V7 Portable GPS Navigation (PMD720NAAM) Review
October 21st, 2009
V7 Portable GPS Navigation (PMD720NAAM) Review from Peter Dykhuis. NAV720 – Impressed 1st-time GPS Owner, I first personally used a GPS unit when renting a car in Florida. The unit I used was a Garmin and I loved it. Up to this time I thought all I needed was Mapquest or Google maps. I was so wrong. The GPS gives instant ability to navigate anywhere. No slowing down to find a PC and print or copy instructions. Also the GPS gives the ability to navigate by sound rather then looking at your map while driving. Finally if you mess up and go the wrong way or miss a turn the GPS unit corrects automatically and will get you steered back to your destination. I have no idea how I got along without it!
Now for my Positive and Negative breakdown.
Positive:
-Clear voice and easy to understand.
-Large screen- I like it! Easy to see.
-Easier to see in sunlight. Unlike another reviewer I found no problem with this device in sunlight.
-Lots of extras like music player, video player and picture viewer.
-SD expansion slot.
-Good point of interest catalog. Lots of POI’s.
-Window attachment is good but I would have liked dash mount. (Window mount is not legal in all states).
-Comes with USB cable, AC and DC power adapters. Nice!
Negative:
-Sound can be a little low if background sound is in evidence.
-Single speaker does not sound great for music or other media being played.
-The battery is not very good at holding a charge. Unplugged the device is dead after a few days of being off.
-Audio playback cannot be done concurrently with GPS mode. This was a big disappointment as I hoped to use it to listen to MP3 books while driving and have interrupt when a direction change was needed. This was my biggest disappointment.
-Although there are a lot of Points of Interest the search and navigation feature is a bit cumbersome and not intuitive.
-European manufacturer has little to no support or documentation.
-Off brand means little to no accessories.
-Dash mount not available that I can find.
-Does not come with case.
I am glad I bought the item. There is no other device that offered the same amount of features for the same price. Solid buy.
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