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Monday September 7, 2009 11:54 am
Magellan RoadMate 1700 GPS
The Magellan Roadmate 1700, the latest GPS from the company, aims to impress with its 7-inch screen. It features 6 million points of interest, text-to-speech, and multiple point routing capability - all standard fare for a GPS nowadays. It’ll include maps of North America, AAA Tour Book, and lane assistance as well. All of that is just child’s play when compared to the super huge screen, though. Magellan is definitely trying to convince you that your mobile phone screen just won’t do. The Magellan RoadMate 1700 will hit stores on October 10, but you can pre-order one now at Amazon for $299.
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Great. with 7-inch screen, make this GPS interesting. I hope this Magelan easy to operated.
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This gps supports <a href=“http://www.gps-data.com.ar/”>gps</a> maps from google maps ? thanks.
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I purchased the Roadmate 1700 for my own personal use & I love it!
It receives signal quicker than my Garmin, even in the garage. Basic GPS functions just as they should be.
The display is huge but the color contrast (in day mode) is lacking (the only adjustment is brightness & it ships turned all the way up), especially when compared to my Garmin nuvi. Simple solution was to leave the 1700 in “night mode”.
My only other complaint is the mount. It is very compact which places the unit just out of reach when attached to the windshield in both of my vehicles. The mount is also not quite up to the task of keeping the unit steady - unless the GPS is physically touching the dash it wobbles like a bobble head. I’ve since modified a Garmin mount to use with the Magellan & solved this problem.
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