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LG LN835

Mar 13, 2008 gps navigation Leave a comment

LG LN835, with its 3.5″ display, is the smallest of the new LG LN series which was announced for 2008.

It is pretty standard device with preloaded text-to-speech, POIs, TMC traffic info support, and a simple media player for your music and pics. The speakers is on the back side of the device, and it also has an SD/MMC slot on the side. Another feature is the bluetooth hands free capability when paired up with a proper phone.

It’s been announced for a while but we still haven’t seen it here on the U.S. side.

LG LN840

Feb 21, 2008 gps navigation 2 Comments

LG is continuing to add to their LN GPS navigation lineup. LN840 seems to be the next line as it recently appeared on FCC site waiting for approval.

Though details are still unclear we expect this sat nav system will feature 4.3″ touch screen, have an SD card slot, and a mini USB port which also is how you charge the batteries.

Here is how LG LN840 compares to other LG LN models coming up:

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LG LN845

Feb 21, 2008 CES 2008, gps navigation 2 Comments

LG’s other new addition to the LN series at CES 2008 was LN845 which boasts a sharp 4.3″ screen, 5 hours battery life, and bluetooth phone pairing for handsfree calls.

It’s only difference from LN855 is that LG LN845 does not have an TMC receiver for traffic updates.

No word on pricing just yet but we just the word from Engadget that they’ve already got their FCC approval meaning they’re well on their way to hit the market here in the U.S.

LG LN855

Jan 8, 2008 CES 2008, gps navigation 2 Comments

We had a chance to stop by LG’s huge booth at CES 2008 and find out more about their new GPS navigation systems. They’ve expanded their LN lineup with three new models. The LG LN835, LN845, and the latest and greatest LG LN855.

LN855 has a 4.3″ widescreen LCD display that looks great on its slim body. LN855 supports access to real time traffic information in 50 North American cities via an integrated RDS-TMC antenna. Of course it also does turn-by-turn voice guidance while pronouncing street names thanks to its text to speech technology. Bluetooth voice calling, phone book sync and music streaming is standard on the new LG LN855 and also has audio out and headphone jack in addition to USB Port and SD Card Slot.

More specs:

• 5 hour battery life
• over 4 million points of interests
• SiRF Star III GPS receiver chip

LG LN800 coming to Europe

Sep 18, 2007 gps navigation 15 Comments

Korean brand LG is adding a new high-end GPS navigation device to its LN family – a successor to LN 700 which we talked about here at Navigadget before. The new GPS navigation system will simply be called LN800 (and LN800T).

LG LN-800 has a 4″ screen with a 320×240 resolution which is unusual since at this size we would expect the usual 480×272 pixel resolution. This new model uses GPS SiRF III like many others and the maps are stored in the internal memory. The navigation software is Destinator 6 with maps supplied by Navteq. LN800 has voice synthesis making it possible to announce the street names during voice guidance.

Compared to the LN800, the LN800T also includes RDS/TMC traffic receiver.

More features:

• Integrated SiRF III GPS receiver with integrated antenna
• 4 inch touch screen with 256K colors, 240×320 pixels resolution, and 300 cd/m² brightness
• Centrality Atlas 2 processor at 276 MHz
• 512 MB of ROM
• 64 MB of RAM
• SD slot
• Mini USB 1.1
• 1W speaker
• 3 hour battery life
• weight: 200 G
• Windows CE.Net 5 OS
• Destinator 6 navigation software with preloaded radars and 2006 Q4 maps from Navteq
• text-to-speech
• Image viewer
• Audio player

LG LN800 (and LN800T) will be available in September for 200€ (and 300€). It would be also be useful to point out that LG LN800 is already out in Australia and if you are curious you can read the review and the other review.via

LG LN790

Jul 20, 2007 gps navigation Leave a comment

LG is getting ready to release a new GPS navigation system called LN790. LN790 features a wide 4.3″ touch screen, support for SD cards, handsfree bluetooth phone connection, and RDS TMC live traffic information.

It’ll come pre-installed with maps of North America when it comes out in September this year. Expect to pay around $700… via

LG LN740 provides best route

May 30, 2007 gps navigation, reviews 6 Comments

LG LN740 just got reviewed and it received an impressive report card from the picky reviewers. In fact when it comes to routing it even did better than brands like Garmin and Magellan, probably thanks to the software engineers that made the most out of the Navteq maps on board which provides maps U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico on a 2GB internal flash memory card.

The LG LN740 is an extremely capable navigation device that exhibited some of the best routing logic I’ve seen to date. The interface is relatively simple to use, the mounting hardware is effective, and the unit includes everything you’ll need to receive real-time traffic data.

Overall the LN740 is an excellent GPS. However, I found the 4-inch display of lesser quality (brightness and resolution) than other competing 4-inch models from Magellan and Garmin. The traffic service requires an additional antenna that must be routed along the windshield, creating unsightly clutter and additional steps to connect/disconnect the GPS from the car.

LG LN740 sells for $450 on Amazon… via

LG LN-735 now on Amazon

Apr 24, 2007 gps navigation 3 Comments

LG’s new navigation system LN-735 that was announced back in January at CES2007 has already started to appear in stores. One of those stores is Amazon, offering the new LN735 for $350.

Here are some of the specs:

• 3.5″ TFT LCD PND, Slim and Compact Design
• 3hr Battery Life
• Text to Speech
• 2GB Built in Flash Memory
• 7M POIs, Pre-loaded US & Canada MAP

If you want something more advanced we suggest you look into LG LN-740. LN740 sell for $450. Or if you want to head the other direction check out LN-730 which is only going to cost $300. Keep in mind LG LN-730 only comes with 1GB SD card – which translates to several millions less POIs.

LG LN505

Feb 5, 2007 gps navigation 2 Comments

We had mentioned LG’s LN500 series at the end of 2006. Now the details are becoming more clear as we know LG will be introducing the LN505 as soon as this month in France.

Some of LG LN505’s main features:

• Integrated SiRF III GPS Receiver with integrated antenna
• 3.5 inche touch screen 260K colors, 240 x 320 pixels resolution with a luminosity of 300 cd/m²
• Centrality Atlas II Processor at 276 MHz
• 512 MB of ROM
• SD port
• Mini USB 1.1
• Integrated speaker 1W
• Dimensions : 10.8 x 8.2 x 1.8 cm
• Weight : 160 gr. approximately
• 3 buttons in front, including 2 to adjust volume
• OS: Windows CE.Net 5
• Destinator 6 navigation Software with maps of Europe provided by Navteq
• Image viewer (BMP, GIF, JPG)

This model is the entry range and live traffic information is not planned for this PND. It is provided with a synchronization cable, mounting kit, and a charger.

The LN505 will be marketed in France during February for 199€, which is a very competetive price. via

LG LN740 GPS navigation system

Jan 15, 2007 CES 2007, gps navigation 2 Comments

LG’s new LN740 is the next model in LN series after LN735 which we already talked about. The two systems are very similar in terms of form factor – however LN740 comes with a slightly bigger display (4″ vs 3.5″) and also has support for FM TMC traffic channel. We believe the price difference between this and LN735 will only be $50 – $100 which would make the LN740 a better deal.

Other features and specs for LG LN740:

• text-to-speech
• up-to 6 hours battery life
• built-in 2GB flash memory / SD card slot
• MP3 playback and picture viewer

LN740 is expected to be out in April and cost around $450.