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Summary: Very good product
Review: I bought this unit after witnessing the 4410 in action in Europe. I have tried that one, plus in-car navigation systems by BMW and others. Perhaps the best way to describe this product is, the in-car navigation systems seem a waste of money in comparison. The thing gets the job done smoothly and accurately. I don't understand some of the complaints I see here. Software installation was incredibly easy, and I didn't even use the provided USB memory reader (I have a built-in SD reader in my laptop). I had everything set up, including maps selected loaded, in well under an hour. The Bluetooth works flawlessly with my T2.
I have very recently used the BMW in-car navigation system and I can honestly say I like this one better. The BMW's sometimes takes you to obscure street names in towns differet from the one you're supposed to go; the 4460 doesn't seem to do that.
Perhaps the two things this unit loses against the BMW's is (1) the voice is more robotic than the BMW's, and (2) the maps will not show parking lots, etc., which the BMW's does sometimes.
Amazon.com's price is just INCREDIBLE by the way.
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Summary: Great Product
Review: I did all my research and found that the two products, Tom Tom and Navman were the ones that I would choose between.
At almost double the price, I decided to go with the Navman and I'm glad that I made the decision.
It was extremley easy to set-up. I followed the directions, and was testing the thing out in less than 30 minutes.
I have made a few minor road trips with the Navman and one longer one and it has proved to be very useful.
Just a word of advice. Travel a few times with the item before you start trusting it with your entire trip. Sometimes it tells you to make a turn on another road when in fact it is the same road, just it changes names (happens a lot in NJ between different towns).
Also, there are a few things that the box didn't tell you that is pretty useful. Not only does it include a mounting bracket for the GPS - but also one for your PDA. AND, my favorite feature, that when the GPS device doesn't recognize the bluetooth signal (because I've shut my palm off and left the car) it shuts itself down and conserves battery power. Very nice feature.
Overall, for someone like me who gets lost in their own backyard, this device is TERRIFIC. Easy to use and easy to learn. I'm glad I bought it. AND, it doesn't help that AMAZON lists this item for MUCH less than any competetor (even Navman itself).
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Summary: Navman GPS 4460 - Good Product, Bad Installation
Review: I have a Palm Tungsten T2, and bought the Navman GPS 4460 to provide GPS capability for the occasional road trip and/or business trip. I had also considered the Delorme Earthmate, but decided against it based on some feedback on the web regarding the accuracy of the maps and lack of voice guidance. The one review I did find on the relatively new GPS 4460 convinced me that this was worth investigating.The GPS 4460 comes with the GPS receiver unit, a couple of mounting brackets for the receiver and the Palm PDA, a memory card reader, a 12V car adapter for the receiver unit, 3 AAA size batteries, and 4 CDs of software/maps. The receiver unit fits nicely into its associated mount, which can then be easily attached to the inside of your rear window. This assembly is held in place to the window by a suction cup. The PDA can then ride up front with the driver in it's own cradle (usually plugged into a cigarette lighter socket). The software for the PDA is excellent, as are the maps (as far as I've tested them, that is). Entering destinations is easy once the maps are loaded onto the SD/MMC card (which you must have and is not included in the kit). The voice guidance is clear, if a bit confused at times (i.e. it can ask you to bear left and make a right turn, even though the visual map indicates that you should keep going straight). The best work round for this, as always, is the judicious use of common sense. The visual cues (when you can safely look at the display while driving) are also excellent. As a PDA is used as the output/display, screen contrast, brightness and audio volume are are limited by the PDA you have on hand. So far the T2 has performed acceptably except in bright sun light (when the display becomes nearly unreadable). Now for my MAJOR peeves with the system - the installation software and instructions are UNFORGIVABLY bad. First, you need to purchase a SD/MMC card for map storage etc - this is not provided in the kit. Second, installing the desktop software crashed my computer (because it tried to it's own drivers for an existing card reader I had in place - something I had to go back and fix). Third, when I tried to activate the software (and followed instructions on the screen and quick start guide), it was in no way clear that THE SD/MMC CARD SHOULD BE IN THE CARD READER AND NOT IN THE PALM. What activation does (I'm surmising from experience) is to install the license key onto the SD/MMC card. Once that is done, the software on the PDA will work (because it sees the key when the SD/MMC card is in the PDA) and the Map transfer software will work (because it also sees the key when the SD/MMC card is in the card reader). Fourth, I got memory errors on the PDA when I first tried to run the software (which were fixed with a soft reset, but none of this was clearly mentioned as a remote possibility). So in closing - the unit is working great now that I have it running. Getting it up and running was a problem as noted above. Some better/clearer documentation on the installation front would have been nice. Had it not been for the lousy install, I'd have rated this as a 5 star product.
