Magellan RoadMate 1430 GPS Review

The Magellan RoadMate 1430 GPS makes getting from point A to point B not only convenient, but interesting as well with an expanded database of more than six million preprogrammed points of interest (POI) throughout most of North America along with an innovative and easy to see touchscreen display. With a built-in traffic receiver and live traffic capabilities, this intelligent GPS that's loaded with useful features including maps of the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico helps users avoid wasting time traveling and features a reasonable price tag as well.

Magellan 1430 Car GPS
Magellan RoadMate 1430 GPS Navigator

Product Overview

Magellan's RoadMate 1430 GPS features user friendly highlights such as a widescreen, anti-glare display in full color detail with a super sleek, ultra-thin design that makes it stylish as well as easy to take wherever you travel and store inside of any suitcase or carrying bag.

The touchscreen 4.3 inch WQVGA display in its extra wide format makes it simple to see all of the available details at once, such as map positioning, signal strength, street names, and route directions as well as the surrounding points of interest. The Auto NightView™ option automatically adjusts contrast and color for easier nighttime viewing.

The RoadMate's turn-by-turn navigation along with the SayWhere™ text-to-speech features give users a virtual onboard assistant leading the way powered by a rechargeable lithium ion battery that runs for three hours without access to a power source. Accurate within three meters for reliable positioning, the Centrality Atlas™ III processor features an integrated receiver for the ultimate in GPS performance.

Users of the Magellan RoadMate 1430 GPS have the option of choosing between customizable routes that either minimize or maximize freeway usage depending on their preferences, another that avoids toll roads, and either the fastest or shortest routes to their destinations.

You may also program the unit to avoid certain streets or highways by name and select from the alternate routes available, and in the case of an emergency, touching the Magellan's Tow Truck icon provides detailed information about your current location to relay to roadside assistance personnel.

The RoadMate 1430 is covered by a twelve months parts and labor warranty provided by Magellan, and with purchase comes accessories such as the user's manual and installation disc, a suction cup mount and adhesive disk, and car power charger.

Notable Benefits and Features

A rather convenient feature of the Magellan RoadMate 1430 is the Home icon in which users program their home address making it simple to return from any trip with instant directions along with route options. The multi-destination routing feature allows one to choose up to 20 different destinations, choosing the order of each when planning a road trip, making it easy to add or remove destinations and offering return directions. Create and save addresses and phone numbers in the Address Book along with personal POI to make directions and information for future or recurring trips available with a few touches of the screen.

With the purchase of the Magellan RoadMate 1430 comes a free three month subscription to Magellan TrafficKit™, which sends real-time traffic updates to the unit's built-in receiver. Users are alerted to upcoming traffic delays and given alternate routes to choose from along with ETA (estimated time of arrival) information calculated according to current traffic conditions. Also, Magellan's SmartDetour™ feature prompts users around detours, or upcoming traffic jams and gives the quickest arrival time for each available detour.

The millions of preprogrammed points of interest in the Magellan RoadMate 1430 include a variety of merchants and businesses divided into categories along with a searchable database so that wherever you are you have access to places such as gas stations, airports, restaurants, movie theaters and much more. With interactive POI icons, users can customize the type of relevant services and amenities they use or may need so that phone numbers and addresses will instantly be at their fingertips.

Technical Specifications

- Antenna: Built-in
- Battery: Lithium ion
- Dimensions: 4.6 inches wide, 0.7 inches deep, 3.3 inches high, 7.1 ounces in weight
- Display: Color LCD, 4.3 inch widescreen
- Expansion Slots: SD card
- GPS Accuracy Position: 3-5 meters
- Included Accessories: Automotive windshield mount, car power adapter, SD card, TMC antenna
- Included Software: NAVTEQ™ ON BOARD software
- Voice Capabilities: Yes, navigation instructions and street name announcements

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