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Navigon 5100

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Reviewed by: Bonnie Cha
Reviewed on: 09/14/2007

The good: The sleek Navigon 5100 has an integrated traffic receiver with subscription-free traffic service. There's also a lane assistant function for optimal routing and text-to-speech functionality.

The bad: The 5100's screen is on the smaller side, and it's slow to get a satellite fix. The design of the vehicle mount may not fit everyone's personal taste.

The bottom line: The Navigon 5100 offers drivers a number of useful navigation tools beyond basic driving directions; we just wish it had a larger screen and a slightly lower price tag.

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Though it'll be tough to stand up to the big boys such as TomTom and Garmin, the Navigon 5100 has a fighting chance by offering some useful navigation features that go beyond the basic turn-by-turn directions. First, there's a traffic receiver integrated into the sleek device and you get a free traffic subscription so you can check the road conditions before heading off on your drive. Also, to help make the ride as smooth as possible, there's a lane assistant function that will help find the best lane for your route and a 3D "photorealistic" view of complicated intersections. They all came in handy during our test drive, and most importantly, the system provided accurate directions. Of course, we do have items on our wish list, namely a larger screen, faster satellite acquisition, and a slightly lower price point (it's currently available for $499). That said, we like what the Navigon 5100 has to offer, especially since it focuses on the main task at hand: getting you to your destination with the least stress as possible.

Design
With a sexy chrome finish and compact dimensions (4.2 inches wide by 3.3 inches high by 0.9 inch deep; 6.3 ounces), the Navigon 5100 is a nice-looking and ultraportable GPS device. However, its smaller size also means you won't get the luxury of the larger 4.3-inch displays that are popping up on some of the systems today. Instead, you get a 3.5-inch touch screen that's responsive and shows off sharp maps and bright colors. It's also readable in various lighting conditions, including daylight. Having said that, after testing a number of 4.3-inch models, we did miss viewing maps on the larger screens.

The power button is located on the top of the device along with the external antenna jack. Be aware that you have to hold down the power button for a few seconds to juice it up. On the right side, you have the SD expansion card slot and 3.5-millimeter headphone jack. Finally, there's a mini USB port on the bottom.

The Navigon 5100 ships with a very modern-looking vehicle mount.

The Navigon 5100 comes packaged with an SD card preloaded with maps, a vehicle mount (windshield and dash), a car charger, a USB cable, a soft carrying pouch, and reference material. The car mount's design is quite interesting (see image above). It's quite modern looking, and I didn't even know what it was when I first took it out of the box. To me, it looked like a landline phone receiver, while a fellow CNET editor said it looked like a shower head. I think it's the long, slender arm that throws you off.

Features
The Navigon 5100 is equipped with a SiRFstarIII GPS chip and all maps of the United States and Canada are preloaded on the included SD card. As with most GPS devices, you can enter a location by specific address, point of interest, recent destination, user-defined home, and so forth. The N100 can calculate routes in one of four ways--fast, optimum, short, or scenic--and gives you the option to allow or avoid highways and toll roads. There are also pedestrian, bicycle, and motorcycle route options, and our favorite, slow-car mode. Other standard navigation features include automatic route recalculation, multistop trips, simulated demos, speed alerts, and of course, text- and voice-guided turn-by-turn directions, including text-to-speech functionality for specific street names.

You can view maps in 2D or 3D mode, and with day or night colors. The map screen shows you plenty of data, such as the name of the street you're on, distance to next turn, estimated time of arrival, remaining distance, a compass, signal strength, and more. You can always choose to hide some of these elements via the Settings menu, since the screen can get pretty overwhelming with all the data and points of interest.

Speaking of which, ike other Navigon products, such as the Fujitsu Siemens Pocket LOOX N100, the Navigon 5100 has a comprehensive POI database that includes branded icons for major corporations (e.g., McDonald's, Chevron, Shell). In addition, you can now search for POI by Zagat Survey ratings and reviews. It's available for hotels, night life, attractions, golf courses, and restaurants, and once you've selected your category, you can refine your search even more by top service, best buy, and so forth. Tapping the information icon on business listing will then bring up specific rating and reviews. The Zagat Survey data is particularly useful when you're in a new town and need recommendations of where to eat or go out. Overall, we found the database to be fairly up-to-date, though not perfect.

