Plenio 7.0" Car Navigation System

Pros: Excellent screen display, easy to use. I live in SE Mo. and I was amazed at how quickly the unit found itself. Less than 30 secs. Programmed in an address and the unit computed a route in just a few seconds. Excellent voice directions and very intellegent display while navigating. I have two other GPS systems and they are nowhere near as accurate or feature packed. I was impressed that if you take a detour, the system will automatically recalculate a new route based on your current heading and road use. Display was visible even on a bright sunny day. Touch screen was a responsive with only minor issues.

Cons: Touch screen could be a little more sensitive. Music player was great but does not work during nav mode. You must use one or the other.

Overall Review: I was greatly impressed! For the money, it's the best Navigation system I've seen and the screen size is terrific.

Pros: I got this for my sister who delivers pizzas and recently moved up here to Cape Ann. Getting around is a real bugger and she hasn't missed a beat since I got it for her. The voice navigation is excellent for the price. And I was suprised to learn how many local businesses are listed in the P.O.I. Navigation Menu. Also, I was very pleased while using it in a rather secluded place when I had to blow off a right turn due to construction. It immediately jumped into an alternate route mode and gave us our next option.

Cons: Haven't encountered any.... maybe include a walwart for usage of the multimedia functions indoors?

Pros: Seemed like a good deal with the big screen and the video in. But the product will not initialize reliably. Often after half hour still no position.

Cons: Product is virtually unusable. Does not initialize in a reliable way. Will lock up unexpectedly. Does not provide any way to log the locations. Does not provide altitude. Often it would not initialize at all even with repeated turning on and off. Maybe they could fix this with a software update, but none is available on their site.

Overall Review: Don't buy this cheep Korean knockoff. It is clearly junk and will just frustrate you.

Pros: Huge 7" screen, ease of use, audio/video extras.

Cons: No built-in battery or USB connection.

Overall Review: This model has a 7" screen - about four times the viewing area of most other GPS units in this price range. As such, its not only easier to see while driving; its also much easier to type in addresses on the touch screen (notebook size keys versus those on a PDA phone). Maps/directions are acceptable to good. The default route given isn't always the fastest; however the unit is excellent at re-routing if you miss a turn or hit a detour. The manual is a bad Chiniese translation; not a big issue since the controls are easy to figure out. The RCA A/V jacks are unusual, but a nice touch if you want to view camcorder footage. Map updates require a card reader; no USB hookup is supported. The only things keeping this unit from a 5 egg rating are the lack of a built-in battery and no external antenna jack. Otherwise, it rocks!

Pros: Large Screen, MP3, Divx, Picutures, Games, easy to use. Large screen idea during bright days and easy to use due to large buttons.

Cons: No internal battery but I would not use this as a PMP anyway.

Overall Review: Good price value

Pros: Big screen. word for word advanced warning to make your turns. I taught my 72 year old Father to use this unit in about an hour. If he can use it I don't see why anyone else couldn't. You should get a larger sd card so you can down load your music ect. Into the card. It works great. And the sound plays right over your car stereo systems.We have not had any freeze up's or problems. You just have to read the directions and follow them. For the cost and screen size it's great deal.

Cons: The sd card it comes with is to small. There is only room for the maps that are all ready loaded.

Pros: Nice big screen, easy to see and read maps. The price.

Cons: Just does not work, freezes up, hangs on boot up. No way to update maps. Poor documentation. Does not always find street names even though they show up on the map. Worked alright for a couple of weeks, now will not load past the welcome screen.

Overall Review: Could be a nice unit if it would just work!

Pros: Big screen

Cons: No inside battery, very old mapping data (more than 4 years), odd operation.