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Brand:Sony
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The widescreen 4.3" touchscreen of the nav-u™ GPS provides turn-by-turn directions to where you want to go*.
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Product Reviews Summary
Avg. Customer Rating:
 
2.6 stars
(based on 14 reviews)
36% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:
Acquires satellites quickly(5), Compact(4), Easy menus(5), Easy to read(5), Reliable performance(3)
Cons:
Acquires satellites slowly(3), Complicated controls(4), Difficult menus(4), Flimsy mounting(3), Inaccurate(3)
Best Uses:
Finding specific address(4), Planning trips(3), Urban navigation(4)
Describe Yourself:
Bad with directions(3), Gearhead(6), Traveler(8)
Primary use:
Business(5), Personal(9)
 
HOPE YOU DON'T BREAK IT
By big DVerified Reviewer from Hot Springs, AR on 9/10/2008
Pros:
Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Simple Controls
Cons:
Acquires Satellites Slowly, Cannot repair broken unit, Flimsy Mounting
Best Uses:
Finding Specific Address, Planning Trips
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

The touchsreen will break, EASILY. Sent the unit to be repaired and I was told they didn't have the parts to repair the unit.

 
Not Impressed
By DigitalDoctor from Detroit,Michigan on 8/28/2008
Pros:
Easy Menus
Cons:
Acquires Satellites Slowly, Bulky, Complicated Controls, Flimsy Mounting, Short Battery Life
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Dissappointed with SONY...Need to probably stop making GPS and let Garmin,Magellan etc do the job...
Got it last week and would return it this week.
Mount cannot take the weight..Car Charger is lousy...
In Short would need a long way for improvement

 
DOA no sound
By sparkey from Cinti,Ohio on 7/9/2008
Cons:
Difficult Menus
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler, Gearhead
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

No sounds, nothing. However,screen looked great.
Returned it immediately.

 
A good product!
By jw-bc from BC Canada on 7/4/2008
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Cons:
Short Battery Life
Best Uses:
Urban Navigation
Describe Yourself:
Gearhead
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Read the manual through first, a brief look at the start up brochure is not enough.

 
Terrible GPS. Don't Buy
By Joe from Austin on 6/22/2008
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly
Cons:
Inaccurate
Best Uses:
A paper weight
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

[...] Used it for 30 minutes and returned. Very disappointed. Directions are terrible. Route display is awful and confusing. I have had several other cheaper GPS units. This Sony unit does not come close to the other cheaper GPS units I have. Avoid this product.

 
Disappointed by SONY
By JoelVetVerified Reviewer from Miami, FL on 6/20/2008
Pros:
Clear display
Cons:
Base vibrates, Complicated Controls, Difficult base mounting, Difficult Menus, Flimsy Mounting, Hard to imput addresses, Slow calculating routes, View doesn't tracks you
Describe Yourself:
Experienced with garmin, Experienced with tom tom, Gearhead, Good With Directions, Good with maps
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Really disappointed by SONY, they drop the ball on this one.
When you are putting in an address, you need to write the COMPLETE name of the city, state, and street, then it takes more than a few seconds to calculate EACH of them.
The suction cup for the base is a challenge to install properly to avoid vibrations.
Sometimes the split display shows a useful detailed view of the highway on the left side. Most of the time this view on the left is a about the same as what you see on the right side.
When you don't have a route planned, the GPS does not tracks you into view.

 
Not bad, but not great either.
By Hondaman from Pennsylvania on 6/19/2008
Pros:
Compact, Easy To Read
Cons:
Acquires Satellites Slowly, Short Battery Life
Best Uses:
Planning Trips, Urban Navigation
Describe Yourself:
Gearhead
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Let's face it - all GPS have their short comings. This one's: only 10 Via's per route, save a route as favorite - only 4, save a route and recall is tricky, screen not bright enough for use in sun. What is does do nicely: split screen with directions in complicated road situations, warning of turns and using street name to identify,good response to touch screen command inputs. Not my favorite GPS but one I grab when going on long trips. Recommend with qualifiers - need experience with other GPS's to get best use out of.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Go for what you know
By Easyrider from Cheraw, SC - pronouced Sharaa on 6/14/2008
Pros:
Included lots accessories
Describe Yourself:
Bad With Directions
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Too many characters had to be entered before a suggested destination would appear. It probably could have been fixed with an upgrade of some sort, but I didn't wait to find out. 20 minutes after I purchased - I exchanged it for the Garmin Nuvi 260w. I should have played with the Sony to find out what would happen if you did not know the correct spelling of the destination.

 
Awesome!!!
By small island from los angeles on 6/13/2008
Pros:
Easy Menus, Great Display, Reliable Performance
Best Uses:
Finding Specific Address, Urban Navigation
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This is awesome!

Display is big and brilliant.

Also, this unit could be attached anywhere, which is great as my Grand Caravan has the windshield far away from the sheet.

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
RETURNING FOR ANOTHER TOM-TOM
By BILLYFRED from DALLAS on 6/6/2008
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Cons:
Complicated Controls, Difficult Menus, Inaccurate
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler, Gearhead
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

RETURNING THE SONY FOR ANOTHER TOM-TOM
I GAVE MY TOM-TOM TO A SALES MEMBER, I WANT MY TOM-TOM BACK,NOW.

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
this is a keeper
By the kid carpenter from tahlequah, ok on 5/28/2008
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly
Cons:
None at this time
Best Uses:
Finding Specific Address
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

i had a tomtom one xl--this sony is far far superior---muck better graphics---i am glad i broke the tomtom

[1 of 4 customers found this review helpful]

 
SHAZAAAAAAAM!!!!!
By Max Powers from Everywhere on 5/27/2008
How long have you owned it:
One-to-three months
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Cons:
None
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address, Geocaching, Planning Trips, Rural Navigation, Urban Navigation
Describe Yourself:
Bad With Directions, Frequent Traveler, Gearhead, Hot, Technically Challenged
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This GPS is DA shiznit! Word up to your motha! Point A to point B... I'm there! This gps could get me from the center of the earth to the moon! Space travel rocks! Lightspeed ahead with this gps!!!

[3 of 5 customers found this review helpful]

 
Please Don't Buy This Product
By Lost & Can't Find My Way Back Home from Burtonsville, MD on 5/22/2008
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Pros:
Easy To Read
Cons:
Inaccurate
Best Uses:
Couldn't find any
Describe Yourself:
Bad With Directions
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I was told by the salesman that this was the best new Mercedez Benz in navigation systems on the market. He was so wrong!! It could not locate a city that is about 15 mins. from my house. It got stuck on the previous destination. I refused to reset it, as I only used it twice and am taking it back for a refund. Maybe this product needed to be perfected before putting it out on the market. THIS PRODUCT IS TOO NEW TO RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE!! WASTE OF MONEY!!

[6 of 6 customers found this review helpful]

 
Sony NV-U73T not so great!
By LizalejoVerified Reviewer from Lawrenceville,GA on 5/13/2008
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly
Cons:
Complicated Controls, Difficult Menus
Best Uses:
Rural Navigation
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I travel a lot so a system that will tell me how to get from Atlanta to Chicago will be usefull.
I tried the Sony-U73T and right from the start i started to get a bad expireance with it .It wont give you an address from Atlanta to Chicago because it will ust say address not found u have to reset all the time.Very complicated system. Allthough I lke that it will tell you how fast your going and it will notify ou if you need to be on the third lane or you will end up exiting at the wrong exit.

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