GPS Navigation For Dummies FD-420 4.3-inch Portable GPS Navigator

by GPS Navigation For Dummies

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001F0QT5E
• Item model number: FD-420
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,679 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description Need to get where you are going easily, quickly, and accurately? GPS Navigation For Dummies is the answer. The state-of-the-art For Dummies personal GPS navigation device ensures you get to the destination quickly. Designed to be the world's most user friendly interface, GPS Navigation For Dummies is perfect for automobiles, backpacks, purses, RVs, or bicycling. The name says it all--the easiest and most intuitive personal GPS navigation on the market.

A full-featured GPS device that's a breeze to use. Click to enlarge.

GPS Made Simple
The FD-420 comes with the For Dummies GPS Navigation software, which boasts a familiar and easy-to-use interface worthy of the Dummies name. A 4.3" widescreen LCD color touch-screen with 480 x 272 resolution makes for easy navigation in both 2D and 3D map viewing.

Ultra-Portable
This GPS unit's compact design means you can take it anywhere, and the built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery gives you up to 4 hours of use on a single charge.

Enjoy simple charging and data transfer on any PC with USB plug-and-play, or use the in-vehicle charger when you're on the road.

Entertainment Options
Grab your GPS when you've got a travel break and enjoy a digital music player and picture viewer, along with a headphone jack for private listening.

Visual turn-by-turn navigation in 2D or 3D, along with voice directions and TTS for spoken street names. Click to enlarge.

Familiar and easy-to-use interface. Click to enlarge.

Competitive GPS Features
Ease of use doesn't mean a light feature set. Enjoy preloaded maps of the contiguous U. S. states with 1.7 million searchable points of interest. Visual and voice turn-by-turn navigation lets you keep your eyes on the road while navigating, and text-to-speech means you hear actual street names. Automatic re-routing calculates a new travel route when you stray from the original.

FD-420 Features:

• For Dummies GPS Nav software with familiar, For Dummies style user interface for simplyfying the GPS navigation operation
• 4.3" widescreen LCD color touch-screen with 480 x 272 resolution
• Digital mapping with browsing capability
• Voice & visual turn-by-turn navigation
• Pre-loaded maps of the contiguous US states
• 1.7 million points of interest(POI) with search capability
• Included applications for playing digital music and viewing digital picture
• The familiar, easy-to-use For Dummies style user's manual leading you through the core GPS software user interface

What's in the Box
GPS For Dummies FD-420 4.3-inch Portable GPS Navigator, Pre-loaded maps, In-vehicle charger, Suction cup mounting kit, User's manual, Mini USB cable

Product Description

Need to get where you are going easily, quickly, and accurately. GPS Navigation For Dummies is the answer from Maylong ¿ the Creator of the For Dummies Portable GPS. About the size of two deck of cards, this device comes with the For Dummies GPS Navigation software with the familiar and ease-of-use interface. FD-420 comes with the following features: Preloaded maps of the contiguous U. S. states with 1.7 million searchable points of interest. Visual and voice turn-by turn navigation with actual street names spoken (TTS), so you can keep your eyes on the road while navigating. Backlit 4.3" color LCD touch screen with 480 x 272 resolution for easy navigation in 2Dand 3D map viewing. Built-in software user interface with easy-to-use Dummies style for simple operation. Automatic re-routing calculation when off the original travel route. Included digital music player and digital picture viewer applications. Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery with up to 4 hours life. USB plug-and-play for transferring data with your PC and charging the battery. Compact design for go-anywhere portability. Headphone jack. Accessories: car charger, suction cup mounting kit, and user's manual.Please refer to complete warranty information and system specification at www.gpsNavigationForDummies.com.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GPS for Dummies is SPOT-ON, July 18, 2009

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Rockland Mosby "IMHO" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GPS Navigation For Dummies FD-420 4.3-inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)

For a product aimed at 'Dummies', this one is on target. We purchased this for a family member who is about as tech-savvy as a potato. The interface is very straight-forward, entering a destination is keenly intuitive, and guidance through the route is accurate and timely for upcoming turns. For the price of this GPS (solidly under $100), this was definitely a good buy.

As for the shipment, tracking was easy, and the shipment arrived when promised.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars gps for dummies, September 21, 2009

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anonymous (pgh, pa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: GPS Navigation For Dummies FD-420 4.3-inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)

Great product! Great price! Easy to use? I had 0 experience with gps units. My learning curve with utilizing this product wasn't very long. I purchased it a week before a trip and had plenty of time to learn how to use the important features that would help me on my trip. I am very critical of electronics and I would highly recommend this product.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as easy as it looks, July 15, 2009

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D. Beck (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GPS Navigation For Dummies FD-420 4.3-inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)

I bought this for my mother, who is directionally and techology challenged. I had no trouble inputting info, but the route the GPS wanted to take from her house to mine was an extremely long, out-of-the-way route. I was able to change it to a more direct route, but could not save the route. I tried sending an email and calling the 800 number for the company, but no one ever responded, so I returned it.