Garmin nüvi 1450LMT 5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
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Technical Details
- Sunlight-readable, 5-inch backlit TFT color touchscreen display with 480 x 272 WQVGA pixel resolution
- Preloaded with City Navigator NT data for the lower 48 states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, with nearly six million points of interest
- Free lifetime map and traffic updates for the most up-to-date maps, POIs, and navigation info, along with constantly updated traffic information
- Advanced navigation features including voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions, lane assist with junction view, fuel-saving ecoRoute
- Includes travel tools such as JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock, currency/measurement converters, calculator and more
- 480 x 272 pixels WQVGA color TFT with white backlight
- 5 inch easy-to-use enhanced touchscreen interface
- Comes with lifetime traffic and mapping updates
- Multiple Point Routing; Lane Assist; Junction View; EcoRoute fuel efficient routing
- Preloaded with City Navigator NT for North America
Product Description
See the big, wide world with the large screen nüvi 1450LMT. It offers free Lifetime Maps and Traffic, multiple-point routing, lane assist with junction view to guide you through busy highway interchanges, pedestrian routing options and ecoRoute to find the most fuel-efficient route. See the big, wide world with the large screen nüvi 1450LMT. |
 Traffic information is updated constantly, and map updates are available up to 4 times a year, with no subscription, fees, or expiration dates. |
 EcoRoute calculates the most fuel-efficient route, tracks fuel usage and more. |
 Simply tap the screen for your exact coordinates, the nearest address/intersection, and the closest fuel and emergency services. |
Extra-Wide, Feature-Rich GPS Navigator Lifetime Maps and Traffic
Includes Free Lifetime Map Updates
With free Lifetime Map and Traffic updates, you always have the most up-to-date maps, points of interest and navigation information available at your fingertips. Traffic information is updated constantly, and map updates are available for download up to 4 times a year. Both features are ready to go, right out of the box, with no subscription or update fees and no expiration dates.
See Even More
It's easy to see where you're going on nüvi 1450LMT's 5-inch touchscreen display. View map detail, driving directions, photos and more in bright, brilliant color. With its big, bold display, you won't miss a thing.
Navigate City Transit
With its enhanced pedestrian navigation capabilities, nüvi 1450LMT is the perfect travel companion for getting around town. Download optional cityXplorer content to help you navigate city public transit. Know where to walk, where to catch the bus, subway, tram or other transportation and how long it will take to get there. cityXplorer maps are available for select cities throughout North America and Europe. And with prices as low as $9.99, you'll have money left over to spend in the big city.
Know the Lane Before It's Too Late
No more guessing which lane you need to be in to make an upcoming turn. Lane assist with junction view guides you to the correct lane for an approaching turn or exit, making unfamiliar intersections and exits easy to navigate. It realistically displays road signs and junctions on your route along with arrows that indicate the proper lane for navigation.
Plan Ahead
nüvi 1450LMT includes advanced navigation features to take the worry out of traveling. With route planning you can save 10 routes, specify via points and preview simulated turns on the 1450LMT's large screen. In addition, nüvi 1450LMT automatically sorts multiple destinations to provide an efficient route for errands, deliveries or sales calls. A trip log provides an electronic bread crumb trail of up to 10,000 points, so you can see where you've been on the map.
Get Turn-by-Turn Directions
nüvi 1450LMT's intuitive interface greets you with two simple questions: "Where To?" and "View Map." Touch the color screen to easily look up addresses and services and get voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions that speak street names to your destination. It comes preloaded with detailed City Navigator NT street maps, nearly 6 million points of interest (POIs), 2-D or 3-D maps and the speed limit for most major roads in the U.S. and Europe. Its digital elevation maps show you shaded contours at higher zoom levels, giving you a big picture of the surrounding terrain. With the 1450LMT's enhanced user interface, you can slide your finger to conveniently scroll between screens. You can also upload custom POIs. And with HotFix satellite prediction, nüvi calculates your position faster to get you there quicker.
Go Beyond Navigation
Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi 1450LMT saves you gas and money with ecoRoute--a green feature that calculates the most fuel-efficient route, tracks fuel usage and more. The 1450LMT includes many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. With photo navigation, you can download pictures from Garmin Connect Photos and navigate to them. With its "Where Am I?" emergency locator, you always know your location. Simply tap the screen to get your exact latitude and longitude coordinates, the nearest address and intersection, and the closest hospitals, police stations and fuel stations. The 1450LMT features Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and is compatible with our free Garmin Garage where you can download custom voices and vehicles. Enhance your travel experience with optional plug-in microSD cards.
Customer Reviews.
ByJ.B. (Carlsbad, CA)
Researching GPS devices was and is worse than buying a car with all the different product offerings and features plus none of the model numbering seems to make sense which was even more frustrating. You can't tell a low end unit from a high end unit. Garmin is no different either.
