I bought this unit for our motorhome. Most of the reviews have listed all the features so I will not repeat them, but my two favorites are large screen and the voice naming the streets. This is one great unit. Not for small cars due to huge screen size. I don't think any units made have a larger screen. If you need "big" then this is the unit for you. Because the voice names the streets you can keep your eyes on the road almost all of the time. You won't be disappointed.

I purchased this GPS to use in my motorhome. It has surpassed all my expectations. I especially like the size of the screen. It is very user friendly and the programming is very easy to master. I would recommend it to any first time buyer and also any old time gps user. The support is great if you have any kind of a problem. I also purchased from Amazon.com a second mount so that I could move the unit to a second vehicle. Very easy to move from vehicle to vehicle. If I need a second one it will be another 7200 Garmin.

The Street Pilot 7200 is all as advertised. The large screen is easy to see and makes reading the street or highway names very easy. It has proven to be very easy to use and is very accurate. Down loading shape files and other survey data is very easy using the memory card. I have no complaints after my first month of use. I count on it every day for my work and has proven to be a valuble tool. The pile of maps that would normally reside on the passenger seat is now obsolete. I love this product and it is the best Christmas gift I have ever recieved. I highly recommend it for anyone who does any amount of traveling.

About time someone made a proper size screen that makes sense for use in cars. I have a really small vehicle, Toyota Prius, and this 7200 Streetfinder gps is perfect size for the car. There are many useful functions on the touch screen or you can use the remote control. The screen is big, beautiful and bright, if you want bright, if not you can adjust it. I mainly like to just keep the unit on "map" function so I can see what streets are coming up, especially at night when I an not in my neighborhood. The name of the next street is there is big bold letters, but if you press the "speak" button on the remote, it will announce the upcoming street. This thing is great and I highly recommend it. The cigarette power supply and bracket (one piece) makes it a snap to remove the unit for safe keeping. One easy motion and its off the bracket. Garmin really put a lot of thought into this one. There are so many ways this thing works but I don't want to write a book here. The only thing I can recommend is that if you are not going to mount it directly on top of your dashboard, purchase the Garmin "Ga 25MCX Low Profile Gps" antenna that snaps into the back of the unit. It will give you great reception results, instead of "searching for satellite" you will get "ready for navigation" in just a few moments. The wire that it comes attached to it is not too big and allows for easy squeezing into small places for easy concealment. I didn't have to mount it outside my car for great reception, as a matter of fact, just plugging it into the back of the unit made a great difference. For true mobile use I am sure Garmin will be coming out with a suction mount also in the near future. JUST ORDER IT, YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED!!!! That is my opinion.

Just purchased, only used on a few trips, but want to give you my first impressions, which are very positive.

First, the ads say that this is designed for larger vehicles. Not agreed. The impression from the on-line descriptions is that the screen size is HUGE, for example, the same as your office PC. Not true, it is a 7 inch diameter screen, so it is still relatively small, the same size as most current built in expensive auto GPS screens. Compared to the 2730 model, the 7200 has perfect size touch screen inputs while on the go. For the extra money, recommend the 7200 with the larger screen over 2730 which has the same features. So, the touch screen size of the model 7200 is great for viewing and input of addresses on any size vehicle.

I was very impressed with connectivty during heavy weather and recommend the external antenna option (sticks to the inside windshield by suction cups).

The voice commands are excellent with advance warnings of upcoming turns and then the next anticipated turn.

Screen is bright and automatically adjusts to light.

No need to change anything in the initial settings, they are great. Just plug in and go. User friendly screens.

Easy to upgrade to the latest software as shown on the garmin web site from your PC to the unit. No need to insert update chips.

The on/off switch. Should press and hold down. Just a light press does not do anything.

I was disappointed that the software bundle included in the package did not include the NT navagation database software, and had to purchase it separately. The PC software allows you to pre-plan your route on your PC and download this to your 7200 so you do not have to load addresses on the go. I tested this and it works great.

If you are in a traffic jam, press "Detour" and you will taken around the jam to your destination. Be prepared however to go through back roads and areas that you may not know.

I did not test the special features of sat. nav. traffic, audio, nor books yet.

Update: I have used this now on a dozen trips and the navigation is very trustworthy. My wife is a Realtor and she loves it.

I loooooooooooove my 7200 st pilot. I am 74 years old and my wife and I love to travel in our 38' holiday rambler navigator and before I purchased the 7200 st pilot I was always nervous about directions and finding specific locations. If you miss the turn your in trouble. This navigation system is uncanny. I just program in the address and it takes us there without fail. I don't even look at maps anymore. Some folks have nit picked this unit about it's mounting system, but I put it on a piece of 1/4" thick plastic and velcroed it to the dash. I hot glued a 5/8s himp rope around the plastic and it looks fantastic. Bata bing-bata boom. Thanks Garmin. I'm not afraid to go anywhere anymore. We live in Missouri and our next trip is Niagara Falls.

I have used the 7200 on two trips now, one being a 1300 mile around trip from California to Oregon. My impressions are very positive. I have previously owned a Street Pilot III and have used the 2730 model. The 7200 is basically the same as the 2730, but with a bigger 7" screen. I found the user interface and the voice prompts to be very useful when trying to find specific waypoints. I am not going to go into all the different options; others have done that. I use my 7200 in a GMC pickup (Diesel 2500), and have mounted it back near the window under the rear view mirror. This gives me the best view of the road. By slightly leaning forward I can easily use the touch screen. I also use the remote while driving to change views.

I was also concerned that the (CD) maps did not come with the unit. I called Garmin Tech Support and asked for the software for my PC. They sent it to me at no charge.

Two issues that I think should be addressed.
1) Mounting brackets: Using the bracket supplied with the unit caused too much vibration from the dash when on rough roads. I wish there were alternative mounting systems to give you more options where you can place the unit (on or in front of the dash, possibly a floor pedestal mounted bracket). Maybe an alternative would be something like the sand bag mount used with the 2730 (a little bigger to give the unit stability).
2) Software - Back Button: There are times when you need to go back to a main screen or transition to another area on your GPS. You must hit the back button sometimes 4 to 6 times just to get back to the main screen. Unlike the 2730 that has an external button, this unit will need to make a software change to include this option.

Other than these two personal issues I have with the 7200, it is everything that I expected it to be and much more. With all the option available for the 7200, it will give any user a very effective and enjoyable unit.

I'm a truck driver, I drive all day, every day. So I needed a GPS that had an option for truck routing. I found this, and it offered just that and so much more..

First: it's so easy to tell it where I'm going - I just type in the address, city, state ~ BAM! I'm already routed and ready to head down the road. I just listen to where it tells me to turn. Also the big display makes it easy to see exactly which road to take, which is real nice for those big cities like New York and Chicago..

Second: I bought the GXM 30 XM antenna - through that I get weather for where I'm at, where I'm going and anywhere else. It also tells me before I run into heavy traffic and safely detours me around it. The XM radio isn't bad either, in-fact it's pretty much priceless compared to the days when I'd have to try and find a good station, only to have it go out a couple miles down the road - the sound quality is quite impressive too.

I gave this a 5 out of 5 because it deserves it. This is a very well made, VERY easy to use product, that I wouldn't work a day without.

I'm just glad I could finally say goodbye to the big atlas and map reading/routing, as it was very time-consuming.

My only complaint is that the software that came with it wasn't Mac compatble. No biggie tho', because I can run Windows XP on my Mac too..

Final thoughts: Buy this little bugger, it's worth every penny!