Navigon 2100 / 2110 Review Analysis | All Features Rated & Tested

price

5

fewer options than more expensive garmins
Also the sticky stuff on the suction plate adapter for putting unit on dash is cheap and didn't hold
one time price to pay for up to date
one time price to pay for up to date, on time traffic info for life

compact design and has an affordable price tag that includes text-to-speech functionality
The entry-level Navigon 2100 features a sleek, compact design and has an affordable price tag that includes text-to-speech functionality
Midrange features at a flea-market price
Price
Price, Log-book, Features, Reality-views, TTS

text to speach, size, price, muli route function
good product for the price
Good price
Good price, nice looking unit
Low Price
Great display, Great Features, Low Price
Low price, quick rerouting, text to speech
Great value and better than $200+ unit
option to purchase life time traffic rather than subscription
Excellent for it's price
Good Looking, AutoZoom, Text to Speech, Price
Price, Loaded with Features
Overall thou dose a great job for a unit in this price range
I got for more 55% off the suggested price
The spoken street names are nice and hard to find at this price
For that price it was an awesome find
at this price I would say it's still a good deal
Price and performance
Price, display, text-to-speech
cheap
Great price
Great price, great features
Price is very good
within my price
good value
Lane Assist, Traffic Update, good value
Great price on the refurb
Great price on the refurb, lots of features, ease of use
free traffic on 2100T,views, turn/speed warnings,size, price
Loaded with features and value

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performance

3

General performance can be sluggish at times
A little sluggish but doesnt inhibit performance
A little sluggish but doesnt inhibit performance, less POI's compared to Garmin
response time a little slow
Processer slow

performance
Quick rerouting
Speed Warning
Speed limit signs
3D maps with correct lane signs to be in complex intersections, Speed limit signs

sometime slow response
Icons are a little small, sometime slow response
system runs to slow as a visual
sometimes slow
sometimes slow, some probs with traffic
Slow find sattellite
Slow satellite pickup
Slow satellite pickup, slow interface
Slow response
Slow response, small text, charging problems
The touch screen is slow and cant keep up with your tapping speed well
The touch screen is slow and cant keep up with your tapping speed well, results in many misspelled words
Information on your speed, miles to go, elapsed time, altitude, displayed to the right in little boxes is too small to read while driving
it will try to get you back to the original course even though quicker/shorter paths are available)
Slow Sat acquisition
Sometimes slow to recalculate the route
slow
Very Slow
A little slow
poor accuracy/low batter life/ traffic updates to slow

Speed Limit Warnings
Features - TTS, Speed Limit Warnings, Flexibility
plus speed
plus speed, and very close to being right on
It saved us numerous times though the routing did seem to make you go longer than we knew we could go another way to get there quicker
Go over the speed limit and you get yelled at...""Caution""
Information on your speed
Information on your speed,
Usually updated within300feet of the new speed limit signs)
Usually updated within300feet of the new speed limit signs), miles to go, elapsed time, altitude, displayed to the right in little box is small but readable while driving
My wife LOVES the speed limit information.....I have a lead foot and when I get to 10mph over...it yells CAUTION at me
the speed limit
I loved the 3d maps, the speed limit, and the speech was pretty good compared to the other GPSs I've seen before
I love the speed caution alert
It knows the speed limits in most areas and if you go above your customized setting it will "caution" you
fast
speed notification
Fast, Accurate, traffic report
Fairly quick startup
Fairly quick startup, cheap, can also get free traffic
turn/speed warnings

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memory

5

love the virtual sceen

LCD

2.5

Small Screen
small screen, mounting bracket a bit clunky, POI's a bit outdated
I bought the 2100 max 4.3 wide screen
Screen too slow
Everything on the screen is so small it is difficult for some people to even read it

screen displays next two turns
clear screen/text
Great screen
nice wide screen
nice wide screen, quality is surperb

The screen buttons on the alpha option are crazy small and i even have skinny hands......menus are laggy alot too
The screen buttons on the alpha option are crazy small and i even have skinny hands......menus are laggy alot too, but work well, just slower then most other units
you have to press something on the screen
Also it would be nice to have a stylus because the letters and numbers on the screen are a little close together
Letters on the screen are pretty small so people with average finger will have hard time adapting
screen size
Small buttons, screen size
Screen visibility during daytime
Screen visibility during daytime, Small screen

