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Navigon 2100 max 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text-to-Speech | 
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| Brand: Navigon
Category: CE
List Price: $299.99
Buy New: $159.00
You Save: $140.99 (47%)
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 1867
Color: Piano Black
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: Unknown
Native Resolution: Unknown
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 0.7 x 3
MPN: 2100MAX
Model: 2100MAX
UPC: 898110001013
EAN: 0898110001013
ASIN: B00166F8YU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 4.3-Inch Touchscreen in an ultra-slim design | | • | Speaks real street names via text to speech; route planning feature | | • | DirectHelp Information that Helps You Find Emergency and Roadside Services | | • | Lane Assistant and Reality View Features that Simplify Your Drive | | • | Easy Add-on Services--Lifetime Traffic, FreshMaps (3 years of map updates for one low price), and Zagat Ratings for 70 metropolitan areas |
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Product Description
Ultra-slim and with a stunning 4.3-inch touchscreen display, the NAVIGON 2100 Max earns its name with a long list of advanced features. Exclusive Reality View provides extra 3D guidance when you need it most at complex interchanges, exits and entryways. Spoken driving directions and street names let you keep your eyes on the road. Lane Assistant alerts you to oncoming lane changes. DirectHelp helps you find emergency and roadside servicesand helps them find you. Navigon also let's you seamlessly purchase and activate a number of optional services as accessories that can save you time and money. FreshMaps gives you up to 12 regular, trusted map updates for three years. Lifetime Traffic gives you traffic flow and incident information and alternate route suggestion for the life of your unit. ZAGAT Ratings and Reviews Service gives you over 21,000 ZAGAT ratings and reviews covering more than 70 cities in the U.S. and Canada.
Manufacturer's Description--May 3, 2008
Ultra-slim and with a stunning 4.3-inch touchscreen display, the Navigon 2100 Max earns its name with a long list of advanced features. Spoken driving direction in real street names via text-to-speech capability let you keep your eyes on the road. Exclusive Reality View provides extra 3D guidance when you need it most. Lane Assistant alerts you to oncoming lane changes. DirectHelp helps you find emergency and roadside services—and helpsthem find you. Add FreshMaps as an accessory to get up to 12 regular, trusted map updates for three years. Other accessories include Lifetime TrafficSM,2 and ZAGAT Ratings and Reviews.
Navigon has long been a major provider of navigation software to automotive manufacturers for in-dash gps navigation devices, but only last year did they introduce portable navigation devices under their own name (learn more about Navigon). What they offer up, however, demonstrates immediately that this is a company that knows navigation inside and out. Navigon focuses features that directly empower navigation and on sleek form factors.
Key Features
- Reality View: 3D images of highway interchanges with actual road sign text so you'll never miss your exit again. (Learn more)
- Lane Assistant:. Icons alert you to the optimal lane to be in.(Learn more)
- Widescreen: See the big picture with a stunning, easy-to-read, 4.3-inch widescreen format.
- Spoken Directions with Text-to-Speech: keep your eyes on the road with spoken turn-by-turn directions and real street names.
- Points Of Interest: Reach gas stations, hotels, restaurants, transportation hubs, and more with millions of points of interest that will help you find your way.
- Branded icons: places are so easy to find that everywhere will feel like home.
- DirectHelp: At-a-glance information helps you find emergency and roadside services—and helps them find you. Just push a button and get instant directions and phone numbers to the nearest hospitals, police stations, roadside assistance companies and pharmacies.
Easy Add-Ons Navigon offers some unique services that are easy to add to your Navigator with a simple activation code.
- FreshMaps gives you up to 12 regular, trusted map updates for three years.
- Lifetime Traffic gives you traffic flow and incident information and alternate route suggestion for the life of your unit (included free on the 5100 and 7100 models).
- ZAGAT Ratings and Reviews Service gives you over 21,000 ZAGAT ratings and reviews covering more than 70 cities in the U.S. and Canada (included free on the 5100 and 7100 models).
