SONY NV-U50G Sat Nav GPS Navigator

Sony NV-U50G

The Sony NV-U50G satellite navigation system is a trusty gadget made by Sony to guide travelers around UK and Ireland. You can use this sat nav as an in-car or as an on foot GPS device because it's lightweight and easy to slip in your handbag. This gadget is user friendly and it also has a 2-way speaker that will guide you in your travel with a voice guidance that's clear in 14 different languages. It has a memory of over 75,000 Points of Interest (POI) that can tell you where hotels, restaurants, petrol stations, etc. are located. The device is really like your own tour guide around unfamiliar territory.

Detailed Description of Sony NV-U50G

The original Sony GPS chip inside this device pinpoints your exact location – getting lost is not an option with this device. The maps of your destination other than UK and Ireland can be downloaded from a separate DVD-ROM and installed in your Sony NV-U50G. It supports 14 major European languages such as English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, among many others. You can also opt to receive traffic reports by adding a Traffic Channel Receiver: the NVA-CU3T.

Advantage of Sony NV-U50G

With the 14 languages available in this Sony navigation device, communication couldn't be easier. Its 2-way speaker with 1.6 woofers will guide you from turn to turn as you navigate around unfamiliar streets and highways. The touch screen display has an adjustable dimmer to give you perfect display regardless of the glare.

Sony NV-U50G GPS Sat Nav Technical Description

The map of UK and Ireland is already preinstalled when you buy this product and the rest of the maps of European countries you can download from a DVD-ROM. Connectivity is not a problem with Sony NV-U50G sat nav system; its USB interface allows easy connection of the device to your PC for downloading and logging your travel details. It could operate straight for 4 hours with its Lithium-ion battery. The touch screen uses the TFT technology that can display a 2D or 3D display of your map. Its built-in storage is worth a 512MB flash memory so you'll never have problem with memory space.

Recommendation

This gadget from Sony is highly recommended for travelers. Compare prices of other products and you'll see that this device is relatively cheap compared to other device of its kind. But don't let the price fool you, the Sony NV-U50G is loaded with functionality that other navigation device is trying to develop but can't really pull-off.

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