Lidl satnav

I see that Lidl are doing a Silvercrest device from next Monday:

400MHz Samsung processor
Resolution: 480 x 272 pixels, 65k colours
Image aspect ratio: 16:9
Internal 2GB memory
With Bluetooth for hands-free calling
Integrated microphone
Additional points of interest including petrol stations, hotels,
restaurants, tourist information and much more for many European cities
Multimedia player for playback of audio, visual and picture files
TTS (Text-To-Speech function) - tells you the street name of your next
turn
Card reader: SD/MMC
Mini USB port
Size (cm): 12.75 (W) x 7.89 (H) x 1.92 (D)
Pre-loaded complete map data across Europe without cross-border
interruption
Pre-loaded mapping: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Macedonian,
Moldova, Monaco, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San
Marino, Serbia-Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Ukraine, Vatican City
Set contains DVD-ROM navigation software, 12V in-car charger, mounting
bracket with suction pad, mains adaptor, USB cable, stylus pen, storage
bag and instructions
3 year manufacturer's warranty
Price per set
149.99*

Any thoughts on how good it might be?

d-t

Does it do 3d maps?
149.99 pounds is definitely not the cheapest car satnav, the cheapest are
now below 100 pounds.

And seeing as car satnavs are getting cheaper all the time, why did some
dog's turd smash my car window to try to steal my satnav which wasn't in the
car (but the suction mount & cable were, sadly)?
Regards Mike.

Mike Cawood, HND BIT wrote:

I'm rather surprised at its relative high cost too, it's on a par with the
ViaMichelin range.

I'd rather go for a recognised brand, although Lidl's stuff can be okay,
especially their satellite receiving kit. Perhaps this satnav is a
mainstream system which has been rebranded for Lidl?

It is full Euro mapping though. However it uses Smart2Go software
which is IMHO poor. Either get a big brand single country unit for the
same money instead or splash out a bit extra for a Euiro version at
about £180.


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Well because you let the mount in place, they would assume you are
stupid enough to leave the unit in the glove box. They don't care about
the damage to your car and thieves will happily do £250+ worth of damage
to a car in order to steal a few pennies in change from the coin holder.