Magellan RoadMate 800 Portable GPS Navigator

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Magellan

Studio: Magellan
Manufacturer: Magellan
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Magellan
Model: RoadMate 800
MPN: RoadMate 800
List Price: $799.99
Feature(s):

Portable, plug and play GPS guidance system with MP3 player and photo viewer
4.5 GB available memory for music and photos
Holds over 6 million points of interest, one million custom POIs, and 200 personal addresses for quick reference
Includes Bird?s-eye, 3-D Viewing, Multi-destination Route Optimization, Voice Guidance and Trip Planner features
Only 10.8 ounces in weight and 3.15 x 1.55 x 6.26-inches (W x D x L) in dimension

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

The Magellan RoadMate 800 has the latest in turn-by-turn GPS guidance by the creators of Hertz NeverLost. Simply select a destination and the navigation system will guides through every turn. Routing options to choose the best routing option for the shortest time, shortest distance, stay on or stay off the freeway. Built-in detailed street maps and over 6 million pre-loaded POI (points of interest) makes it easy to find the nearest restaurant, gas station, ATM, airport and more. Route Optimization - Use the Trip Planner to enter addresses or select POI to calculate the quickest route between each point SmartDetour - Automatically calculates a detour when traffic slows & stops on a freeway or personalize the setting for the maximum distance to detour. Choose to detour anytime in an active route, city streets, backroads or to route around road work, closed roads or flooded streets Automatic night view and volume - The display map background color switches to night view at sundown and back to day view in the morning so there is always a clear view. The volume automatically increases at speeds over 45 MPH with SmartVolume so voice and audio prompts are always at the right level of clarity Exceptional GPS accuracy and reliability - Magellan RoadMate shows the current location on the map which continues to move while traveling. Track up to 12 GPS satellites simultaneously POI icons - Select whichever types of POI and see the address and phone number to call ahead to make reservations

Amazon.com Product Description

While you're navigating your way to your next destination, there's no reason you can't entertain yourself along the way. The Magellan RoadMate 800 Multimedia GPS Travel Companion lets you do exactly that. With a built-in MP3 player and photo viewer, along with Magellan's leading GPS navigation system, there's nothing quite like the Roadmate 800 for your next road trip.

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Store, organize, and play all your favorite MP3s. View larger.

The Magellan RoadMate 800 packs GPS navigation, MP3 playback, digital photo viewing and more into one powerful travel companion device. View larger.

Music and Photos On-the-Go
With 4.5 gigabytes of available internal memory, the Roadmate 800 will make sure you never run out of tunes. The Magellan Music Manager Tools software lets you simply transfer your .MP3 and .WMA files from your computer to the unit, or you have the option of inserting a Secure Digital (SD) or MMC card containing your digital files. Either way, you'll have enough tunes to take you from L.A. to N.Y. and back. The Roadmate 800 lets you easily browse your music, create playlists (for MP3 files only), and adjust the sound to your personal liking with a digital equalizer. The Roadmate 800's large 3.5-inch color display will also give you the resolution you need to enjoy your favorite digital photos. Simply transfer your files directly into the memory, or plug in your SD or MMC card, and sit back and enjoy.

Magellan Navigation
Of course, the RoadMate 800's main purpose is to make sure you get to where you need to go. To get started, simply select a destination and your RoadMate 800 GPS navigation system will take it from there. By matching letters to the available destinations, Magellan's QuickSpell address entry feature makes it easy and quick to enter destination addresses. An internal address book also stores up to 200 personal or business destinations for quick reference.

Advanced, state-of-art navigation software automatically calculates the most direct route and recalculates it whenever you take a detour or make additional stops. Routing options enable you to choose the best route for you, whether you want the shortest time or shortest distance, or whether you want to stay on or off the freeway. The RoadMate 800 lets you customize every trip exactly as you want. A unique SmartDetour feature will even automatically route around stopped freeway traffic.

Built-in detailed street maps and over six million pre-loaded points of interest make it easy to find the nearest restaurant, gas station, ATM, airport and more. A simple touch-screen menu lets you easily choose a location by category or sub-category. So if you want to find the nearest Chinese restaurant, or the nearest movie theater for the kids, just touch the screen. It has never been easier or more fun to get around town or take cross-country trips.

With detailed maps of all 50 United States, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and Canada, you can travel the continent with no need to download new data. A single seamless database built in to the hard drive contains all major city streets as well as federal, state and county roads and highways. And if traveling abroad is in your plans, this GPS system comes pre-loaded with detailed maps of 27 European countries that can be unlocked for a fee.

When you want a clearer view of your route, simply touch the 3D map icon. This will get both a three-dimensional representation, as well as a bird's-eye view, allowing you to clearly see cross streets and helping you to prepare for upcoming turns. If that's not enough, a turn-by-turn voice and visual guidance feature tells you exactly when to make the next turn, and to confirm the voice instructions, the automatic map zooms in to show your turn and switches to TrueView 3D so that you'll be sure not to miss your turn. These automatic functions make the RoadMate 800 one of the most useful navigation aids you'll ever experience.

If you've got a trip with multiple destinations lined up, the RoadMate 800 can optimize your travel plans. Use the Trip Planner feature to enter addresses or select points of interest (POI) before leave. You can choose the order of each destination, or you can let the Multi-destination Route Optimization system calculate the quickest route between each point from your present location. The feature also allows you to add and subtract destinations as you go, and you can save your trip to repeat the same route again.