The Navigon 5100 also includes several other helpful and beneficial navigation features. First, it has an integrated traffic receiver so you get subscription-free traffic updates. You'll see a little exclamation point on your map screen and by tapping it, it will bring up a list of congested areas. You can select a specific incident and get more details on the problem. The system has the ability to plot an alternate course as well. To make for the smoothest ride possible, there's also a lane assistant function that will recommend the optimal lane for your route. Last but not least, in complicated intersections, such as major highway exchanges, the Navigon 5100 will present you with a 3D image of the road. For example, you will get a semi-realistic view of what the road looks like ahead of you, including road signs, so you're not completely confused as to what exit to take.

Performance
We tested the Navigon 5100 in San Francisco, and from a cold start, it took the unit a solid 7 minutes to get a satellite fix and unfortunately, subsequent starts weren't much faster. Once locked on, however, the GPS receiver did a good job of holding onto its lock and accurately tracked our location as we ran everyday errands around the city. We also entered our standard trip from the Marina district to CNET's downtown headquarters, and the Navigon 5100 returned with a route fairly quickly. A quick glance at the list of turn-by-turn text directions showed that they were accurate so we set off on our trip.

The text-to-speech voice prompts were loud and clear, and the pronunciation of street names wasn't bad; we were always able to understand them. We were impressed by how fast the system recalculated routes. In one instance, the route called us to take a right, but the Navigon 5100 already recognized that we were in the left lane and automatically started recalculating the course. The traffic, lane guidance, and 3D view features were nice and handy extras as well.

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Top notch GUI/graphics

by Wired66 on October 17, 2007

Pros: Animated menu interface, free traffic reports, 3d reality view, great looking industrial design, nice mounting device

Cons: Price could be a little lower and the volume of the unit really needs to be reworked to be louder. The loudest setting is really not loud enough

Summary: As a GUI (Graphical User Interface) touch panel designer for A/V control systems a major concern of mine was a good looking panel with nice graphics. That may seem ...

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Summary: As a GUI (Graphical User Interface) touch panel designer for A/V control systems a major concern of mine was a good looking panel with nice graphics. That may seem odd to some people, but I knew I would have to live with this device on a regular basis. I considered other GPS devices from Tom Tom, Magellan, Garmin and others. The worst graphic quality was on the Tom Tom units and Garmin units, but the Magellan units and Harmon Kardon units all seem to have pretty good GUI?s. They?re not nearly as good as the Navigon products by my judgment. This is partially due to the lower color bit-depth and display?s resolution capabilities of competing GPS?s LCD touch panel monitor screens. A secondary reason is just poor and outdated graphic design, particularly with the Garmin and Tom Tom units. The Navigon 5100's map route lines are free of jagged edges and it easily displays curved lines smoothly in contrast to its competitors. Its graphical elements also have semi-transprent features, nice smooth gradients and animation that make this unit the very best in the GPS industry.
Of course the looks don't stop with the display screen itself. The Navigon's industrial design can be compared to the quality of what we've all seen from Apple computers or a Jaguar XKR. Sexy, slim-sized styling and a cool futuristic looking mount are traits of this unit. One thing that some people might not realize is that the display?s mount actually has a recessed ball-type joint that allows you to angle the screen about 15-20 degrees in either direction and you can rotate the ball mount up to 360 degrees as you face it. I?m not talking about the twisting mounting action as that is a separate feature. Marketing materials and the company's website fail to show this in pictures or mention it in descriptions and at one point it was a concern of mine so in case anyone else has a similar concern the mount is quite useful and adjustable. Another useful feature of the mount, and GPS unit itself, is it's ability to be displayed either horizontally or vertically. An option within the units set up allows you to switch the display screen to vertical if desired with the horizontal orientation being the default. The twist on-mount can park in either verticle or horizontal positions. As a suggestion, it would be a good idea if the company offered a shorter length mount either as an available accessory, or ordering option to give customers additional mounting options. It might even be interesting if they offered a reverse or upside down oriented arm. It's kind of hard to explain what I mean by that with words, but it you look at pictures of the arm you might figure out what I mean. Another reviewer mentioned that this mount is flimsy, but I totally disagree as it is actually very sturdy. I've mounted it in many different locations on my car?s windshield and it held well in all cases and positions. There is a switch that you have to flip to secure the suction cup tightly on your windshield so maybe the person who complained about that didn't figure that out. A tip for future owners of the twist on mount: Always rotate it in a clockwise motion for both mounting and un-mounting. There is a little button on top you?ll have to press before removing the unit. I'd also like to see a hard carrying case for the unit included in the price or as an accessory option. Currently it does come with a tastefull suede type cloth bag. Also different face plate overlays like carbon fiber styles, solid color options like white, blue, red, yellow or green and different gloss woodgrain finishes would be a very cool add-on accessory item. Don't get me wrong, the titanium chrome faceplate is cool, but alot of people might want to give their unit more of an individual look or match it better integrate with their interior. Of course, this is just out-of the-box thinking.
As far as functionality goes, the Navigon 5100 also has a very handy feature called "Reality View" which automatically pops up a 3D image of freeway intersections that arrows and exit signs to help guide you to the right lane. As far as I know, this is a first in the portable GPS industry. Other cool features include the free traffic reports that can (if you choose) re-route you automatically around traffic problems. Data is received and compiled from multiple radio stations using the well established RDS (Radio Data System) service and compiled to provide real time traffic updates. Navigon marketing publications call this "TMC" (Traffic Message Channel). Some competitors offer similar TMC services for a monthly or yearly subscription fee, but with the Navigon GPS it is offered free for life with the 5100 and 7100 models. For the soon to arrive entry level priced Navigon 2100, the TMC will be offered as an add-on option at an additional expense. Some reviewers have complained about the TMC antenna that is included as far as how it looks and etc.. but it does seem quite petty if you ask me. The antenna is really very small and really you don't even need to use it. I get perfect traffic report reception and I never hook up the TMC antenna. Perhaps this maybe an issue for people living in areas where FM stations are rare or hilly regions where FM strait line propogation signals might be blocked. So far I don't see the need to use the included TMC antenna in my area.

