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The other frustration was that, despite a nice 4" screen, I still had major problems with the size of the icons and my slightly large fingers not being able to hit the icons I was aiming for. I never had a chance to use the media functions because I couldn't get past how lousy the GPS works.
This unit is a piece of junk. I'll make this short and sweet.
I was wrong. I've used Garmin and Tom Tom in the past, and I had my share of complaints about the particular quirks of those units, but they both blow this thing away.
I bought the Harman because I figured, even if the GPS function has deficiencies, it would be more that compensated by the media playing capabilities of the unit. Aside from being very difficult to follow onscreen, it CONSTANTLY took me to dead ends and roads that don't exist.
My frustration with this crappy excuse for a GPS has reached a climax, and I am officially dumping it today.Pass on this one.
The screen is big enough to make watching a movie enjoyable. I wish I had known. Satellites are locked onto almost instantly. I was right.
It is also perfect if you have kids and need to keep them entertained - in or out of the car. Adding stops to a trip is very east as well. The media functionality works exactly as advertised and exactly as I need it to. Like others I almost didn't buy this device because of others' bad reviews. In order to turn it on I have to plug it in, or use a paperclip to hit the reset button. Any company that I do business with that does not even have the decency or common courtesy to reply to repeated attempts to contact them is not a company that I would ever do business with again. It got to the point that I had to always carry a paperclip with the GPS (to reset the unit).
There are also a plethora of pre-programmed Points of Interest. Worse, I can only charge it while it is on - if you plug it in, it automatically turns on and I cannot turn it off unless I unplug it. In order to turn it off I have to unplug it. It is so simple any child who can read can program a trip with this device. I bought this GPS not too long ago and I don't regret it one bit.The GPS works GREAT and is very easy to use. If I use it while riding a bike, or in any other circumstance where there is no power I am out of luck. I can turn it on, but not off, so the battery runs out before I can complete the trip. ********************************************************************I would like to follow up with a review after using this GPS for a little over six months.
Drag and drop files from the computer to the SD card (or the device with the SD card inserted via the included usb cable) and quickly transfer any movies and music that you want to bring along for the trip. I have no complaints so far. HK should have added a little pocket on the side of the carrying case to hold a paperclip. I had a feeling that the people giving bad reviews were either luddites, technologically challenged, or were expecting way too much from this device. The GPS also began freezing a lot over the last couple months before the power button broke.
Very annoying. All of our vehicles now have paperclips onboard. If someone else had this happen to them, and they seemed reliable, I would not have purchased anything from them. As you can imagine, this is a huge inconvenience. If you miss a turn or need to change directions the alternate route is re-calculated very, very quickly.
I highly recommend NOT BUYING ANYTHING FROM THEM. Everything about this device is great. The unit worked pretty well (more anon) up until about a month and a half ago at which time the power button stopped working. It is not the end of the world, but it does get annoying once in awhile.Regarding the seller:I contacted the seller over and over agian since the GPS broke and they have not responded at all. I guess I am out of luck.
But the replaced GPS is very old (nicks back) and can not work too (keeping locking). Le will reply you soon and agree replace another one for you.
First, it can not locate the best traffic route and alway let you go much far away. Second, it is very easy to die, such as no signal on the street at all or keep locking and can not open at all.
It is a very bad GPS. When you write emails, Mr.
Third, their service is very bad. No phone was be received when you call them.
Their shipping is fast. Never buy this brand GPS, Trash.
The problem is that normally this is on two or more lane roads and being in the wrong lane is a big issue as you can't make a left and need to make a right.The girlfriend's Magellan GPS is more granular for directions, if there is a possibility of you going the wrong way it will tell you where you need to be, to include navigating a clover leaf interchange. In order to turn left you either go past and make a U-Turn on a small connecting street or go right and do the same, no turns at the actual intersection.
This was something I required due to not being able to hear the GPS over the radio. So, I just plug the head phone jack into my car stereo to reroute the sound.
I bought this GPS because it does what my girlfriend's doesn't, play music from the SD card while navigating. If all you want is a music shuffle this issue will not affect you.I also live in Michigan where we have a unique road feature we call the Michigan left, this is, as far as I know, unique to Michigan.
While it works I have been unable to get the play list to work even after extended e-mails with tech support. This is a major issue for me as it makes listening to things like audio books impossible.
The GPS-510 seems to be hit and miss when you need to do a Michigan left. This GPS believes that once you are on the right road you will stay there until it tells you otherwise.I have found with both GPS units that for local trips you probably know a better way to go, either due to traffic flow or light timings.
Paid around 160 for this.Pros : Good screen size, Media and Traffic capabilitiesCons : Couldnt get map icons to work No user manual at all in the pkg(couldnt find it online too) Screen too sensitive to touches (double clicks very often) Froze once (had to press the hard reset button) in the first few weeks of usage Takes a min or two to latch on to satellites.
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