When you're traveling at night, the displayed map on the RoadMate 800 switches to night view at sundown, and back to day view in the morning. This means that you'll always have a clear view of where you're headed. With SmartVolume, the unit's volume automatically increases at speeds over 45 MPH, which means that voice and audio prompts are always at the right level for maximum clarity.

Best of all, the RoadMate 800 is easy to install and is completely portable. You can choose from a selection of mounting accessories, and there's no complicated wiring required. You simply plug in the power cord and you're ready to go. A built-in rechargeable battery lets you take the unit where ever you need to go, and when you want to transfer it to another vehicle, you simply unplug it from one car and plug it into another. It's that simple. At a mere 10.8 ounces in weight and 3.15 x 1.55 x 6.26-inches (W x D x L) in dimension, the RoadMate 800 is meant to be taken wherever your travel plans require.

What's in the Box
Magellan RoadMate 800, AC adapter, battery, headphones, user's manual, and warranty.

Customer Reviews

Great, just what a wanted

The GPS works great and I have been very pleased. And for the price I could not ask for better. I am taking a cross country trip soon and will really put it through its paces.

Don't buy

Magellan Customer service is the worst customer service I have ever dealt with. They offer a free 30 day map update since all of their products ship with out of date maps. This would be a good thing except it is in the fine print of their products and their customer support email address that their website list is the wrong address. I had to get through to their customer service by posting a bad review on their website. By the time they responded my unit was beyond the 30 day limit and they refused to give me the update. This is a bad business practice. Garmin has a 60 day guarantee which is posted directly on their website in plain view.

The right tool for the job

I just started a new job as a Construction Project Manager and with my new job I have to travel from site to site at different locations.

When people try to give directions to their location, I just ask them to give me the physical address and I will be there and I haven't been lost yet.

Steer Away from Magellan

Had to give a rating so gave it 1 star - would have preferred to leave it at 0. The only thing worse than their product is their customer service. You won't be able to talk with anyone in the US. The 800 number is direct to India. They will repeatedly lie to you - and you never get to talk with the same person or a supervisor - they'll tell you a supervisor will call you back - don't wait for the call. You can call their corporate headquarters in the US - the only problem is that nobody is there. Steer clear - look at a different manufacturer - anyone EXCEPT magellan.

Comparison of Magellan 800, Magellan 1412 and Navigon 2100 max

I used to have Magellan Roadmate 800 and a few weeks ago I purchased Magellan Roadmate 1412 then I found a coupon for Navigon 2100 max. And here is the comparison chart; some of the entires are my personal opinions and might not reflect everyone's opinion... here it is:

M08- Magellan Roadmate 800
M14- Magellan Roadmate 1412
N21- Navigon 2100 max

Device specific features
M08- Heavy; can play mp3s; can store JPGs
M14- Slim and light
N21- Slim and light (not as light as Mag 1412 tho)

User Friendliness
M08- Yes
M14- Yes
N21- Not as good as Magellan - buttons can be too close to each other depeding on the menu and the screen

Volume
M08- Can set up the volume manually with a control on the edge of the device; Volume increases at certain speed
M14- Can set up the volume through the touch screen; Has only 5 settings; Volume doesn't increase over certain speed which can be hard to hear
N21- Could not find the volume settings; Volume setting for over a speed can be set (No increase / Low increase / High Increase); Voice can be staticy

Text-to-speech
M08- No
M14- Funny pronounciations on certain words; "in" sounds like "an" ... "Turn Left in 2 miles" sounds like "Turn Left then 2 miles" - "Freeway entrance" sounds like "Freeway an trans"
N21- Pronounciation is more accurate then Magellan 1412

Live Traffic
M08- No
M14- No
N21- Yes - Might have to be purchased seperately; reroutes based on the traffic

Zagat - Restaurant Ratings
M08- No
M14- No
N21- Yes - Might have to be purchased seperately

POI
M08- ~1 million POIs
M14- ~6 million POIs with wide range of categories
N21- ~1 million POIs with limited range categories; shows actual brand logo on the map

Lane Assistance
M08- No
M14- No
N21- Yes

Mount
M08- Easy to mount
M14- Easy to mount
N21- Hard to mount, hard to take it off

Password protection
M08- Yes
M14- No
N21- Yes

Compass
M08- Yes
M14- Yes
N21- Not by default, has to be modifed in settings

Recalculation
M08- Screen goes blue with a progress bar until the calculation is over
M14- Immediately
N21- Immediately

Vehicle Type
M08- Car only
M14- Car only
N21- Car / Bicycle / Pedestrian

Arrival Time
M08- Display approximate number of minutes the route will take
M14- Displays the arrival time
N21- Displays the arrival time and the minutes it takes to the destination

Distance left
M08- Shows the miles left until the next move; Shows the miles left until the destination
M14- Shows the miles left until the next move
N21- Shows the miles left until the next move; Shows the miles left until the destination

Turn by turn view
M08- Yes
M14- Yes
N21- Yes

Better for
M08- Within the city travel
M14- Within the city travel with better POI options
N21- Long distance travel with live traffic and lane assistance

Sluggy
M08- Smooth menu items, sluggy map over time
M14- Not sluggy
N21- Sluggy menu items, smooth map

Route options
M08- Fastest Route; Shortest Route; Most use of Freeway; Less use of Freeway
M14- Fastest Route; Shortest Route; Most use of Freeway; Less use of Freeway
N21- Fastest route; Optimum route; Shortest route; Scenic route

Tollway option
M08- Can not avoid
M14- Can avoid
N21- Can avoid or forbid

Allowing U-Turn (or not)
M08- Not modifiable (Allows)
M14- Not modifiable (Allows)
N21- Can allow or forbid U-Turns

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