Magellan RoadMate 1700
Aug 26, 2009 gps navigation, magellan, roadmate
Magellan RoadMate 1700 is the latest GPS navigation system from the company. Even though it is not yet officially announced it’s been reported to be available through various retailers (such as Best Buy) for pre-ordering.
What’s different about Magellan RoadMate 1700 is that it has a huge 7″ touch screen display – compare that to most other high end GPS navigation systems which offer a 4.3″ screen. But there is a downside to having such a big screen: the battery only lasts for one hour – tops.
The current price of this RoadMate is $300 and is expected to arrive somewhere between Sept. 14th and 21st.
Here is the full set of features for RoadMate 1700:
- Preloaded base maps
- Backlit 7″ color WVGA touch-screen display
- Text-to-speech and turn-by-turn voice prompts
- 6 million points of interest
- AAA Tourbook
- Highway lane assist
- Route planning
- Multidestination routing
- OneTouch favorites menu
- Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
- Automatic rerouting
- WAAS-enabled GPS receiver
- “Where am I?” feature
- microSD media card slot
- PC connectivity
- Protective pouch
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I purchased the Roadmate 1700 for my own personal use & I love it!
It receives signal quicker than my Garmin, even in the garage. Basic GPS functions just as they should be.
The display is huge but the color contrast (in day mode) is lacking (the only adjustment is brightness & it ships turned all the way up), especially when compared to my Garmin nuvi. Simple solution was to leave the 1700 in “night mode”.
My only other complaint is the mount. It is very compact which places the unit just out of reach when attached to the windshield in both of my vehicles. The mount is also not quite up to the task of keeping the unit steady – unless the GPS is physically touching the dash it wobbles like a bobble head. I’ve since modified a Garmin mount to use with the Magellan & solved this problem.