Strada CN-GP50U

Published on October 31st, 2007 in gps navigation

Strada CN-GP50U
Panasonic’s CN-GP50 model which we talked about here at Navigadget before got the official word from the manufacturer today. The only difference is the last letter in the model name which now changed to CN-GP50U, instead of the CN-GP50N. Possibly CN-GP50U is the model they’re introducing in the U.S. with maps from Navteq covering U.S., Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Strada CN-GP50 will be available in December for $500. You should look into CN-GP50 if the mainstream 4.3″ screen is not big enough for you since Panasonic put a huge 5″ screen on this GPS navigation system. The device also has some high end features making up for that 1/2 grand price tag; offering voice recognition to set your destination which learns your vocal characteristics for enhanced accuracy, regardless of language or dialect, an electronic compass to keep you on track while GPS signals are weak, and bluetooth phone connectivity to take calls hands free… via

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8 Responses to “Strada CN-GP50U”

  1. loren Ostler Says:
    November 17th, 2007 at 7:04 am

    where can i buy the panasonic GP- 50U ??
    I live in California

    Loren

  2. loren Ostler Says:
    November 17th, 2007 at 7:04 am

    i mean the CN-GP50U?

    where can I buy one?

    Loren

  3. Patrick Says:
    November 19th, 2007 at 12:55 am

    it says december!!!

  4. Chachi Says:
    December 20th, 2007 at 5:59 pm

    You can buy at Costco for $399.

  5. Larry Says:
    January 12th, 2008 at 10:33 pm

    I purchased both CN-GP50U and Magellan 4250 and ran them simultaneously. I returned the CN-GP50U after two days because it is not user friendly. When you type in your destination city, street, etc it scrolls your entry like a marquee which makes it very difficult to type in your destination, very frustrating. It is supposed to help you enter your destination but it is a hindrance. The fast route or short route options is buried in the backend of a 9 page setting options. Very time consuming when switching from short route or fast route. I live in Los Angeles and you have to be able to hop back and forth often to calculate your best route. It does re-calculate your routes very fast and gives very accurate routes. Another situation is that it could not find the major retailers in one of the largest shopping centers in the world here in Los Angeles even if I were only a mile away from it. It only has 1.6 mil POI in North America (US & Canada). I don’t recomment it at the price of $500. This is a first generation model GPS.

  6. Larry Says:
    January 12th, 2008 at 10:40 pm

    Re CN-GP50U. Also, the voice prompt could not pronouce BOULEVARD correctly, which really gets under my wife’s skin. It prounces it as BouleVERT (emphasis).

  7. chaits Says:
    January 18th, 2008 at 11:45 pm

    Great Product from panasonic ! thumbs upp all the way.
    I am in Toronto-Canada and it works like a charm, using it for last 10 days and neer had a single problem with the unit.

    10 reasons why its the ultimate one if you are looking for GPS

    1. its real easy to use.
    2. loud text to speech guidance and lane assistance.
    3. awesome GUI with colorful layout and tons of POI’s
    4. Bluetooth works with my iphone (tom tom and garmin did not locate my iphone)
    5. looks pretty.
    6. maps are 3d with actual image ( CN tower looks like its for real)and up2date for even RR’s.
    7. fast and accurate route calculations
    8. 5″ bright screen and picture viewer.
    9. easy menu options and easy routing options by voice commands
    10. it looks neat and stylish.

    I had tomtom XL-s but had to give it away after i tried this. better than garmin 250w as one of my friends says.. he wants to trade !! ( im keepin it forever)

    panasonic strada is all n on package for 500 bucks, its superior than tomtom and garmin in the same price range. you can buy maps for europe 37 countries in case u wanna move to paris.
    I will recommend it to everyone if you wanna spend 500 buks for a great product.

  8. Warren Perzel Says:
    April 11th, 2008 at 8:44 am

    I understood there are free map updates available for the CN-GP50U. Is that true and has anyone found the website to get them.

    Warren

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