Panasonic Strada CN-GP50 Expert Reviews

alaTest has collected and analyzed 94 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the maps. The screen also impresses, but many are less positive about the menu.

Maps, Screen, Lcd

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Reviewers rate this product 74/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Global Positioning Systems (GPS), the Panasonic Strada CN-GP50 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 92/100 = Excellent quality.

The Strada's 5-inch screen impresses, but the unit's performance disappoints.

Text-to-speech. Includes maps for U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. Multisegment routing.

Small POI database. Sluggish performance. Awkward destination/POI input. No video input. Data fields in map view are small and difficult to read.

As with all 5-inch GPSs, you pay a premium for a slightly larger screen. Models with 4.3-inch screens offer more features and better performance for less money.

A stylish GPS navigator with some useful hands-free features.

Street pronunciation, Well-designed map interface, Bluetooth for hands-free calling, Voice commands

Small POI database with poor interface, Slow route calculation, Photos require a separate SD Card

You can talk while you drive with the included Bluetooth service, which not only connects to a Bluetooth phone but also loads address book data. It worked perfectly in our testing. The photo viewer, however, requires photos to be loaded on a separate ...

The Strada CN-GP50U is Panasonicâ'"s first Personal GPS Navigation Device to be released on the US market and is obviously impressive having won a CES 2008 award shortly after release. It follows the release of the Strada CN-NVD905U in-dashboard ...

Excellent navigation and superb ease-of-use

Excellent display ; detailed, clear maps ; impressive performance

Doesn't have a lot of built-in extras ; TMC an optional extra

Excellent navigation and superb ease-of-use

Excellent navigation and superb ease-of-use

The CN-GP50N is Panasonic's first foray into the European sat-nav market.

It's a stylish device, finished in a glossy black

Voice control ; Attractive design ; Gorgeous and detailed mapping

Quite expensive

With detailed and attractive mapping for all of Europe, voice control and Bluetooth, Panasonic's Strada CN-GP50N offers a lot. It's not the cheapest unit available, but it ticks all the right boxes

Bigger can only mean better when talking sat-nav screen size.

However, those are mere niggles, because in most respects this is a very competent sat-nav system. Its biggest strength is that enormous screen, which makes spotting POI's and map-reading extremely easy, but there's plenty of other stuff that's worth ...