Garmin's Nüvi 370 Reviews

Introducing Garmin’s Nüvi 370 GPS Travel Assistant!

Building upon the wildly successful 350 model, the garmin nuvi 370 gps systems retains all the features that made the 350 system an award winner, editor’s choice and record sales shattered; as well as adding some new 2007 age features, additions and tools to vamp up everyone’s favorite system of 2006.

Adding such features as Bluetooth connectivity, traffic integration through the FM TMC receiver, and also beefing up many of the things that made its little cousin so successful, it is a very modestly priced unit in the middle of the market range, offering unparalleled performance and accuracy over some of its similarly priced counterparts and competitors.

The 370’s Main Menu

Firing up the garmin nuvi 370, your first impression is of a very clean and simple, but incredibly efficient navigation of the unit. Simple and easy taps of the touch screen navigates you through the categories, and everything is well labeled and neatly organized for your easy arrival to the feature you are looking for. The interface is extremely efficient and simple in use, and ads real appeal by being easy to use in the midst of traffic and driving.

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Here is a Garmin Nuvi 370 hands on video that quickly will give you an idea of the voice and visual directions that the nuvi 370 from garmin offers. Note the timing of the voice directions and the clear and obvious visual instructions that make the garmin 370 and similar series models the most popular out right now.

Compare Garmin Nuvi 370 VS Other GPS

Many people will want to understand the differences both subtle and large to make comparing the garmin nuvi 370 gps system to similar options easier, and as such I thought I would spend a moment to help explain the differences between models for those shoppers.

At first glance all those model numbers may looking confusing or overwhelming, but there is indeed an easy-to-understand explanation here for you guys and I’ll try to briefly summarize the pattern of the model numbers.

Differences in 2XX, 3XX, 6XX & 7XX

Garmin Nüvi 200 Series:

This is the value lineup from garmin; with some of the more advanced features left out it offers great value for the everyday shopper that doesn’t neccesarily need all the high end stuff. Missing out also on MP3 / audio book player functions

• Nuvi 200 VS 370
• Nuvi 250 VS 370
• Nuvi 270 VS 370

Garmin Nüvi 300 Series:

The ‘middle class’ product combines strong feature sets, the standard 3.5 inch touchscreen while still maintaining a pretty average pricing – making it the most popular choice for first time buyers and enthusiasts alike that don’t intend to be traveling constantly

• Nuvi 350 VS 370
• Nuvi 360 VS 370

Garmin Nüvi 600 Series

This is another ‘middle’ class series with the larger and more vivid 4.3 inch touch wide-screen. The extra screen size and resolution make it very attractive and appropriate for the consumer that will be taking it along for the ride quite often and putting in many many miles of usage.

• Nuvi 650 VS 370
• Nuvi 660 VS 370
• Nuvi 670 VS 370
• Nuvi 680 VS 370

Garmin Nüvi 700 series

The ‘premier’ lineup if you will, the garmin nuvi 700 series gps systems are very high end items, with respective and cutting edge features not yet found on most of the best selling systems. Not expensive, but definitely a worthwhile purchase if you are going to be constantly using your new personal travel companion:

• Nuvi 750 VS 370
• Nuvi 760 VS 370
• Nuvi 770 VS 370

Differences between X50, X60 & X60 models

Garmin Nüvi X50 GPS untis:

These are the series standard units. The provide all core functionality but are lacking in some of the more advanced extras such as Bluetooth hands free connectivity, Traffic Receivers, MSN Direct (Garmin nuvi 680), and Preloaded transatlantic data. Recommended for people traveling within 48 continental US states without need for missing features.

Garmin Nüvi x60 GPS untis:

Stepping up from the x50 models, these come with added bluetooth connectitivity, further map coverage for North America, and a few other features. Recommend for people travelling often that want more then just the 48 continental US states

Garmin Nüvi x70 GPS untis:

This is the ‘transatlantic’ option and adds upon the x60’s core features mainly with the addition of preloaded data for Europe. The price to upgrade lower units with the same data is much more expensive then that of the 270/370/370 upgrade, and as such anyone planning to or with the future potential to take their Nuvi overseas are highly recommended to take one of these options over their little-brother counterparts

Comparing All units to the Nuvi 370

Compare Garmin Nuvi 200 VS 370:

Downgrading to the Garmin Nuvi 200 model, you let go of Transatlantic map data most predominantly with coverage only for 48 continental US states, blue-tooth, move to a slim form factor design (internal antenna) and get rid of audio book / mp3 player. You save a whole bunch of money though for this basic ‘entry-level’ unit

There are a variety of garmin Nüvi 370 accessories out there that many people are looking for, and I intend to complete a full accessory list in the near future when I have time… for now I will have to put up a basic list of the most commonly searched for nuvi 370 gps accessories.

