Sony NVU44 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text-to-Speech (Gun Metallic)
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Customer Review: Way better than you know who
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the best unit ive ever bought and it is so easy to use.Customer Review: Not Bad At All, I Like It Better Than Magellan
Summary: 4 Stars
This is my fifth GPS. Three of my previous ones (a TomTom One, a TomTom One XL and a Magellan Maestro) were stolen and the third was a Magellan Maestro that I thought was dead but repaired. Nonetheless, I bought this one because I didn't want to spend another $200 on yet another GPS.
My favorite of my previous GPS' were the TomToms because of their user friendliness and their routing intelligence. The Magellans were just plain stupid and their user interfaces were klunky.
This Sony has a very nice user interface but doesn't quite reach TomTom level but it is good. Address entry and marking locations on this GPS is pretty good. I wish there was a GPS that would just put the current state as a default before you type but I haven't found one yet that does that. The order of entering the address is not what I'm used to. I think this unit does number, street, city, state. I like the reverse (state, city, street, number). But the entry feels less klunky than the Magellan.
At first, I was disappointed at how garbagey the graphics looks but I quickly got over it when I noticed that the response time this unit beats any other GPS unit I've had. The route recalculation speed on it is phenomenal as well. Also, the simplified graphics seem easier to follow. The voice navigation is much less annoying than others I've used as well.
All in all, it's a pretty good device considering it's sub-150. I'm going to keep using it for another week and if I still like it, my Magellan is going on eBay!
Update: I felt compelled to add this since it is pretty important to me. The unit is great but the PC software for this unit STINKS! In the TomTom, you can edit an address book with real addresses but with this software you have to enter actual coordinates. What geek knows actual coordinates of addresses off the top of his/her head? This type of nerditry is what makes Apple number 1 in consumer devices. They really got lazy on the software on which would otherwise have been a 5 star unit. The Magellan software wasn't any better so I guess that gives me some comfort?
Customer Review: So far, so good!
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased this at Best Buy because of it was $90 plus I got an extra $10 gift card. I was a little suspect because there seemed to be very few reviews and because I had not even known that Sony made GPS units. I finally found a few good reviews and decided to open it and try it out. I have only used it today, but I was very impressed. I love the dual view when coming up to intersections. It makes complicated interstate exits easy to manage. I don't understand the people who complain that it's not ALL touch screen. Two buttons and they are easy to press. I have never used a GPS before, but I turned it on, hooked it up in my car and figured it out as I drove. (Pressing buttons when I came to stop lights, not as I was literally driving) In other words - pretty simple. If I come accross something I don't like I'll try to update my review.
Update -
After one year I still love this GPS! The only drawback I can find is that a map update is like $80 from Sony (the price I originally paid for the whole thing) So I guess I'll probably buy a new unit in a couple years rather than upgrade this one.
Customer Review: Seemed like a good GPS for the money, but it was a lemon...
Summary: 4 Stars
Updated 1/20/08
The GPS unit works great when connected via the USB or 12V car adapter, but the internal battery within the GPS device won't stay charged. Also both the power button on the top of the unit and the POI button both are not functioning. The unit is less than two weeks old. I contacted Sony to return this unit for either a refund or an exchange (which was a hassle in and of itself, as Sony won't pay for shipping of the defective GPS device back to its service center in Laredo TX - stingy). I am very disappointed with the quality of this product from Sony, maybe my expectations were too high for this particular device. Also disappointed that Sony does not seem to update their GPS maps free of charge (at least for the first year of ownership). I would lower my star rating from four stars to two stars if I had the option.
Customer Review: Not bad for the price
Summary: 4 Stars
I just purchased this gps system for about 79.00 at SEARS. I had some running around to do today and I just pluged in all destinations and the little device was really accurate. I am a first time gps buyer so I can't say what I am suppose to get and what I am not suppose to get.
You can clearly hear turn by turn directions.
Im satisfied for now
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