For those of us with a "lead foot" the Navigon 5100 also displays graphics with speed limit signs in real-time and can warn you when you?re over the limit. This feature can be turned off, or customized according to your city and highway driving habits. For example, I set the speed limit warning to tell me when I'm 10 mph over the speed limit on city streets and 15 mph over on the highway routes. Don't tell the highway patrol!
As far as traditional GPS functionality, the unit seems to be just fine as far as speed and accuracy. Of course, I live in Las Vegas so this might be partially why I haven't experienced any problems so far. However, I live in a fairly new part of town and all of the streets, including side streets are displayed. As far as maps, I'm not sure just what all the hype is about that other people talk about different brands. Most GPS units in the US use the same service called NAVTEQ for all of their map data with the only exception I know of is Tom Tom GPS units which use the Tele Atlas system. For example, my brother owns a Magellan 4040 and it also gets all of its map data from Navteq as well and it's been wrong a few times when we've been in his car so I'm not sure how much credence I would put on other peoples claims as to one brand working so much better than another in this catagory. The Navigon 5100 uses the Sirf Star III chipset that takes data from up to 20 GPS satellites at a time and so far the unit has been very fast and accurate placing my position within 20 feet or less. This may not work as well in high rise city locations like NYC as some other reviewers have claimed, but it seems like a tall building might affect just about any other brand GPS the same way. So far, I?ve experienced no problems with the speed or processing performance of the unit that uses a Samsung 2440 400 MHz processor running on Microsoft Windows CE Net 5.O embedded operating system. There has been some confusion about the unit's SD memory capacity. At one point some owners expected the unit to have a 4GB card included with the unit because the units specifications listed it's maximum capacity as 4GB. This means the slot can accomodate up to a 4 GB SD card and does not mean that the unit ships with a 4GB card. It's kind of like your PC's computer specs when they say it can accept up to 4GB RAM but then the PC itself is only shipped with 1GB because that is the standard configuration. The Navigon 5100 comes with a 2GB card which so far seems to work without any performance problems or ill effects. SD card comes pre-loaded with the US/Canadian maps. It does not include the 4 GB card but one could easily upgrade on their own if they felt it was necessary.

