Thread: Garmin Streetpilot 2720

Lost in Parma again?

Yeah, this place is a maze

Basically what I'm looking for are some reviews... What are the negatives/positives of the thing?

Get a Quest2 you can use it on the bike and if you fly somewhere it is nice and small.

I like the touch screen of the 2720 - which also fits on a bike.

interesting you brought this up as I've been looking at buying for for a few weeks. I want one that will fit on the bike but can also use in my work truck if I do some other route. I have a few problems though: I'm really cheap and these things are expensive, I'm really good at reading maps or following directions and I don't care about getting lost when I'm on the bike, and lastly I'm cheap.

anyone find any good deals on them or have a nice used one for sale?

The 2720 is discontinued so you should be able to find one relatively cheap. They are well worth the money, IMO. It's money well spent.

My only advice is to find one with the features you really want and buy it. I sacrificed when I bought the V several years ago and a year later was wishing I hadn't. Make sure you find one that has lots of memory and/or is expandable.

Originally Posted by ND4SPD

The 2720 is discontinued so you should be able to find one relatively cheap. They are well worth the money, IMO. It's money well spent.

My only advice is to find one with the features you really want and buy it. I sacrificed when I bought the V several years ago and a year later was wishing I hadn't. Make sure you find one that has lots of memory and/or is expandable.

the 2730 is discontinued not the 2720.

Originally Posted by ND4SPD

Who owns one? I'm sure SSG has owned at least one revision of it.

Had one and I loved it, but needed scratch for other stuff since I wasnt travelling as much.

After trying a Nuvi660 and c530, I'd go back to my 2720 in a heartbeat.
I sold mine to gt702 a few months ago and I think he is still pretty happy with it.

Nice large touchscreen, lots of nitty gritty details to modify and suit what you want it to do, fast calculations, a big tracklog, plenty of mounting options, etc. Only gripe is it had to be constantly powered, so no batteries...but it did come with a home adapter and map CD etc. for loading it up at home.

Two thumbs up for the 2720, it's a good degree better then the 2610 that (IMO) it replaced.

I will probably be forced to buy a 29xx whenever that comes out

Originally Posted by CBR929RE

the 2730 is discontinued not the 2720.

ND4SPD lives in the future that you're not yet part of. It is discontinued where I am from too.

Originally Posted by SomeStrangeGuy

ND4SPD lives in the future that you're not yet part of. It is discontinued where I am from too.

according to Garmin: On the Road the 2730 is discontinued and the 2720 is still in production.
so you're both from the future and I'm from the present.
so can you tell us any info on a street going V5 from Honda?

Originally Posted by CBR929RE

according to Garmin: On the Road the 2730 is discontinued and the 2720 is still in production.
so you're both from the future and I'm from the present.
so can you tell us any info on a street going V5 from Honda?

No because it would affect the time/space continuum...sorry.

I can tell you if you take a look over at tundrasolutions.com , in the Tacoma section there (it's pretty decent) they have some info on the tiedowns you are after for the front part of the bed.

Originally Posted by SomeStrangeGuy

No because it would affect the time/space continuum...sorry.

I can tell you if you take a look over at tundrasolutions.com , in the Tacoma section there (it's pretty decent) they have some info on the tiedowns you are after for the front part of the bed.

damn you.

sweet, I'll check it out. thanks

I bit the bullet. Should be here in a week or so.

For anyone that's interested, Buy.com has them for $449 with $50 mail in rebate, plus an additional $15 off orders over $200 and free shipping. Grand total comes to $385 - an absolute killer deal for this thing.

Buy.com - Garmin Street Pilot 2720 - Portable GPS Navigation - 010-00408-02

Originally Posted by ND4SPD

For anyone that's interested, Buy.com has them for $449 with $50 mail in rebate, plus an additional $15 off orders over $200 and free shipping. Grand total comes to $385 - an absolute killer deal for this thing.

SSG didn't offer me a rebate

That's OK, the thing works great ... the technology is mostly lost on my wife though. She does like that it will do everything she asks of it and is easy to use. You should be happy ... and at that price, I might have to consider getting a second so I can use it

Originally Posted by gt702

SSG didn't offer me a rebate

That's OK, the thing works great ... the technology is mostly lost on my wife though. She does like that it will do everything she asks of it and is easy to use. You should be happy ... and at that price, I might have to consider getting a second so I can use it

I did sorta...I sold it for near 55-60% of what I paid for it about 7 months or so after I got it, if it makes you feel any better. This is a nuts deal...

