Thursday, February 11, 2010

Magellan RoadMate 1700: The Right GPS For Your RV

By Andrew Young

In the highly competitive auto GPS market newer models surface with ever dropping price tags. The new Magellan RoadMate 1700 is one of the latest devices unveiled late 2009 and immediately impresses just by its design and large screen size. The Magellan RoadMate 1700 comes with a generous yet slim 7-inch touch screen ideal for large vehicles like SUVs, trucks and RVs.

The large 7-inch Magellan Roadmate 1700 comes with top features that delivers a powerful navigation experience many users would appreciate. the huge widescreen which is touch sensitive indicates map route, destination, ETA, Points of Interest, and street names clearly. Its large screen makes it easy for the driver to decipher information quickly. Users of the previous Magellan GPS products will be pretty familiar with the easy to use interface.

A feature unique to the RoadMate 1700 is One Touch. This feature provides single-tap access to shortcuts for locations that you can define. The user friendly OneTouch menu makes it really easy for first time users.

Right out of the box all you need to do is just enter destinations with a few simple touches. With useful features such as QuickSpell it helps you quickly enter addresses and narrow location searches, making destination entry extremely easy. Data input is made really fast by highlighting only letters that will result in a search match. There are more than 6 million POIs stored in its database so that you can easily find the places of interest you need like hotels, cafes, restaurants, schools, banks and hundreds of other businesses. The Roadmate includes maps of the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico so you can take it cross country.

If you are making multiple stops in your trip planning you can have the Magellan optimize it for the most efficient route thus saving on fuel. As with many GPS models, the Roadmate 1700 provides text-to-speech function when road names and directions are clearly spoken to you for safer driving.

This auto GPS device also bookmarks favorite destinations and personalized bookmarks so you can easily search for them any time you want. Finding your favorite place to dine or shopping mall can be achieved with just a single touch.

For SUV or RV owners interested in clear directions, the 1700 is indeed an excellent option. If you like the idea of having a large GPS device and you have a dashboard big enough, the Magellan RoadMate 1700 is an excellent driving companion.

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