Rating  - Great GPS at this price!
I paid $190 thru Amazon. It's a great gps for this price.
Pros:
1. Nice bright screen (no glare issues)
2. Bluetooth works well - incoming and outgoing sound is clear with no static; pairs easily with my phones (I have a Motorola Razr and Treo); imported my entire phonebook from the Motorola but not the Treo; unit pairs with phone automatically at start up
3. Navigation works well, but compared to my Magellan Maestro 4040 - not as intuitive, slower signal pickup, and no signal when I am in my garage (not that I need signal in the garage).
4. Nice black piano finish and solid stand (mine was made in Germany).
5. Good Price - $190 for a 4.3" gps unit with bluetooth that works
Con:
1. Battery life is not 7 hours, you need to keep the charger plugged into the cigarette lighter. Mine ran out of charge after only 2 hours.
2. This unit has a lot of features and is not as intuitive as my Magellan. You really have to spend the time to play around with all the functions. Once you have it figured out, it works really well.
I highly recommend it for anyone who does not work to spend more than $200 on a gps unit, wants a 4" or bigger screen, wants bluetooth that works well, and who does not mind spending the time to figure this thing out.
Hope this review helps.
Rating - Wonderful GPS Device
I really like the Sanyo 4070. I feel it is a wonderful device. It is the first GPS unit I have owned...not the first I have used, but first to have owned. I really have not had any problems with it. All the features work wonderful...MP3 player, Video Player, FM Transmitter, POI's. The tracking itself has been great. It is quick to adjust your route if you miss a turn. I will admit that when you turn on the unit, it does take a while to triangulate your position. And as with some complaints, everytime you turn it on, it asks for the date and time. This could be a pain, but if you just skip over this and let the unit connect to the sattelites, it will update the date and time automatically.
I have has the unit for only a few weeks, so I am sure there will be things that I will find I do not like about it, but in the same regards I will find more things I like about it.
Oh and one last thing....for the people that complain that Sanyo does not support the product and does not even have it on their website. Please, simply do a google search and you will find... [...]
Rating  - Great for maps, bad for directions
I bought this product in May 2008 and used it in Dallas TX and in San Diego CA on multiple occasions. Almost 50% of the times, this device gave us fairly bizarre directions - we would have driven 15 miles for a 5 mile drive (which thankfully we knew well).
I would definitely NOT recommend this product. Leaving all the add-ons like Bluetooth and MP3 player, one thing a GPS should be good at is giving directions. And this one is not.
Rating - After a month and all is still good
I agree with all that BeaBoo said and have used it with MP3's and my new Samsung Blast cell phone. It has performed nobly and has it little quirks (like all GPS's), but once you catch on it is a class unit!
MP3s sound remarkably good through the FM Transmitter and you can listen to them while navigating. Phone auto connects and disconnects when unit is turned on and off. Date and time is adjusted upon satellite link and it's really hard to find anything to complain about, especially since I got it for $188 in a Gold Box special and it does as much or more than the $300-$500 GPS's presently on the market.
The 1st time I turned the unit on I was in my daylight basement and it picked up 5 satellites within 60 seconds. To be honest I haven't even cracked open the manual yet, I just played with it and learned all the functions, but your mileage may vary since I am a confirmed geek.
I've used Garmins, Tom Toms, and a few embedded GPS's and they all have their gives and gets, this Sanyo just seems to give you more when you also figure in the price! It's a no brainer if you ask me...
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