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Summary: Navman GPS 4460 - Good Product, Bad Installation
Review: I have a Palm Tungsten T2, and bought the Navman GPS 4460 to provide GPS capability for the occasional road trip and/or business trip. I had also considered the Delorme Earthmate, but decided against it based on some feedback on the web regarding the accuracy of the maps and lack of voice guidance. The one review I did find on the relatively new GPS 4460 convinced me that this was worth investigating. The GPS 4460 comes with the GPS receiver unit, a couple of mounting brackets for the receiver and the Palm PDA, a memory card reader, a 12V car adapter for the receiver unit, 3 AAA size batteries, and 4 CDs of software/maps. The receiver unit fits nicely into its associated mount, which can then be easily attached to the inside of your rear window. This assembly is held in place to the window by a suction cup. The PDA can then ride up front with the driver in it's own cradle (usually plugged into a cigarette lighter socket). The software for the PDA is excellent, as are the maps (as far as I've tested them, that is). Entering destinations is easy once the maps are loaded onto the SD/MMC card (which you must have and is not included in the kit). The voice guidance is clear, if a bit confused at times (i.e. it can ask you to bear left and make a right turn, even though the visual map indicates that you should keep going straight). The best work round for this, as always, is the judicious use of common sense. The visual cues (when you can safely look at the display while driving) are also excellent. As a PDA is used as the output/display, screen contrast, brightness and audio volume are are limited by the PDA you have on hand. So far the T2 has performed acceptably except in bright sun light (when the display becomes nearly unreadable). Now for my MAJOR peeves with the system - the installation software and instructions are UNFORGIVABLY bad. First, you need to purchase a SD/MMC card for map storage etc - this is not provided in the kit. Second, installing the desktop software crashed my computer (because it tried to it's own drivers for an existing card reader I had in place - something I had to go back and fix). Third, when I tried to activate the software (and followed instructions on the screen and quick start guide), it was in no way clear that THE SD/MMC CARD SHOULD BE IN THE CARD READER AND NOT IN THE PALM. What activation does (I'm surmising from experience) is to install the license key onto the SD/MMC card. Once that is done, the software on the PDA will work (because it sees the key when the SD/MMC card is in the PDA) and the Map transfer software will work (because it also sees the key when the SD/MMC card is in the card reader). Fourth, I got memory errors on the PDA when I first tried to run the software (which were fixed with a soft reset, but none of this was clearly mentioned as a remote possibility). So in closing - the unit is working great now that I have it running. Getting it up and running was a problem as noted above. Some better/clearer documentation on the installation front would have been nice. Had it not been for the lousy install, I'd have rated this as a 5 star product.
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Summary: This is not compatible with Palm Tungsten T5
Review: I purchased this Navman from Amazon. The Navman literature states that it is compatible with Palm OS 5.0 and higher. IT ISN'T !!! I have the Palm Tungsten T5 which has Palm OS 5.4.
I have talked to people at the company and they admit it isn't compatible with Palm OS 5.4. Also they have no idea when a "fix" will come out. They seem to have a don't care attitude. DON'T BUY THE PRODUCT.
