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Should have listened to the salesman and bought a Garmin
The interface is difficult and not very intuitive to use. Why SONY makes things so complicated is unknown to me. I'm taking it back to Radio Shack and exchanging for a Garmin, I will gladly pay the difference and refurbishing charge.Do Not go For Sony name in GPS- Sony is for TV not for GPS
It is better for Sony to manufacture electronics and stay away from GPS. I am a Sony Customer but highly disappointed with Sony GPS. I could not find any special feature which would make it better than 90 bucks GPS. Interface not friendly need to go some steps to even find simple search. You need to know zip code to get the correct street/address because if you just go with city name, it will give you multiple zipcodes and then come back not finding the street. If you want to find POI, not easy to find and it will keep waiting for ever. I guess very slow processor. Will take you through the crowded streets of city while easy and quick highway route is available.(even after selecting Quickest instead of shortest route). Start in one direction and after some times make you turn in opposite direction going through small streets. Can't figure it out you are on the highway or 10 meter away on service road. Battery life is low so you will have to keep it plugged. Only interstate names are text to speech and rest of all streets just keep left and keep right. If multiple exits on left/right you know the result. Maps are atleast ten years old and last to issue the updates. Signal strength is good but bad in snow and high buildings. I would not recommend someone to buy this Sony GPS.Not quite as good as a Hagstrom
My husband bought this a few years ago. The first problem we encountered was that you can't load the software onto a Mac computer, I guess he should have read the system specs before buying it. Second problem we encountered was that we couldn't load the software onto my work Windows based laptop either, so haven't been able to update the maps. The third problem we encountered was that it is difficult to change states with the interface. The fourth and most frustrating problem, especially for a New Yorker, is that when you enter a zip code for Brooklyn, then ask for 1st Ave, it wants to take you to 1st Ave in Manhattan, not Brooklyn. There have been times when I've just wanted to throw the thing out the car window. Instead I open the glove compartment and pull out the Hagstrom NYC atlas. I'm trying to decide whether we should just bite the bullet and buy a TomTom. As an update, I stupidly bought the update disk. There are significant problems with Sony's update software. The software only works on Windows operating systems, but not Windows Vista. Also, the software will not load on any computer that has Microsoft Office 2007 loaded. I reiterate, DO NOT BUY this product. I would go so far as to say, DO NOT BUY any SONY GPS navigation system. When you buy a system, make sure its accompanying software will work on your computer.Great Price - Good Options
I just bought a refurbished NV-U70 for $129. Out of the box it worked well getting me home from the Sony Outlet store. I did get a message the maps are more than 12 months old but I called Sony and they are sending me the 2008 maps for free! This is lowest price I have seen for a GPS and it does the basics, shows the route, speaks the next navigations, calculates the re-route when you miss a turn or decide to go another way. It finds the position fast and the mount is easily moved from one car to another. Great price .. good options ... what more could you ask?Quick Easy Accurate
This device is very easy, simply type in the destination and it will tell you where to go, make a wrong turn and it recalculates to get you back on track. Very easy to set up and go.Keyword : nav
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