Which Navigon is Right for You?
- Click here to see a chart comparing features on the entire family of Navigon portable GPS navigators
Learn More Superior Software and Hardware The features and functions of the Navigon's portable GPS navigators are controlled via intuitive, easy-to-use animated menus that use predictive text input to quickly and easily select your city, state and address.
Maps and menus appear on elegant, high-contrast, full-color touch-screen displays.
Navigon portable GPS navigators run on a powerful Samsung 400 MHz processor, a fully integrated SiRF Star III GPS chip, 64 MBs of both RAM and ROM built in, and a rechargeable 1,200 mAh lithium ion battery that is rated for 4.5 hours of continuous use.
All this is housed in an ultra-thin, sleek housing.
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| Reality View™ provides 3D images and actual road sign text when approaching complex interchanges — so you'll never miss your exit again.
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| No more wondering what lane you need to be in to stay on course. Your NAVIGON will guide you with simple to follow lane guidance with arrows so you can make your turn and stay on track.
| Zagat Ratings (Requires Purchase of Activation Code)
| Now you can enjoy the world's most comprehensive restaurant and entertainment guide — right on your NAVIGON GPS device. With ZAGAT's trusted Ratings and Reviews, you will know exactly where to stay and play during your travels and, with NAVIGON's guidance you will know exactly how to get there. The guide includes over 21,000 entries covering a variety of categories, including restaurants, hotels, golf courses, nightclubs and attractions in over 70 cities in the U.S. and Canada. ZAGAT SURVEY Ratings and Reviews is a standard feature on both the 7100 and 5100 models. An additional accessory purchase is required to activate the service on the 2100 model. |
What's in the Box - NAVIGON 2100 max GPS Navigator
- SD card preloaded with software and maps of the continental US
- Rechargeable 1150 mAH lithium ion battery (rated for up to 4.5 hours)
- Car Charger
- Car Mount
- Quickstart Guide
- Limited Warranty
Note: All Navigon GPS Navigators run on the Microsoft Windows CD Net 5.0 operating system. A PC is required to use additional map data, and in such cases users require Windows 2000, ME, XP or higher, as well as a CD ROM drive and a USB port. An SD/MMC card reader is recommended as the 7100 not only uses SD cards, but also comes with a 2 GB SD card in the package.
| Screen Size (diagonally)
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| Reality View | Real Street Names
| Lane Assistant | Bluetooth | POIs | Lifetime Traffic
Data Service | Zagat Ratings
| FreshMaps 3-Year
Map Update Service
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NAVIGON has been a leader of GPS navigation since 1991, and has a long history of industry innovations. NAVIGON created the world's first dynamic personal GPS product in 1996, launched the industry's first navigation software for the Pocket PC in 2000, and unveiled the first Traffic Message Channel-based (TMC) avoidance feature on mobile navigation product in 2002.
NAVIGON has helped revolutionize how consumers get from place to place with software products for practically any navigation-ready hardware. Personal navigation devices (PND), smartphones, and in-dash navigation systems directed by NAVIGON's award-winning MobileNavigator (MN) software delivers reliable information on millions of destinations in an intuitive, easy to use format. NAVIGON is a valued partner to the automotive industry, and in 2006 strengthened its category competency by acquiring NAVTEQ's navigation software business.
NAVIGON is a privately-held software company based in Hamburg, Germany, with NAVIGON USA headquarters in Chicago, IL.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
 Great device, great price - why pay more for silly features? June 8, 2008
Peter Marone III (San Diego, CA)
70 out of 72 found this review helpful
Just bought a new vehicle and decided to forego the extra $1800 for the factory nav system. My previous vehicle had one, and I find a nav system to be a "must have" - but I just don't like the price premium.
After extensive research, I decided to go with the 2100 Max. The Nuvi's seem to be the most popular, but I really didn't need all the features (mp3, jpgs, etc) as I figued I wouldn't always have the Nav on while driving. I passed on bluetooth also and bought a seperate bluetooth speakephone for the same reason.
