LG LN740 Portable Navigation Device |  | Brand: LG
Category: CE
List Price: $499.95
Buy New: $139.99
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Seller: Galactics
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 55219
Format: CD
Platforms: Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows 2000
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Operating System: N/A
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Display Size: 4
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 0.7 x 4.5 x 3.5
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MPN: LN-740
Model: LN-740
UPC: 019192171610
EAN: 0719192171619
ASIN: B000OUX972
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 4-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 street-name announcements, and complete maps of North America | | • | Includes millions of POIs, text-to-speech, real-time traffic information, 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 |
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Product Description
Pre-loaded maps: The unit comes ready to navigate across North America right out of the box. Large display: A 4" touchscreen is easy to see and navigate, and has several modes for ease of viewing. Street-specific guidance: Not only will the unit guide you to your destination with spoken commands, but it will announce street names. That means instead of saying "turn right in 500 feet," it will say "turn right on Main street." Traffic updates: Outsmart gridlock with access to traffic information in 50 North American Cities. The LN740 comes with a 90-day free trial. Built-in rechargeable battery with up to 6 hours of life SD compatible: You can use SD cards to store pictures, music, or additional maps and switch them out as needed. Digital photo viewer supports JPG/BMP files Audio player supports MP3/WMA files Multimedia capabilities: The LN735 has an MP3 player and built-in speakers, so you can play music no matter where you go. Or, use the photo viewer to store and share your favorite pictures. Points of interest: Millions of listings for restaurants, hotels, gas stations, ATMs and dozens of other categories make you a local expert wherever you go.
Amazon.com Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description The LG LN740 Portable Navigation Device is highly portable, coming inat less than 0.8 inches wide, yet is also incredibly powerful. With all the functionality you need to get you where you are going in the best possible fashion, the LN740 not only provides you with accurate GPS navigation, but includes convenience features that make your trip more enjoyable as well. 
The LG LN740 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). | The LG LN740 utilizes a brilliant, four-inch touch-screen LCD display with 320 x 240 pixels of resolution and 260,000 colors. This screen provides you with clear, selectable 2D and 3D map views and menus that are easy to read at a glance, and features auto zoom, and day and night views that you can manually switch to, ensuring you can see no matter what your lighting conditions. And not only does this navigator quickly display your routing based upon your user-selected preferences, but provides you with turn-by-turn voice guidance with 16 different language options, even announcing street names so you can keep your eyes on the road during more stressful driving circumstances. As an added convenience, the LN740 also provides you with text-to-speech voice guidance in English, Spanish or French. And especially important to the daily commuter, this unit provides you access to Traffic Information Service (comes with a free 90-day trial), so you can outsmart road delays with access to real-time traffic information in 50 North American cities. Pre-loaded with complete maps of the United States (including Puerto Rico) and Canada, the LN740 comes ready for you to travel throughout North America right out of the box. This navigator even includes millions of 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 LN740 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 LN740 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 LN740 achieves fast, and highly accurate mapping with a strong signal reception via its SiRF Star III GPS receiver, and provides you with up to six hours of use from its rechargeable, internal lithium-ion battery. The LN740 comes with 2 GB of internal flash memory for storing maps, POIs, MP3s, and photos, as well as including an SD card slot for unlimited memory expansion, a USB port for fast data transfers from your PC, and an FM RDS-TMC antenna jack for receiving real-time traffic information. The stylish black-on-black LG LN740 navigation device weighs only 0.44 pounds, measures just 4.5 x 3.5 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 LN740 portable navigator, a windshield mount, a dashboard mount disc, a 12-volt car power adapter, a home AC power adapter, FM traffic antenna, 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 | · |
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| | 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 | · | · | · |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 11
 Good unit until you want to update the maps. January 27, 2010
D. Gonzalez (San Francisco, CA USA)
I bought this unit and now I constantly get a "signal is too low" warning, when driving in the same areas where I didn't have this problem before. Called LG customer service and was advice they don't service this model any more and referred me to a 3rd party repair for assistance.
Unit works ok, until you have to update the maps....not possible.
 LN 470 map upgrade for sale January 19, 2010
Thomas Halsey (Atlanta, GA)
I have the July 2008 map upgrade for sale only $39.99. The factory sells them for $99.00 plus shipping. All LN740's are sold new with only the 2006 map. Shipping is included. You will receive the 2008 map upgrade and an instruction sheet for only $39.99. Just email me. I accept PayPal.
LG's income insurance plan January 1, 2010
toolio (NC)
Generally speaking this GPS performs pretty well. My main complaint would be that it was bought in 2009, showed up with 2006 maps installed, and LG wants $100 to upgrade to the current maps. So ignore the price tag if you want a GPS with current maps, because LG's going to charge you $100 extra for that luxury.
 Overrated - overpriced December 2, 2009
General Leo
First off, this unit takes FOREVER to connect. It can be anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes before it picks up a signal.
The maps are horribly outdated and I can't find any information on the whole internet about how to update them.
The interface is clunky. For example, if you type in "Wil" exactly, to find for example "Willow Lane", the interface jumps to the first road that begins with "Wik", not "Wil", so you have to page through all roads that begin with Wik before you even get to Wil, then you have to page through Wilbur, Wilkins, etc. before you get to Willow. If you actually type the whole name "Willow Lane", it still goes to the road directly before Willow Lane. I don't know if you can understand how frustrating this is, but after two years of using it I find that it completely ruins the user experience of the device.
It's route-finding is pretty crappy as well, forcing you to drive through miles of cross streets when simply going one more exit on the highway would have placed you at the exact location you were going to.
Its buggy and if going cross country sometimes the map will just disappear.
If it has to correct the route because of a missed turn it would rather add hours to your trip instead of just suggesting that you turn around.
I've seen tons of good reviews on this product and it blows my mind, I think people are just trying to justify their purchase or haven't owned it long enough to realize how terrible it is.
Do not buy.
Horrible GPS and worse customer service October 10, 2009
N. P. Andre (Silver Spring, MD USA)
Bought this GPS, which came with an outdated 2006 map. When trying to update, we were informed by LG that we needed to purchase a new map for $100. Again, this came preinstalled with an OLD map and now they want us to purchase. All other companies allow you to download the new maps for free. DO NOT, DO NOT buy an LG GPS!!! Do not buy an LG products.
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