Yet another useful feature is the selectable mode of the GPS as it can be set to Driving, Pedestrian or Bicycle modes. For example, if you?re walking down a sidewalk against the traffic on a one way street the device won't try to re-route you in pedestrian road. I'm not too sure how it works in bicycle mode or what the difference would be as I haven't tried that mode out yet.

There are a few cautions I would like to point out about this device before you decide to purchase it. For one, a home A/C adapter is normally not included in the box with the 5100, though it does come with the car charger. However, I purchased the unit from a well known TV shopping network's online store and they included the home A/C adapter with the unit and their price was also about $100 cheaper than other online stores. The reason I mention this is if you decide to purchase the A/C home adapter separately it will end up costing you nearly $100 because you will have to buy the adapter from the company's website which ships it's accessories from Germany. Most of the cost is for the overseas shipping. At the products price point it should have had the adaptor included in the retail package box as an included feature. I was a little lucky I guess that the company I bought it from included it in the price. A minor irritation is the POI categories list will display all of the POI types even if you have deselected them in the options menu so this makes it irritating to scroll down when searching within the POI?s ?All categories? list. However, it's important to point out that the POI's deselected will not appear on the map if you have deselected POI catagory in the options list. A final criticism, and important one, would be the unit?s lack of volume output for the speakers. With the unit turned up all the way it still could use considerably more sound output capability. This problem needs to be corrected in future models as I have read similar concerns from other Navigon owners. Overall, I would highly recommend the Navigon 5100 or the 7100 for those who want the larger display and blue tooth capability. As for myself I wanted a smaller unit after playing with my brothers Magellan 4040 I decided a wide screen was a little too big for my personal taste. Compared to other choices Navigon seems to have a lot of unique features to offer. The low volume issue and lack of an included 120V A/C adapter (from most stores) results in rating this unit 9 out of 10.

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9 out of 10 users found this user opinion helpful.
3 stars

Difficult interface. crazy routing. Wait for bug fixes

by roadlife on September 27, 2007

Pros: "cute" if that is all you want

Cons: not for anyone not expert in gps devices

Summary: I've tested this 5100 and the 7100 fo a while now.

It is not for anyone new to GPS as it is very cumbersome interface.

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Summary: I've tested this 5100 and the 7100 fo a while now.

It is not for anyone new to GPS as it is very cumbersome interface.

The 5100 and 7100 need to be avoided until the bugs are worked out with software changes. Garmin and TomTom did this a lot when introducing products to the US market. I would wait.

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6 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.
3 stars

Nice try but not worth your money!!!

by jepoori on September 17, 2007

Pros: Realistic view and free lifetime real traffic

Cons: US is outdated...can't find many addresses and POI sucks (can't even find the nearest Walmart!) and unstable vehicle mount!!!

Summary: Okay, so I was excited about the realistic view and the free lifetime real time traffic receiver but I soon got upset about many things that a standard GPS is ...

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Summary: Okay, so I was excited about the realistic view and the free lifetime real time traffic receiver but I soon got upset about many things that a standard GPS is supposed to do.
First, map is outdated. It can't find many of the addresses I tried. At times, it does not have some of the streets!!! so I had to call my friend for directions. Second, I was trying to go to the nearest shopping mall, but guess what the POI doesn't have the one of the major shopping malls listed!!! It doesn't even have the nearest Walmart and when it gave me a nearest one it didn't exist. I never had this problem with garmin nuvi or magellan. Lastly, the vehicle mount stinks. Not only is it too bulky it easily comes off especially while I'm driving.
P.S. I called technical support for to ask about a round plastic disc object and how to use it the technical support agent and his supervisor couldn't tell me how to use and told me to common sense!!! Then without any apologies, just told me to go ahead and return the product if I didn't like it.
I am definately returning this piece of trash.

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8 out of 12 users found this user opinion helpful.
3 stars

not for non technical people, Not yet set up for US market

by gizmoguy2 on September 28, 2007

Pros: free traffic

Cons: sends you turning and turning. Esoteric PIOs included, standard PIO's absent

Summary: Sadly there are bugs in the US version, An update is promised for late this year. This is a great device in Europe but the product line does not seem ...

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Summary: Sadly there are bugs in the US version, An update is promised for late this year. This is a great device in Europe but the product line does not seem to have been customized for the US beyond sticking in US maps. Standard Points of Interest such as post offices, major store chains have been left out.
Routing is so convoluted as to defeat advantage of free traffic. If you are very technically inclined you can edit software, via your computer, to adjust routing errors.

