Value For Money Magellan Portable GPS Navigator Units
Magellan 1430 consists of a 4.3 inch touchscreen that makes it easy to see all of the accessibledetails at once, such as map positioning, signal strength, street names, and route directions as well as the neighbouring points of interest. The Auto NightView enables simpler nighttime viewing. There is the turn-by-turn navigation along with the SayWhere text-to-speech features which give users a virtual onboard assistance. The Home icon allows users to program their home address allowing it to be easy to return from any trip. You can choose to create and save addresses and phone numbers in the Address Book along with personal POI.
The design of the Magellan 1440 has a similar design as compared with the RoadMate 1400. It is quite simple to plan routes on the navigation area. Route planning options include the finest route based on the shortest distance, fastest time, and quantity of freeways demanded. You can also customize your trip with multiple stops and rearrange them in any order you like. Trip planning is easy if you use the QuickSpell feature. It allows you to key in a partial set of letters that make up the street name. You can also set up routes by simply touching any destination on the map.
The Magellan 1470 has a large 4.7 inch touch screen display. This allows you to see more and utilize the zooming features. You can just use the one touch function in order to locate your most visited restaurant or mall. The preloaded maps are full of millions of points of interest including coffee shops, gas stations, ATMs, and popular restaurants. You can use the QuickSpell feature to find street names and cities just by typing a few of the letters. Maps can be viewed in both 2-D and 3-D modes and look gorgeous on the 4.7” display. The Magellan RoadMate 1470 is currently the top of the series and it is also cheap. That is a wonderful deal for a feature-rich GPS device for serious travelers.