Through all of that I am very pleased that I settled on the Garmin 1450. IMO Garmin has made a wonderful device. The UI is very intuitive and very easy to operate even with my big hands. The touch screen is very accurate and responsive. From power up to satelite acquisiiton takes seconds. The turn by turn instructions are very clear but a bit too chatty. We have found the street name pronunciations fairly entertaining. The points of interest have been pretty accurate as has the gas station mapping and the hospitals and such. The bread and butter of a GPS is really whether it can get you where you need to go especially if you as the operator have no idea. I have travelled outside my area of familiarity a few times now and this GPS receiver has been flawless. The screen size is very nice and easy to read while driving.
This unit I purchased has liftime maps and traffic. So the first thing I did was register the unit and update the maps. The web site is pretty easy to navigate on. The map update was simple but just expect it to take awhile. The traffic portion seems to work however to date it has not offered any alternate routes so I can't judge its effectiveness. Nor have I tried the blutooth functionality.
This unit comes with everything you need so unless you want extra power cords or something there is no need for anything extra. The window suction cup works well. The unit fell once but I found I did not seat the suction cup very well. They do have a weighted mount that sits on the dashboard which would be better if you have a co-pilot and you need to look for alternate addresses or something. I found putting the unit in the middle of the window creates an annoyingly large blind spot. So I now put it to the left of the steering wheel.
By Israel Silva
This GPS Nuvi 1450,fills all what I expected from this wonderfull electronic devise.It takes me averywhere without any fear of being lost,I trust my Nuvi all the way,it's easy upgrading maps and trafic features,I just love it.
ByJohnny Gutiérrez (Mexico City, Mexico)
After using this device for a few weeks now, I want to share my review with you. If you don't want to go spec by spec feel free to jump to the conclusion.
Battery life
Battery will last you a couple of hours if the device is not plugged in. This is a little inconvenient if you want to use your Nuvi somewhere other than your car. If you set the brightness very high, it lasts even less. Battery is something that could definitely be upgraded.
Maps and POI's
Since most of the people who use this device reside in the US, it is logical that Garmin focuses on the American maps quite more than other maps. In my case, I had to buy a map for Mexico and I was a bit disappointed. The house I was staying at does not show up on the maps at all, and the residential complex was built some four years ago. The POI in the Mexican map are a bit scarce, the Nuvi will suggest a pizza place that is 200+ miles away from your current location? I'm not THAT hungry for pizza. There is no lane junction for mexican maps, so you will have to guess the exit, even if you are on a major highway. I was also going to small towns in the chihuahua desert which did not show up on the Nuvi. Some highways and streets do not show up. I do not know if this is because the maps need to be updated by Garmin or because the maps are poorly constructed.
The lifetime map and traffic instance that is bundled with this model is very handy. You won't have to buy a map again unless you are traveling to another part of the world.
Traffic
You can't really count on traffic very much. While it is a helpful feature, it might not be right all the time. Note: There is no traffic providers in Mexico. This feature is only for US and Canada.
Bluetooth
Does what it is supposed to do. Quality is ok, nothing to get excited about. However do realize that using bluetooth will drain the battery even further.
Satellites
Acquiring satellites might be a bit slow. Sometimes, it takes up to three minutes. It might also lose satellites easily if you are not out in the clear.
Processing and rendering speed
This Nuvi is in general a bit slow at displaying the map. When you zoom in and out, it might seem slow at re-rendering the map. It always gets there, but if you need the information fast, it might seem slow to you. It is, however, quite fast at re-calculating routes when you make a mistake.
Extras
You can choose from a series of vehicles to represent your position. This customization is nice, even though I don't really use it. You can also customize the spoken directions. you can even record your own!
Other features
Bundled with you Nuvi, you will also find some extras which come in handy. Calculator, and unit converter are especially useful. However, there is no minus sign on the unit converter, so if someone tells you that the temperature is -6 degrees celcius and you want to know it in farenheit, you're out of luck. The picture viewer is extremely slow with large pictures, so you might need to crop them in photoshop if you want them to load faster. Routes leave something to be desired. There is no option to skip a point if you change your mind later. Also, importing routes from mapquest is buggy at best. Your nuvi might completely re-format the route if it doesn't like what mapquest is showing. Google maps and bing can only export way points which works for most people.
How this device could be improved
If it was faster at loading, acquiring satellites and rendering maps, this device would be the best. I would also look into customizing colors for the routes, for example. The sensitivity of the screen should also be customized as I find myself pressing to hard on the screen.
Conclusion
This nuvi is an amazing tool for the regular driver, especially if it is going to be used in the US or Canada. If you want to use it somewhere else in the world, there might be some quirks to work out. It does what it is supposed to do and the extras make it even nicer. Even if I pointed out some minor quirks with the device, I am very much in love with it and wouldn't leave home without it.
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