| Garmin Nuvi 1490 Traffic Satellite Navigation System with European Maps | 
| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: £269.99
Buy New: £164.95
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Seller: eXpansys UK Ltd
Rating:  73 reviews
Sales Rank: 101
Media: Electronics
Batteries: 1
Batteries Included: No
Display Size: 5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 0.6 x 5.4 x 3.4
MPN: 010-00810-06
Model: 010-00810-06
UPC: 753759094362
EAN: 5052217001733
ASIN: B002AEZYVY
Release Date: June 29, 2009
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 73
 Another first class unit from Garmin August 28, 2009
Mr. Jon Ruddle (Uk)
61 out of 64 found this review helpful
I have had the 1490 for about a week now as an upgrade for my 6 year old Garmin Streetpilot 2610 and so far its been faultless. The large screen is amazing so clear and easy to see Ideal for us oldies. The dash board fitting was simple to install and removing the unit is easy. Battery life is about 3.5 to 4 hours you can go a long way in that time if thats not enough use the power lead that comes with it. As for charging at home dont waste your time on the cheap ones off ebay they dont work get the garmin one. Setting up a journey is simple installing POIs simple updating software simple overall i have to give it 10 out of 10 and very good value for money and of course solid build quiality. Another winner for Garmin!!!!!!!
Much better now with version 3.60 software January 29, 2010
Heli Chris (Essex, UK)
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
I have had this unit from November 2009, and all things considered it's a great unit. Like most users of the 1490T I have experienced all too frequently random power downs, but I am happy to report with the release of version 3.60 21/01/2010 these appear to be a thing of the past.
My first sat nav I purchased in 2000, and I have used many system both built in and stand alone since, for me the 1490T is the best I have ever used. The directions are clear, but not to frequent, one Audi unit I had "verbal diarrhoea". The display is clear and bright and almost the same size of some high end built in units, a real plus point. The big display also means bigger buttons to press, so it's less fiddly to use. I like the "auto" day night function, which uses the world clock to determine when to switch to night mode; I often see Tom Tom users driving down the road at night with their screens glaring.
I am not sure of the merits of the "EcoRoute" stuff, the routes if comes up with, I suspect would in fact cost more in fuel than the standard "fastest" route option. I have tried biasing this calculation by making the urban economy figure half of the motorway option, but it still sees routing through town as a more eco friendly option. I actually drive an eco bias Golf BlueMotion , which can achieve 80+mpg figures on motorway trips, but this fall significantly in stop start town conditions. I suspect EcoRoute would pay dividends is you are using a hybrid car.
I personally cant understand complaints about the time and the size of a map update download takes and the quality of the traffic information the unit is working with. The map update is not required, it's there for us customer to make sure our product has the latest map when we purchase it, and not some map loaded months back when the unit was manufacture. The traffic information comes from Traffic Master (I believe) so any complaints about its quality should be directed to them.
All in all it's a great unit, and I have recommended them to friends.
Garmin 1490T December 20, 2009
Mr. Ae Greaves (Barnsley, South Yorks)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Having had a TomTom in the past, I find the Garmin so much easier to use. The five inch screen is clearer and the lane indicator is superb. Directions to streets, rather than mere turns add to clarity and puts pinpoint accuracy beyond doubt. The sound is good and the warnings are timely. It was a bit more than I wanted to pay but I'm glad I bought it. The test comes next week when I visit my son in the Netherlands.
Garmin 1490T Sat Nav February 18, 2010
Pat Huggett
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
I bought this unit recently as an update to my previous Garmin 310 that was four years old. In this time the technology has advanced considerably giving this unit a far better performace than my previous one. I find the wide screen a real advantage being much easier to read while driving and giving much more information than before. The free download of the updated mapping information was very easy if time consuming,it took about 1 hour to complete with a 10mb broadband connection. So far I have found the mapping accuracy to be very good, with the road name and traffic report information very useful. Unlike other reports I have read I have not have any problems with the power supply lead, although it is rather bulky.
Overall a very good buy.
excellent value March 18, 2010
TOK (UK)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have in the past had built in sat navs in a Honda and most recently a Jaguar x series. I now have a bmw 3 series and the cost of a built in, as with the others, is going on for £ 2,000 !
So this time I thought I would try a "portable".
The attraction for this Garmin is the large screen size, there is plenty of map showing along with the various details shown to the side.
In short, this is a fantastic piece of equipment, I travel about a 1,000 miles a week and everything has been spot on. The information is far greater than the built in models I'd had at a fraction of the cost, the traffic system is excellent. I have gone to the trouble of "hard wiring" it in so that I dont have cables running all over the dashbord.
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