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LG LN730 Portable Navigation Device
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4 new or used available from $159.99
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Product Description
3.5" TFT LCD PND, Slim and Compact Design, >3hr Battery Life, 1GB Build in Flash Memory, MP3 & Photo Viewer, 1.5M POIs, Pre-loaded US & Canada MAP
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #88069 in Consumer Electronics
- Color: Silver
- Brand: LG
- Model: LN-730
- Dimensions: 3.20" h x 4.30" w x .70" l, .40 pounds
- Native resolution: 320 x 240
- Display size: 3.5
Features
- 3.5-inch touch-screen LCD color display with 320 x 240 pixels of resolution, selectable 2D/3D maps, and day/night views
- Turn-by-turn voice guidance with 16 different language options, and complete maps of North America
- Includes up to 1.7-million POIs, an MP3 music player, and a photo viewer with slideshow functionality
- Highly-accurate SiRF Star III GPS receiver, internal lithium-ion battery, 1 GB flash memory, and an SD card slot
- Weighs 0.35 pounds, measures 4.3 x 3.2 x 0.7 inches (W x H x D), and is backed by a manufacturer's 1-year warranty
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Product Description
The LN730 has two bigger siblings, the LN735 and LN740. The LN735 adds text-to-speech capability for spoken directions in actual street names, more points of interest, and a glossy black casing. The LN740 adds traffic data capability, a 4-inch screen and slightly longer battery life. You can see a comparison of features of all three LG GPS models below.
 The LG LN730 features a brilliant 3.5-inch touch-screen, and selectable 2D and 3D maps that are easy to read. View larger. |
 The turn-by-turn voice guidance system is pre-loaded with a map of North America. |
 The navigator includes up to 1.7 million POI's (points of interest). |
Pre-loaded with complete maps of the United States and Canada, the LN730 comes ready for you to travel throughout North America right out of the box. This navigator even includes up to 1.7-million POIs (points of interest) so you can quickly find restaurants, gas stations, airports, hotels, ATMs, and other important nearby services, and instantly route to them with a simple tap on the screen, giving you local expertise at your fingertips. And while you are getting there, the LN730 provides you with speed indication, estimated time of arrival, and distance to your destination. This unit also provides you with a multi-stop planner, detour options, fastest and shortest routing options, and an automatic route recalculation, as well as vehicle and pedestrian navigation modes so you can take it with you when you are out of the car and walking the last stretch.
More than just a convenient navigation device, the LN730 has a built-in MP3 music player so you can take all your favorite songs with you to listen to on the road. What's more, this unit includes a photo viewer that allows you to bring you family photos with you, or view your favorite pictures from the trip while you are still on vacation, and even play them as a digital slide-show while travel. The music player accepts both MP3 and WMA digital music formats, while the photo viewer can display either JPEG or BMP digital pictures. And though the controls and menu system are extremely simple and intuitive, if you need a bit of assistance, this unit provides a handy on-screen help system.
The LN730 achieves fast, and highly accurate mapping with a strong signal reception via its SiRF Star III GPS receiver, and provides you with up to four hours of use from its rechargeable, internal lithium-ion battery. The LN730 comes with 1 GB of internal flash memory for storing maps, POIs, MP3s, and photos, as well as including an SD card slot for unlimited memory expansion and a USB port for fast data transfers from your PC. The stylish silver and black LG LN730 navigation device weighs only 0.35 pounds, measures just 4.3 x 3.2 x 0.7 inches (W x H x D), and is backed by a manufacturer's one-year warranty.
What's in the Box
LG LN730 portable navigator, a windshield mount, a dashboard mount disc, a 12-volt car power adapter, a home AC power adapter, a carrying case, a USB cable, a back-up map CD, a back-up installation CD, a quick-start guide, a user's manual CD and warranty information.
