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3.0 stars
"Sony got some things right and some things wrong..."
Pros: Clearly visible screen, bluetooth, and great suction mount!
Cons: Dangerously slow route calculations, unit size is a bit too bulky
Summary: I owned this unit for two days before returning it. While having some cool features such as gesture commands, phone's handsfree, ease of removal, and a great suction mount, the unit falls short on a few things:
1. The unit fails to swiftly recalculate a route. I counted and it took around 25+ seconds to either calculate a new route or recalculate a route in the event that you miss a turn. You will wait and wait for the processing bar to make its way across the screen.
2. I didn't like the fact that unit's phonebook listed my contacts' names multiple times instead of nesting the phone numbers under one name. So if you have multiple numbers for one individual it will list that person's name for each number and also will not tell you whether it's their cell, home, work, etc. The name formatting was off, listing all of my contacts by their last name (no way to change that). There is also no way to skip to a person name by selecting the first letter in their name. For instance, if your contact's name begins with 'M' you will need to keep tapping the scroll button until you get to your 'M' section.
3. The unit's size was just too large for my taste. What's the use of having a nice 4.8" screen and all you can do is look at a map? There are no photo, video, or mp3 playback capabilities. Big beautiful screen, but not much fun. (Just my opinion)
4. The unit's software is only Windows compatible. Sorry Apple users. You will need the software and PC connectivity for future firmware/software updates.
These inadequacies annoyed me enough to decide to return the Sony NAV-U, especially since the unit I was replacing (Pioneer's AVIC-S2) didn't have these issues.
I'm trying out the Harmon Kardon GPS810...if this doesn't work out I'll just fork up the money for a Garmin Nuvi model. Alas, the search for a great performing navigation system continues...
Where to buy
Sony NV-U83T:
$186.95 - $195.00
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