I love the 2100 max wide and easy-to-read 4.3 inch screen
I love the 2100 max wide and easy-to-read 4.3 inch screen, clear spoken directions via text-to-speech, (It also tell you which side of the street your final destination is on right/left
GPS housing is very compact for a 3.5"" screen
bright screen
It is customizable as to what you want to see on the screen
good screen size
large clear screen
GPS housing is very compact for a 3.5" screen
Awesome screen
Awesome screen, SiRF Star III GPS receiver, txt to speech
Screen
Nice screen / fast / sleek looking

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usability

5

no detailed manual so less gizmo savvy people would require some time to learn it
Calibrate with the stylus first and then you can use your finger
but once you get to a city it's pretty easy to navigate from that point
Stylus would help (I usually use back of a pen
hard to use

Easy to use
Easy to use, Good-looking maps, Quick rerouting, Uesful add-ons
simple setup
I couldn't use it to find any pros
Easy to Use, Text to Speech

Instruction manual is internet only
complicated to use
Entering an sddress is not that easy
You should use the manual to get it right
Ease of use, POI features

Ease of use
simple to use
FREE traffic info, simple to use, no unnecessary features
Although it lacks a manual
easy to use and works very well
This is simply a great GPS, easy to use and works very well
I can use the included charger to charge up my phone in the car
I have seen many others in use
I have seen many others in use, they do not compare
Easy to input destinations
Easy to setup and use
I bought this as a gift for my parents but tested it out for a couple of weeks so I could teach them how to use it
It has a pretty simple navigation sequence
Zip Code use
remembers last location, Zip Code use
GPS has always been on spot so far in my use of over a year
Great graphics, easy to use, fast, nice looking
Good Graphics, Good Size, Easy to Use
Easy to read
Easy to use, great navigation
easy to use, clear precise directions, love the traffic alerts
Easy to use, good price
Text to speak is very nice, Easy way to look up different businesses in area
Screen, reality view, simple to use

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interface

2

The user interface isn't as intuitive as that of the competition and can be especially confusing for first-time buyers
The Navigon 2100 Max's user interface isn't as intuitive as the competition
Interface isn't intuitive
Bland GUI
Bland GUI, bad POI nav

Interface
easy to grasp interface
Sleek design, easy to grasp interface, lane assistance, road safety features, TMC "ready
Sleek design, easy to grasp interface, lane assistance, road safety features, TMC "ready"
Intuitive user interface

Very slow interface keeps on hanging
The interface is little different but you will learn it within a day
interface would require some time to learn
interface would require some time to learn, no detailed manual so less gizmo savvy people would require some time to learn it
slow interface
The interface is cumbersome
The interface is cumbersome, the search functions stupid (you can search by city, but it only selects one zip code within the city), the navigation is terrible (if you get off course, it will try to get you back to the original course even though quicker/shorter paths are available), the optional traffic module has consistently stale information which render it useless
Really sluggish interface (this is my first GPS
Really sluggish interface (this is my first GPS, so maybe this is normal), especially during startup, but even after
This has the worst interface of anything I have seen since the 80's
106-33 184th street well having checked out the user manual online (which was no help might i add
no user manual
poor routes, no user manual
Does not come with User guide have to download from internet and it is over 100 Pages

Low price, Intuitive user interface, clean graphics, reality view, clear screen/text, and the optional lifetime traffic updates are amazing
the interface is so intuitive that you almost don't need one
Although it lacks a manual, the interface is so intuitive that you almost don't need one
Easy interface
Easy interface, bright screen, compact size
I always had trouble following the single line GPS Nav systems
I have the 7100 wich is the top of the line for the Navigon
clean design, easy interface
very user-friendly
Attractive, very user-friendly, color/3.5" touchscreen, seems to work quickly

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maps

4.5

cluttered map view
No text-to speech, no Bluetooth, Bulky window mount, poor viewing angle and sunlight glare, cluttered map view
Screen/map freeze frequently - big problem
map of lower 48 only
Processer slow,touch screen small icons,map of lower 48 only

road safety features
Outstanding navigation features Maps
3D maps with correct lane signs to be in complex intersections
Accurate maps
FREE traffic info

