If you travel a lot, either because your job demands it or because you simply love travelling, and you are looking for a top quality gps device that will relieve you from the stress of finding your way, then you should consider the garmin 7200.

Below I list the three top features of this neat gadget from garmin. I hope that, after reading my article, you will be in a better position to decide whether it fits your needs.

Large, bright display

First in my list comes the large and bright touch screen display of the garmin 7200.

Its massive size of 7 inches across certainly outperforms its competitors. You will especially appreciate this feature if you happen to drive a larger vehicle such as RV, semi-truck, or even a bus.

People riding in the back seats will certainly enjoy watching a wider screen (see the paragraph talking about entertainment features below) rather than squinting at a narrower display that most of the competitors offer.

Real time, detailed traffic and weather information

What really pushes the garmin 7200 ahead from its competition is its powerful functionality with relation to real time, detailed traffic and weather information.

With an optional GTM 10 or GTM 11 FM antenna, you can get real time traffic alerts that are broadcasted by the service "Clear Channel" which is currently serving many U.S. cities. What is really interesting about this service is that you immediately see on your display, clearly visible by a color code, where traffic congestions take place, so that you can avoid them!

And it gets even better: With a specially programmed button on the device, your garmin 7200 automatically reconfigures and displays on the map the optimal route for you to take, to minimize your delay time and, most importantly, your level of frustration!

Are you worried about those ominous clouds gathering in the horizon? You shouldn't be when you have a garmin 7200 installed in your car.

Thanks to XM Weather data, current weather conditions for over 2,000 locations and weather forecasts for 162 cities can be displayed on the screen. United States county storm and flood warnings are also highlighted, giving you the best and latest information available for your travels.

In car entertainment

Apart from its gps capabilities, you will be pleased to know that the garmin 7200 can also be your source of entertainment that can help you pass those long hours that you have to endure in your car, while driving across the country!

The 7200 offers it all:

1. Rich variety (more than 150 XM satellite radio channels) of commercial-free music, as well as news, sports and talk.
2. It has an MP3 player, so that you can play your favourite music collection that you can transfer to the device from your computer (no need for any special software).
3. It is also an audiobook player, to enjoy the audio books you love from audible.com
4. And this is especially handy if you have children travelling with you: the garmin 7200 has a DVD player to watch their favourite movies on the large display.