Compare all LG Portable GPS Navigators
| Model | LN740 | LN735 | LN730 |
| Screen Size and Type | 4-inch touchscreen LCD | 3.5-inch touchscreen LCD | 3.5-inch touchscreen LCD |
| Preloaded Map Coverage | US/Canada/Puerto Rico | US/Canada/Puerto Rico | US/Canada |
| Preloaded Points of Interest | Millions | Millions | Up to 1.7 Million |
| Traffic Capability | yes, (90 Day Free Trial) | no | no |
| Color | Glossy Black/Black | Glossy Black/Black | Silver/Black |
| Estimated Time of Arrival | · | · | · |
| Distance to Destination | · | · | · |
| Multi-Stop Planner | · | · | · |
| Detour Options | 0.1/0.3/1/2 Mile Detours | 0.1/0.3/1/2 Mile Detours | 0.1/0.3/1/2 Mile Detours |
| Turn-by-Turn Voice Guidance | 16 Language Options | 16 Language Options | 16 Language Options |
| Speed Indicator | · | · | · |
| Fastest Route/Shortest Route Options | · | · | · |
| Auto Route Recalculate | · | · | · |
| Navigation Modes | Vehicle/Pedestrian | Vehicle/Pedestrian | Vehicle/Pedestrian |
| Text-to-Speech Voice Guidance | English/Spanish/French | English/Spanish/French | |
| Memory Type | Internal Flash | Internal Flash | Internal Flash |
| GPS Positioning | SiRFstarIII | SiRFstarIII | SiRFstarIII |
| Memory Capacity | 2GB | 2GB | 1GB |
| Battery Life | Up to 6 Hours | Up to 4 Hours | Up to 4 Hours |
| Battery Type | Internal Li-Ion | Internal Li-Ion | Internal Li-Ion |
| Music Playback | MP3/WMA | MP3/WMA | MP3/WMA |
| Photo Viewer | JPEG/BMP | JPEG/BMP | JPEG/BMP |
| SD Card Slot | · | · | · |
| USB Port | · | · | · |
| FM RDS-TMC Traffic Antenna Jack | · | ||
| Main Unit Dimensions (W x H x D) | 4.5" x 3.5" x 0.7" | 4.3" x 3.2" x 0.7" | 4.3" x 3.2" x 0.7" |
| Main Unit Weight | 0.44 lbs | 0.35 lbs | 0.35 lbs |
| Dimensions w/Packaging (W x H x D) | 8" x 5" x 5" | 8" x 5" x 5" | 8" x 5" x 5" |
| Warranty | 1 Year Parts/90 Days Labor | 1 Year Parts/90 Days Labor | 1 Year Parts/90 Days Labor |
| Day/Night Mode Switching | Manual/Auto | Manual | Manual |
| Speaker Type | Mono | Mono | Mono |
| Screen Resolution | 320 x 240 | 320 x 240 | 320 x 240 |
| Colors | 260K | 260K | 260K |
| Map View Options | 2D/3D/Day/Night | 2D/3D/Day/Night | 2D/3D/Day/Night |
| Auto Zoom | · | · | · |
| On-Screen Help | · | · | · |
Customer Reviews
Works OK but no Updates
I received the LN730 when I purchased other LG products, so I can't complain about the price I paid. This issue I have with this unit is getting updated maps. I have been digging around on message boards, all have the same message - No updates planned! There are alternatives to install third party maps, but LG should make this easy for there customers. Currently units are shipped with 2006.Q2 maps... Its now two years later....
It's a piece of
This thing blew up on me just a couple of months past its warranty period. I'm not happy.
GPS is great. THIS GPS is awful.
I bought a Garmin years ago. It was too big (because it's so old) to take on a trip that involved a flight out and a long drive back, so I took my father's LG which is not much bigger than a cellphone. It was better than having no GPS, but that's it.
Here are just a few of the complaints. It's not very good at it's basic job. It found my home address easily enough, but entering it involves something of a puzzle. Not so with the Garmin - pick your state and go. LG - pick your state, then choose your method of data entry (no joke), then have it tell you that street doesn't exist in that town, then drive there and have it display EXACTLY that street name as you drive along it.
And even though it found my address on the east coast as I was driving back from the west coast, it would occasionally recalculate and suddenly tell me to turn. I was driving a big truck so an unnecesary 10 mile detour cost me about $3 in fuel. It gave me two of those before I just stopped trusting it and relied strictly on a pocket atlas for my basic road plan.
Then there's the "navigate to a point on the map feature". Sounds great, but if what you are trying to do is zoom in or out then, unless you are a four-year-old, your fingers are way fatter than the zoom buttons. So you'll find yourself going "what the hell" because you just asked it to navigate to the point right next to the zoom out button.
The zoom sucks too. When it's on you can't zoom out when you are moving because it will zoom all the way back in. When it's off you have to manually zoom in and out as you get on and off the highway. On the Garmin you can zoom out as far as you want, when you slow down it zooms in. Makes sense.
And don't forget, you "agree" not to operate the device while you are driving. So, even though the ten degree field of view screen (possibly an exaggeration) has a night mode that's not visible in daylight and a day mode that might as well be a flashlight in your face at night, if you don't have a passenger you are going to have to pull over to navigate through the menus to change it. It'll take six accurate button pushes with your big fat fingers to change it. Those GPS satelites just sit there broadcasting the time. That's how GPS works. When the time equals dawn or dusk for that day why not have it change display mode automatically? That's what the Garmin does.
If you plan on turning it off and taking it in the hotel room at night (always a good idea, although a discerning thief will surely pass up the LG), don't count on automatically resuming your trip the next day. You will probably have to go through the menus to re-establish it.
This unit is so poorly designed that I will think twice before ever considering another LG product.
