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Epicurus.com - Navigon 7100 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator
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List Price: $649.00
Our Price: Too low to display
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Navigon
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Average Customer Rating:   
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Navigon
Color: Piano Black
Display Size: 4.3
EAN: 0898110001051
Feature: Precise turn-by-turn directions, including spoken road names via text-to-speech
Includes Mp3 Player: 1
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Navigon
Manufacturer: Navigon
Model: 10000140
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Publisher: Navigon
Studio: Navigon
Variation Description: Piano Black
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Features
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Precise turn-by-turn directions, including spoken road names via text-to-speech
Lane assistant recommends the best lane for you to be in relative to the proposed route
Photo-realistic 3D images of junctions, complete with actual sign text and exit ramp guidance
Free real-time traffic information via the integrated traffic receiver
High-contrast, wide-format 4.3-inch, full-color touch-screen display; unit measures 5.1 x 3.5 x 0.9 inches (W x H x D)
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Editorial Reviews:
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In the U.S., German-based Navigon may be the biggest name in gps you've never heard. Navigon has long been a major provider of navigation software to automotive manufacturers for in-dash gps navigation devices, but only recently did they introduce portable navigation devices under their own name. What they offer up, however, demonstrates immediately that this is a company that knows navigation inside and out.
Navigon...James Navigon
The first thing you notice about the Navigon 7100 GPS Navigator is, well, the Navigon 7100 GPS Navigator. It's beautiful. It's the kind of device you'd expect an international spy to have in their rocket car. It's less than an inch thick, and its shiny black casing will go well with just about any car interior. Paying the same attention to every detail, Navigon's included car mount raises the bar even higher, with a design that is not only easy to use, but echoes the 7100's in a way that makes device and accessory become one, adding a touch of style and elegance to any vehicle's interior.
The Navigon 7100 offers a premium navigation experience in a sleek package. View larger. | 
Intuitive, animated menus offer predictive text input, helping you select your destination quickly. View larger. | 
The lane assistant provides guidance to the optimal lane for your route. View larger. | 
The reality view guides you with photo-realistic 3D images of junctions. View larger. |
Packed with Features
When you stop ogling the outside and really start using the 7100, what you notice is that Navigon has decided to avoid media support and instead has focused on navigation-based features. This means the 7100 is packed, offering an array of features that are, at the time of this writing, unmatched at this price point. It provides you with turn-by-turn directions, including actual road names via text-to-speech. It includes built-in Bluetooth technology that enables hands-free mobile phone integration, which not only increases driver safety, but is fast becoming a necessity as states pass laws against talking on a cell phone hand set while driving. It warns you when you are exceeding the speed limit. It offers 2D and 3D map views with incredibly precise road visualizations (more on that below). Its Navteq data contains millions Points of Interest (POIs) such as restaurants, hotels, golf courses, gas stations, banks, etc.
Reality View and Lane Assistant
The 7100 has two features that are a great help in negotiating unfamiliar or complicated road systems. Lane Assistant recommends the best lane for you to be in relative to the proposed route, so you won't find yourself trying to move over three lanes when the freeway splits.
Reality view guides you with photo-realistic 3D images of junctions, complete with actual sign text and exit ramp guidance. This makes translating what the navigator is telling you to what you see on the road instantaneous. Free Traffic for Life
This is a biggie. The Navigon 7100 comes is the first GPS device to offer subscription-free, real-time traffic information via the integrated traffic receiver with no additional fees or setup for the life of the product. Be advised on traffic flow and incidents, as well as the best alternate routes. The traffic info starts working as soon as you get the 7100 out of the box.
Zagat Ratings and Branded Icons for POIs
All of Navigon's gps navigators offer Zagat ratings and reviews for their POIs, so while this device may not get you a beer, it can tell you where to find the best one. Branded icons displayed on your map make it easier to navigate to a familiar location of your choice. Superior Software and Hardware
The features and functions of the Navigon 7100 are controlled via intuitive, easy-to-use animated menus that use predictive text input to quickly and easily select your city, state and address. Maps and menus appear on its extra-large and elegant, high-contrast 4.3-inch, full-color touch-screen display with an easy-to-read 16:9 aspect ratio for an exceptional view of the road. The Navigon 7100 includes a powerful Samsung 400 MHz processor, a fully integrated SiRF Star III GPS chip, 64 MBs of both RAM and ROM built in, and a rechargeable 1,200 mAh lithium ion battery that is rated for 4.5 hours of continuous use. All this is housed in an ultra-thin, sleek piano black housing that weighs only seven ounces, and measures just 5.1 x 3.5 x 0.9 inches (W x H x D). The Navigon 7100 even comes pre-loaded with complete maps of the U.S. and Canada, providing you with superbly accurate, seamless door-to-door directions wherever your vehicular travels might take you. Note that the 7100 runs on the Microsoft Windows CD Net 5.0 operating system. A PC is required to use additional map data, and in such cases users require Windows 2000, ME, XP or higher, as well as a CD ROM drive and a USB port. An SD/MMC card reader is recommended as the 7100 not only uses SD cards, but also comes with a 2 GB SD card in the package. What's in the Box
The Navigon 7100 preloaded with North American maps, 2 GB SD card, car charger, wall charger, car mount, USB cable, CD and user manual on DVD, quick installation guide, and warranty information.
