4.0 out of 5 stars My traveling friend
I can't believe I used to drive around the city without this little charmer. I type in any address and VROOM, I'm off!! Read more
by TSprings
1.0 out of 5 stars DOA After 4 weeks
Worked great until the 4th week when it bricked and would not run anything other than the screen calibration. Read more
by Amazon SF
5.0 out of 5 stars The real Deal!
Used a Magellan until I got sick of all the problems, so i researched the Garmin and I love it! If your looking for something that will do the job this is the one!!!
by maxx
5.0 out of 5 stars Great GPS! Easy to read, use, set up.
The Garmin 1490 LMT is a really great GPS. I just made a cross country trip from North Dakota to New York and after a few minor adjustments [on my part] the GPS worked great. Read more
by Kathmh
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Item,multiple functions...
Garvin Nuvi GPS is a great value, multiple functions from Bluetooth for phone to extra-wide and easy to read screen. Read more
by Informed customer
5.0 out of 5 stars deserves 5 Star
Iam using this device for the past 1 month. It satisfies all the expectations.
The best thing i love is the bluetooth facility which automatically connects to my... Read more
by Perin
5.0 out of 5 stars Good upgrade for a long-time Garmin user
I have been using Garmin products for many years and this was an upgrade of our previous Garmin Nuvi vehicle navigation device. Read more
by zap3v
5.0 out of 5 stars NEW GARMIN NUVI 1490
THE PRODUCT IS VERY GOOD
I RECEIVED IT WELL IN TIME AS MENTIONED.
THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AT ALL.
by AJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Garmen Nuvi
This is so much better than our first-generation Tom Tom, which really gave us some bizarre results at times. Read more
by El Guapo
5.0 out of 5 stars Dar
Excellant choice. After reading about all the navs out there, I thought this one was
best for the money. Read more
by Big3
Garmin nüvi 1490LMT 5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Lifetime Map & Traffic Updates
This review is from: Garmin nüvi 1450LMT 5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Lifetime Map & Traffic Updates (Electronics)
Researching GPS devices was and is worse than buying a car with all the different product offerings and features plus none of the model numbering seems to make sense which was even more frustrating. You can't tell a low end unit from a high end unit. Garmin is no different either. Through all of that I am very pleased that I settled on the Garmin 1450. IMO Garmin has made a wonderful device. The UI is very intuitive and very easy to operate even with my big hands. The touch screen is very accurate and responsive. From power up to satelite acquisiiton takes seconds. The turn by turn instructions are very clear but a bit too chatty. We have found the street name pronunciations fairly entertaining. The points of interest have been pretty accurate as has the gas station mapping and the hospitals and such. The bread and butter of a GPS is really whether it can get you where you need to go especially if you as the operator have no idea. I have travelled outside my area of familiarity a few times now and this GPS receiver has been flawless. The screen size is very nice and easy to read while driving.
This unit I purchased has liftime maps and traffic. So the first thing I did was register the unit and update the maps. The web site is pretty easy to navigate on. The map update was simple but just expect it to take awhile. The traffic portion seems to work however to date it has not offered any alternate routes so I can't judge its effectiveness. Nor have I tried the blutooth functionality.
This unit comes with everything you need so unless you want extra power cords or something there is no need for anything extra. The window suction cup works well. The unit fell once but I found I did not seat the suction cup very well. They do have a weighted mount that sits on the dashboard which would be better if you have a co-pilot and you need to look for alternate addresses or something. I found putting the unit in the middle of the window creates an annoyingly large blind spot. So I now put it to the left of the steering wheel.
