Navman iCN 750 4-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

by Navman

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 7 x 6 inches ; 10.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000FD03XQ
• Item model number: AA005571-6E2
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #195,744 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Navman ICN 750 In-Car portable Navigation with NavPix lets you identify destinations as pictures, rather than just names, allowing you to define your world as you see it. Since you can use the Navman iCN 750 to take your own geo-tagged pictures (as well as import other NavPix images), you will always know what to expect at your destination, so you'll no longer have to rely on hazy memories or badly described locations. You can integrate the geo-tagged images with the pre-loaded maps on its 4 GB hard disk, which ensures you have plenty of room to store your NavPix. Simply select an image as your destination or a point en route.

This top-line Navman also includes the latest GPS navigation software, ensuring reliable and accurate navigation to your chosen destination, as well as an intuitive display and high visibility widescreen.Your NavPix images integrate seamlessly with the pre-installed maps of US, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam on the iCN 750, so you can choose how you want to follow your route. You can also import your own geo-referenced pictures, letting you build up an image library to use with the iCN 750's advanced GPS navigation software. What's more, the state-of-the-art 4 inch wide screen lets you easily follow your chosen route, or you can listen to road-specific voice guidance instead.

The iCN 750 includes fuel and park buttons as a standard to give you an easy way to find the nearest gas station or parking facility. There is also a home button to automatically plan your route home at the touch of a button. And if you make a wrong turn or miss a turn-off, the Back-on-Track software puts you back on your right route automatically, ensuring that the best route is calculated without having to do anything.

The iCN 750 integrates with the optional T1 Traffic Pack which delivers real-traffic updates directly to your Navman. You will know in advance about any problems on your route and automatically recalculate your route if you want. The unit features the SiRFStar III Generation 2 receiver for optimum performance in all conditions and 4 GB Hard Drive with wireless RF remote Control.

What's in the Box
Navman iCN 750 navigator, AC power adapter, AC plugs, USB cable, mounting bracket, vehicle power adapter, CD-ROMs (SmartST 2005 software, including SmartST Desktop, map data, user's manual (PDF) and Adobe Reader), installation guide, and user's manual.

Product Description

The new iCN 750 features the market's first, high-resolution 4 WQVGA (480x272) widescreen display, the latest second-generation SiRFstarIII chipset for rapid satellite acquisition, an enhanced user and touchscreen interface, and a built-in digital camera for adding to the system's NavPix image library. Like all Navman devices, the iCN 750 is easy to operate and ready to use right out of the box. Designed for true one-touch navigation, the iCN 750 allows users to click, share, download and explore. With the click of a button, virtually any location (favorite restaurant, scenic view, business destination, house for sale) becomes a geo-referenced digital image that can be saved to the iCN 750's personal NavPix library. Innovative software allows users to select favorite destinations from their personal NavPix library and share them with friends and family. Using Navman's new website, users can conveniently download interesting new destinations to expand their own personal NavPix library. Whether destinations are work related or for pleasure, planned or spontaneous, NavPix delivers the power to explore like never before. It's as easy as see, touch, and go.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I am impressed, but it's not perfect., September 4, 2006

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sirrahs "sirrahs" (Huntington Beach, Ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Navman iCN 750 4-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)

A major factor in my decision of which GPS receiver to purchase was the screen size. I wanted to be able to see the details, as I do not have the greatest eyesight. This unit has a four-inch diagonal screen. It is one of the largest in portables. Another factor is that my car, a 2006 Nissan 350Z has an opening in the dash for an in-dash GPS unit. When I purchased the vehicle, I could not see paying $1800 and did not ask whether it could be added at that time. I also must say that the Navman ICN750 fits perfectly in the opening at the very rear, which helps shade it from direct sunlight. This is good since the sun tends to wash out the screen a little bit. Still, it can be read in direct sunlight. I am not using the supplied mounting device, as it must be mounted on the dash, which would obscure the gauges and is not removable to be remounted elsewhere such as a second vehicle. I have emailed the company asking whether the suction mount was supposed to be supplied along with the sticky pad I received. I may not have received it because I live in southern California and it is illegal to mount anything to the windshield. Still, that should be my decision to make. I am uncertain as to how I will mount it in my vehicle. It sits well in the opening and has only fallen face down once. The opening is well lined and cannot damage anything.
Since I have only owned it for 5 days I have not used the unit very many times. I first used it to go to work which is about a 20-25 minute drive. The device took about three minutes to find my location with the satellites. If you power the unit off and later power it on in the same vicinity, it takes only seconds to find your location. The unit wanted me to take the freeway but since I much rather drive the coastal route; I ignored the third direction which was a right turn. I opted to go straight which would lead me to my normal route. After telling me to turn right for a second time, which I also ignored, it announced to continue straight. While continuing straight, I knew I would have to turn left as the street would end and I would have no choice but to turn. This might confuse someone who is not familiar with the area. The trip gets boring from this point until the roundabout, as I just have to continue on Pacific Coast Highway until I get to that location. Upon approaching the roundabout, the unit announces to take the third exit, which is correct. After the exit, the next announcement is to turn right. Now the announced right is a very rough road, very short but not one I like to drive on since there are so many pot holes so I ignored the direction. No problem, the unit simply announces the next right to turn on. It seems as though the unit calculates the first opportunity to make a turn, which is not always the best decision as I have stated previously. Now, I have to say that I had photographed my place of business so that I could see if the GPS could actually find it. Unfortunately, it sees the destination as the street I last drive on before the parking lot I need to turn into before parking. If I was not familiar with the area and there were many businesses as could be the case, I would be a bit confused. At least it got me to within 100 feet of my intended destination.
I find that the buttons on the touch screen to be not very intuitive however, they are not beyond comprehension as you can see with some poking around. The screen is very prone to fingerprints although not so annoying when the unit is on as when powered off. The prints wipe off easily. A PDA or other type of screen protector would help prevent this minor inconvenience.
The software would not load for me initially. I do not know why, although I suspect that there must be something that my firewall, antivirus, or other software must be trying to prevent its access to the internet. I just rebooted my laptop and the software came up with options of which aspects I wanted to load.
I like this GPS unit very much, although I have not had much experience with this type of item. It does not seem very difficult to use, the options are many, the screen is large enough for me and the price was reasonable. I would make this purchase again. If I can, I will update after some time and possibly, after I take my trip to Hawaii in November. Yes, it has maps that cover Hawaii.
Since my last writing, I have contacted Navman about the suction mount device and have received no response. I am very disappointed. Customer service is very important to me. Still, I am pleased with the gps unit.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better GPS but not best!, March 23, 2007

