Hewlett-Packard iPAQ 310 Bluetooth 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator by hp
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Digital camera reviews of Hewlett-Packard iPAQ 310 Bluetooth 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator
Digital camera Review: Good Concept but Rush to market destroys potential.
Summary: 2 Stars
The concept and features are novel but this device needs alot of redesigning or work to bring it to its potential. Here are some negatives.
The GPS reciever is no where near as sensitive as it should be, my garmin handheld does a better job of tracking my speed, It doesnt recognize very well when you have taken an off/on ramp, ie it will instruct you to exit the highway, then perform a route recalc because it doesnt know that you are actually on the off ramp.
Maps
Are woefully out of date in some areas, by YEARS, i dont know what source they are using for their maps in City/Urban driving but they are frustratingly out of date. In city driving the map/gps reciever cannot distinguish between a sharp curve and a turn, any curves that approach 70 degrees will be taken as a turn and the unit will instruct you to make a left/right when it is actually a sharp turn. The unit will switch from 3d back to 2D whenever it likes. If i set a destination and navigate to it, en route the unit will arbitrarily switch from 3D back to 2D and show me a rather large area map, therefore i lose the ability to see any upcoming streets. The unit will revert back to 3D when it is time to execute an upcoming turn but by that time i've missed several points of references/landmarks.
Bluetooth/Phone
The phone frequently mutes incoming calls, meaning when i answered a call via my phone or via the unit, the callers could hear me but i couldn't hear them.
Nightmode
Doesn't allow identify dead end streets like normal mode does.
User Friendliness
NONE at all, while it is not recommended to drive while operating the unit, this thing is a HAZARD and you basically have to stop, or plan well ahead because the steps needed to search POI's or enter POI's are very many and very tedious. The instruction manual seems like it was written by the marketing guys versus the Engineers/Tech Guys because it lacks detailed instructions and seems bent on terse praising of the unit and the features versus offering verbose detailed technical information.
Online support
Trip planner is totally useless, updates are far and few in between if any. You cannot enter or download points of interest from online and i cant seem to get the trip planner to work standalone on the unit, there must be some secret trick to get the option to light up on the unit, because its otherwise darkend/unavailable.
I bought this item brand new on Ebay and i have been strugging to give this unit a chance i have had it about 2 weeks and im ready to throw in the towel. I have given it ample opportunity to perform in City Driving, Suburban driving, interstate and state highway driving. One more week and im selling this bad boy on Ebay. The size of the screen and graphics arent enough to out weigh everything that is wrong with this unit.
Digital camera Review: Good GPS, But Needs Improvements
Summary: 4 Stars
It has a bright huge 4.3" screen. And it is the most important reason that I have bought this unit. However, sometime the system will halt during turning on, and I have to restart it. In Atlanta area, the map is not accurate and sometime misleading.Digital camera Review: Good device, not yet done
Summary: 2 Stars
Pro:
Good hardware specs. I like the gorgeous screen that comes with the wvga resolution.
Con:
For the hardware part, if only it has wifi support or SDIO...
But the bad story is that Software is immature. A lot of stuff left unfinished. The CPU clock is locked at 300MHZ instead of the boasted 600MHZ.
Digital camera Review: Good product with a few shortcomings
Summary: 3 Stars
1. Sound (voice) is too weak. A dinamic condition is weakening sound only, but it is not able to increase it. A volume is not enough if a radio is turned off, and almost nonaudible when radio is turned on.
2. Accuracy is not the best property of this device.
Digital camera Review: Great GPS
Summary: 5 Stars
Hardware is the best out there(600 MHz, almost HD resolution)- comparable to $600+.
Software is good. TTS is not that great. I worked w/ TTS development in the past and the problem appears to be buffering. Due to buffer under runs, at times you will hear words broken up. I am hoping that HP will fix this issue soon. TTS w/ UK voice seems to be better. You can also disable TTS and use regualr voice (no street name).
This is not ur average GPS, you must read the manual(which is in the CD).
I hear a lot of people complain things like; how to adjust the volume, enter street number w/ contacts... All this is doable if you read the manual.