Sony Nav-U NV-U92 review

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4.8

mediocre

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October 18, 2007

Posted by: uptown bob

"Fundamentally flawed"

What I like:

Big Screen

What I don't like:

Unreliable

Review:

Always wanted a sat nav and purchased Sony U92T sat nav recently and used it to assist? us when we travelled down to St Austell Cornwall, initially loading an hour later still loading then could not find a satalite? then programmed destination confirmed M6 & M5 mile however just a few miles or so on M6 Sony U92 T instructed to do a U turn? and turn off at the next exit. Still on motorway advising to turn off at next exit 30 miles on Silence and then whilst on move product voice demo mode was activated? As we were about to join M5 the motorway it was silent absolutely nothing then we were instructed to turn off at the next exit? When we pulled into Bristol motorway services I turned the unit off and when it was turned back on it was LOADING and then cannot find a satalite? and was switched off. Basically this product could not find it's way out of the box it was purchased in, but I have to say it did keep us all amused with incorrect instructions to either turn off at the next exit or do a U-turn. Ialso tried to retrieve the free safety camera locations prior to our departure the SONY site is awful and almost impossible to activate this 12 month Free function SONY this Free 12 month Service should be pre-loaded what if you don't have internet access. Verdict This product does have a large screen, I repeat this product has a large screen and sadly that's about it. Sony should stick to what it knows best, although I suspect that the operating system it uses NAVTEQ I feel is the real problem, so if you see Navteq on the side of a box "steer well clear" Product was returned to John Lewis who admitted that many had been returned. Now Tom Tom or Garmin?