REVIEW COMMENTS: Medion Review

yani · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 01, 2004 Posts: 1

Hi Darren, I recently bought a medion MDPPC250 from halfords.Think the sat nav side is great,although would like to know where if possible to download european maps as I will be driving over to spain.and also update uk maps as some towns seem a bit out of date,any info would be gratefully appreciated.thanx

Darren · Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2004 8:36 am Post subject:

www.medion.co.uk, they sell add-on country map packs suitable for your software.
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nazimyounis · Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 6:04 pm Post subject:

Hi

Just wanted to know if you could Install TOMTOM 3 on the Medion PDA?

Regards

Nazim

Darren · Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 6:12 pm Post subject:

Yes certainly.
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nazimyounis · Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 6:27 pm Post subject:

Thanks

ramtec · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 11, 2005 Posts: 1

Just got this pda and even though the box is telling me it's a 400Mhz processor it only seems to have 200Mhz!!!

I have tried a couple of progs BETAPLAYER REPORTS

OS Version 4.20
OEM Info MEDION MDPPC200
Processor ARM Intel PXA25x/26x
Clock speed 200 Mhz.......

and BMQ a spped tester is giving a very low score compared to my pocket loox which is reporting 400Mhz under betaplayer

HELP

andyscd · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 10, 2005 Posts: 1

:D i am a taxi driver in lancashire, i had a bit of spare cash so i bought the medion 40600 GPS package about 18 months ago from aldi. lets cut to the chase... if you need to get from A to B, in my opinion there is no better navigation software than "medion navigator". i have tried them all !!, Tom Tom, destinator, navigon, route 66, navman, but i always go back to the "medion navigator".
so the medion doesnt have a 3D map.. so what!!... so it can't get you to your nearest Mc Donalds... so what!!!.
it may not have all the bells & whistles of some of its rivals ie: points of interest, speed limit warnings, but how many museaums, art gallaries are you going to visit??? & constantly being told "you are exceeding this roads speed limit" will

you off very quickly.
what it does have to offer is :- 1. ease of use, even for the novice.
2. reliable routing & re-routing. 3. very detailed maps & clear voice commands, 3. the most updated maps that i have come across.
this review comes from 1st hand experiance.
cheers... Andy :D

Acheron · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 08, 2005 Posts: 4

Hi,

Wonder if anyone can help... I bought the Medion Smartphone MDSP150 from Halfords and I'm beginning to wonder if I've bought a turkey because I can't find any information about this product on the web, nor any way to get up-to-date maps (I'm surprised that an address that's 20 years + old is not found on its search).

I tried the medion website, but it was rubbish and so was their support line.

Any ideas? Any help?

A.

Darren · Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 1:57 pm Post subject:

The software is a re-badge of Navigon's and is relatively new. You won't be able to buy updated maps though as most manufacturers deliver these as part fo program upgrades.

In the case of Medion this is budget software and they have yet to release an update for any of their GPS products yet Sad

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Acheron · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 08, 2005 Posts: 4

Thanks for the quick answer....

It's a shame the navigation software is so awful... it's a lovely phone otherwise.

A.

g3wji · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 1

FrenchLeave · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 20, 2006 Posts: 13

I've had the version that Darren reported on for a couple of years now, generally it's an excellent piece of kit although it does occasionally require a soft reset before it will accept any navigation input. I complement Darren on his excellent report but there are a couple of minor discrepancies:
1. When viewing the map, the schematic view of the next turnoff or roundabout is instantly available just by tapping the screen - I use my knuckle. Another tap returns it to map view.
2. Scaling is done automatically proportional to speed, this is a sensible design feature as it gives lots of detail when travelling slowly and no information overload when pressing on.
Incidentally, I'm sure that the female voice is that of the delectable Fran Godfrey!

Xstyle · Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 12:22 pm Post subject: Recommendation?

I am being offered the Medion MDPNA100 for £160, brand new and boxed, with all accessories. Is it worth getting????

I have no use for the PDA, but I the satnav will always be handy!

Is this the best one to go for, CONSIDERING the price???
Or are there similar or marginally more expensive priced products that will be better?
Question

Look forward to hearing from you all.

Thanks,
Xstyle

Phranque · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 20, 2006 Posts: 3

Hello Xstyle,

I have no idea which model number it is but there is a GPS unit by Medion on sale at Aldi tomorrow (21st May) at £149.99. Unfortunately the specification list in the Aldi handout is far from complete so it's hard to jusdge what the thing can do.

FWIW !!

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