Map needs to be Updated
the icons are in the way of the map and very limited POI
I'm not sure if this was due to an outdated map
I'm not sure if this was due to an outdated map, I will try updating the software and see if I come across this issue again
Could be a common GPS issue though
on time traffic info for life
This device fails as a GPS
so used the suction base on the windshield and the GPS continually falls out of the mount
occasionally doesn't recognize a location or road
Speaker volume, occasionally doesn't recognize a location or road
I haven't found a GPS that doesn't do this
I haven't found a GPS that doesn't do this, yet
Needs more frequent software and map updates than once a year
You can purchase a map program but I will go with out
Free map updates would be nice
as 106 03 and that solved that problem but that only led me to realize another problem I have with entering info into the device
forget about being able to input the rest of info
In addition to not being able to type in the name of POI for like Home Depot if you do not know the EXACT city/zip code of an address you want to go, forget about being able to input the rest of info
The map database is old and needs to be updated
no map of canada

has a nice maps of the expressway when available
I didn't see any other GPS on NewEgg that had this feature
Auto zooming map as you slow down is nice in some ways annoying in others
Maps seem quite up to date
This is simply a great GPS
This is my fifth GPS
This is my fifth GPS, and by far the best one that meets all my navigation needs
The map is accurate and up to date (The highway exit ramp to my house is presently close for construction
and its showing up on my GPS unit
The map is accurate and up to date (The highway exit ramp to my house is presently close for construction, within the last month and a half, and its showing up on my GPS unit
The maps and ya know NORMAL GPS actions it dose them all well
Towns were going by so fast it was hard for it to keep up in the ""Show map"" mode
THIS IS THE FOURTH GPS UNIT I HAVE PURCHASED AND THE ONE I LIKE BEST
The maps are exceptional on this unit
CO and went out on an OLD forest service road
I was up in Steamboat Springs, CO and went out on an OLD forest service road
It was on the map
Navigon Updates their maps every 3 months
I also purchased the traffic info upgrade and that is AWESOME in the Denver area
Great GPS
I loved the 3d maps
And in it's defense, I was trying to get to a street that wasn't in it's map
The GPS is sleek
Very good GPS
Navigon provided me with free map update and also the unit came with lifetime traffic alert so people living in urban area would have live traffic information
Option of 2D or 3D maps, day and night maps, tons of customizable features, well made
Quick, Easy to use and stunning map detail along with great GPS navigation
SiRF Star III GPS receiver
Clear and clean map detail
easy to read maps
Clear and clean map detail, easy to read maps, text to speech,nice window mount
3d maps
3d maps, real time updates, many other things
excellent maps
Good updates, many features, alot POI's, excellent maps

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menu

0.5

menu is a little less intuitive
menu is a little less intuitive, fewer options than more expensive garmins
no menu icons turns on slow pay for updates
This prevents getting the unit as low down to the dash as i'd like
The menu is slow to respond

Nice bright screen, easy menu navigation, relatively accurate directions, small and cute

The menu is slow to respond, you have to press something on the screen, then wait until it comes up to press something else, for instance, the word Forth Worth, you press the F and have to wait until it comes up with all the F's then press o, and wait again
that this thing wanted to take me down highways
didn't always give the "fastest" route - there were some places I know the "backroads" to, that this thing wanted to take me down highways

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voice guidance

5

The voice mis-pronounces the street names more often than not
Warnings for turns came really late, and the voice is very distorted
So far I can't figure out a way to modify the voice(I want William Shatner to give me driving directions
Text can be a bit small, sometimes voice could be louder

Accuracy, Lane Guidance, Speed limit display, Voice guidance, Route planning etc
Text to Voice
excellent text to voice features
Text-to-voice
Text-to-voice ,nice display,all for under 200 dollars

clear voice
Clear voice, lots of features, would buy again and recommend for a good point to point gps system
I tried to get ""lost"" but the lady voice was very assertive telling me..""pls make a u-turn NOW
Voice directions are clear
Voice directions are clear, give advanced turn warnings and accurate turn here commands
Text to voice, itinerary, windshield mount,
Voice direction
graphics,3D picture, Easy to read, Voice direction
good voice
voice system
size of unit, graphics, speed notification, voice system

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screen

5

bulky window mount
display suffers in sunlight
No text-to speech, no Bluetooth, bulky window mount, poor viewing angle, display suffers in sunlight, cluttered map view
Includes traffic monitoring
Buttons on display are a little small