About Navigon
NAVIGON has been a leader of GPS navigation since 1991, and has a long history of industry innovations. NAVIGON created the world's first dynamic personal GPS product in 1996, launched the industry's first navigation software for the Pocket PC in 2000, and unveiled the first Traffic Message Channel-based (TMC) avoidance feature on mobile navigation product in 2002.
NAVIGON has helped revolutionize how consumers get from place to place with software products for practically any navigation-ready hardware. Personal navigation devices (PND), smartphones, and in-dash navigation systems directed by NAVIGON's award-winning MobileNavigator (MN) software delivers reliable information on millions of destinations in an intuitive, easy to use format. NAVIGON is a valued partner to the automotive industry, and in 2006 strengthened its category competency by acquiring NAVTEQ's navigation software business.
NAVIGON is a privately-held software company based in Hamburg, Germany, with NAVIGON USA headquarters in Chicago, IL.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Don't buy it for the traffic feature...or for quickest route...
Comment: I went through the reviews and decided I'd give it a try (big mistake!).
My main interest in this GPS was the free traffic alert feature. Yes, it does include it but it is seriously lacking! All it tells you is either "slow traffic" or "stopped traffic". Well, I'm not sure what the system means by "stopped traffic" because more than once I got off a highway because of the "stopped traffic" alert and it turned out not to be stopped, just somewhat backed up. There are times when you're better off staying on the backed up highway than taking a detour that requires you to go miles out of your way in equally backed up traffic because you thought the highway was completely shut down due to an accident (in my opinion STOPPED means NOT MOVING at all). I've never purchased another GPS system, other than my AT&T TeleNav on my cell phone, so I don't have much to compare it to. THe traffic updates on my AT&T TeleNav work much better-it tells you what kind of traffic situation there is, whether it's an accident, lanes blocked, which lanes are blocked, etc. Of course, I am paying $10 a month for that service but that actually is 95% of the reason I purchased the Navigon. I know how to get around town and I, unfortunately, don't go out of town often enough to need directions. So as far as I am concerned, the Traffic information provided by the Navigon is completely worthless.
As for directions...Wow, it really throws out some wacky directions sometimes. I went to the grocery store one weekend with my son and he wanted me to have it direct us home. I live 3 miles east of the store - off the same road as the store. So basically it should have been a go straight 3 miles and turn right on my street, 4th house on the right...Well, not so with the Navigon. It wanted me to take a right halfway home, head 1.5 miles south, turn east again and then turn left further up to head back north the 1.5 miles it had me go south to get me back on the main street I had already been on...HUH?!?! I thought there might have been some exagerating on some reviews or maybe the routes mught have been more complicated but I realized they were dead-on with those reviews.
And then there was the time I didn't want to take the exit off I-95 that it wanted me to...so after I passed the exit, it directed me to make a U-Turn...Ummm....last I checked, you can't make U-Turns on I-95...(& this is with the feature asking it not to use U-turns)...
I tried to like it, I tried to find it useful...But I couldn't. And I couldn't return it because the whole mounting thingy is a bit on the flimsy side and when I tried to remove it, something broke off and it's pretty much permanently attached to the arm. I'm sure that it was partially my fault, that maybe I didn't attach it correctly, so I don't feel right in asking for a refund on it...I'm a sucker that way...I take responsibility for my mistakes...so I'm stuck with it...Not that I'm using it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: worst gps on the planet
Comment: I have been a die hard fan of amazon and over the years have purchased
a variety of electronics including, LCD TV, camera's, GPS, Ipods etc.
But nothing could have prepared me for the recent purchase of the navigon
7100. The search feature is from the 18th century. I do not have words to describe how archiac and useless the search mechanism is. It simply DOES NOT WORK! The response time is ridiculous. The GPS informs you of the next turns well after one has crossed the exit.
And not to mention the lousy service of the vendor who is way too happy
to have this lousy product taken off his hands. They charge a whopping restocking fee and make you pay for their shipping not just shipping the product back. But getting half your money back is worth having this worthless product returned. I am surprised that Amazon does not use any prudence while offering products from such third party vendors.
Also I suspect that most reviews on this product may be bogus. My advice to anyone who is considering buying the Navigon is to test the search functionality at a store before ordering it online. Do not make the mistake we did. It is just not worth the aggravation.
Customer Rating:
Summary: GPS works well, holder is a joke
Comment: This is my first GPS unit and I have really enjoyed having it. I really like the lane assist. I find it to be accurate. Its directions are 98% of the time the route I would have taken. 2% takes me on a scenic drive that I don't really understand why it thinks is faster. It functions great and is quick enough that I don't feel like I wait on it. My biggest complaint is the holder to attach the unit to the windshield. I read the reviews about it being loose and really tried to be careful with it. It became so loose in 4 months that I had to call and get a new one. They sent me a shipping label to return it and got a new one in under a week. Driving down the street the new holder just snapped and the GPS unit went flying to the ground. They can't seem to build a quality holder. I am looking into other options since it cost enough that throwing it away and starting over isn't an option.
Customer Rating:
Summary: superb gps
Comment: This by far the best gps. Easy to use touch screen. I liked the no fee subscription.
Customer Rating:
Summary: navigon 7100
Comment: This is an excellent system. My only problem is that the mounting arm is awkward and breaks easily.
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