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| Navigon 5100 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text-to-Speech and Lifetime Traffic | 
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| Brand: Navigon
Category: CE
List Price: $499.00
Buy New: $119.95
You Save: $379.05 (76%)
New (23) Used (3) Refurbished (5)
Avg. Customer Rating:  129 reviews
Sales Rank: 321
Color: Chrome
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 1 x 4 x 3
nv:Type: Receiver
Display: Color
Touch Screen: Yes
Expansion Slots: SD Card
Battery Type: 1200mAh Lithium Ion
Battery Life: 4.5 hours
Antenna: SIRF-GPS antenna
MPN: 10000130
Model: 10000130
UPC: 898110001044
EAN: 0898110001044
ASIN: B000U5W4R2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great GPS for the money December 31, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought the Navigon 5100 on Black Friday and have used it a number of times. My previous GPS was a Mio 310x and I've used a Garmin C330 a number of times when renting vehicles. For the money, the Navigon has hands down been the best unit that I've used. It's always difficult for long time users of another GPS unit to get used to a new device; however, the Navigon was very easy to get up and going.
The Navigon 5100 has a lot of great features that make it a great value. The real-time traffic alerts (no subscription required) are helpful in metropolitan areas and provide options of routing around the issue or ignoring it. The unit lets users customize how to receive alerts (e.g. all, on-route only, etc). The reality view feature is also really nice when traveling on major interstates. It momentarily shows a realistic view of interchanges and clearly designates which lanes you should stay in and which to avoid.
The styling of the unit is very clean and European. I like the windshield mount as it allows mounting it in such a way that it can be completely hidden by the GPS unit itself. I have noticed some vibrations, however, once the GPS is mounted on when you drive over bumps, etc. It would be nice if the whole mount assembly allowed less tolerance/movement and mounted 'tighter' to the GPS unit. Also, I've read other reviews suggesting that the GPS won't charge when being used - I've not had any problems that way.
The fonts do seem a bit small on the device; however, the resolution is very good and I like the smaller size to fit more information on the screen at a time. The menu system and user interface are very good and intuitive. The device excels at setting up and navigating trips easily. POIs are clearly marked along the route and provide actual logos in many cases. Searching for POIs leave a bit to be desired relative to other devices. The default is to first select a POI category and then to filter within that category. I've found it easier to just begin typing within all categories and let the system filter results for you as you type.
I haven't had issues with weird routing that other users have identified in reviews as of yet. I did go ahead and update several of the XML files (it was really easy) on the system with the suggestions found on: [...]
All in all, I give this unit high marks for its design, functionality, speed, and feature set. For $[...], I'm not sure how you could do any better.
 Bought one on Saturday & returned it on Monday December 31, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Pro:
Sleek design
Sleek mount
Lane Assist for exits
Shows traffic updates & construction sites
Shows speed limit
Cons:
Horrible POI & not easy.. Garmin & Tom Tom r so much better.
CRASHED after 4 hrs of use & I was stuck in ME. Had to ask ppl for directions to get back to MA.
Returned it to the store today.
Teutonic Revenge December 28, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
No hand held GPS unit is perfect. At least I haven't been able to find one. But my Navigon 5100 (which replaced a Navigon 2100t) is not just weird, it's dangerous. Want an example?
1) Go to Google Maps/Directions
2) Enter Start address=4100 Northgate Blvd., Sacramento, CA
3) Enter End address=1600 Expo Parkway, Sacramento, CA
4) Mash "Get Directions."
This is how Mr. Google would have you drive from Frys Electronics in Sacramento, Caleefornia to Costco in the same burg. You don't need to do the first U-turn listed. Frys parking lot has a light.
How does the Navigon 5100 tell you to do the same trip? I'll spare you the gory details, but you will see a lot of stop signs (thereby increasing you knowledge of the local gangs "tags")--be routed the wrong way up a one way street--be told to turn on two streets with incorrect names--be forced to turn on to a street that isn't listed on your turn-by-turn list (the highlight of which is seeing a house with a yard containing more trash in it than the City Dump--really quite remarkable--see it on Google Maps)--and when you rediscover your route you will be asked to make a 540 degree "S" turn across four lanes of traffic and a set of street car tracks. This is the alleged "Optimum" routing. It's fun for the whole family!
If this were an isolated incident, I'd think about keeping this for entertainment purposes, but it isn't.
Don't get me wrong, it has its good points. For example, the free lifetime traffic and weather which announced the other night that there was "slush" on Interstate 80 outside of Roseville, CA. A quick glance at the outside temperature of 52 Degrees leads us to believe that someone visited a 7-11 and, finding the flavor of their Slurpee unpleasant, engaged in some littering.
It's quite an attractive unit and the Space Age Retro windshield stalk fits OK on the dash of my Prius. But considering I have felt it necessary to purchase a Garmin Mobile 20 from Amazon to use with my PDA so that I may actually get where I'd like to be in one piece, no matter how good it looks, the Navigon is Navi-gone.
 Leap Year Bug, U-turn still not fixed December 28, 2007
I have used my 5100 for about 3 1/2 months now. I really liked it at first but now I am a little dissapointed.
Even with the 1.1 update the unit still instructs you to make unnecessary u-turns, and it does this despite turning off the u-turn feature. It once promptedme to make a u-turn in the wrong direction on a one way street in Philadelphia.
Secondly this unit has the leap year bug. I frequently use the logbook feature, and sine Feb 29th my units recorded date in the logbook is 2 days ahead of the actual date and there is no settings for you to correct the date.
 Totally not worth it. December 27, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have found other, far less expensive, superior units than this one.
The good:
1) Sensitive, accurate positioning.
2) Attractive design (if a bit bulky...)
3) Zagat ratings (when you can get to them) are fun and occasionally usesul.
4) Easy switch between 2d and 3d maps and easy switch from day to night modes.
The Bad.
1) Long acquisition time from cold start (~5 minutes). From a stand-by start, it's <2minutes.
2) If there is a way to upgrade the maps or download foreign maps, it's not obvious to me.
3) Car mount is REALLY long and just is rotten for short-windshield cars like a Jeep.
The Ugly.
The software on this thing is ATROCIOUS. The on-screen buttons are too small. Too much information is crammed onto the screen. It can't pronounce any of the streets (it gets "2 Ave." wrong, for crying out loud!). It's too quiet to be heard. The zoom factor is based on speed, rather than on whether there is an upcoming turn. The coloring in the map is grey-on-grey. And that's just to start. Want those famed Zagat ratings? To get them you have to select a region and then do a POI search around it. You can't just tap a POI's icon on the map and get the Zagat rating. You can get its address and phone number that way, sure, but you can't get the Zagat rating. And the "real view" is a ridiculous distraction from driving. It doesn't help you navigate complex intersections at all. I go through complicated junctions all the time and the thing gets ahead of and behind itself. I've learned to ignore it.
The Infuriating.
I bought this thing to help me avoid traffic jams. Navigon advertises free lifetime traffic management service. Well let's discuss getting what you paid for: The unit has displayed precisely 0% of the traffic jams that I've been caught in. In fact, because I frequently see traffic jams in the opposite direction on the freeway, it turns out I've never seen the unit display one of those, either. And then there's the fact that exactly 0% of the displayed/predicted traffic jams I see listed actually exist when I get there. So it's completely useless. And I live in New York City and drive into the Bronx most days. I need traffic management service.
In summary, I simply cannot recommend this unit to anyone. The features are available on a Magellan unit for a lot less money and with a FAR superior interface. Navigon really needs to work on its software before it will be a serious contender in the GPS market.
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