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.

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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.

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I have owned many GPS’es over the last 15 years or so. I have used the Garmin 7200 every day for two years now. It is absolutly exceptional. No complaints of any kind.

And the screen is actually large enough to see and to be able to read it.

At the price these are selling for now they are an absolute steal. I would recommend buying one now while they are still available. I just ordered a second Garmin 7200 just to keep as a spare for when this one finally does die.

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I’ve had my 7200 for over a year now and it has been put through the works. I’m a state trooper in a rural area. I don’t go to work without it now. If I forget it I go back home and get it. Besides having a great screen that is easy to read while driving at high speeds, it will also display the 911 address on a side box. All of the extras like xm radio, audio books, mp3 player just make it that much more useful for those long nights when there aren’t so many people out and about. One of the more useful features is the “Where To” feature. The 7200 has a touch screen qwerty keyboard that the letters are big enough because of the larger screen to enter streets, cities, addresses safely. No, it is not recommended this be done while driving in heavy traffic, but sometimes it is necessary because of the nature of police work. One of my favorites is the “Go Home” button. That gives me peace of mind when my wife has taken a trip to the “big city” and it does simply what it says. Part of the initial installation is programming what the user considers their home address. Push the “Go Home” button and that’s where you are going. No scrolling through check points, favorites, reference points, or entering addresses. The 7200 comes loaded with the maps installed and unlocked. No more unlocking maps and being limited by memory capacity. I recently spent a stint on border security that involved 13 hours a day in a patrol car, patrolling some very remote areas. If I hadn’t of had my 7200 to keep me mentally stimulated during those long days it would’ve been more mind numbing than it was. As it were I learned about the Battle of Okinawa in Bill Sloan’s excellent book “The Ultimate Battle” and “Washington’s Crossing” by David Hackett Fischer.

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I have been using a Garmin GPS III for 9 years now and find the screen to small to see both in the car and in the RV. We have used a computer with map software in the RV, but found the screen hard to see in the bright sun. I wanted a new GPS with a BIG screen and the ability to see it in the daylight, and simple enough the wife can operate it as we travel.
The Garmin STP 7200 meets all those reqirement, although it is a bit large when used in our car. We have been on a couple of trips with it now and found it to be accurate for the most part. It at least got us close enough to see the place we wanted. (I have yet to find any GPS mapping software that is 100% accurate.)

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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.

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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.

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