Portable GPS Review

The Sony NV-U82I GPS is a fantastic tool which has really pushed the boudaries with new features, usability and power. The efficient automotive unit has an LCD screen enclosed in 14.5 x 8.7 x 2 cm sized case. Designed sleek and sophisticated, the unit is a great looking and a smart addition to your car. It weighs just 250 g. High clarity of images is aided by its resolution support of 480 x 272 pixels. The device has a super wide screen size of 4.8 Inches enabling easy and vivid view in colour. Featuring touchscreen user interface, surfing the menu, and operating is easy and swift. Furthermore, the screen is provided with anti-glare coating to reduce strain to the driver’s eyes.

This Sony GPS system comes with pre-installed maps of Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, and Monaco. Along with a 521 MB memory included, the unit also supports memory card slot, and features removable memory stick duo. Connection to PC is supported by USB.

The device allows 2D and 3D mapping. It features TMC, trip computer and street address search. Travelling is made so simple since, this navigator not jut shows you the route, but also gives you alternate routes, shortest way, and estimates time and distance for you. Moreover, it also warns you of any impending delays on your road ahead. Built-in speaker aids vocal navigation instructions.

Sony NV-U82I Touchscreen GPS System integrates a Lithium-ion battery that supports the device for a run time of 2.5 hours. Accessories included with the device are car power adapter, carrying pouch, USB cable and car adapter.

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The new Navigon 2110MAX GPS has received a lot of attention recently due to it’s high quality results and dead simple usability. Its compact design makes it convenient to operate and manage. Advanced technology of this unit pushes aside rest of the similar products. It has measurements of 12.2 x 7.71 x 1.87 cm and weighs 178 g.

This stand alone GPS system  can carry the entire task effectively. It supports superior functions such as Vocal guidance, Alerts in the event of excess speed, Maps of fixed speed cameras, Petrol-saving itinerary calculation and many more on the list. The driver can get information about the routes and plan them according to which is the Shortest, quickest, best etc.

Compatible memory cards are supported and compatible maps include Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, the UK, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Monte Carlo, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Ireland, Romanian, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City. This is a car mountable unit and it can be well accessed and managed.

Easy view ability is made possible with the included 4.3″ LCD touch screen with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels and 16:9 aspect ratio. Power is supplied through a 1200mAh lithium battery which runs for as long as 3 full hours. With 64 MB internal memory one can store more. User guide on CD-ROM, quick start-up guide, in-car charger (with built-in TMC antenna), mount, SD card with maps of Europe comes along with Navigon 2110MAX 4.3″ LCD GPS System.

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Garmin is the only brand you can trust when it comes to GPS system. Whether you are driving through roads or sailing through waves Garmin is always ready to assist you. One just needs to plug this device in to the PC and you can download the required map data. With this unit, you will get the complete details about roads or city street levels or even inland marine descriptions. Yes! It is none other than Garmin GPS III Plus GPS System that is powerful to guide you. The product is designed with latest and demanding features to win your mind. It can also give you worldwide coverage of cities and roads if you are ready to install other software.

No other GPS system can compete with this one because of its high performance feature set. The system is installed with the graphics of U.S city and Highway atlas. Since it is made of tough water proof quality the product is highly durable. The receiver it has is highly brilliant. It is differential-ready phase trac 12 receiver assisting it.

The antenna can be detachable with standard BNC connector. It is built-in base map of major roadways and highway exit information. It is attached with back light too. This GPS need 4 AA batteries to function smoothly and the battery life supported is 36 hours. PC cable is included in the package.

The dynamics of Garmin GPS unit is 6 Gs. Water-resistance rating is IPX7 which will protect the unit for 30 minutes at a depth of 3.3 feet. It can operate in 5 to 158 F temperatures which makes it highly different. The product is compatible with NMEA 0183, RTCM 104 DGPS corrections.

The width, depth and height of the system are 5, 2.32 and 1.62 inches respectively.  It has a weight of 9 ounces only to complete its size.

This outstanding system only takes 0.75 watts to function. It displays 500 waypoints according to your needs. Another helpful facility it has is 1900 track log points. It is assisted with track back quality for your comfort. You can find your previous track if you need this feature. It can display 20 routes with 30 way points each.

With the 12 channels receiver it will provide you all kinds of data you need in seconds. In cold the acquisition time it takes is 45 seconds and in warm it only takes 15 seconds for acquisition. It updates the data continuously and the updates happen every second. The position accuracy of the system is 49 feet RMS. 0.1 Knots RMS steady state is the velocity accuracy of the product.

The display is very clear and accurate with many features. Moving map display is one of the important features of the display. You can view the map in a 2.2 x 1.5 inches screen. Made of high resolution with 100 x 160 pixels, the maps are displayed clearly. 4-level grey scale is the display colour supported by the unit.

The company assures you with a 1 year warranty for parts and labour.

Now sailing and driving is adventurous apart from interesting. After the invention of Garmin products like Garmin GPS III Plus Satellite Navigation System these daring things have become people’s favourite hobby because this product makes your life simple and uncomplicated.

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