Navigon 2100 max 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text-to-Speech, Lifetime Traffic, and Fresh Maps

Navigon 2100 max 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text-to-Speech, Lifetime Traffic, and Fresh Maps

Navigon 2100 Max 4.3 ' GPS

There is not enough good things that I can say about this GPS sytem. The Navigon 2100 Max is a magnificant product which I found after extensive research of many brands and types of GPS systems. With its outstanding Reality view displaying an image of the green signs you come across everyday allows you to navigate with confidence. Text-to-spech is usually very clear, unless you turn the volume all of the way up then the voice is somewhat distorted. The clarity of the screen is tremendous with its large size of 4.3' you can read everything with ease even if you happen to be a back seat passenger. The only con to this system is it the distorted voice at loud volumes, and the menue setup that is difficult for some to maneuver through. In summary, this system is a brilliant buy with an intricate design. A 5 star rating for this product for sure. Thank you Navigon and Amazon for the speedy delievery!

Happy, But Not Totally Bought on it

After searching for a gps I decided to go with this unit. I read good rewiews and went with it. When I first used it I was impressed by the screen clarity and non cartoon looking maps like with other brands. It also aquired a singnal very quickly here in S. Florida. At first the unit was freezing up and driving me crazy! I was about to send it for a ride out of my window @ 70mph. But I gave it a chance to redeem itself do to computer gliches. I also think that if the gps is not fully charged for the first time ,you may encounter problems. Then after a while things seemed fine. I love the detailed view and the road signs and McDonalds and Gas station logos...How cool! The turn by turn directions have been pretty much dead on the money. eg. right Turn at SR7, and you'r right there. The womans voice tells me to turn. Although not the sexiest, but it will do. Most of the time you can't here the voice prompts cause the speaker is not loud enough. So I recommend cranking the tunes so you don't here her...LOL Anyway, sometime these units have to much to say Anyway. You can just follow the onscreen directions and you'll be fine. The only thing that I don't like is the POI. They are not updated to American cities! Or maybe because it's not made in the USA. I couldn't even locate the neerest post office or well known establishments. All and all I'm satissfied with the Navigon or I guess I would have returned it. Once you get used to it you will like it. Just takes some time getting used to. Frank from Nj, recently transplanted to S. Florida and lovin' It

Comparison of Magellan 800, Magellan 1412 and Navigon 2100 max

I 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 800 M14- Magellan Roadmate 1412 N21- Navigon 2100 max Device specific features M08- Heavy; can play mp3s; can store JPGs M14- Slim and light N21- Slim and light (not as light as Mag 1412 tho) User Friendliness M08- Yes M14- Yes N21- Not as good as Magellan - buttons can be too close to each other depeding on the menu and the screen Volume M08- Can set up the volume manually with a control on the edge of the device; Volume increases at certain speed M14- 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 hear N21- Could not find the volume settings; Volume setting for over a speed can be set (No increase / Low increase / High Increase); Voice can be staticy Text-to-speech M08- No M14- 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 1412 Live Traffic M08- No M14- No N21- Yes - Might have to be purchased seperately; reroutes based on the traffic Zagat - Restaurant Ratings M08- No M14- No N21- Yes - Might have to be purchased seperately POI M08- ~1 million POIs M14- ~6 million POIs with wide range of categories N21- ~1 million POIs with limited range categories; shows actual brand logo on the map Lane Assistance M08- No M14- No N21- Yes Mount M08- Easy to mount M14- Easy to mount N21- Hard to mount, hard to take it off Password protection M08- Yes M14- No N21- Yes Compass M08- Yes M14- Yes N21- Not by default, has to be modifed in settings Recalculation M08- Screen goes blue with a progress bar until the calculation is over M14- Immediately N21- Immediately Vehicle Type M08- Car only M14- Car only N21- Car / Bicycle / Pedestrian Arrival Time M08- Display approximate number of minutes the route will take M14- Displays the arrival time N21- Displays the arrival time and the minutes it takes to the destination Distance left M08- Shows the miles left until the next move; Shows the miles left until the destination M14- Shows the miles left until the next move N21- Shows the miles left until the next move; Shows the miles left until the destination Turn by turn view M08- Yes M14- Yes N21- Yes Better for M08- Within the city travel M14- Within the city travel with better POI options N21- Long distance travel with live traffic and lane assistance Sluggy M08- Smooth menu items, sluggy map over time M14- Not sluggy N21- Sluggy menu items, smooth map Route options M08- Fastest Route; Shortest Route; Most use of Freeway; Less use of Freeway M14- Fastest Route; Shortest Route; Most use of Freeway; Less use of Freeway N21- Fastest route; Optimum route; Shortest route; Scenic route Tollway option M08- Can not avoid M14- Can avoid N21- Can avoid or forbid Allowing U-Turn (or not) M08- Not modifiable (Allows) M14- Not modifiable (Allows) N21- Can allow or forbid U-Turns

Works great!

I'm terrible with directions so I bought this hoping it would help me and it did. It found the satellites immediately and kept me moving along quickly. It updates quickly and even if you choose a different route it recalculates a new route and maps it out instantly. The touch screen is responsive and easy to use. It's well made and doesn't feel cheap. The windshield mount works easily and holds the unit in place. When you register the unit at the Navigon website, you'll find out that a software update is not necessary as of today. FreshMaps is supposed to be available this month (July) and you can sign up for E-mail notification as to when they'll be ready for download. The unit comes with a 2 gig memory card and you can install a larger one when it's needed. The operating system for the mapping program is Windows CE. No problems with it yet. So far, I'm happy with this unit. It does what I need without a load of unnecessary bells and whistles. August 3, 2008: As of today, FreshMaps update is now available for this unit. Just go to the Navigon website, log into your account and download the Navigon downloader program. Install the program on your computer and you're ready to go. You can even backup your old maps with this downloader program which is recommended before you download the new maps and install them.

A real life changer for direction-challenged folks like me

I really didn't think this $200 GPS was going to work very well, but I couldn't resist the price. I'm notoriously bad on directions, so I really hoped it could make a difference. IT SURE DID. I had to take a complicated 26-mile route to a seminar outside LA, including 7 miles in residential area with lots of turns. The voice is the really fantastic part -- it tells you 500 feet before you turn and again 20 feet before the turn. You really don't have time to read the screen while you're driving, but you can glance at it from time to time to see what your next turn is, what lane you need to be in to catch the freeway exit, and what direction you're going. The graphic for complicated freeway interchanges is really great -- arrows shows you exactly what to do at a glance. And every time I took a wrong turn or missed one, the device just kept going, guiding me to my goal. My only complaint is the voice sound is so bad. It's difficult to hear (forget having radio on) and the pronunciation of street names is often hilarious (La Loma is prnounced Laalo.). Anyway, it was the most relaxed drive to a distant seminar I can remember. If you're bad at directions, this could be a life changer for you.

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