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Posted at 4:33 PM on Thursday 12/25/08 by
Ben
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Sony Style has the refurbished Sony Portable Navigation System NVU73T for $85 (when added to cart) + $0 shipping = $85 shipped. The NVU73T has goodies such as a 4.3" Wide & Slim Display, 3D Junction Guide, Pre-Loaded Maps & Content, Text To Speech, and optional Traffic Messaging Channel. [BizRate]
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    updownstock - Posted 4:46 pm PST 12/25/08 (188 Posts)  Report Spam

    The price of this one is dropping like a rock from the sky. A refurbished one said it all. However, it sells by SonyStyle website, which is a plus.

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    justmythoughts - Posted 5:07 pm PST 12/25/08 (778 Posts)  Report Spam

    Just bought the Sony Nav-U NV-U44 3.5" GPS for $86 at sears. Not sure what's up w/these GPS', but at least it's a new one...

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    boxingfan - Posted 5:23 pm PST 12/25/08 (458 Posts)  Report Spam

    I hear the Sony GPS is horrible. I would just stick with the companies like Garmin who know what they are doing.

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    R6 - Posted 5:34 pm PST 12/25/08 (268 Posts)  Report Spam

    They also have NV-U83T for $135, but.. yeah, Sony GPS are crappy. I'll say, spend your $$ elsewhere.

    For GPS from point A to B, Garmin rules. Multi-Function /Hackable, Mio and Navigon are good choice.

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    sparta313 - Posted 6:34 pm PST 12/25/08 (11 Posts)  Report Spam

    Sony should stick to what they do best... That or develop a better satellite network.

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    mak104 - Posted 6:34 pm PST 12/25/08 (141 Posts)  Report Spam

    Did the same #2. Hope it works out.

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    barrysanders - Posted 6:36 pm PST 12/25/08 (202 Posts)  Report Spam

    User Review:

    http://www.gpspassion.com/FORUMSEN/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=107391

    "It's in the box on it's way back to Sony. I'm pretty disappointed with this product.

    Why?

    * Poor routing engine

    * Poor selection of routes

    * Poor UI response time

    * Poor routing response time (miss a turn and it recalculates for 40 seconds or more)

    * Inability to quickly select a manual detour

    * Gesture control is pretty useless

    * Poor battery life (2hr rated, but in actuality it was about 1.5 hrs)

    * Proprietary car cord (XA-DC3)"

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    buttmunch - Posted 8:36 pm PST 12/25/08 (679 Posts)  Report Spam

    >>Sony should stick to what they do best.

    That would be rootkits and substandard proprietary messes?

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    mkrate - Posted 10:29 pm PST 12/25/08 (89 Posts)  Report Spam

    I ordered U44, seems that it is a much more responsive unit.

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    dsoakland - Posted 11:04 pm PST 12/25/08 (92 Posts)  Report Spam

    thanks for the feedback. i was thinking about this since it is a sony.

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    jhui88 - Posted 12:44 am PST 12/26/08 (65 Posts)  Report Spam

    tried this in a store. They are slow for inputting or to change options. Skip this one.

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    goldenhkt - Posted 1:10 am PST 12/26/08 (206 Posts)  Report Spam

    Like #3 said, go with a trusted GPS brand such as Garmin.

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    matheyed - Posted 7:05 am PST 12/26/08 (68 Posts)  Report Spam

    looks badly designed

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    matheyed - Posted 7:07 am PST 12/26/08 (68 Posts)  Report Spam

    looks badly designed

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