Previously I owned a Garmin 1390 but broke the screen. The Garmin 1390 overall is a brilliant unit and is superior to the MY30, yet is also double the price. The Garmin gets more Points of Interest( in my area anyway), whereis maps, clear large bright screen, auto turn on and off feature when external power is connected or disconnected and the list goes on. The issue I had with the Garmin was with the oral navigation instructions. Instructions such as “keep right (multiple lane road) then turn left” became ridiculously confusing in busy city situations. Sounds easy yet you need to experience it, my partner commented on exactly the same issue. My friend was laughing in the car! It is perfectly OK in most situations yet in built up situations you need to look at the display to confirm the instructions. That’s why they have a display I guess!

The Tom Toms in comparison have no ability to search by street name only; you need to enter the town name first. This is not an issue in the city as you just type in the city name and it searches the suburbs as well. It also can do region area searches. Even using region search my brother and I could not find a street 15km outside a major regional centre. Ideally you need to know the town name, not always practical in regional areas. Lots of people rave about the Tom Tom, yet in my opinion, it may work fine in Europe but the search issue is a major problem for regional country areas, especially streets outside a country town.

Enter the MY30. NO bells and whistles such as FM transmitters, 3d buildings and no bluetooth either. No hands free telephone, music player or contact lists. It's a GPS navigator !!!

There are multiple complaints on news groups about the currency of the NAVTEQ maps that power the MY30.The MY30 does not know about a major shopping centre, near my home, that has been their for 15 plus years. To offer a balanced discussion, the MY30 located a friend's street in country WA while my Garmin displayed it as an unnamed road? In my opinion, NAVTEQ are the new player on the block in Australia and have to catch up with the where-is map offering?

This is what I see as the strengths of the MY 30.

1. It is very easy to use;
2. Can search by street or a keyword only (more on this later);
3. Has plain English easy to follow oral navigation instructions;
4. Supports SUNA traffic updates if you have the receiver unit, and
5. Did I mention you can put it in your pocket and hopefully not break the screen ;-0

The function of a GPS is to navigate you from point A to Point B. If the GPS search engine (Tom Tom) blocks searching by street only and you are working in regional out of town areas then seriously,in my opinion, take a road atlas. Likewise if you cannot understand the oral navigation instructions in built up areas, subjective opinion, and have to constantly look at the screen then it needs refining.

In comparison, with the MY30 you can search by street only and get plain English navigation instructions; that does it for me. The NAVTEQ maps used on the MY30 are most likely behind the SENSIS Where-is maps so this would be a consideration However, if you cannot find that “country” street because the GPS search engine demands you enter the town or choose from multiple search regions first then the better map becomes a mute point.

The Navman has an on / off / reset switch. The unit needs to be manually turned on and off as it has no auto external power on/off detection. The other MY30 compliant on forums is the over zealous reporting of school zones. The school zone alert can be disabled if you see this as an issue. The screen quality is not nearly as good as my Garmin (double the price) yet does the job.

The MY30 comes with Navdesk software, this allows you to load points of interest, update maps etc.

The Tom Tom, Garmin and Navman all have their strengths and weaknesses yet for Mr and Mrs average they all will do the job. In summary, the MY30 is a cheaper GPS, very easy to use, has excellent oral instructions and with a Navman promotion of "free map upgrades for the next three years and a free SUNA traffic receiver" the MY30 at just under $200 is a serious consideration.

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The MY30 is a good looking device at a good price, and it works reasonably well most of the time. With the Tom-tom One 140's recent price cut to AU$299, we'd (just) go for that over the MY30 on the basis that it offers greater lane guidance and the ability to not only correct map errors, but to download and share these with other users.
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