Monday, 20 December 2010

Sony NVU74T 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic and Text-to-Speech


portable car navigation unit

RDS-TMC traffic-info receiver and antenna (additional subscription fees required after free three-month trial period ends)

4.3-inch color (480 x 272 pixels) touchscreen control

"Gesture command" allows user to route home or to recent destinations with one quick finger motion across the display

Bluetooth 2.0 wireless technology for hands-free calling



This review is from: Sony NVU74T 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic and Text-to-SpeechThis GPS is great for the looks, and the physical design is solid. But what's inside is more important than the physical design. I used a 2 year old Garmin before buying this one. I'd say 2 year old Garmin is much more better than the Sony. If the purpose of the GPS is to take you from point A to point B, it certainly does the job. But you cannot expect any kind of efficiency in terms route planning. You can get traffic updates, and every time there is a delay on your route, you hear "recalculating route" but not really. Since I am in LA, I can listen to 1070 & 790 AM, and do my own route planning based on the traffic conditions. Conclusion: I am not a big Sony fan, but bought this just because of the brand name, and I regret. Get any Garmin and do yourself a favor....

This review is from: Sony NVU74T 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic and Text-to-SpeechPros: price,great poi seaches,updates from sonyCons: Documentation on use is bad. Have to read detailed user guide and play with the unit to get to the advance features. Menus and interface could be betterSummary: I spent about two week looking for a good gps that would not break my bank and still have good features with technical support. I bought a Mio 200, Magellan 4250- refurbished, and Navigon 2000s.I returned them all. This Sony unit was the best purchase and had the latest maps and software available. Bluetooth is the excellent. You can pair as many phones as you want and then select one for use. I still have not figure out how to work the gesture command- I will call Sony-no big deal. Directions are great and it rerouting is fast (after I preformed a firmware update.) POI search is the best that I have seen and gives the latest phone number on the screen to call from the gps. If you like a gadget with a lot features this is for you. Non technical persons could be overtake by all the functions but should be able to use the basics to get from point A to B Not bad for $149.99. I would recommend this device to all....

This review is from: Sony NVU74T 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic and Text-to-SpeechAfter an unsatisfying experience with the Sony NVU73T model I decided to try this one. This model has newer maps, is faster at processing your desired route and of course has a beautiful display, nice graphics and features not found on Garmin or Tom Tom products for the price I paid (a little over a hundred dollars for a new unit sold from Amazon). The text to speech works / sounds better than the entry level units from Garmin. The super suction cup mount is definitely sticky and well designed (although I have mine mounted to a Glisson bean bag mount for convenience). If you can live with short battery life (around 2 hours), no Macintosh support and maps from 2008 you might be pleasantly surprised by this unit....




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