How to choose a car navigator

How to choose a car navigator

In the life of every motorist more than once there were situations when it was necessary to find some object on the ground or just drive through an unfamiliar city. In such cases, the card will be an indispensable assistant. However, today it has already been the last century. Modern technologies have reached the fact that GPS navigators suggest the road directly during the ride. These devices are affected by their diversity, and often stop their choice on the most suitable of them very difficult. To decide, you need to know all the pros and cons of some parameters.

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Many motorists are absolutely not interested in the "filling of" navigators, and it depends on this performance, therefore it is not necessary to ignore this parameter. The brain of any GPS device is a chipset is a microchip kit that includes a processor, memory controllers, as well as a device for processing signals from a satellite. The Atlas IV and Atlas V chipsets are mainly used. The latter is more economical and accurate, but it will cost more. Still should not be very bothering about this, the main thing is that the processor frequency is in the range of 400-600 MHz. The more more efficient memory, the faster the navigator copes with the tasks. The minimum volume should begin with 128 MB. If we talk about flash memory, this parameter depends on the presence of a slot under the memory card. If it is available - you can increase it yourself. If not - the minimum volume should be 2 GB. Battery life - more than 4 hours.

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The next, no less important parameter is navigation cards. There are devices to which you need to independently install the firmware. It will not be much difficulty and does not require great knowledge in computer technician. But why complicate your life? After all, there are many of those in the market of devices that go with the already installed software. It remains to choose only the navigator whose cards are most suitable for the required region. For example, Garmin is suitable for users of the CIS countries. Her plus is a good detail of large and small settlements. Navitel is the optimal choice for residents of Russia and Ukraine, he also conveys current information about traffic jams. Permanent updates allow you to own only fresh data. A good option for residents of Ukraine and Europe will be IGO - it is easy to control it, it is well detailed, but does not inform about traffic jams.

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You can choose the navigator by screen parameters. Diagonal is from 3.5 to 7 inches. It should be borne in mind that large screens consume more energy, so such a navigator autonomously works less time. Also worth paying attention to pixels. After all, you can buy a device with a large screen and low resolution, in such cases the picture quality is very bad, you need to look closely, which is not very convenient driving. The reference is the 4.3 screen with a resolution of 480x272 pixels - from this and it is worth repelled.

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It is still recommended to pay attention to the management of the navigator. It can be using the buttons or the touch screen, which in turn is divided into: resistive (more accurate, suitable for small sizes and reacts to touch) and capacitive (intended for navigators with a large diagonal, reacts to heat, that is, management can be carried out Only with the help of fingers or special styluses).

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Most modern GPS devices have additional features: FM radio, player to watch video and listening to music. It is also possible to use Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. However, it is believed that this should not be the determining parameter in choosing the navigator.

Before you buy a GPS device, you need to study its characteristics in detail. The main parameters for which you should pay attention is chipset, software and screen. It is not necessary to save on this device, because a good product will serve not one year, and the quality is most often determined by the presence of a guarantee from the seller and manufacturer.

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