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4 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
9 stars

Better than TomTom

by CBaxter13 on October 2, 2007

Pros: Design and great features - free traffic and Reality View

Cons: More customization

Summary: I just ate a restocking fee on my TomTom XL and thought I would try out this new Navigon company I have read about. Overall, I am happy with the ...

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Summary: I just ate a restocking fee on my TomTom XL and thought I would try out this new Navigon company I have read about. Overall, I am happy with the 5100 after two weeks of use.

The highlights: I like that the 5100 has these two features that add to the navigation experience. Traffic is a cool feature...easy to use and warns you automatically and it is free. TomTom wanted over $60 per year for this! Reality View is cool too - shows you pictures of upcoming highway exits with arrows for guidance. Great design. I have not had any issues with the routing - maps seem very accurate. Plus, the maps and menus look premium - not cartoony.

My concerns: My first GPS fix when I powered it on seemed to take a long time, but that has not happened since the first time. Some extra customization options would be nice.

Overall, I would highly recommend this product - especially because of these new features.

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4 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
9 stars

Simply amazing (after software update).

by pastorusuk on February 23, 2009

Pros: quick routing, intuitive menus, free lifetime traffic and zagat ratings, tons of info onscreen if you want it, very accurate

Cons: a bit bulky for a 3.5", "love it or hate it" dash mount

Summary: I bought my unit on ecost.com. It was a refurb, but I think the only thing done to it was that the software was updated to 1.2 and ...

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Summary: I bought my unit on ecost.com. It was a refurb, but I think the only thing done to it was that the software was updated to 1.2 and the maps were updated to 4th quarter 2008. I read quite a few negative reviews on Navigon 2000 and 5000 series units and was hesitant to buy until I read 2 or 3 reviews of how awesome these little buggers are after you do a free software update.

Since mine already had the new software on it, I experienced nothing but bliss out of the box.

It has all the bells and whistles needed for a GPS, but nothing else (no MP3 player or picture viewer). I'm sure those things (along with many others) could be hacked somehow (it's running Windows CE core).

The voice of this unit is quite soothing and pronounces street names very well. The routing is very quick, even compared to my more expensive updated Garmin nuvi 255 (which was stolen). I've found that the routes calculated are indeed the shortest routes (it even factors in traffic!). Gotta love those software updates eh?

The only things I don't particularly like about this unit are the power button (it does not "click") and the smallish screen (compared to the overall size of the unit).

I would highly recommend this unit to anyone who is looking for a cheap, fully featured GPS... as long as you are savy enough to preform a simple update :)

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2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
8 stars

My Recommendation: Buy

by jhbeatty on October 3, 2007

Pros: Easy, easy, easy...and did I say easy?

Cons: A little big, a little slow to boot up.

Summary: I've never been much interested in GPS systems, but having recently moved to a new city I decided to take the plunge. A friend recommended the Navigon and I ...

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Summary: I've never been much interested in GPS systems, but having recently moved to a new city I decided to take the plunge. A friend recommended the Navigon and I have to say that so far I've been delighted. It's hard for me to believe that the CNET reviewer described this thing as "on the smaller side" when together the unit and mount seem almost TOO big. However once I got used to it I came to love it. This thing is incredibly easy (even for a techno-idiot like me) and has a lot of handy features. I agree with the previous review that the "take me home" button is a neat thing...especially good for my wife who can't find her way home from the corner store. The realistic views amaze me. And lifetime free traffic information...what are you kidding me???? Buy this thing!

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2 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
1 stars

Horrible! Very, very disappointed!

by klm1021 on May 15, 2009

Pros: When it worked, it worked pretty well. The battery lasted a while too

Cons: It stopped working midway to a destination, it is fully charged and won't turn on and have found other people with the same problem, it had crappy volume, and the traffic helper was pointless

Summary: I only used this 4 times before it stopped working, there is no way to reset it and it is fully charged. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone, I ...

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Summary: I only used this 4 times before it stopped working, there is no way to reset it and it is fully charged. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone, I have looked online and there are numerous other people who have had the same problem! It was basically just a big waste of money.

