Navman F20 Europe

Advantages: Too many to list. Excellent value, efficient and easy to use
Disadvantages: It has a car charger, not an ac charger. Is that too bad?

...This Navman is brilliant!!! I have had mine for a while and am very happy with it! The advantages of this are: * It is reliable and always gets you to you destination * The charge holds for quite a while (i've gone from harrow to brighton and back without charging) * It is quite slimline * Easy to use * Cheap compared to other sat navs * Has a number of different views for your journey and you can bring up a list of directions rather than a map if you prefer * Tells you your estimated time of arrival * Has quite a large screen * You can find an address with a postcode, road name or simply a town * You can search for local ammenities from a petrol station to an amusement park and find your nearest ones * Warns you about speed cameras * Tells you what speed you are going * If you go the wrong way or choose...

Lisab3410 24.12.2007 · Read review
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NavMan F20 gets you there

Advantages: Easy to use, Speed camera detection
Disadvantages: None

...of different countries. It can also be charged using a USB port. An added bonus of the NavMan is that it also has fixed speed canera detection. I have also had the chance to use a Tom Tom SatNav and in comparisson the NavMan F20 is so much better, looks better, maps are better and is so simple to use. I would recommend this over anything else....

alibatch111 01.11.2008 · Read review
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  The F20 Leads Me To My Destination

Advantages: easy to use, slim, one of the cheapest about at the moment
Disadvantages: A lot of hidden costs, no AC adapter

...This years must have item seems to be Satellite navigation. Of course over the last few years these little in car devices seem to have been growing popularity but this years run up to Christmas has really seen an explosion in the advertising and purchase of them. So being into my gadgets and not having one I decided with the offers about it was time to invest, especially as I spend a lot of my working week in the car going from one place to another. I did a bit of research on which one to go for and in the end went into Halfords and asked the assistant. I expected the hard sale and to be pushed towards some top of the range model that was miles out of my price range. Instead it was recommended that I go for the Navman F20, one of the cheapest on the market at the moment. In fact at £149 it was Halfords cheapest GPS navigation system...

Andy.mack 12.12.2006 · Read review
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My Navman F20

Advantages: Does all you want for a fraction of the cost of other systems
Disadvantages: No mains included, no PC connectivity kit included

...To be honest, I didn't know if I wanted to buy a Sat Nav system at all, however I thought that it may be a handy thing to have. I had read about people being directed down dirt tracks and such. I knew that I would not be using it a great deal, so I didn't want to spend a lot of money on something i would not use much. Therefore I plumped for one of the cheapest on the market, the Navman F20. Now, I did not know what I was going to get for my money, so I was not expecting much. However I was very pleasantly surprised! First of all I messed around going to places which I knew. I purposely took different routes to those directed by the system and it very quickly re routed me, it never once told me to make a U turn Then I needed to travel to a plce I had never been to before, to Dudley from my Rotherham home. I printed...

Esscee 17.05.2007 · Read review
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Navman F20, cheap but useful

Advantages: Great price, small size, auto re-route.
Disadvantages: Iffy post code search, and can take a while to locate sattellites.

...The wife and I wanted a sat nav system as we do a lot of caravanning now, and always argue about directions. A few friends of ours had the tom tom systems, but being a tight wad, I didnt want to spend £200 +. Enter the Navman F20. It was cheap to buy (£140), and came with the following; F20 main unit Car charger Windscreen mount Loads of instructions The unit is ready to use straight from the box, but its better to sit and read through the instructions for 10 minutes, Which were clear and easy to follow. All the advertisments state that the F20 has full postcode search, but I can only get a max of 5 digits in. That is not a problem is you are going to someones house because you can combine p/code search with a house number. But when searching for anything else, it can be a pain trying to find where you want to go. I...

tobuyornottobuy 07.01.2007 · Read review
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Are we there yet? Navman iCN520

Advantages: Lovely maps and Intuitive
Disadvantages: 4-digit Postcodes and POI alerts are just not good enough