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Stuart E. Johnson (Los Angeles, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Navman iCN 750 4-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)

The Navman iCN750 is a full feature, large screen, easy to use GPS. However, it has a few features that make it less than perfect. In 3D mode the display rotates when it cannot "lock" onto a mapped item. As a result, in a large parking lot or any open space, the display rotates sickeningly. Since the satellite acquisition time seemed so long, I purchased an external antenna and still have not found out how it is supposed to connect positively to the iCN. Trying to get technical support from Navman is more than frustrating, it is a disgusting and inadequate process. Their technical help seems to have never seen an iCN750, so cannot relate to anything reported. The juvenile answers could be expected from an ice-cream vendor but not from a high tech product producer. The 4 star rating is given for the quality of the map display, but I am really disappointed in this product and Navman support.

1.0 out of 5 stars Obsolete when I bought it, July 19, 2007

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Dennis W. Simpson "Dennis" (Carrollton, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Navman iCN 750 4-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)

Really disappointing.

I believe this unit was a prototype, and was rushed into production way too early.

You buy it, and you are on your own. Hard to use. Missing expected features, for the price. Lots of bugs. No software updates.

When you enter an address location, it gives you a really close up, tiny map of the area, but what it displays is so "close up" you can't tell if it found the correct area or even city city. You need to be able to zoom out when finding an address to make sure it is the right place. So you have to select it, say OK, save it, look at the place only to find it's not what you wanted, and then delete it, and then try the next city area.

I looked for a specific address in Harahan, LA by street address. It found SOMETHING, but since I could not zoom out, the address it found was in another city altogether! I found another match in New Orleans, but what it found was not in New Orleans at all, but a different city. The map was wrong.

The scroll up/down "thumb wheel" basically doesn't work. So scrolling up and down a list is like trial and error, jumpy, unreliable, and really frustrating.

There is NO customer support for the unit. The support web site is almost non-existent or useless. There is no email support. If you have a problem, unless it is in warranty, and it is warranty related, you are out of luck. If you need assistance, none is available.

For instance, the software update area says they routinely updates the software. After 1.5 years, it did not have an update. So they don't update the software. There is no way to tell what version of the software you have versus on the update page. The update page says like "SP1", but no version numbers. The iCN-750 shows only version numbers. So you can't even tell if you have the latest software version. But since the unit software hasn't been updated in 1.5 years, whatever bugs it has will likely stay that way.

If you look at the FAQ and and typical questions on the support Web site, there are about 12 entries total, and and a good amount are about how to buy more from the company. Useless, not solve problems

There is no convenient way to preview the route it selected graphically. The manual says you can put it in "Demo Mode" do play what routes it will take you. But it is SO SLOW, after 5 minutes I just gave up.

The power off switch is is really hard to access. It's sort of hidden. You need a very strong paper clip to reach it. A ball point pen won't work, because the lever to push is too small and the pen point is too large. Even then, it's hard to determine if the switch is on or off.

Periodically it goes "mute" by itself. We'll notice it hasn't spoken to us in a while, only to find it put it self on "mute" for some reason. So we've missed turns, sometimes missing the turn by 20 miles! You can't have a GPS that just stops talking to you.

Some cities are broken down by "north area, south area, west area, east area, etc." So if you are looking for an address, you first have to know where in the city it is to start with so you select the correct region first. If you select the wrong region, it may find a street match, but since you can't zoom out to check basically where it is, you may well drive to the wrong part of town.

This unit is SO disappointing. And it cost so much. And without support, I would recommend BUY ANOTHER BRAND of GPS.