Navigon 5100 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator by Navigon
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Digital camera reviews of Navigon 5100 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
Digital camera Review: Good if it fits your needs
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this after using the Garmin Nuvi 350. I am traveling for work and my wife needs the other. I was very pleased with the Garmin, but wanted something with Text-to-speech without paying a lot.
The cost is great ($150 from Radio Shack). The fact that it comes with free traffic is AWESOME. It has a lot of powerful features, and keeps costs down by doing away with the bells and whistles. I don't need an MP3 player and JPG viewer for more money... just get an iPod instead.
If you are looking for the most features for the least money this is for you. If you want the best looking maps, the most frills, pay more.
The buttons can be hard to hit. Part of the problem is the size of the screen. The menus are hard to figure out, and overall it is not overly intuitive. Plan on playing with it first in order to figure it out. Once you do there are a ton of features. I also like the mount it comes with. It can go on the windshield, or there is a disc with adhesive to go on the dash. It is big, so it doesn't fold flat for easy travel like I have seen in the Tomtom. But I have it mounted so it sticks all the way out to just below my rear view mirror. I don't have to lean forward like I did with the Garmin.
The two biggest issues are the battery life and no auto-shutoff. The battery life is short. It has standby mode and then off. In standby, it comes back to life very quickly. But it seems that even though they say it uses little battery it drains very quickly even in standby. Not a big deal since I really only use it while plugged in, but still. If you turn it off completely, it takes a good amount of time to get the satellites again. As I said, there is no auto-shutoff. If your car does not turn over the cigarette lighter on its own, you can easily kill your battery. My car does, so I won't kill my car battery, but the GPS one will die also. I emailed customer service on that part. They said they are considering it for future software updates. Overall, buy if it meets your needs, but be careful because it may not.
Digital camera Review: Good product for it's price
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great product from Navigon with lot of pros and few cons ;-)
Pros -
1) Realtime view - This is an awesome feature that is only provided by Navigon which shows number of lanes (exactly same as fwy boards), I just love it.
2) Speed limit - Gives a Caution indication to driver if speed is exceeded by 5/10/15/20 miles. (we can set the warning)
3) Turn by turn list - Gives turn by turn with street name with 1/2 mile remaining towards the turn.
4) 2D/3D view - Excellent 2/3D views. We can set Day/Night display mode.
5) Traffic Indication - Excellent feature, saves a lot of time if there is a traffic on FWY and asks if you want to opt for alternative route.
6) POI's - Number of POI's to search as well as they are displayed on screen while driving. (This saves time to search).
7) Excellent looks, excellent windshield
Cons-
1) Takes time to start and to load maps. For me it has always shown me insufficient signal when I switch it on. But after 5-7 mins, it's good to go. So better switch it on sometime earlier.
2) Takes time while recalculating, to display turn by turn list.
3) Tapping on the Screen is not so easy, u have to press hard...i'm not sure but may be I'm still facing that problem
Overall, this is a great product for it's price. I'm enjoying it. :-)
Digital camera Review: Good quality, well made GPS Nav.
Summary: 5 Stars
Yes the Germans did it again. This is a well made product that dose just what it suppose to, navigate. I have both the Tom-Tom one XL and this Navigon 5100. The Navigon is a better straight up navigator then the tom-tom. The tom-tom's interactive software is better and easier to use. I keep the Navigon in my truck and the tom-tom in my wife car. It's easier for her to operate. Also the life time traffic is handy. I use it going home from work to see where the traffic is. It saved me from some road rage here and there. So if you can operate a TV remote and you're a no nonsense kind of person you'll probably prefer the Navigon also.Digital camera Review: Good value
Summary: 4 Stars
The unit works well, although the power button is clumsy to use and I dislike the bracket for attaching it to the windshield. I bought a Navamat that enables me to remove the unit from sight more easily. The screen size is adequte and the points of information listed are impressive. The real-view of exits with road signs is also impressive. The real time traffic is limited by the broadcast availability of stations reporting. In the NYC metro area there are few stations available that do broadcast this information. Programming is easy once you get the hang. I haven't found a function that cannot be adjusted that needs to be. They apparently have thought of it all.
I bought the unit on sale with a rebate and for the $200 final cost can't beat it.
Digital camera Review: Good value
Summary: 4 Stars
I have both Navigon 2100 and 5100. They have the same user interface, but 5100 runs faster and smoother. I have not figured the change lane feature of the 5100. Overall, it is a good GPS device.