A car navigator is a must-have item for making the best and fastest trips around the big city and for traveling. When choosing an auto navigator, you should pay attention to the following characteristics.
Instructions
Step 1
Find out about the installed software. Modern navigation programs are IGO, Garmin, Navitel, PocketGPS Pro, Avtosputnik, TomTom, Navteq, CityGID. For trips in Russia, it is best to choose models with Navitel software. It has the largest number of built-in maps of Russian settlements. For traveling around the world, the Garmin navigation software will help, which is installed only in GPS navigators of this company and is considered the best guide to various countries.
Step 2
Pay attention to the amount of memory. The navigator has RAM and built-in flash memory. If you need to install additional software or change it, then you need a larger size of RAM, which can be a maximum of 512 MB. The size of the flash memory determines the number of additionally loaded terrain maps and multimedia files.
Step 3
Choose an auto-navigator with Bluetooth interface. The presence of a wireless connection in the navigator provides a connection with a cell phone, so you can talk on the phone hands-free through the navigator. Some models can store a list of contacts. You can also use your phone to access the Internet to download information about traffic jams (if supported by the installed navigation program) and to visit sites.
Step 4
Find out if the voice messaging feature is available. GPS navigators with this feature allow the driver to look only at the road and not at the display. The auto-navigator itself will indicate the course of movement, promptly calling the turns and reporting the deviation from the route set by the driver.
Step 5
Look at the display specifications. The display shows information received from satellites. It is better to choose a screen with a reflective surface so that the picture is clearly visible in sunny weather and, of course, backlit to use the navigator at night. The screen size is selected depending on the user's preferences, his vision and the distance from which he will look at the display, as well as the use of the navigator for additional features (for watching movies, Internet access, etc.).
Step 6
Determine if additional features are needed. GPS-navigators are used not only for displaying maps and viewing the progress of the vehicle, but also for listening to music, radio, watching movies, TV shows, photographs, and also for playing games. There are car navigators, to which you can connect a rear view camera or several screens at the same time, so that the driver looks at the screen with the displayed map, and the passenger, for example, watches a movie.