This is a tempting price, if only I didn't have a mortgage to worry about...

Originally Posted by SomeStrangeGuy

I did sorta...I sold it for near 55-60% of what I paid for it about 7 months or so after I got it, if it makes you feel any better. This is a nuts deal...

This is a tempting price, if only I didn't have a mortgage to worry about...

It was a great deal when I bought it, a little less by the time it arrived, and looks expensive now. Hence is the life of electronic gadgets. What was the old saying about computers ... every 6 months the price drops to half and the speed doubles? Same is beginning to happen to some of the other toys as more players get into the market.

Z, that thing is schweet looking, man! Gotta show me that when I bring the stands back. I may just have to gets me one of those.

Originally Posted by CBR929RE

... I have a few problems though: I'm really cheap and these things are expensive, I'm really good at reading maps or following directions and I don't care about getting lost when I'm on the bike, and lastly I'm cheap.

While not really cheap once you buy the maps and some memory,
The Garmin Trex Legend CX does a lot. There are a couple of flaws in the directions out here, but it's pretty impressive for it's size. Virtually unlimited mapping capabilities.
My favorite in-car systems are Alpine.

The man with the brown truck dropped it off today about an hour before I had to leave for an appointment. The geek in me had to break it out of the box and set it up so I could use it on my 18 mile trek across town. It works so much better than my earlier V. My only real gripe with it is the gigantic cigarette lighter adapter with the speaker built into it. I would've preferred the speaker be built into the GPS somewhere but I guess you can't have it all. Can't wait to go on a road trip.

The included bean bag mount seems to work alright, but I don't trust it so I went ahead and ordered a RAM suction cup mount so I can mount it to the windshield instead. These mounts are a must for any GPS/radar detector owner.

Originally Posted by ND4SPD

The man with the brown truck dropped it off today about an hour before I had to leave for an appointment. The geek in me had to break it out of the box and set it up so I could use it on my 18 mile trek across town. It works so much better than my earlier V. My only real gripe with it is the gigantic cigarette lighter adapter with the speaker built into it. I would've preferred the speaker be built into the GPS somewhere but I guess you can't have it all. Can't wait to go on a road trip.

The included bean bag mount seems to work alright, but I don't trust it so I went ahead and ordered a RAM suction cup mount so I can mount it to the windshield instead. These mounts are a must for any GPS/radar detector owner.

-1- It's waterproof and thus - speakers don't do so well on the unit . The speaker-on-the-ashtray feature is sort of annoying though agreed. You could easily buy a hardwire kit and toss a 12VDC plug on the end of it...but your losing out on TTS!

-2- Didn't it come with a small black disc and some adhesive? Use the gray pad and make sure the adhesive and interior are good and warm. Press it down (like breaking the dash press here) and let it sit for a few mins - then snap the 27xx into it and go. I've been in a 45 mph (unplanned and sudden stop included) offroad excursion with my 2610 on the dash and it stayed put.

Suction cup mounts with a big shelf might as well be bright orange and labelled 'steal me' . Owning a ram mount - it sucks to get in and out of the 'clip' , but on the flip side - it's cool for bike mounting

Good luck, I know you'll like it

Originally Posted by DEPO

All I have to say is holy dog poop!

Thats exactly what I had to say about it too

My work put a Garmin Quest I think in the van, I dont know how I ever got anywhere without one now. I'd still be lost in Boston if I didnt have one, thinking that'd be a cool add-on to a bike if you travel.

Originally Posted by MrX

My work put a Garmin Quest I think in the van, I dont know how I ever got anywhere without one now. I'd still be lost in Boston if I didnt have one, thinking that'd be a cool add-on to a bike if you travel.

kinda suprised it made much of a difference in Boston. it must have been recalculating a lot because of detours. the trick my friends and I used to use when we were younger was, head for the Prudential Center. following that always got us where we were going.

I never said it didnt do a crap load of recalculating

I am looking into getting a GPS soon. The FJR came with a mount that is for a 2700 series Garmin I believe (Touratech, very cool ).
The bike is also prewired for the GPS and a XM radio, with a "puck mount" for the antenna.

Would I be better off to get a 2720 and a separate XM reciever, or get the intregated unit (2730? If I can find one)?

Refurb 2730's on sale with full warranty. $265.00

StreetPilot 2730 GPS Portable System Debundled (GXM 30 Antenna NOT included)

I am really working hard to fight this one.....

The 2720 will likely be cheaper. If you're not going to use the traffic/XM stuff then there's probably no need to get the 2730.