The 2100 Max reminded me most of the Nav system of my older vehicle, and it had features I thought I'd like. Reality view is amazing - as the ubiquitous green freeway signs usually show on screen exactly as they appear on the roads. Lane Assist is pretty accurate also, showing all the major lanes at interchanges (I was counting the first time I used the device!). Voice is loud and relatively clear, though it does sound as if the speaker is of lesser quality than it should be (I don't use the FM function since I want to listen to the radio at the same time). I had no problem listening to directions with the radio on, even after lowering the volume a few notches. Pronunciation is pretty good also - especially with some of the street names here in San Diego.
I cannot say enough about the 2100 Max. Unless you plan to always have the nav system on while driving (where you'd probably want one with integrated bluetooth), I couldn't recommend any other device than this one. My recommendation, pass on the silly features and get this nav system that's packed with an array of great travel features at an incredible price.
Pros:
- Display/route stays active even with loss of satellites
- Loud and clear directions, with our without FM broacast
- accurate routing and vehicle location/speed
- Ease of travel with lane assist and reality view
- Great variety of customizable options
- Price
- Bright screen
Cons:
- some option selection "buttons" are pretty small for big fingers
- built in speaker gets distorted at higher volumes
Love it June 14, 2008
Gary W. Mclaughlin (Sacramento, California USA)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
I purchased this GPS because of various web recommendations and price. I am delighted with it! I haven't gotten lost once. The unit is easy to set-up and use. The maps seem accurate and have plenty of useful information as restaurants, gas stations, etc. The spoken directions are easy to understand and follow. I particularly like the the Lane Assistant and Reality View functions with their visual representations of the road signs.
Highly recommended, if you are looking for a reasonably priced GPS only type navigation device.
Works great! July 23, 2008
Marika E. Buchberger (Garfield, New Jersey United States)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
I'm terrible with directions so I bought this hoping it would help me and it did. It found the satellites immediately and kept me moving along quickly. It updates quickly and even if you choose a different route it recalculates a new route and maps it out instantly. The touch screen is responsive and easy to use. It's well made and doesn't feel cheap. The windshield mount works easily and holds the unit in place.
When you register the unit at the Navigon website, you'll find out that a software update is not necessary as of today. FreshMaps is supposed to be available this month (July) and you can sign up for E-mail notification as to when they'll be ready for download. The unit comes with a 2 gig memory card and you can install a larger one when it's needed. The operating system for the mapping program is Windows CE. No problems with it yet.
So far, I'm happy with this unit. It does what I need without a load of unnecessary bells and whistles.
August 3, 2008: As of today, FreshMaps update is now available for this unit. Just go to the Navigon website, log into your account and download the Navigon downloader program. Install the program on your computer and you're ready to go. You can even backup your old maps with this downloader program which is recommended before you download the new maps and install them.
October 1, 2008: Navigon now gives you FREE lifetime traffic information. You just can't go wrong. I've been very happy with this unit.
Simple and Effective! June 9, 2008
EndoT800 (Los Angeles, CA United States)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
At first use I thought this is confusing. After reading through the manual and testing it without really needing it for local weekend errands. The unit is now easy to navigate through. I recommend that you read the manual to make life easier before trying to figure it out on your own. You will have to download the PDF file for it from their website. You will find out what each icon means and does and will help you understand the various functions. I really like the unit for its ease and simplicity. The Lane Assist and Reality View work great plus you can add Traffic service and keep the unit updated with Fresh Maps as optional add ons.
A Great Buy !! May 7, 2008
D. Siberian (San Diego, CA)
15 out of 18 found this review helpful
This is one great unit. I didn't want to wait until the sales when it would be out of stock, so I got one with traffic (2100T Max) as a deal for the list price. This was similar to the 2100T deal offered on rare occasions. It is quicker than the original 2100 with some new great features. Test it out in the stores to make sure it's what you are looking for. I don't need Bluetooth or an MP3 player, so I am very happy. I've had it for almost a month now.
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