Garmin MapSource City Navigator CD ROM for Garmin GPS Units, Europe 010 10373 00

Customer Reviews

Mapsource City Navigator v9 in Germany

2007-07-15
City Navigator v9 proved a vital asset while traveling in Germany. All local streets and major roads were well represented in and around Munich. While not all that many Biergartens were listed in the Points of Interest (POI) list, some were. If I had an address, it was easy enough to plug in that address and my Garmin 276C never failed to route me exactly to that point. My only major disappoint is that CN Europe is keyed for access to one Garmin unit only. To use CN Europe on a second unit requires the purchase of a second key, where CN North America allows two units to be accessed before requiring a second key. Overall, an excellent product, if a bit expensive.

Worked flawlessly in Italy

2007-06-08
Loaded the maps of Italy, and off we went. Found everything we were looking for, it even had our hotel for the last night. Couldn't have found it without the maps.

Amazon sold me an obsolete product

2007-03-30
Garmin is great, but Amazon when I called to talk to them about getting the additional software for my Garmin I purchased at Christmas, they sold/sent me the DVD version which is not the correct item. You need the SD card version so it fits into the Garmin. I called Garmin and they walked me through on how to use the DVD. I had to go and buy a 2G card and then download the DVD and then transfer it to the card..and of course it didn't all fit on the card so I had to delete some countries..it was a mess..I couldn't return the DVD since I had already opened it. The product of the maps are great but Amazon should have known that the DVD version was obsolete and not sell it.

Good - But v8 is not the most recent version !!

2007-03-01
Good product - Works as advertised. But....

Note that Version 8 is not the most recent product. Version 9 has been around since late 2006 - Apparently lots of improvements, and greater coverage of Europe. I am contacting Garmin directly to see if I can upgrade for free. I would have bought v9 if I had known it existed!!

There are lots of road building projects in Europe and things have moved on since Version 8. I came up against at least 2 situations where new motorways (in Germany) completed in the last 1 - 2 years were not shown at all, and I was taken on a bit of a round about journey.

Much better than using maps in Europe

2007-01-15
Software made my last trip to Europe a pleasure. I pre-programmed all my appointments and hotels before I left the USA. GPS data was very accurate in Germany and Austria (is this a surprise?), but in Italy, accuracy was less than perfect. Be careful in countries where Garmin says data may be incomplete. That is the only reason I gave it 4 stars. Cost is high, but with expensive European fuel prices, missing a turn, etc. can add up.

Garmin is the best

2008-06-04
Dont travel to Europe without it. I drove in the past without GPS and its way to stressful. They all have quirks but not many with a Garmin NUVI

Garmin Mapsource City Navigator

2008-04-17
My family and I recently went to visit my daughter who lives in Austria. We used our Garmin 550 and the recently purchased downloaded CD map information. We put the maps on an SD card rather than load up the unit itself. The directions from Munich Airport to her home in Austria were wonderful and got us there without a glitch. We had been awake for 42 hours by the time we arrived and were glad we did not need to try to follow paper maps in the car while enroute. However, there was one glitch. We decided to drive one day from her home in Austria to Chesky Krumlov, a small and beautiful are in the Czech Republic. Evidently I had forgotten to change my unit from the shortest route to whatever would have gotten us there via a BETTER route! We traveled for miles and miles over twisting and turning roads (unlike the route we had taken a few years ago without the GPS),through areas which we had never seen before (interesting and beautiful but not when you only have so much time. At last our GPS unit announced we were arriving at a ferry!! Only there was no ferry operating. Perhaps during the summer season there is, but the unit did not tell us that! We then had to back track for miles, again over hilly and winding terrain while the unit did some "recalculating", again traveling up and down roads that resembled a corkscrew. We eventually came upon the route which we had traveled a few years ago (pre GPS days) and were more than happy to finally reach our destination at noon. We did not use the unit for the return trip back to my daughter's as we were sure it would again head us towards the ferry! At the end of our vacation, we used the GPS European maps and they got us back to the Munich airport wihout any problems. I am not sure how to avoid errors such at the one which took us to the ferry, but I would again use this CD to get us to destinations on future trips, perhaps checking a paper map along the way as well!

Very good

2008-01-09
I am very happy with it, easy to install it, no problems,
At now I have no tested in really life but im planning a trip and I Will do it, I think it will be a great product as his "twin" City Navigator North America, the same kind of info and tools (routes, POI, Details)

Note : This DVD provides more than 2GB info, and you can't store it in the same card, the Garmin 60 CSX only accepts 2GB in the same card, don't pretend to buy a 4 GB card in order to store all the data, instead of that, prior your trip, select the regions you will need.

Very Accurate Great Technology Sound Information

2007-10-27
A finding, so good, I was short on selling my nuvi 200W, just called to garmin's customer service, good advice, great product, no regrets.

Europe map for Garmin IQUE M5

2007-08-02
I purchased this maps on a DVD and purchsed a 4GB scan disk. The 4GB does not work on this Garmin. I had to purchased the 2GB and took me several hours to load these map. I had to unselect several Eastern countries to make sure I have enough memory.

It work perfectly. The message always says miles, when in reality it is km. It helped me a lot. I am still in Europe using it and would not be able to do without it.

Home Entertainment Products and Books

	Home Theater for Dummies Excerpt: "... Typically, direct-view (tube) displays and projector systems that use CRTs have the highest contrast rations, whereas systems using plasma or LCD technologies have the lowest. When it comes to contrast ratio, a higher ratio is better. "
	Panasonic SC-HT920 5-Disc DVD Home Theater System Review: "The performance of the system is amazing and at the price I got it for, you CAN"T go wrong. The DVD player is quick when changing discs and quiet. There are also a lot of setup options."
	Audiovox D1710 7" Slim Line Portable DVD Player Editorial Review: Kick back with your favorite DVDs anywhere! Sleek, portable player features IR wireless remote. Plays DVDs, CDs, MP3s and Kodak Picture CDs. Includes 12V power source adapter and Li-Ion Battery Pack. Model D1710. 90-day limited warranty.

Newnes Guide to Digital TV

The second edition has been updated with all the key developments of the past three years, and includes new and expanded sections on digital video interfaces, DSP, DVD, video servers, automation systems, HDTV, 8-VSB modulation and the ATSC system.

* A uniquely concise and readable guide to the technology of digital television
* New edition includes more information on HDTV (high definition) and ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committe) - the body that drew up the standards for Digital Television in the U.S.
* Written by an engineer for engineers, technicians and technical staff