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Magellan RoadMate 5045-LM video review
#184 | 3:08 |
Wednesday December 8, 2010
Gadget TV
Wednesday December 8, 2010
Magellan's RoadMate 5045-LM GPS receiver offers a widescreen view and live traffic; it's a $50 step up from the RoadMate 3045 we've looked at previously but you may find it's $50 well spent. For that extra $50 (MSRP of $250 on the 5045-LM as compared with $200 for the 3045) you get a larger screen and lifetime map updates with traffic.
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Magellan RoadMate 5045-LM
$250
- 5-inch screen makes it easy to keep tabs on your route at a glance.
- Big improvement over the defacto standard 4.3-inch screen (35 percent more real estate).
- Expandable memory for maps via MicroSD card (not included).
- AAA integration with selected points of interest (POI) and roadside assistance for AAA members.
- Billed as the ideal GPS for RVs, SUVs and trucks given its larger than average screen.
Like the RoadMate 3045:
- Highway Lane Assist helps you to make sure you're in the right (that is to say the correct) lane.
- Menu system is simple but offers no obvious way to return to the main menu screen when delving into options.
- Windshield mount doesn't offer the range of positioning options once mounted that a TomTom mount does. However, it's much more reliable and you're not likely to yank the GPS receiver off its mount when trying to adjust.
- Includes the requisite car charging cable and a USB cable for data syncing.
- Trying to visit the address printed onto the data cable package magellanGPS.com/contentmanager nets a 404.
$250
- 5-inch screen makes it easy to keep tabs on your route at a glance.
- Big improvement over the defacto standard 4.3-inch screen (35 percent more real estate).
- Expandable memory for maps via MicroSD card (not included).
- AAA integration with selected points of interest (POI) and roadside assistance for AAA members.
- Billed as the ideal GPS for RVs, SUVs and trucks given its larger than average screen.
Like the RoadMate 3045:
- Highway Lane Assist helps you to make sure you're in the right (that is to say the correct) lane.
- Menu system is simple but offers no obvious way to return to the main menu screen when delving into options.
- Windshield mount doesn't offer the range of positioning options once mounted that a TomTom mount does. However, it's much more reliable and you're not likely to yank the GPS receiver off its mount when trying to adjust.
- Includes the requisite car charging cable and a USB cable for data syncing.
- Trying to visit the address printed onto the data cable package magellanGPS.com/contentmanager nets a 404.
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