A E AULBACH
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2011
I bought my Becker Traffic Assist High Speed 7934 from Amazon.com a couple of years ago, but have not used it much untill lately.First problem: I find I need North American map updates - one not-so-new highway intersection on US 287 south of Dallas is not represented at all. I can not find a source of map updates - does Becker even provide updates? The only thing I find using Google is pay-for-play music and video download sites which I do not trust on my computer.The second significant problem is sound quality. All I can hear is the begining of an instruction, "Please turn in one mile on to **** ****** ****." The end of the instruction is a mumble. Although the visual is helpful, the end of the instruction is important in cities with multiple exits close together.I also have problems with the human interface design aspects, but that is normal for me with computer devices.
Taufiq Habib
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2009
I bought this unit after being frustrated with my TomTom 910 which quit charging. The Becker is a much better! I like the speed of catching satellites - never had problems here. The screen colors and clarity work good. Its very fast in recalculating your route.I really like the sleep mode which during periods of frequent use allows you to turn on instantly instead of waiting for bootups.It uses a standard mini USB for charging so no being out of luck if you lose the charging cable that comes with your GPS.Overall very satisfied with what I got for what I paid (80$).
Grandbea
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2008
This is my second GPS. My other one is an entry level Mio which I've been using for about 3 years. I got this new on Ebay for under $100 so I figured what the heck. Has a great rep in Europe. So far I like the Becker interface better -easier to see and to manipulate. POI seems great as do graphics. A little slow to aquire a fix when first turned on, but after that OK. Voice could use improvement also, but overall it is a well build, solid unit.
Uman
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2007
Very accurate directions. But maps are not up to date. Hard to see the road names. Not thrilled about user interface.First address I put in was Hamilton, NJ and it couldn't find it. But I found the spot in the map and marked it. Sometimes when the GPS signal is lost, it take a long time to get it back. Very slow in my mind. Not enough POI like gas station and so on.Another address I put in was a road in North Potomac and it couldn't find it either.I transfered some MP3 files and it worked. But next time I tried to play the music, the files were gone.This is a good buy if it's around $100 but nothing more.
US
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2007
Bought it the day before Thanksgiving. Returned it the day after Thanksgiving.I like it's features but the touch screen became uncontrollable in only 2 days of use. It's calibration mode, that was supposed to fix the problem did not work and kept going back to it's beginning instead of the 'settings' mode. Returned it for a full refund - sorry but they need to work on this product, what good is a GPS you cannot control and where the touch screen either works in an uncontrollable way by clicking and switching around on it's own or not at all, regardless of how much you try to press the screen.Will now go with a more known brand, even if more expensive. It also had a lot of problems with 'heat' and 'hummitidty' per instructions, how can the sell such a product in the USA where summers are full of both. Not even their mounting unit is supposed to be left in the car over F150 which we can easily reach in summer AND another problem (not sure if they all have the same issue) is that you get an 'installed battery' that only the manufacturer can replace - so , what happens in 2 years, when the battery is bad (How much does it cost to replace ) ? Reminds me of Apple products.