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1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
7 stars

Great features great price

by gdkay2 on April 23, 2009

Pros: Quick route recalculation
Zagat POIs
Great 3-D view
Strange routes that actually save time

Cons: Crazy POI update process
POIs easy from some acreens and stupid-hard from other screens
Voices could be louder (depending on car, of course)

Summary: Now that prices have dropped, this is a great bargain. Recalculates much faster than Garmin models I've used. Lane Assist and Reality View overlay each other making it easy ...

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Summary: Now that prices have dropped, this is a great bargain. Recalculates much faster than Garmin models I've used. Lane Assist and Reality View overlay each other making it easy to get around strange city highways. Never takes 7 minutes to track 3 satellites-- it does take about 2 - 3 minutes (3 city blocks). Noisy compact car makes voice sound faint (plusher cars are kinder to recorded voice). Most probs listed in other reviews result from not updating system at registration and/or not reading owner's manual. It's not that hard an interface.

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1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
8 stars

It's all about Lane Assit View

by GIS_ROB on November 29, 2008

Pros: I compared the Nuvi with the 5100. The Navigon has a superior recalculation rate faster than Nuvi. The most significant difference was the lane assist which shows you where you need to be on major ramps. Also Navteq has the best POI data.

Cons: The sound isn't blaring like the garmin's but i'm not deaf so that didn't matter much. In areas with tons of construction turn off the avoid traffic because its faster . Can't load your own POI's like garmin's POI loader...bummer!

Summary: I like the Navigon over the garmin because it works better. Garmin still hasn't caught up to technologies that Navigon pioneered. The nuvi finally added text to speech and ...

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Summary: I like the Navigon over the garmin because it works better. Garmin still hasn't caught up to technologies that Navigon pioneered. The nuvi finally added text to speech and some 3-d view. Navigon still has live traffic information for life and yes it is accurate complete. They also have a reality view that shows you what your exit looks like on the highway. This is so important when exiting highway you've never been. Until Garmin catches up with the technology out there i'll over look the minor bells and whistles of extremely obnoxiously high volume and being able to load my own custom POI's. As a side note, If you're driving and you have so much noise in your car that you need to use Garmin's volume to the max you shouldn't be driving it's dangerous! And you can add a custom point to a Navigon you just can't batch them in with the very nice POI loader. You have to add them in one at a time.

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Specifications

Manufacturer: NAVIGON, Inc.
Part number: 10000130
Description: Discover new sides to your city everyday with the NAVIGON 5100. The stylish design comes with all technical features that ensure state-of-the-art navigation. The touch-screen display can be turned and adjusted to suit your individual needs - horizontally for comfortable viewing or vertically to enlarge the view of the way ahead. Thanks to the Speed Assistant, Radar-Info, and Reality-view function, you have everything under control while you're on the road. More than 2 million points of interest provide you with a great choice of places to visit and the automatic traffic jam avoidance system (TMC) ensures, that you will never have to wait a minute too long.

General
Width 4.2 in
Depth 0.9 in
Height 3.3 in
Weight 6.3 oz
GPS System
Recommended Use Automotive
Receiver 20 channel
Connectivity USB
GPS Functions / Services Reality View, Lane Assistant, Speed Assistant
Traffic Services TMC (Traffic Message Channel)
Antenna Built-in
Features Built-in speaker, Preinstalled POIs, 2D / 3D map perspective
Built-in Memory 256 MB
Removable Memory 4 GB SD Card
Maps Included North America
Software Included NAVTEQ ON BOARD
Navigation
Trip computer Avoid ferrys, Avoid U-turns, Avoid highways, Avoid toll roads, Fast/short route
Built-in Display
Type LCD
Resolution 320 x 240
Diagonal Size 3.5 in
Color Support Color
Features Touch screen
Connections
Connector Type USB, Headset - Mini-phone 3.5 mm

Slot Provided
Slot Provided SD Memory Card
Battery
Battery Enclosure Type Internal
Battery included qty 1
Battery technology Lithium ion
Mfr estimated battery life 4.5 hour(s)
Miscellaneous
Included GPS accessories USB cable, Car holder, 4 GB SD Card, AC power adapter
Environmental Parameters
Min operating temperature 14 ?F
Max operating temperature 140 ?F

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