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ya, I might have to take back my scathing revue of their customer support however it did take them long enough to address my issue and they never really did, this is a replacement from a crashed operating system in my original unit
anyway, this thing is really amazing, I don't know how far gps technology and the units have come since I bought the previous model but the advances in this unit are stunning, I could not have predicted this much improvement in the course of a year
it's got uncanny voice recognition, the only thing it takes it's time recognizing is the final house number which you can tap in if you don't want to wait for the os to recognize your input
it's got an fm transmitter so if the volume on the unit isn't load enough I can use my radio
it's got blue tooth remote control so you don't have to aim it at the unit but this I don't like, I would rather the infra red or sonic since the blue tooth is either on or off instead of demand and I am trying to eliminate close microwaves where possible
thanx to the voice recognition I hopefully won't be using the remote control
it's got traffic rerouting as well using an external antenae, I don't understand why the antenae has to be external instead of internal but it comes with the unit
it's also got free internet traffic you can sync if you want to bluetooth your phone to the device, I don't understand why you would use this method instead of the antenae though, maybe someone could explain
as the past model you can use your phone hands free through the gps, this isn't really good since the mike is so far away
it's got traffic camera location which will save you a ticket
I can correct the internal map which is very nice and I can share my corrections over the internet with other users, this is really good since I can't stand having to pay for updated maps after spending so much on a gps
big screen,could be bigger though
slim
uses linux I am told, lightening fast os
only 4 gigs available for music on the hardrive, my previous unit had 20 gigs available...doesn't matter to me but I think to most here that's important
it also does some mathematical telemetry when you don't have a gps signal and it can actually keep you navigated using gravity sensors to calculate speed vs position when signal was lost
this is hard to believe and I will report back when I test it, to my mind it would only be accurate for a few blocks and a couple of turns but time will tell
will report back after I have a few weeks under my belt
it seems it's available on the internet for 4 to 5 hundred, it seems like a bargain at the 6 it goes for in the stores
anyway, this thing is really amazing, I don't know how far gps technology and the units have come since I bought the previous model but the advances in this unit are stunning, I could not have predicted this much improvement in the course of a year
it's got uncanny voice recognition, the only thing it takes it's time recognizing is the final house number which you can tap in if you don't want to wait for the os to recognize your input
it's got an fm transmitter so if the volume on the unit isn't load enough I can use my radio
it's got blue tooth remote control so you don't have to aim it at the unit but this I don't like, I would rather the infra red or sonic since the blue tooth is either on or off instead of demand and I am trying to eliminate close microwaves where possible
thanx to the voice recognition I hopefully won't be using the remote control
it's got traffic rerouting as well using an external antenae, I don't understand why the antenae has to be external instead of internal but it comes with the unit
it's also got free internet traffic you can sync if you want to bluetooth your phone to the device, I don't understand why you would use this method instead of the antenae though, maybe someone could explain
as the past model you can use your phone hands free through the gps, this isn't really good since the mike is so far away
it's got traffic camera location which will save you a ticket
I can correct the internal map which is very nice and I can share my corrections over the internet with other users, this is really good since I can't stand having to pay for updated maps after spending so much on a gps
big screen,could be bigger though
slim
uses linux I am told, lightening fast os
only 4 gigs available for music on the hardrive, my previous unit had 20 gigs available...doesn't matter to me but I think to most here that's important
it also does some mathematical telemetry when you don't have a gps signal and it can actually keep you navigated using gravity sensors to calculate speed vs position when signal was lost
this is hard to believe and I will report back when I test it, to my mind it would only be accurate for a few blocks and a couple of turns but time will tell
will report back after I have a few weeks under my belt
it seems it's available on the internet for 4 to 5 hundred, it seems like a bargain at the 6 it goes for in the stores
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