Magellan RoadMate 1400 4.3-Inch GPS Navigator

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Magellan RoadMate 1400 4.3-Inch GPS Navigator

4.3 in GPS Navigator
1.3 Million Searchable Points of Interest
NAVTEQ On Board
Wide-screen / ultra-thin form factor
Turn-by-turn voice guidance

Product Description
MAGELLAN Roadmate 1400 Refurbished 4.3 in GPS Navigator. Magellan RoadMate 1400 Automotive GPS Systems are uniquely stylish, with a 4.3 in wide-format, full color interactive touch screen and an ultra-thin design. Use the intuitive menu options to pick your destination and choose how you navigate to virtually anywhere. Whether you want to stay on freeways, avoid freeways, travel the shortest distance or arrive in the quickest time; your Magellan RoadMate enables you to navigate the way you want. You can even exclude specific roads or freeways from your route and also avoid toll roads. Built-in maps of the continental U.S., Hawaii and Puerto Rico, plus 1.3 million pre-programmed Points of Interest make it easy to travel the country… More >>

Magellan RoadMate 1400 4.3-Inch GPS Navigator

5 comments

Bruce K. Gessel says:

September 26, 2009 at 7:38 pm (UTC -5)

This works OK but was bought because of its “text to speech” feature as advertised. It does not appear to have this feature as it works just about like my old Tom Tom One.
Rating: 2 / 5
Raymond B. Williams says:

September 26, 2009 at 10:07 pm (UTC -5)

The unit works as advertised. I was looking for a unit that would tell me how to get to my destination. I didn’t and don’t want all the bells and whistles the newest models offer.
Rating: 3 / 5
Anonymous says:

September 26, 2009 at 11:36 pm (UTC -5)

The product is easy to use. It was shipped to me on a timely basis. It is a refurbished model that works very well.
Rating: 4 / 5
Joseph C. Wagner says:

September 27, 2009 at 1:54 am (UTC -5)

recieved, tried to get gps info, no gps signal was ever found. sent back the product. I was very disappointed and affraid to buy another magellan.
Rating: 1 / 5
Wobbly says:

September 27, 2009 at 3:45 am (UTC -5)

This GPS unit has worked perfectly from the first moment, and the functions are so intuitive we almost don’t need the instruction manual. (Ladies won’t understand, but that scores high with us guys!)

Although the description on Amazon’s site says “…with Text-to-Speech,” it really doesn’t have that function. It announces upcoming turns very nicely, but it does not attempt to pronounce text we enter. -Which may be a good thing. It displays the name of the next street or highway very prominently, so who needs the electronic lady talking ALL the time?

In open country, it acquires satellites and begins navigating very quickly. (Much faster than on the H-60 Blackhawk I used to fly.) We live in a heavily-wooded area, and it takes a few seconds longer, -maybe as much as one minute some days.

I especially enjoy the display gotten to by tapping the compass heading in the upper-left corner of the map. It produces a screen indicating lat-long, distance to next significant waypoint, distance to last waypoint, elevation, ground speed, location (road, town, and ZIP code,) super-accurate time and date, and a rudimentary compass that indicates heading changes as small as 5 or 10 degrees.

Audio is loud enough that we don’t set it to max. Screen lighting is very good, and we love the night-display function.

On a recent trip into strange territory, it helped us find business and residence addresses flawlessly. We were short on time, and it essentially saved the day.
Rating: 5 / 5