Mounting / Dash Mounts / Vent Mount

This is easily the most commonly bought garmin 370 accessory, with many people preferring a vent or dash mounting solution for easier or more personalized viewing of the unit over the standard issue suction mount unit. In a few select location it is actually illegal to have your Garmin Nüvi 370 mounted to the windshield, and as such a good alternative is in order. Many other people will like to have the unit below their vision level, with the side benefit of less sun glare as well obtained with quality dash or vent mountings.

Check these out for sure, as many garmin nuvi 370 review comments state that an upgraded after market mount is an essential add on to your purchase and the ability to adjust the system below the windshield level isn’t just necessary where windshield mountings are illegal, but are also a preference for some people

The two most popular garmin nuvi 370 mounts are:

1. Garmin Portable Friction Mount
2. Vent mount for Nuvi300 series

The Nuvi 370 GPS never fails to get me where I want to go, and then to add in the ability to find anywhere that I might want to go easily in the POI functions. I have used many such gps systems before the garmin nuvi 370 and it is without a doubt superior in its accuracy, route calculation, speed and signal strength as compared to similar models from different brand names.

I would say it has about a 99% accuracy with major routes and roads, about 90-95% with smaller traffic systems and lesser popular areas, and will sometimes be quite confused where there has been heavy construction shortly before the last update of the mapping (can’t avoid this from a human nor gps perspective though unfortunately )

Truly amazing and absolutely useful in many ways I wouldn’t have imagined, I bought and brought my nuvi 370 gps unit with me on a road trip through Europe in the fall. All in all I visited about 7 countries and it helped our family navigate easily through it all without any sort of anxiety of the new driving system, unfamiliar traffic and driving types and getting to all the best hotspots and tourist attractions.

The only thing I would like to not in my garmin nuvi 370 review in a negative way, is that I found a few times in less popular places, that it would calculate a route that wasn’t exactly the shortest… this was very uncommon through the time since I have bought it, and perhaps there are reasons it calculated the routes like this, but I just had to find something to say bad about this near perfect gps unit!

The first thing that I loved about the nuvi system was how user friendly the whole interface and menus were over some of the other brands and models I have tried whether in my friends cars or in my uncles SUV whom has multiple devices and is a GPS freak.

The nuvi 370 did come preloaded with all the American and European maps and worked instantly out of the box for everything I wanted to try it out with as I took a trip around the city for the first time, with me quickly and easily setting it up and using it.

Accuracy compared to other seemed to be in the nuvi 370’s favor, with really strong and fast accuracy noted over a MIO and garmin street pilot (older model forget the name) that I have used.

I’ve owned a few models from garmin’s gps lineups in the past, as well as a Magellan Road mate and some factory installed vehicle gps systems. I decided to buy the garmin nuvi 370 for our family’s frequent trips to the United Kingdom and our travels through the tightly knit and confusing places throughout Europe.

It’s really my favorite that I have used, preferring it even over the more expensive ones we own/owned. It has never failed to get me where I need to be as quickly and easily as possible, and has a host of features that make it superior to some of the lower end crap.

I’m very pleased with the nuvi 370 so far after buying it about 2 months ago, and thought I would take a second here to share some feelings while I happened across this site while shopping for some accessories and upgrades for my favorite little car passenger and back seat driver hehee

Lucy is great folks, her really bright and touch sensitive screen make our lives very simple and enjoyable as we travel with her. Besides a somewhat dismal battery life. She is great at reciting books for the children during late night drives and is very musically talented. We decided to get a twin clone of her for the husband’s vehicle, and choose her as the superior leader over the internal navigation system of the hubby’s expensive SUV. Lucy is the British female voice option from the garmin nuvi’s personality options, and we truly appreciate having her around.