Garmin StreetPilot c580 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with MSN Direct
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend The StreetPilot c580 GPS navigator with dynamic content from MSN Direct is simple to use. Connect your MSN Direct receiver to your StreetPilot c580 and receive real-time traffic, gas prices, movie listings and weather conditions and forecasts. Other features include a bright color display, easy touch screen interface, turn-by-turn voice guidance with text-to-speech, MP3 player and more. Included is Bluetooth wireless technology for hands-free calling… Product details and pricing info |
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207 Customer Reviews Posted
- Almost perfect
- I have been using my Garmin C580 for a week now and I am very pleased with it's features. I have been very impressed by how easy it is to use.
The only change I would suggest to Garmin would be the ability to program multiple stops along a route. Add that feature and my rating would be 5 stars. - 2007-08-07, 11 of 12 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Takes the stress out of driving ...
- Very easy to set up and use. It's small enough to not block my view of the road, but the screen is large enough to make the maps very readable and the color-coded streets are very helpful. The screen has excellent resolution and is readable in the brightest sunlight. The Bluetooth connection to my cell phone was quick to set up and works beautifully. Directions are reliable if not always the most efficient, but it adjusts smoothly if I decide to take a different route or get detoured.
The only thing I'm not certain of yet is the value of the MSN traffic information. I haven't fully tested that yet, but initial results are unimpressive. At least the first year is free so I'll have plenty of time to evaluate it.
Most importantly, this GPS takes the stress out of driving when I'm going someplace and I don't know the way. No more fumbling with maps or wondering where that tiny side-street is. I feel very confident that I'll get better directions from this GPS than I can get from a local gas station attendant.
I have no way of comparing this to other GPSs, but this one does nearly everything I need and it does it very, very well. - 2007-07-30, 28 of 30 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- New Garmin 580
- Can't say enough great things about my new Garmin 580. Volvo wanted $3,000 to replace their 5 year old technology in my 2002 Volvo S80. Check the economics Volvo. Bad business decision, oh wait they are a Ford company now...LMAO.
Garmin is excellent for field sales traveling and gets me to 99% of the places I am looking for. Love the Bluetooth phone feature. - 2007-05-12, 11 of 13 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- A GPS with all the bells and whistles
- The StreetPilot c580 is for the GPS navigation fan who wants it all. You get easy to use navigation, built-in Bluetooth, traffic alerts and MSN Direct displayed on your screen.
I previously owned a c530 with just the basic GPS features so I was really impressed that I could add all those features for about the same price I paid for the c530 just 9 months ago! The StreetPilot 500 series have a brighter screen and faster satellite connectivity than previous models.
The Bluetooth is a safety feature if you own a Bluetooth cell phone. This enables you to talk hands-free while you're driving.
The MSN Direct is cool but limited to only 4 functions: weather, gas prices, movie times and traffic alerts. A minor complaint is that the gas prices usually have a one or 2-day delay and are not necessarily current. This is OK if you are driving through an unfamiliar area and want to know approximate gas prices.
The StreetPilot c580 is a feature-laden GPS that not everyone would need. With current prices, the basic StreetPilot is $200 less than the c580. Whether you need all the bells and whistles for $200 is a decision only you can make! - 2007-04-12, 100 of 104 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- My first GPS
- This is the first GPS unit that I have bought and owned. Overall, I am very pleased with the unit. It is easy to setup and very easy to use. One thing that is nice is that all the maps are preloaded and you do not have to upload region maps if going to another area of the US. The point of interest are great. I can find anything I want and get easy directions to their location. I can add my favorites as well. The bluetooth is great, I can lookup a POI and the select to call that POI via cell phone with the bluetooth. The MSN direct is easy to use as well. The service will direct your route of travel around traffic. The gas listing I find useful as well. I am able to find what the best price is in my location and then get directions. The turn by turn is great, it tells you the street name and therefore you do not have to take your eyes off the road or guess which street if there are many close together. The only thing that I do not like about the unit is that I cannot have multiple locations selected for directions, say I was going on a trip and wanted to have multiple stops programmed, it would not be able to do it.
- 2007-03-29, 69 of 73 people found this review helpful, Rated:
