GPS navigator with 4.3-inch touchscreen, OneTouch favorites, AAA TourBook and member Roadside Assistance, and more
Pre-loaded maps of contiguous U.S., Hawaii & Puerto Rico with six million searchable Points of Interest
OneTouch favorites menu affords instant access to your personalized bookmarks of favorite places
Built-in AAA TourBook provides ratings and descriptions on AAA approved places to stay, play, dine, and save
Spoken street name guidance lets you keep your eyes on the road; multi-desitnation routing with route optimization
This review is from: Magellan RoadMate 1420 4.3-Inch Portable GPS NavigatorLet me first say that I picked this up as a Deal of the Day for $79 and overall, I'm pleased. For what I paid, I think I received a comparable product. Once received I downloaded the content manager from Magellan, installed in on my PC and once it fired up, it told me I had a new software version and maps to install all for free! Very nice. This thing is super thin, fast to pick-up satellites, and comes with everything you need right out of the box. The battery can last 2 hours on a full charge (which takes 4 to 6 hours). The large screen is very, very nice and the colors are vibrant. It's also very easy to read the street names as you drive by them. I was pleasantly surprised to see the names of lakes and parks on this unit as I drove by them.Now for the not so good. The voice prompts can get kind of "warbled" at times. Hard to describe, but my family made fun of the voice on several occasions on a trip of about 140 miles recently. The maps while, vibrant, don't look very professional. The streets for turns have jagged lines, a circular turn is by no means circular according the the Magellan maps...more like a diagonal, then another diagonal etc. It looks odd, and not a huge deal, but it could be cleaner. No speed limits on interstates or freeways or highways. I didn't know this going in, even the Magellan product for my iPhone has speed limits and that only cost $49. So I assumed this would as well and once you have it, you really miss it. Also, this unit never picked up the correct time zone for me out of the box. I waited and waited and it never moved, so I had to manually go in and set the correct one. The manual says it gets it from the satellites, but it didn't get the right one :)Perhaps the biggest let down on this unit is how far behind it lags in real time. I can be 2 even 3 seconds past a street and the unit will show me just crossing it. I understand it can't be exact real time, but 3 seconds seems to be a little much. I've made turns and it reports, take next right...that is annoying. I can be stopped at an intersection and this thing shows me fairly far back from it...even when I'm the the first one at the light. Are all GPS units like this, or does this seem to be just a Magellan thing?All in all, for $79 I probably won't return it. It will get us where we want to go and while I'm no perfectionist, it could be a little more accurate. Only 3 stars since their iPhone version is actually better than this one and costs nearly $60 less than the retail listed here....
This review is from: Magellan RoadMate 1420 4.3-Inch Portable GPS NavigatorA GPS unit is something that I have contemplated purchasing for a while. The only reason that I have held off is because I know where I am going (most of the time). Now, my husband would tell you that I am going insane, which is highly likely, but when Amazon had this unit on sale for $70, I jumped at the chance to own it.Thus far, I am very satisfied with the device. I want to be clear: I have no experience with other GPS models, so my review is based solely upon this product.Durability and DesignThe Magellan RoadMate is a lightweight GPS device that is easy to install in your vehicle. The product comes with a mounting brace, a spare suction cup, a cigarette charger, and of course, the device itself. All are designed of a sturdy plastic, and feel durable.In terms of the installation, the suction device also has a pressure lock to ensure that the holder does not fall off of your windshield. If you are not able to mount the device on your windshield (there are some states which have ordinances which prohibit objects being mounted on your windshield), the unit also gives the option of mounting to your dash. Unfortunately, my vehicle has a textured dash, so I was unable to place the holder anywhere except my windshield. However, the device is small enough that the mounting location I selected (to the left of my rearview mirror) does not result in a large blind spot.Overall, the product is sturdy and well-made. I do not trust that dropping the GPS unit itself would be a good idea, but if it were to spontaneously throw itself off of my windshield, I do feel that it would survive the fall to my seat/dash/floorboard.FunctionThe beautiful part of this GPS unit has to be the functionality. Obviously, the unit ha...
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