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I bought this GPS because of the price/screen size ratio. I tried another smaller one, and the bigger screen size is definitely better, AND it includes all of north America in the maps, not just the US. I liked it a lot when I got it, but there was a free update from Sony that brought it from Ver 2.0 to 3.2. I sent for the free disk, got it in the mail in about 4 days, but the install was not documented at all, and it took several minutes on tech support to accomplish the upgrade. The upgrade also added support for photos (Kind of like the digital photo frames you can buy) which supports the memory card which holds the pictures it shows. Other than the photo option and a newer set of maps, I'd have to say the upgrade wasn't as effective in speeding up GPS lock on speed as it claimed. I'm still learning how it works, love the 'find places' feature, where you tell it what your looking for (Gas, food, lodging or repair service among others) and it pulls up a list by closest to furthest of what your looking for...just tap the screen and it navigates you to your selection. Handy when traveling. Overall, I'm happy with it.Read full review
I have had this GPS for almost a month now and have been pretty much satisfied, although there are a few things I don't like and that's why I give it a 4 star. Sony carries a good reputation for having high quality electronics and that is why I bought this Sony GPS system. I didn't trust the other GPS systems out there (Garmin, Tom Tom, etc) because I knew Sony products were good. Pros: Simple to use, clear voice animated directions, touch screen which I love, clear map with complete road names, directions written clearly on the bottom of the screen, easy to use, large screen. Cons: The mileage to take a turn is actually less than what it really says. When it says "1/4 mile take a right", it's actually less than 1/4 mile, more like 1/6 mile. So, I have missed plenty of exits because it would not tell me until I hit almost the end of the exit "Now, turn right," and I couldn't make it over in time. So, now I've learned that when it says "1/4 mile, take a right on exit ...", I move get over as soon as possible so I wouldn't miss the exits. It does that with all the turns. It doesn't give you time to get over and make that turn when it says "Now, turn ...". Another con is that when it starts calculating your route, it won't do so until your vehicle moves. For instance, if you're at one of your destinations and you're getting inton your vehicle to get to another destination, you don't know if you should take a left or right, etc, because it won't calculate your route until you take a left or right and vehicle start moving. I was at one of my destinations and needed to get to another. As I was pulling out of the parking lot, it wouldn't let me know if I should take a left or right, it just continued to say "calculating route." I had to pull out of the parking lot, took a left, before it would tell me where to go next. I think that it should have been able to do so while I was sitting in the parking lot. The two are the only two things that I did not like about this system, but now I have gotten use to it that I know the "tricks" of its games. I am hoping that my first intuition about Sony's quality will make up for the cons of this system. Overall, I am pleased because I am bad with directions. I would recommend this product if only other consumers can learn the "tricks" like I did.Read full review
Has good road info for rural roads in Georgia, also has maps for Canada and Europe, good for when traveling. No Wifi and hard to get regular updates from Sony. Most recent update from sony ($99) is from 2009 for North America, but is available online if you're tech savvy. Also unit is able to load Total Commander in so you can load pretty much any GPS software onto, again only if you are Tech Savvy. Overall a pretty good unit, Got mine used and hs pretty accuarate trip info, Battery life could be better but had no problems with it so far. If you can get it for $50-70 then you got a good buy. Takes some getting used to but touchscreen is nice and display is very clear. Lots of Forum info and underground support at gpsunderground.com.
with advancement in electronics, this unit works well but obviously not to the standards of today's electronics. It performs very well when compared to the electronics of it's time. I bought it to replace a unit like it that I already had but has a broken display. My old unit still works but unusable due to no display. I was unable to get a replacement display so I opted to buy this unit instead of sending it back to manufacturer for repair which would cost almost as much as a new one. I figured if the electronics of one or the other fails I can heal it with parts of the other.
I found the display very good no problem just glancing over to see ..but I am less than happy with the ease of use. To get the unit to remember my starting point home It took a while. It also did not anticipate as I was entering info. I had an older unit that crapped out so I tried Sony this time .They didn't knock this one out of the park as they do with most other products that I have bought.. Reception was less than my older unit. I was able to be in the home to program my next trip this unit would not. Overall it is good but I don't know what other companies are offering and whether they are easier to use.. If you have patience go ahead and get this if not you may want to check out what others have to offer..