The unit has an integrated traffic receiver
The unit has an integrated traffic receiver, so you have the option of adding traffic updates at a later time
Sleek design and nice display
The unit's excellent mounting bracket is virtually shake-free
Large touchscreen display

but overall this is a great unit
Buttons on display are a little small, but overall this is a great unit
I tried to confuse the unit by deliberately missing my turns and the unit wanted me to take a u-turn at an major intersection
another con is I would recommend turning off the U-Turn option in the route profile, I tried to confuse the unit by deliberately missing my turns and the unit wanted me to take a u-turn at an major intersection, I tried the same maneuver again with the u-turn feather off and it reroute me just fine
why cannot a much newer and more powerful device do the same
My 5 year old entry level Garmin 5 was smart enough to list possible matches across the street designation, why cannot a much newer and more powerful device do the same
It needs a beep indicator when the unit is powered off
When I saw this unit displayed it was crashed
When I saw this unit displayed it was crashed, thought it was just because it gets messed with so much, had mine 3 days and it is fried
Like the other unit
Poor Window Mount
Poor Window Mount, Very Slow, poor touch screen, POI better on other units

Great display
nice display
Pretty good device
I love the the display of the road sign as I drive and the text to speak is right on time
is an affordable device with features rich on meeting consumers navigation needs oppose to entertaining you with nonessential navigation feathers while driving
The navigon 2100 max, is an affordable device with features rich on meeting consumers navigation needs oppose to entertaining you with nonessential navigation feathers while driving
Display is bright and clear
Display dims for night driving
Unfortunately, this is the only redeeming point that this device can offer
My unit always locks on to Sat's within 30 seconds
My unit always locks on to Sat's within 30 seconds, and when its locked it is locked
The display is bright and clear
I love the unit
There are so many neat things about this unit
The unit worked good
The unit worked good, It worked right out of the box
Very nice unit
display
nice window mount
screen display

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portability

5

Peeled off back of plate from weight of unit
too lightweight

The portable navigation device also offers text-to-speech functionality
sleek lightweight cheap
Fits in your pocket to take it with you
compact size
This GPS unit is very compact

It can fit in your pocket so you can take it with you for a walking tour
unbelieveably thin
Easy to set up, plug and go, compact, Don't leave home without it
compact and slim

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design

5

Bulky design
Small POI database, Lackluster menus, Bulky design
So I have to plan ahead a bit if I wanna use it

design
Sleek design
Good-looking maps
nice looking unit
Sleek design, small

Good Looking
Very sleek looking
Keep looking for pricing
and looks neat
Small, and looks neat
clean design
nice looking
Looks Nice

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connectivity

0.5

No Bluetooth
Lacks Bluetooth
Most of the time it takes too long to receive signal, no audio jack, difficult to insert & remove from craddle, cheap speaker, speaker placed in worste spot, bad usb jack location, poor POI database with poor search functionality, lag when typing
There is no audio jack
There is no audio jack, inexpensive speaker, placed in back, slight lag when typing

no Bluetooth connection

size

2.5

menus a little convoluted
TMC extra cost in UK, menus a little convoluted
Icons are a little small
cost is a little pricey
To add traffic, cost is a little pricey

size
spoken street names a BIG plus
The size of the unit is nice
A big bang for the buck
displayed to the right in little box is small but readable while driving

It did seem to be a little behind on telling you when to turn
It did seem to be a little behind on telling you when to turn, etc
Not a big Con though
Not a big Con though, I can live with it
Again, No big Con
Not a big con
Not a big con, really
a little hard to enter addresses
Routing not alway the best, a little hard to enter addresses
Sometimes takes a little while to connect

I have a smartphone and am used to dealing with buttons 1/4th the size, that may skew my view a little bit
Good Size
size of unit

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build quality

0.5

Other units have media players build in and sell for around $99.90

energy efficiency

2.5

The power plug in the bottom of the unit makes it impossible to set low on the dash
The BIGGEST pain though is the power adapter plugs in the bottom right
Takes a few seconds to find the satellite signal when you initially turn the power on
Power plug on bottom not so convenient
Power plug on bottom not so convenient, but can get a Motorola 90 degree adapter to get around issue

USB connection location at the bottom left so the power cord goes downward
USB connection location at the bottom left so the power cord goes downward, and it's rests on my dashboard

image quality

5

quality is surperb
3D picture

viewfinder

5

Reality View Pro/Lane Assistant Pro
Reality View shows roads as they actually look
Reality View
Bargain, Reality View, Free Lifetime Traffic, Branded icons
3D reality View