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Summary: Excellent product but software lacking some features!
Review: I was looking for a Palm pda based vehicle navigational system and researched the market for gps products. I short listed three products - delorme bluelogger, tomtom BT navigator and navman 4460. The delorme was cheaper but lost on maturity of product, quality issues listed on their forum and did not include pda and gps mounting accessories.
The tomtom was comparable to navman but did not have replaceable battery! I decided on Navman 4460.
The install is not straight forward but quite confusing. The software initially failed to download maps and gave a confusing error message that application is corrupted. I had inkling that it needed software keys installed and that did the trick.
Once the software was installed, it worked fine. But I could only use only a part of Tungsten T3 screen. It needed another software download to get full screen usage. Why it was not part of initial install? It beats me as the required files are included on CD.
The software is easy to use. The GPS fix is immediately obtained. It is very easy to set destination and navigate. The PDA mounter and gps windshield mounter are suction type but really solid. The pda mounter is not a true ball and socket joint type but it is not really a problem. The bluetooth works fine. The auto-rerouting works great. The db is pretty good.
I am very happy with software but after some usage found the following features lacking:
1. Ability to avoid certain areas or road stretch is not available. One of the big reasons I got it is to avoid traffic jams.
2. The Router Demonstrator could not be speeded up! The path could not be manually navigated on screen! It is pretty useless without these two features.
3. The Map panning does not work very well. Many times it does not move the map. The map of a large area could not be easily viewed.
4. There is no desktop routing or map software. It would have been so much convenient to view/plan routes and maps on big desktop screen.
Despite the lack of above features, it is a great product and has worked flawlessly. I am taking one star off for install and lack of some features.
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Summary: It's just OK
Review: I'm going to second the motion the first two reviewers said. Installing the software was a little tricky. Actually I'ts not the software but the maps. The maps must be installed to a memory card and only through a provided USB memory card reader which STILL won't install correctly. It works SOME times. Other times it just decides against it. Who knows? The actual GPS navigation is just OK. I've ran into some problems where the software won't register that I've turned and the little "you are here" icon keeps going straight down a road I've just turned off of. 5 or 6 seconds later It magically puts me where I am. This doesn't happen all the time but it does happen. I'd like to compare it to the tomtom navigator but unfortunately I have no experience with it. Basically my problem is with the GPS receiver...NOT the SmartST software.
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Summary: CAUTION - Will NOT function with a PALM T5 !!!!!
Review: Such a shame - This unit will NOT function with the PalmOne Tungsten T5! I reviewed their website information before my purchase. I did not click on the "Support" tab to find a compatibility table deeply buried within... Mea Culpa I guess!
I am VERY impressed with the complete package, and included materials. It is truly a shame that now I am left with three choices - 1) Return the unit. 2) Wait for their upgrade (Not likely I'm told by their support people). 3) Buy a used T2 or T3 to complete the package. (I am leaning toward #3 - I really like this unit and its features.....)
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Summary: This could be a great item, but...........................
Review: This item works as promised, for the most part. I bought it to work with my Sony Clie UX-50. The concept was sound and the mapping software for my Clie is topnotch, especially the 3D aspect, very nice. Also the accessories, I.E. the mounts and brackets, etc. are great. Also, the GPS unit itself grabs the satellites right now (quickly). But........... the weak link is the bluetooth (link)redundant, however, after just a few minutes of navigation, it would without fail(or actually with fail) drop the bluetooth connection. I have yet to figure out if the problem lies with the Navman unit or my Clie? So I navigate in 3D bliss for about 3 or 4 minutes and then the bluetooth connection drops off and then I reset, wait for the GPS to come back online and then I navigate again until I lose bluetooth again(Yadi,Yada,Yada). I would be curious to know if anyone else has this problem with other PDA's including other Sony products and or any PDA with bluetooth? If so, let me know? (zuhoskp@aol.com)
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