NaviGadget

Alpine NVE-N872

Feb 21, 2007 gps navigation

NVE-N872 is the latest behind-dash (or in the trunk) GPS navigation system from Alpine. It is a DVD based system that keeps track of 9 million points of interests all over U.S (including Hawaii) and Canada, Navteq maps, including lane information for most of the nations freeways.

Freeway Junction allows you to zoom in to freeway interchanges. With a close up view, you can see how many exit lanes there are and determine which lane you need to use.

The NVE-N872 also comes with a fully featured remote that has direct buttons for home, speak, traffic, detour, delete destination, display and of course zoom.

Some of the other features include built-in gyro sensor (helps “guess” vehicle’s direction and speed when in tunnels and such), multi-language capablity (English, Spanish, or French), satellite traffic support, voice command recognition and many more. Something you are not likely to find in any other in-dash navigation system is a feature called vehicle speed pulse input that lets you get up close and personal with your car.

With select units that feature PulseTouch, you get tactile feedback right from your screen. Different vibrations and pressures simulate what it feels like when you push a real button. You get a different feel when tapping a button, holding down a button, moving a slider or touching where no screen command exists. A smart layout of buttons, together with their tactile response, ensures that you can quickly and easily find controls without even looking at the screen. Touch the screen, and feel it touch back.

However keep in mind for $1700 you only get the black box you see above and the remote. No screen included. You’ll need to buy a comptaible Alpine AV head unit (choose from IVA-D105, IVA-W205, IVA-W200, IVA-D310, TME-M740BT, and TMI-M990) which may cost you another grand or more.