The Garmin company is among the best-known manufacturers of various GPS-based navigation devices, providing a complete line of products for car navigation, seafaring, motorcycle riding and even outdoors adventures. And even if Garmin keeps pumping new and advanced products on the market at a relatively steady pace, some of the company's older products linger on, not because of some sense of nostalgia but simply due to the fact that they're better than anything the competition has to offer for the respective segments.



And that's exactly the case with the device you're about to see as follows, namely the company's StreetPilot 7200, launched way back, in the first half of 2006, but still capable of delivering certain very competitive features.



Probably one of the most important selling points of the navigation device from Garmin is represented by its wide, 7-inch display, whose automatic dimming backlight allows it to be fully readable in sunlight as well. Moreover, users will be able to enjoy their navigation maps on a grand scale, since the screen surface is quite generous (15.5 x 8.7 cm), and the resolution is a fairly OK one (480 x 234 pixels).



The device is quite easy to use, since all the users have to do is touch the display or use the remote to enter a destination, and the 7200 take them there with turn-by-turn voice directions. It even announces the name of exits and streets so users will never have to take their eyes off the road. Furthermore, the 7200 accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras, and even lets users set proximity alerts to warn them about upcoming POIs.



StreetPilot 7200 comes with several entertainment features, including built-in MP3 and audio book players. In addition to headphones, users can listen to music and books through the vehicle’s stereo system, thanks to the 7200’s built-in wireless FM transmitter.



Although its price tag has decreased quite substantially over the years, the StreetPilot 7200 still sells for around 800 US dollars, which lists it among Garmin's most expensive navigators.