3 comments about Sanyo NVM-4030 Navigator.

1. This thing is a peice of junk and buy dot com wont take it back after 20 days, it locks up with fatal application error and the maps are terribly out of date.ASIN:B000K2DHQW Sanyo NVM-4030 Navigation System]]



2. I returned this piece of Junk.
   1) Maps are old
   2) If you are looking for good customer service, there aint any.
   3) Quality of GPS receiver is no good. Does not connect most of the times.
   4) If you switch off and switch back on, it wont find the satellite. You would need to exit the navigation mode and come back again.
   5) Bluetooth works well
   6) No voice conversion



3. I used this unit to drive from NJ to conn. not only was it easy to program and use it was very simple to pair with my cell phone, it was clear and easy to use.

No comments about Internal 7" GPS Navigation System with CCD Steel License Plate Night vision Backup Camera.

5 comments about Pharos Traveler GPS 505.

1. I've only owned the 505 for about a week now. It's a great deal when you consider you get a functional GPS with software for all of the US and Canada and Pocket PC all in one unit. The beauty of the Pocket PC over a normal GPS is that you have great flexibility in the GPS software you use with it - and thus a competitive market - in addition to having all of the other advantages of a Pocket PC (MP3 player, multimedia, Outlook, Word, etc).
   
   The 505 came packed with some nice extras: a flexible, suction cup car holder, a car charger, a 120v power supply and a mini USB cord. It uses the mini USB access port for both charging and information transfer(you can set an option on the Pocket PC to charge the unit directly from the computer).
   
   The unit itself seems to be very well built and has a removable battery. Battery life seems good so far. The only PPC I've owned in the past was a source of frustration for me in that everytime it was reset or the battery ran out it would lose all of its memory. This unit appears to have internal flash RAM as well as flash ROM so it retains its memory even when its reset although it does lose its connection with whatever it was pulling from the SD card (the battery has yet to run out on me so I can't vouch for that). I've seen some reports that the unit is waterproof but I don't see how that could be considering all of the potential places water could get in. The screen is nice sized and can be viewed in either landscape or portrait with the push of a button. The GPS (based on the much vaunted Sirfstar III chip) consistently picks up the signal quickly and even indoors depending on where you're at (maybe not so much in the basement).
   
   The software: Ostia 7.5. I've read a lot of complaints about the Ostia software and was wondering if I'd have to replace it on buying the unit. One should draw a distinction between problems with the software and the data. So far the software has been pretty flawless (it hasn't frozen up much at all but don't forget that you're also dealing with Windows Mobile) and the data has been spot-on. The software has a lot of options for adjustments (two different 3D views and one overhead view, zoom in and out, etc). I think the data may be dependent on where its collected. So far I've used it in the Seattle and Vancouver BC areas and found it to be very accurate (the Point of Interest data in BC was much more limited than in Seattle). A couple of suggestions I would have for the software: a record of distance traveled and an address search capability that could be begun from a user selected portion of the address. Example: I had 3 different map segments open that covered ground from Olympia, WA to Southern BC (an area of approximately 30,000 square miles and 7-9 million people) and was only able to search for an address using this format: house #, street, city. My search for "7th Ave" timed out the system because there were so many 7th Avenues in so many towns to contemplate. When I closed all but one of the 3 maps and conducted the search I was able to find my target almost instantly. Had I been able to search by city first I could have left all of my maps open.
   
   All in all, it seems to have been a very good choice. I'll let you know if my initial impressions are confirmed later on.



2. The Pharos Traveller GPS 505 was a wonder and a surprise; a wonder that it worked out of the box and surprise that it was a Pocket PC based GPS & PDA.



3. advertisement did not reflect the facts about that product,I cannot compare it to the good navigation products of garmin.



4. If you are looking for a Pocket PC that has GPS this is a good option. In my case I wanted a good GPS Navigation System. I have an old NAVMAN iCN 630 and the graphics are much better. I did not like the fact that you need to open more than one map to get to the place you want (From Hacienda Heights to Encino California). With my old one I never had to do that.



5. Pharos 505 has great options for the price. Those seeking the combination of full pda capability and GPS should sample the Pharos brand.

No comments about Socket OEM Bluetooth GPS Receiver + Car Charger.

No comments about Garmin Rino 110 Handheld GPS Navigator and 2-Way Radio (010-00270-00).

No comments about Nextar Automotive GPS.

No comments about Garmin GPSMap 378 GPS Navigator and Chartplotter (010-00542-00).

No comments about Garmin Astro DC 20 GPS Transmitter Device for Astro 220 (010-10805-00).

4 comments about MyGuide 3000/3050 Portable GPS Navigator.

1. The MyGuide 3050 is a budget GPS and the cost cutting shows. While the unit looks nice and features are good, the errors are constant and uncorrectable.
   
   IMPORTANT: The time / date of the unit will ALWAYS reset upon turn the unit off then on again. This is a major flaw as the unit will display a Error popup message upon syncing the time/date with the GPS sats. But this error message prevents you from using NAV until you press OK. HORRIBLE DESIGN
   
   Their customer support in the US, which by the way is just one guy working under the company "Ares Digital", has confirmed this. He is nice enough, but don't count on the 2 year warranty meaning anything in the long term.
   
   Spend your money elswhere



2. I am a GPS junkie. I own or have owned about 15 units over the last 10 years. The features of the MyGuide 3050 are excellent, based on the SiRF chipset capability. As others have pointed out, the lack of a real time clock is a killer. On power-up the unit defaults to 2 AM somewhere in Europe. This sets the screen to night time if the night screen is programmed in. After start up you have to set the date (start-up is a few years ago) and correct time into the unit for other features to work (arrival time etc). Having said that the unit performs very well in actual use. Support is weak, I have sent two emails with questions to the company, both unanswered.



3. I recently had to cross the country during a long 2 week business trip. I used the MyGuide 3050 in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, etc. It worked very well and I was able to get around without having to print out pages from Mapquest for every city. I feel it was a great purchase. My only complaint is that Amazon charged around $300.00. I later found it for $250.00 at Comp USA.



4. I have used this GPS for about a year all over the USA and many parts of Canada. It works well and has an amazing amount of info on its 1 GB SD card. Not having to download information from the computer is the way to go. There are some quirks to the unit as others have mentioned but they are not serious. If you can get the unit for a good price I would recommend going for it.
   
   For all those that already have the Myguide 3050, I downloaded and installed the 6.1 upgrade from the MyGuideGPS website without any trouble. The upgrade fixes all the issues and is a nice upgrade.

No comments about DeluoGPS 31-311-22 USB GPS for Laptop with Microsoft Street&Trips 2007.