Avoid it like the plague
Written: May 11 '06
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Pros: Big screen
Also plays DVD (when not navigating)
Cons: Very unreliable, quirky and unresponsive interaction, POI data incomplete/out of date.
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| dgianna's Full Review: Initial GD-70X Car GPS Receiver |
- Interaction is quirky and sometimes unresponsive.
- Occasionally you may find that the touch-screen does not respond at all.
- POI (Point of Interest) data is incomplete and often out of date.
- Very unreliable -- I am on my third unit. The first two got their ROM mysteriously "zapped" and could not boot up (though the DVD player functionality still works). The only way to fix it is to return to the manufacturer. Fortunately, they never last long enough to be out of warranty...
My third unit is problematic out of the box. It frequently "freezes" and has to be powered off/on to recover. Prior units occasionally did this, but this one is very chronic and had to go right back.
Now awaiting the fourth unit in less than six months...
(sigh)
Oh, since you can't watch a DVD and navigate simultaneously, and DVD-only players are very inexpensive, what's the point of combining the two? You could have both a navi and a DVD unit separately that work better and cost less than the two-in-one unit that is of poor quality.
Um, what's the point?
Recommended:
No
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