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I've used Garmin and Tom Tom in the past, and I had my share of complaints about the particular quirks of those units, but they both blow this thing away. I never had a chance to use the media functions because I couldn't get past how lousy the GPS works.
The other frustration was that, despite a nice 4" screen, I still had major problems with the size of the icons and my slightly large fingers not being able to hit the icons I was aiming for. Aside from being very difficult to follow onscreen, it CONSTANTLY took me to dead ends and roads that don't exist.
I'll make this short and sweet. I was wrong.
My frustration with this crappy excuse for a GPS has reached a climax, and I am officially dumping it today.Pass on this one. This unit is a piece of junk.
I bought the Harman because I figured, even if the GPS function has deficiencies, it would be more that compensated by the media playing capabilities of the unit.
It is so simple any child who can read can program a trip with this device. Like others I almost didn't buy this device because of others' bad reviews. I was right. I have no complaints so far.
It is also perfect if you have kids and need to keep them entertained - in or out of the car. Everything about this device is great. The screen is big enough to make watching a movie enjoyable. Drag and drop files from the computer to the SD card (or the device with the SD card inserted via the included usb cable) and quickly transfer any movies and music that you want to bring along for the trip.
Satellites are locked onto almost instantly. The media functionality works exactly as advertised and exactly as I need it to. I had a feeling that the people giving bad reviews were either luddites, technologically challenged, or were expecting way too much from this device. There are also a plethora of pre-programmed Points of Interest.
Adding stops to a trip is very east as well. I bought this GPS not too long ago and I don't regret it one bit.The GPS works GREAT and is very easy to use. If you miss a turn or need to change directions the alternate route is re-calculated very, very quickly.
But the replaced GPS is very old (nicks back) and can not work too (keeping locking). Their shipping is fast. Le will reply you soon and agree replace another one for you.
First, it can not locate the best traffic route and alway let you go much far away. No phone was be received when you call them. It is a very bad GPS.
When you write emails, Mr. Never buy this brand GPS, Trash. Second, it is very easy to die, such as no signal on the street at all or keep locking and can not open at all.
Third, their service is very bad.
The problem is that normally this is on two or more lane roads and being in the wrong lane is a big issue as you can't make a left and need to make a right.The girlfriend's Magellan GPS is more granular for directions, if there is a possibility of you going the wrong way it will tell you where you need to be, to include navigating a clover leaf interchange. The GPS-510 seems to be hit and miss when you need to do a Michigan left. In order to turn left you either go past and make a U-Turn on a small connecting street or go right and do the same, no turns at the actual intersection.
This was something I required due to not being able to hear the GPS over the radio. This is a major issue for me as it makes listening to things like audio books impossible. I bought this GPS because it does what my girlfriend's doesn't, play music from the SD card while navigating.
If all you want is a music shuffle this issue will not affect you.I also live in Michigan where we have a unique road feature we call the Michigan left, this is, as far as I know, unique to Michigan. This GPS believes that once you are on the right road you will stay there until it tells you otherwise.I have found with both GPS units that for local trips you probably know a better way to go, either due to traffic flow or light timings. So, I just plug the head phone jack into my car stereo to reroute the sound.
While it works I have been unable to get the play list to work even after extended e-mails with tech support.
Paid around 160 for this.Pros : Good screen size, Media and Traffic capabilitiesCons : Couldnt get map icons to work No user manual at all in the pkg(couldnt find it online too) Screen too sensitive to touches (double clicks very often) Froze once (had to press the hard reset button) in the first few weeks of usage Takes a min or two to latch on to satellites.
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