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Question: How good are the Sony GPS machines? I'm a fan of Sony products and would like to consider trying out one of the gps products.  Where can I go for reviews?
Document: Address entry and marking locations on this GPS is pretty good. I wish there was a GPS that would just put the current state as a default before you type but I haven't found one yet that does that. The order of entering the address is not what I'm used to. I think this unit does number, street, city, state. I like the reverse (state, city, street, number).
Thank you,thank you for the opportunity to (vent) review the frustrations of this product. First of all, check all my reviews...they are all positive for good reasons: I have loved the products. Not so this little gem. It is counter intuitive and frustrating to operate, even when at home and not in a moving vehicle. This is so surprising for a Sony product of which I have many, from digital cameras to televisions. From its (5?
unit will not find some streets by street names it decides that I need to know the county road number. It also will just not find some roads that have been around for over 20 years. Sony tells me that if I buy their $50 map update it "might" fix the problem. I wasted enough money buying the unit. It does no good to have a gps that is lost half the time. I'm going back to Magellan.
I have purchased it as we have a second car after just moving to another state...boy i regret this purchase. In comparison to my Garmin 360 it's like night and day. this sony will guide you through 20 mp/h streets through one family houses neighborhood while there is a highway right next to it, and i'm talking miles of driving. we use it ONLY if it's absolutely necessary.
As if not dumb enough in having those options as to which one any sane person would prefer: crazy thing is that I bought the unit for around 70 bucks 2YEARS AGO!~Menu was pretty good when it worked and easy to set up! Crazy routes where always being given tho! Maybe had to do with settings or the maps not being updated by me! Still crappy situation and sad that the unit gave up that easily! Hope Sony stick to what they know: def not sat navs!!!
I purchased this at Best Buy because of it was $90 plus I got an extra $10 gift card. I was a little suspect because there seemed to be very few reviews and because I had not even known that Sony made GPS units. I finally found a few good reviews and decided to open it and try it out. I have only used it today, but I was very impressed. I love the dual view when coming up to intersections. It makes complicated interstate exits easy to manage.
That helps since my fingers are big and I can tap one key at a time much faster. If you are looking for a great GPS, you will not go wrong with this unit. My gut feeling is that Sony is getting out of the GPS business. They had these on their website for $79.99 and their other units reduced anywhere from 50% to 70% within 5 months of coming out in production. All have been cleared out and posted as no longer available.
The route recalculation speed on it is phenomenal as well. Also, the simplified graphics seem easier to follow. The voice navigation is much less annoying than others I've used as well.All in all, it's a pretty good device considering it's sub-150. I'm going to keep using it for another week and if I still like it, my Magellan is going on eBay!Update: I felt compelled to add this since it is pretty important to me.
I have had this GPS unit for just over 2 weeks now and must say I like it quite a bit. This was my first GPS unit but it pretty much has everything that I need at the moment. I had been looking at GPS units the last few months, seeing prices drop and finally jumped at this one, seeing it was a Sony and had the text to voice feature.
I bought the Sony NV-U44 a few days ago on an impulse buy, as it was on sale at a local electronics store for $138, regular $250. I had thought about buying a GPS before, but I decided I needed one now because my son just began driving and he is not very good at navigating his way around! So after buying it I looked around and heard about the mediocrity of sony's other GPS units and I was a little worried about my purchase.
Answer: I just bought a Sony 94-T. I am happy about the wide screen and excellent image quality. BUT, BUT, BUT...1. The voice quality is too bad. The available voices are too mechanical and often unclear. I find a gap between heaven and hell when the Sony voice is compared with that of Garmin. 2. The maximum volume output of the system itself is so low. If there is any disturbance around, you can't hear what is coming out of the GPS.3. It takes a lot of time for the system to recalculate the route if you take a wrong turn. Also, it will tell you to make a turn ofter your car actually crosses that point.This GPS gives a lot of junk information, often overloading the user with information. This only increases confusion. It is difficult to understand what the system tells you to do while you are in a complex interchange!Be cautious before buying.I believed SONY brand name...but, it did not translate well when it came to GPS.