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I prefer the c340 for navigation functions. - Garmin StreetPilot® 2820 Car GPS Receiver I bought this to replace a StreetPilot c340, because I required a Track Logging function with over 3000 points. ...

Excellent, capable, low-cost auto GPS - Garmin StreetPilot® c340 Car GPS Receiver We have had the c340 for over 6 months. I love it. It has found a faster way through town for me. I connect it to ...

A few weeks ago, my Garmin C330 was stolen, so I decided that since I loved the C330 so much, I would take the opportunity to upgrade to the C340. A few weeks with the C340, and I find myself missing the C330 even more.

Here’s what the C330 has over the C340:

1. Voice commands on the C330 are much clearer and easier to hear. The C340’s TextToSpeech option (pronounces street names, exit numbers, and destination names) produces muddy verbal commands that require me to look at the screen for clarification nearly as much as I had to for the C330. Of course, you can turn off the TTS option on the C340, leaving you with the C330 experience at the C340 price. Nice.

2. I and others on the web are finding that the C340 sometimes gives verbal notification of turns too late. This happened to me just today on my trip from Boston to New York. I missed an exit because the told me to turn left just as I was passing the turn off. That never happened on my C330….

3. Maps sometimes fail to render on the C340 for about 15 seconds or so. I never witnessed this behavior on my C330. (I’m on the latest firmware update ).

Here’s what the C340 has over the C330

1. While the C340 TextToSpeech option often mangles street names, it does get highway exit numbers correct — and that’s a big plus as I hurdle towards my turn only to find 3 exits right next to each other. Do I want 15a, 15b, or 15c? I certainly don’t want to take my eyes off the road while negotiating turns at highway speeds. And with the TTS, I don’t have to.

2. Traffic routing option. If you buy the extra hardware. And you pay for the service. And if the service covers your area.

Recommendation:

Go with the C330.

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