Garmin Nuvi 1490 Traffic Sat Nav Review
Nuvi 1490 Traffic offers a number of improved features over other Garmin Nuvi devices already existing in the market. For example, it might look identical to Nuvi 1390T, but offer bigger screen size and support for multi-destination trip routes. In fact, the bright screen of 5 inch is among the first things of the device that attract attention. Thus, one can expect higher level car navigation assistance from the device. Here is a review of some of the main features of Nuvi 1490T sat nav device.
Design Features
The first good thing about the design of Nuvi 1490T is that it is about 25 percent slimmer than the previous Nuvi devices. The device measures 13.7 cm x 1.6 cm x 8.6 cm and carries a weight of 221 g. The lithium ion battery offers usage time of 3 hours. And of course, the highlight of the device is the 5 inch screen with touch functionality. The LCD screen offers the resolution of 480 x 272 pixels and ensures more brightness than many other models.
Navigation Features
Nuvi 1490T offers enhanced pedestrian navigation with the help of features like CityXplorer maps. The maps for North American and European cities are available and can be used while travelling on public transport. Walking route calculation is another advantage offered by the device.
The device helps the user to find the street address or a point of interest like a restaurant, fuel station, bank, ATM, hospital or any other. The current traffic conditions can be evaluated with the real time traffic data offered by the device. So, it is easy to calculate the shortest routes and alternative routes in case of delay on a particular route.
Nuvi 1490T features Garmin’s very own ecoRoute feature that helps the user to save both money and time. The feature is not only easy to use but it automatically runs in the background. With the help of ecoRoute, one can prepare fuel mileage reports and obtain updates on fuel prices.
Availability of Bluetooth further enhances the functionality of the device. A compatible Bluetooth enabled cell phone can be paired up with the device and the user can enjoy the hands-free benefit. Another feature of the device is to access the destinations with no official street address by simply entering the latitude and longitude coordinates.
High quality text-to-speech and Lane Assist are other features of the device worth mentioning. The device allows the user to save up to 10 routes before starting the trip. Route optimization is also a useful feature of the device. ‘Where Am I’ to find user’s current location too is featured by the device.
Fats and responsive interface, loud internal speakers, speed limit alerts and automatic map zooming are among other features worth an appreciation. The extra cost of CityXplorer maps and non-customization of maps might appear as small drawbacks in front of the huge advantages the device offers.
Nuvi 1490T from Garmin definitely boasts of a new breed of sat nav devices that provide more functionality and assistance to the users.
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