3D reality View, Lifetime Traffic, Speed Warning
Love the reality view
LifetimeTraffic,Text to Speech,Reality View
Reality View, screen displays next two turns, early warning for turns and lane changes, option to purchase life time traffic rather than subscription
reality view is excellent
Pretty good device, reality view is excellent, text to speech is marvelous, pretty accurate
equipped with reality view and software update available
Text to speech and reality view nice screen and good sound
Reality view is awesome
Great screen, volume is good, Reality view is awesome, prive is great for text-to-speech
The 3D realistic view is very nice especially on the highways to understand exactly which lanes I need to stay on to get on the right exit/direction
the 3D Reality View to navigate complex interchanges is the best thing ever
the new DirectHelp to alert roadside assistance is a priceless feather at the tip of your finger, the 3D Reality View to navigate complex interchanges is the best thing ever, driving around Boston and New York it comes in rather helpful
LOVE the 3d view and on the highway it shows you the splits coming up and it updated painlessly
The real view popup makes this the only NAV choice
Reality View is nice
Reality View is nice, good screen size
3D View is great
Accurate, 3D View is great
Reality view, Spoken street and many more

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glare

4.5

poor viewing angle and sunlight glare

anti-glare screen

contrast

5

Nice color contrast for maps

lens

0.5

The system is sluggish
The system is sluggish, and route recalculations weren't efficient
the system tends to freeze up
system runs to slow as a visual, the system tends to freeze up

good basic system

appearance

5

The entry-level Navigon 2100 features a sleek
Graphics look really cool
Love the text to speech is sweet so you dont even have to look at it
Sleek look
Sleek look, nice graphics, good voice, traffic alerts

black level

5

all black case
Better graphics than a Garmin, text to speech at a low cost, unbelieveably thin, all black case, 3 mount adjustments

zoom

5

Infinite zoom out
Infinite zoom out, or at least as much as practically necessary

sensor

1.5

actually gps indicate sensor - so bad
when i driving that sensor working so slowly

it helped me get found again too (with a little cell-phone googling
Seems to work okay so far, though it got me lost once, it helped me get found again too (with a little cell-phone googling

control panel

1

we should use dashboard mount
Windshield mount falls sometimes, we should use dashboard mount
I didn't really want to tape the plastic mount on my dashboard
I didn't really want to tape the plastic mount on my dashboard, so used the suction base on the windshield and the GPS continually falls out of the mount
It's a compact, precision instrument

and it's rests on my dashboard

keyboard

0.5

Small virtual keyboard
keypad very small
route recalculation sluggish at times, keypad very small
Takes too long to recognize typing
keypad is too small

Takes too long to recognize typing, keypad is too small
slight lag when typing
Slow to find addresses when typing
If you have big fingers tuff to use the keypad but found a way around it
Small buttons for typing an address

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battery

5

Battery life short maybe three hrs need to carry charger on long trips
I wish the battery lasted a little longer for walking tours
The speaker in the unit is a little lacking, and the battery life could be better
Battery life can be better

Compact & Battery option
Text to Speech, Compact & Battery option
This unit is pack with too much navigational customizable feathers to mention
Internal battery life is good
Internal battery life is good, could be better Text to speech reads street names when it advises you to make a turn

I used it for 1 1/2 hour and the battery was still good and had 1/2 charge left
functions well and the battery holds a charge for a very long time
The GPS is sleek, functions well and the battery holds a charge for a very long time

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reception

0.5

slow signal pickup
Delay, slow signal pickup
Poor traffic reception
Poor traffic reception, sometime poor routing
does not get satellite reception and freezes when re-calculating

It's easy to store destinations, load one up quickly and start navigating, and POI detection is very nice
Boot times were anywhere from 1-3 minutes to get a good sat signal
Boot times were anywhere from 1-3 minutes to get a good sat signal, once locked it was hard to loose it

Since I purchased the 2100 about 4 months ago I have routinely found that it miscalculates routes, does not get satellite reception and freezes when re-calculating
A little long to access satelittes signal
It can take a bit to find a signal
Also it seems to take about 5-10 minutes to get a signal after I turn it on
Sometimes it takes more than 5 minutes to get signal but mostly it's fine
loss of signal

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shutter

0.5

It doesn't actually ever shut off
It doesn't actually ever shut off, just goes to sleep mode (not a problem if you keep it plugged in

video

5

Video quality - looks nice

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