, and touch Go! The
c340 will guide you to your chosen location with voice prompts,
directions at the top of the screen, and a map with arrows. You can
spell out the location by using the onscreen keyboard. Finding an
address and finding intersections works similarly. Locations can also
be found by touching a point directly on the map display.
My Locations
The c340 allows you to save
any found places, including your current location. You can later
navigate to those places by selecting "My Locations." Saved places can
be edited by changing the name or map symbol. A home location can be
saved for a place where you might return often. The unit also stores
the last 50 recently found places to make returning to those places
convenient.
Viewing Other Pages
The Trip Information page gives useful statistics such as current
speed, maximum speed, moving time, stopped time, and total time. The
Current Route page is a list of turn-by-turn directions and the Next
Turn page shows the turn on the map with the distance and time until
that turn. The c340 also allows you to add a detour to your current
route.
Customizing
Map settings can be changed to show more or less detail. The map view
can be made "track up" (which means that the direction you are heading
is always at the top), "north up," or 3D. GPS mode can be switched to WAAS or it can be switched off to simulate routes indoors.
Other choices available:
Units of measure - kilometers or miles
Safe mode - can be enabled so that when the vehicle is moving,
unit functions that require significant operator attention aren't a
distraction.
Color mode - can be set to light background (daytime), dark
background (night), or auto, which changes according to sunrise and
sunset times.
Road preferences - faster time or shorter distance.
Text language - changes all on-screen text to desired language.
Voice language - changes the language for all voice prompts and messages.
Specifications:
Physical:
Size: 3.2”H x 4.4”W x 2.8”D (8.2 x 11.3 x 7.2 cm) Weight: Appr. 9.5 ounces (269 g) Display: 2.8”W x 2.1”H (7.2 x 5.4 cm); 320 x 240 pixels; bright, 16-bit LCD, with white backlight and touch screen Data Storage: Indefinite – no backup battery required Antenna: Built-in patch, MCX-type connector for optional external GPS antenna connection
Performance:
Receiver: 12 parallel channel Acquisition time: Cold – appr. 45 seconds
Warm - appr. 15 seconds
First time - appr. 2 minutes
Update Rate: 1 second continuous Position Accuracy: less than 15 meters (49 ft)
less than 3 meters with WAAS
Navigation:
Waypoints: 500 with name and graphic symbol
Power:
Input: 12/24-volt DC Usage: 15 watts max. @ 13.8-volt DC Battery Life: 8 hours
Price:
Suggested Retail: $749.99 USD Mean Price Available on Internet: $450.00 USD
Practical Use:
TThe Garmin StreetPilot c340 is a small to medium sized model. It's
halfway between an i2/i3/i5 and the 26xx/27xx StreetPilots. It's an
attractive unit. You can customize the unit’s appearance with several
choices of colored faceplates (sold separately). The power button, USB
port, and volume control is on the right side. On the left is the SD
card slot. Both sides have a speaker. The 12-volt adapter cable
connects to the suction cup mount, under the receiver itself. Also
provided is an adhesive disk in order to provide the suction cup with a
smooth surface to attach to.
Out of the box, the first thing is to install the USB
drivers to the PC - quick and easy. At this point, you can connect the
c340 and turn it on. The maps are already loaded on to the unit -
coverage for the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.
Garmin has succeeded in making this model easy to use
even though it does quite a bit. I needed to go to the local post
office and navigating through the necessary screens to find that
particular address was quick and intuitive. The volume of the voice
seemed adequate but in situations with high noise level it may be
marginal. The text-to-speech feature was very good at pronouncing
street names.
Route calculation and re-calculation was fairly quick.
(For those wondering what "re-calculation" is, if you're navigating and
you decide, for instance, to take a shortcut, the c340 will detect
you're off the planned route and will re-calculate a new appropriate
route.)
I ran into two navigation problems, though. First, the
announcement of an upcoming turn often came too late to comfortably
make the turn. This has not been a problem with any Garmin models in
the past. Second, the voice would tell me to, for instance, "turn right
on Main Street, then turn left." When this occurs (instructions to turn
after another turn in one statement), it implies that the second turn
occurs immediately after the first.
One more than one occasion (different locations), the unit told me this
when, in fact, it was just plain wrong. If I had followed the
instructions, I would have turned one street too soon. In other words,
there was one street between turns. It is a case of the voice prompts
directly contradicting the mapped route. This has never happened with
any previous Garmin (or any other) products.
Conclusion:
The StreetPilot c340 is quite easy to use and I would be pleased except
for the misleading navigation directions and upcoming street
announcement problems (see Practical Use, above). I'm not sure if I
would be comfortable with that. Maybe it would be okay if you're likely
to use it mostly for long-distance driving. If you plan on doing a lot
of driving in unfamiliar cities, I would be hesitant until Garmin
addresses these issues.
*The estimated delivery time is based on the seller's handling time, the shipping service selected, and when the seller receives cleared payment. Sellers are not responsible for shipping service transit times. Transit times may vary, particularly during peak periods.
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