...Destination, Distance to your next turn, Compass Heading, Current Time, Current Speed, Time to Destination, Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA), One thing I really like about the Navman i520 software is the ability simply to draw an ?avoid area? directly on the map screen encompassing places that you want to avoid and the route is planned without passing through it. This is great if there are roadworks or your local knowledge about roads in your area allows you to plan a better than the SatNav when left to its own devices. The iCN 520 uses the same ?camera food? as my Vivitar 5355 ? SD memory cards up to 4GB but I have a 2GB in mine, which is sufficient for maps of; UK, Ireland, and all of mainland Europe to street-level. And if I go on holiday I can archive the SD card onto my computer and use it to store extra pictures taken with my digital...

bigdoug 25.02.2009 · Read review
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No need to fear?the F20 is here!

Advantages: Excellent navigation, easy to install and dismount
Disadvantages: does not have mp3 player like other nav systems

...Since passing my test 3 months ago, my family has noted my poor navigational skills. On recent drives to Portsmouth and Eastbourne (where getting lost doubled the journey time!) I relied on print outs from AA and the old fashioned A-Z. You can imagine my joy at receiving a Sat Nav system for Christmas! ***Navman/The Navman F20*** I have always been skeptical about navigation systems, in particular hearing about the systems directing people the wrong way. However, the F20, is supposedly the simplest, most reliable GPS navigation system on the market today. So on recommendation from friends and because it fitted his price bracket, it led to my other half buying this Navman for £150-£250 (he wouldn't tell me the exact cost!) from Halfords. The packaging itself is enough to get anyone excited! The device came in a small...

funphobic2 07.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of Navman F 20 Local

Navman F20 flies

Advantages: Inexpensive, solid build, excellent driving aid
Disadvantages: Noe so far

...I've been wanting a sat nav for a while and must admit I was swayed towards a Tom Tom One as a lot of reviews favoured it, but at around £150 even discounted it was a little above what I wanted to spend. Working at ASDA, with my discount I got my F20 for £112.50 and what a bargain. Very easy to set up, the menus are much like the TTOne, very intuative and if you have ever used a sat nav before you shouldn't need to look at the manual except for specific functions i.e cancelling a route or temporarily suspending your journey etc'. The speech is either male or female and very clear with plenty of volume, the screen is very clear and all icons easy on the eye. On the road, the FREE speed camera warnings work extremely well although they work on a radius rather than laterally so you may get a warning for a camera that you don...

stevezodiac 25.06.2007 · Read review
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Nav Man F20

Advantages: Easy to use, clear touch screen, petrol button
Disadvantages: Occasionally voice directions get confusing

...I bought the Navman F20 for my girlfriend for xmas, but have found myself using it more than she does. I find it fun to use. The screen is big and clear, yes the F20 is wider than the TomTom etc, but it is very slim in comparison. The touch screen is easy to use, and the in-screen buttons and options are simple to follow. From first taking it out of the box we had it up and running in under 2 minutes. I bought this product because it was at the cheaper end of the market at £150 from Argos. It comes with the unit, an in car cradle and an in car charger, I have heard complaints that it doesn't come with a wall charger or a PC connection cable, but we only use this product in the car, so we do not have a need to charge it in the house. It comes with maps to cover all of the UK and Ireland, so again I can see no need to...

ollie325690 05.03.2007 · Read review
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  A to B the Easy Way - the Navman iCN 520

Advantages: Small, portable, reasonable price
Disadvantages: 5 character post code search; windscreen reflection

...and turns the combination into a map and directions. Most modern units have a colour screen and talking directions. *********************** My Buying Decision *********************** I really missed my old built in sat-nav unit and having to use a paper map seemed like returning to the dark ages. Time to research and buy a portable unit for my car (and walking). It is a tough choice due to the number of models and manufacturers on offer today. Ultimately price was a significant consideration, with the Navman coming in at a very reasonable £299 from PC World online (£285 after my company voucher discount scheme). This is for the UK version which includes all UK roads and the major routes of Europe. Additional EU country maps can be purchased for £70-£99. The Navman unit is also available in a 'Premium Edition', which just includes all...

a4angus 15.11.2005 · Read review
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