Garmin Nuvi 1490T (GPS)

With its 5in widescreen display and attractive price, the Garmin nuvi 1490T sat-nav looks like a bargain.

There's nothing particularly revolutionary about the Garmin 1490T. Aside from the free searching of address and POI databases and the cityXplorer compatibility, its features can be found in any number of alternatives. However, at £215 it's already good...

The Garmin Nuvi 1490TV is a satnav with a 5-inch super wide touchscreen, pan-European coverage, high detail City Navigator maps, subscription-free traffic updates and – in an unusual twist – a built-in Freeview TV tuner.

While most satnavs offer up 4.3 inches of screen real estate, the 1490TV delivers a full 5 – and isn’t any the heftier for it

As you might imagine, the Freeview tuner doesn’t work particularly well in more rural areas, even with both antennae hooked up and draped over your car seats. Also, if you’re planning a lengthy telly session, you might find the three hour battery life...

The Garmin Nuvi 1490TV doesn’t offer anything outstanding, but if you’re looking for a solid, dependable and easy-to-use satnav with the added bonus of Freeview TV, it ticks all the boxes.

When Garmin released their Nuvi 1490 T Sat-Nav during the summer of last year, it was regarded as an excellent, multi-functional GPS device which, at around £220, also added good value and great features. A year down the line, Sat-Nav technology has...

Good price; large screen; wide range of features; Bluetooth

Ad support on free traffic update service; microphone picks up external noise

When Garmin released their Nuvi 1490 T Sat-Nav during the summer of last year, it was regarded as an excellent, multi-functional GPS device which, at around £220, also added good value and great features. A year down the line, Sat-Nav technology has...

Now over a year old, there isn’t much that could be called “innovative” about the Garmin Nuvi 1490 T, but at the same time, there’s not too much that’s wrong with it. £154.99 is definitely a price that catches the eye and with a full set of...

The Garmin 1490T is a 5 inch screen GPS unit which offers, as well as the basic features, Bluetooth connectivity, traffic alerts and maps of Europe and not just the UK and Ireland. It is intuitive in operations, provides spoken street names and has a...

One disappointment, albeit minor, was the lack of some form of case (even though one is available as an optional extra) to prevent damage to the 1490T when it was not in use. Nevertheless, at a list price of £199.99 (as well as being available on...

This is a Sat Nav unit from one of the best known names in that field. This is also an in car TV capable of receiving all the digital channels. Why put both in one unit? Well if you have ever travelled with children you will know why.

The Garmin Nuvi 1490TV SatNav measures 14.5x8.5x1.8cm the weight without any holder is 250grams. It can be used in the front of the car as a sat nav, in the back of the car as a TV and should you wish still as a sat nav where it can still give...

Clear and effective navigation ; Good satellite reception ; Compact with nice finish ; Wide matte screen ; Bluetooth hands-free mode

Predictive text and addresses impractical ; Suction mount too standard ; Not enough parameters for journey options ; No FM transmitter

Simple and effective, the Garmin nüvi 1490T offers good legibility with its large 5-inch screen. Programming journey stages is a plus. It however lacks a few additional features such as the FM transmitter which would have qualified it for a 4-star rating.

This review looks at the Garmin Nuvi 1490T.  This system is one of several new releases by Garmin this year. The Nuvi 1490T is aimed at the higher end of the market offering features like lane assist, junction view, route planning, speed camera...

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Garmin announced today a new model in the Nuvi range. The Nuvi 1490T is aimed at the higher end of the Nuvi range. It will offer a 5-inch display with route planning, lane assist, lifetime traffic alerts, bluetooth hands-free calling, pedestrian...