Speaks real street names via text to speech; route planning feature
DirectHelp Information that Helps You Find Emergency and Roadside Services
Lane Assistant and Reality View Features that Simplify Your Drive
Easy Add-on Services--Lifetime Traffic, FreshMaps (3 years of map updates for one low price), and Zagat Ratings for 70 metropolitan areas
4.3-Inch Touchscreen in an ultra-slim design
This review is from: Navigon 2100 max 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text-to-SpeechJust bought a new vehicle and decided to forego the extra $1800 for the factory nav system. My previous vehicle had one, and I find a nav system to be a "must have" - but I just don't like the price premium. After extensive research, I decided to go with the 2100 Max. The Nuvi's seem to be the most popular, but I really didn't need all the features (mp3, jpgs, etc) as I figued I wouldn't always have the Nav on while driving. I passed on bluetooth also and bought a seperate bluetooth speakephone for the same reason. The 2100 Max reminded me most of the Nav system of my older vehicle, and it had features I thought I'd like. Reality view is amazing - as the ubiquitous green freeway signs usually show on screen exactly as they appear on the roads. Lane Assist is pretty accurate also, showing all the major lanes at interchanges (I was counting the first time I used the device!). Voice is loud and relatively clear, though it does sound as if the speaker is of lesser quality than it should be (I don't use the FM function since I want to listen to the radio at the same time). I had no problem listening to directions with the radio on, even after lowering the volume a few notches. Pronunciation is pretty good also - especially with some of the street names here in San Diego.I cannot say enough about the 2100 Max. Unless you plan to always have the nav system on while driving (where you'd probably want one with integrated bluetooth), I couldn't recommend any other device than this one. My recommendation, pass on the silly features and get this nav system that's packed with an array of great travel features at an incredible price.Pros: - Display/route stays active even with loss of satellites- Loud and clear directions, with our without FM broacast- accurate routing and vehicle location/speed- Ease of travel with lane assist and reality view- Great variety of customizable options- Price- Bright screenCons:- some option selection "buttons" are pretty small for big fingers- built in speaker gets distorted at higher volumes...
This review is from: Navigon 2100 max 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text-to-SpeechI used to have Magellan Roadmate 800 and a few weeks ago I purchased Magellan Roadmate 1412 then I found a coupon for Navigon 2100 max. And here is the comparison chart; some of the entires are my personal opinions and might not reflect everyone's opinion... here it is:M08- Magellan Roadmate 800M14- Magellan Roadmate 1412N21- Navigon 2100 maxDevice specific featuresM08- Heavy; can play mp3s; can store JPGsM14- Slim and lightN21- Slim and light (not as light as Mag 1412 tho)User FriendlinessM08- YesM14- YesN21- Not as good as Magellan - buttons can be too close to each other depeding on the menu and the screenVolumeM08- Can set up the volume manually with a control on the edge of the device; Volume increases at certain speedM14- Can set up the volume through the touch screen; Has only 5 settings; Volume doesn't increase over certain speed which can be hard to hearN21- Could not find the volume settings; Volume setting for over a speed can be set (No increase / Low increase / High Increase); Voice can be staticyText-to-speechM08- NoM14- Funny pronounciations on certain words; "in" sounds like "an" ... "Turn Left in 2 miles" sounds like "Turn Left then 2 miles" - "Freeway entrance" sounds like "Freeway an trans"N21- Pronounciation is more accurate then Magellan 1412Live TrafficM08- NoM14- NoN21- Yes - Might have to be purchased seperately; reroutes based on the trafficZagat - Restaurant RatingsM08- NoM14- NoN21- Yes - Might have to be purchased seperatelyPOIM08- ~1 million POIsM14- ~6 million POIs with wide range of categoriesN21- ~1 million POIs with limited range categories; shows actual brand logo on the mapLane AssistanceM08- NoM14- NoN21- YesMountM08- Easy to mountM14- Easy to mountN21- Hard to mount, hard to take it offPassword protectionM08- YesM14- NoN21- YesCompassM08- YesM14- YesN21- Not by default, has to be modifed in settingsRecalculationM08- Screen goes blue with a progress bar until the calculation is overM14- ImmediatelyN21- ImmediatelyVehicle TypeM08- Car onlyM14- Car onlyN21- Car / Bicycle / PedestrianArrival TimeM08- Display approximate number of minutes the route will takeM14- Displays the arrival timeN21- Displays the arrival time and the minutes it takes to the destinationDistance leftM08- Shows the miles left until t...
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