(I for years now something betagtes Nüvi 200 own and use, the comparison urges formally.)
Mounting on the disc:
The thing with the sucker goes and holds equally well in both. The Nüvi's easier to adjust; while Becker regulates a nut plastic play on the plastic ball. Score one for Mrs. Nüvi.
The cable guide Mr. Becker, I find unfortunate. An angle connector (Micro-USB) from below into the device so that the cable toward the windshield shows and must be performed again by the wafer holder not to fall to? Quite cumbersome.
When Ms. Nüvi also an angle connector (mini USB) is installed, but the going sinnigerweise from behind the instrument and bends down - in doubt for the 12 V socket - from. One more point for Mrs Nüvi.
Switching on:
Mr. Becker is faster in the matter. But Mrs. Nüvi is also no longer the youngest. Both at start-up as well as the first satellite reception for Mr. Becker one point each. Compensation.
Search:
An address is found with the help of Mr. Becker faster, dip it namely only to the letter, the result for the next input or a sense are also available in the map data. Although women can Nüvi typing, then place but nothing, and we can again tap. Mr. Becker is lead.
The first calculation of the route, however, is done faster paradoxically woman Nüvi - maybe she already knows the routes from years of experience? Score one for you.
Mr. Becker calculates everything but also based on historical traffic data (no kidding, that is on the display), possibly take the longer yes. From because of coach and so on. But you must keep him credit, he has more options when planning the route; On request he shows alternative ways or optimized for time, distance or fuel consumption. Woman Nüvi routes only after an adjustment, and can be changed only in the system menu. Mr. Becker is now again a point forward.
Here we go:
Mr. Becker is planning very generous time, especially on short trips. Whether this is due to the historic carriage ride? Woman Nüvi certified me that that I the 10km trunk road whopping 10min drive faster than Mr Becker suggested and it was spot on. Maybe she knows my style after all these years also slightly better than my new rider. Again balancing.
On long distances, the two but an opinion which time and distance terms. Likewise, at the turn directions, both login time, Mr Becker still tells me the name of the street, in which I have einzubiegen. Again Mr. Becker has the edge.
And he has great cinema. Rolling hills with a beautiful blue sky, fluffy clouds - and the view from the car window brings me back to reality. Thick clouds, everything gray in gray and to make matters worse, even fog. The hills are not seen. Except for Mr. Becker.
At night there is a starry sky, the sculptural landscape looks like in the video game. But directs the not too off the driving?
Woman Nüvi limited to a pseudo-3D view without the sky, clouds, stars and other ornaments. So one point for our esthete Mr. Becker.
For the fluent display, there are still an extra point because women Nüvi already happening with the pseudo-3D view sometimes difficult. Mr. Becker zooms continuously at crossings in and out again, when ollen Nüvi it jerks briefly, and then it goes on.
POIs (Points of Interest) have both, Mr. Becker is also the guide because there is additional material to Berlin sights in store.
Who wants more of it, can unobtrusively zustecken Mr. Becker some loose change - the download is via the Content Manager online possible.
Only the promised 3-D building I could not inspect it - no building around me was important enough to be shown here.
The Abbiegeansicht is another important plus for Stefan Becker, with his wife Nüvi you can namely create any problem to get lost. Who does not believe, is highly recommended in the rush of the Antwerp ring road.
When you reach the goal, Mr. Becker can not tell you where the nearest car park is, without having to start a new search, such as Mrs. Nüvi.
Correct annoying I find the Becker merely that there is no software button on the screen to jump back in the menu. The button on the bottom left has to serve it. Unfortunately, the solid will be pressed as the touch screen, and with a little luck you rotated so the complete navigation. Then it applies, this refocus, previously to loosen the union nut and then tighten it again, and that would have been all avoided. Nevertheless, Mr. Becker is up now with 4 points ahead.
TCM I could for lack of storage on my trips not test, but according to Mr. Becker had already abundant information about the non-existent buffer zones.
What annoys me:
When Mr. Becker there are unfortunately still an optical drawback: The I so hated high-gloss piano finish. Sensitive as it gets. After two trips the front of the device looks worse than woman nüvi beaten two years. The back is slightly rubberized, touches his good and is also totally maintenance. Why, dear designers Becker, you have not the front also donated this wonderful and extremely robust rubber surface?
Why did it have to be this dust-catching, super scratch sensitive high-gloss plastic?
Conclusion:
When Mr. Becker you can navigate around the map by tapping on POIs. He points if desired discreetly on the top speed out says to the streets, listening to the traffic program and knows the correct lane when turning.
All this can not woman Nüvi. And Mr. Becker looks much prettier out (of the fiercely scarred face apart) and is especially noticeably faster. Thus he compares favorably better.
But my wife pragmatist Nüvi does her job for her age still quite good.
UPDATE --- UPDATE --- UPDATE
09.07.2012
Mr. Becker is just fell asleep while driving on vacation, I mean, of course, expected. And it was just not get bored, because we were short of the Antwerp ring road; there's always something going on and you're extremely grateful for a competent Lane Departure Warning.
Later I found out that it is probably the car charger, because it is displayed, that Mr. Becker is loaded, but in truth, he lives off the reserve in the battery, and runs out simply by just over 3 hours.
So apparently the car charger has to almost half a year already left the service, which is not a glorious chapter to the manufacturer.
With the mobile phone charger Mr. Becker will indeed awake and shows the way, but may lack TMC antenna recognize no more traffic jams. Too bad.
UPDATE --- UPDATE --- UPDATE
14.07.2012
A new charger is quite expensive and beyond also not necessary.
The car adapter works perfectly - I measured the output voltage, and do not want to talk about how I opened the adapter, because that is not provided by the manufacturer and to make only with brute force ...
The error is due to Mr. Becker even I had already initially criticized the questionable cable management, and it is the cause of the loose connection -. Because more it is not, thank God.
It is interesting at this point that on vacation when the conversation turned to the total failure of Mr. Becker me, someone told me that he had an identical problem with his Ready 50, which also has not with a new car adapter can be solved.
For this purpose, please see "vulnerability Mr Beckers' with customers to images. The Micro-USB connector bends namely rather quickly by the questionable cable routing in the lower part, the plug gets too much play, and has no more contact. Result is an unsightly Wackelkomtakt. Using a needle and a bit of tact can however turn everything back to the old form.
Then Mr. Becker's asleep again not by itself - until the connection is worn again what seemingly every half year is the case.
UPDATE --- UPDATE --- UPDATE
10/10/2012
The plug leiert much faster, than I like: fewer than three months, I was quiet (at the time Mr Becker was even asked only sporadically for advice) and prompt appears at the next major tour back office problem with the connection and the refusal of Mr. Becker to refuel power.
Why, dear designer of Becker, it had a right angle plug be plugged into the bottom of the device, the windshield is out and, furthermore, to be performed by the wafer holder? What is a real fumbling with such a rigid, inflexible cable?
Even a standard mobile phone charger cable without angle connector that just hangs loose, the connection charged much less. Not to mention women Nüvis power connector on the back to the - actually logical - turns by angle plug downwards. There are namely commonly the 12V power outlets in cars. And not just on the dashboard behind the wheel; there they suspect apparently only the designers of Becker.
The write-down to three stars is thus due to the constant annoyance with the device unfortunately inevitable.
And now I must go looking woman Nüvi and revive an old friendship new ...
