subject: The way to choose your best car navigation [print this page] The way to choose your best car navigation
Currently, with the decreasing of the car audio maket price, more and more people choose to use the GPS navigation. As some people may not gain a good knowledge of the GPS, they will feel confused when they make a purchase of the GPS navigation.
What do you expect about the navigation and what's your budget? Because there are many related GPS products on the market, it's not wisable to follow the hi-end products blindly. As to the style, there are embedded navigation and PND. The PND is advantageous on the price, portability, amusement and utility.
The price of a set of embedded navigation system will be between 3000 to 12000RMB while the price of portable navigation will be within 3000. By comparison, it's obvious that the portable GPS is much cheaper. The size of the GPS navigation is decided by the screen size. Generally, there are sizes like 2.8inch, 3.5inch, 4.0inch, 4.3inch and 7.0inch.
The users are suggested to use the 4.3inch device. The GPS navigation plays its role in the driving. The 4.3 inch device will provide the best visual effect. It will also be refelected on the mp3 and mp4 entertainment. The 2.8 or 3.5 inch device is too small to be impressive. The 7.0 inch device is not portable and is easy to block the view. Now the navigation products integrate with digital TV. It will support Wifi, GPRS wireless network and other value added service.
The present navigation mainly supports Bluetooth, FM transmitter, video output (wireless and wired) and TMC function. The bluetooth is mainly applied in hands-free dial and answering the call. It's very applicable for the drivers to make call while driving. FM transmitter can be used to play the audio on the car audio equipment. The user can achieve better audio effect in that way. The video out function will be used for connecting the car reversing camera through connection cable and wireless technology. The future navigation will intermediate between mobile phone (or mp3 and mp4) and notebook. It will be more applicable.
These functions require some setting. The beginner may don't know how to use GPS. You may ask traders for directions in the beginning. At the same time, all the navigation consumers can seek for more ways to find its entertainment and utility value patiently.
Generally, the brand represents the quality. But there are no exact self-developed brand enterprises in GPS navigation industry. It's a deep cocnentrated industry. Except for three to five traditional brands, almost all the brands' solution is provided by the four PND solution companies in Shenzhen. And then the OEM production will be conducted by about 15 Shenzhen companies.
The products of most brands will be produced in the fifteen factories. The homogenization of the product is heavy. There is not much innovation. The products will not make much difference in the quality and function. So don't pay too much attention to the brands and beautiful packages blindly, the reasonable price will be the princle for the same quality.
