Text-to-Speech in English announces the next manuever by name
GPS-810's translation from Text-to-Speech is very easy to understand and natural sounding
Bluetooth is built in offering the ability to pair with Bluetooth
Enables cell phones for handsfree communication
Full-featured digital audio and video player
This review is from: Harman Kardon GPS-810 4.3-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS NavigatorI bought this unit but returned it because, for me, the cons (most significantly the battery life) outweighed the pros. Here is a rundown of what I found:Pros: - solid build - you can feel the quality when you hold this device- generally good performance, rapid satellite lock and route calculation- excellent car mounting accessories- beautiful large screen with video playback as well as audio- control knob is innovative and convenient- menus are intuitive and easy to followCons: - 2 hour battery life (confirmed to be "normal" by HK tech) - this is fine if you don't plan to use video feature and instead intend to leave it mounted in the same vehicle all the time- suspend feature described in quick start guide missing on some units pending firmwire update expected in the next couple of months - so the unit reboots completely every time you turn it off- recalculation routing sometimes erratic (lots of U-turns!)- full user manual not available and no time-frame within which it will be released - a complex, feature-rich device such as this deserves betterBottom line: a good product, but needs some refining before it can justify the price tag....
This review is from: Harman Kardon GPS-810 4.3-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS NavigatorI have tried MIOc310x, tomtom 920T, Garmin nuvi 660, 670, 200w, 5000, Magellans, Navigon .... ALL of them have their quirks. none of them are perfect. ofcourse this is all the matter of individual taste. HK 810 has its quirks too... but they are all insignificant when you look at the practicality of this GPS unit. Its like a swiss army knife of sorts. Long plane journeys will no more bother you because the batteries actually do last at least 3.5 hours with video playback. Route calculations are simple and to the point. It does not have an exhaustive list of menus to go through. The remote for this product is very intuitive just like an iDrive in a BMW or any high end car system. The menus are identical to the one in the 2007 BMW 7series. Phone calls are crystal clear....provided you have all your windows shut. It pairs well with 3 phones I have. Blackberry pearl, Motorola krzr and the iphone. The music sound quality is great and you don't even have to crank it all the way up to hear it. it is solidly built and quick on GPS fixes, route recalculations. It uses the same map as the MIO does... which are not cartoonish as the garmins out there. But does use a different set of algorithms to calculate effective routes. The accuracy is good but dont expect to be spoon fed and spoilt to take you to the doorstep of the destination. In 3 months of use I have had 2 freezes ...both when I insert the sd card while the unit was turned on. Otherwise a very recommended product. Stands out in a crowd of the same looking GPS units....
This review is from: Harman Kardon GPS-810 4.3-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS NavigatorIf you are looking for something different in a GPS - and that would also include the single coolest interface in a GPS unit - look no further. I had no idea Harmon Kardon, maker of great Audio equipment, was in the GPS business, but after working with a demo in a local Best Buy, I simply had to have one!Why this unit?I travel extensively for work. A couple features I wanted in a GPS included the following: - Simple and clean interface - Audio announcement with street names - Bluetooth mobile phone capability - MP3 Player with FM tuner - Rugged and flexible mount - Traffic warningsThe HK GPS 810 delivers on all points - and more! - although not perfectly in every instance.The interface is an especially clean design that looks suspiciously like Microsoft Windows. That's no accident. The unit is powered by Windows CE - an embedded version of the Windows operating system found on most PCs. To date, (I've been running this unit for 2 months now) the system has never crashed once and has been stable as a rock. A contributing factor to this might be the update I installed immediately after recieving the unit. Don't miss this, as reviews of this unit previous to this indicate significant problems with stability. The update was simple enough, and if you feel you might need assistance with it, you can call the manufacturer and they will walk you through it. All you need is your PC, the GPS and the supplied USB cable. The entire process took about an hour - most of it spent waiting for it to install the software on the unit itself.This product also comes with a wireless remote-control knob that works great and is very simple to use. Although if you travel f...
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