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| Harman Kardon GPS-500 Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator, MP3 Player, and Video Player | 
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| Brand: Harman Kardon
Category: CE
List Price: $499.99
Buy New: $138.99
You Save: $361.00 (72%)
New (4) Used (1) from $129.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 15806
Color: Silver and Black
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 52
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 3.8 x 5.4
MPN: GPS-500
Model: GPS-500
UPC: 028292504686
EAN: 0028292504686
ASIN: B000NNASK6
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Do not buy this GPS August 30, 2008
I've been trying to use this GPS for 8 months but will be replacing it with something that actually works. The Harman Kardon GPS-500 should never have been released for sale. The software locks-up frequently, even pressing the hard-reset sometimes does not help. Loading movies onto the device is nigh on impossible. The maps are hopelessly out of date and can't be updated. The program logic for entering an address almost never finds the address you are trying to enter. Be ready to take the least efficient route to your destination (that's if it actually works at all). You will need to press the touch screen buttons several times before the device reacts as the software is so slow. It defaults to California, not the state you are in. Support is non-existent. Harman Kardon should recall this product and give the money back. Its rubbish. The Amazon site insists that I give this device a rating and will not allow a zero-star entry so I have been forced to enter a 1 star rating which is one star too many.
October 2008, Update: While driving to pick my wife up from work I thought I'd let the GPS500 navigate me to my destination, even though I knew exactly where I was going. While driving through Princeton I followed the device's directions. Interestingly, that's one thing you should never do with the GPS-500. A couple of minutes later it had me driving in circles around a dorm area of Princeton U. and was itself hopelessly confused. I had determined that I couldn't give the GPS-500 to anyone as it's so useless, so I proceeded to a nearby dumpster and liberated myself from this piece of junk. I haven't gotten lost since. I hope and pray that the device is never found by some unsuspecting person.
 Stick with the Garmin or Magellan August 17, 2008
This thing got me lost so many times, I was much better off without it. It often chose ridiculously out-of-the-way routes, and also tended to send me on wild goose chases for restaurants that didn't exist. The maps are frequently incomplete and/or incorrect, and since it can't be updated it won't be long before it's totally useless.
There's something to be said for name brands. Stick with the Garmin or Magellan, they've been in this business for a long time and they know what they're doing.
 Great for Travel..but not my first choice for PND June 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This device is great for travel I pack it in my travel bag for road trips and business trips. It is a great Media player dfor movies , TV shows and MP3's for long flights or layovers. The UI is great and easy to navigate. The out of box experience was a great one it comes with an AC adapter that converts into a USB charger (most of the other guys sell this as an additional purchase) and the car adapter. The mount is small and collapseble for easy storage in a glove box or handbag. The screenis a good size and the unit is thin and compact (easily fits in a shirt pocket. The design is what HK does best it is clean with a great finish, that just so happens to match the dash of my MIni Cooper! I have used this throughout the U.S and it has been a great experience it does not have TTS or all the bellls and whistles say a Nuvi 350 has but all-in-all a great unit for the price. When a took a road trip top Canda it got a little confused as it would tell me to turn left when I should ahve turned right and when I was exiting off of Hwy 1 it would not tell me if I should take the East or West HWy 1 so I ended up going in circles for a about an hur. The benefit of this was that I bypassed most of the bumper to bumper trafffic and hit my exit without having to sit in it. Final Thoughts: Great for travel but stay in the U.S.
It's a mixed bag April 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought the H/K 300 for its price and its big screen. It's easy to read w/o putting on my reading glasses while driving. Sound quality is fine for my old ears. But....and this is a big one for me: it won't hold a charge for more than a day! And that's w/o turning it on at all. Moreover, I can't update maps, and there is a lot of building going on in my area. Would I buy one of these again. NO!
 Great GPS February 13, 2008
The setup is easy. You don't have to do anything.
In lock position it follows you everywhere.
Nice and bright touch screeen. you can even scroll the map by sliding your finger over it.
I highly recomend it.
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