Member Contributer Dutchy Posted August 29, 2010 Member Contributer Share Posted August 29, 2010 Flanker is right, his topic got mixed up, so I'll remove my posts from his -V1- version topic Here the topic is this one: http://www.dealextre...ls.dx/sku.41067 Well, for the money and use I intend, it is worth the money. Bought the Nuvi 510 as a replacement for the TomTom that got stoten from the car, where it will spend most of its life... With the Nuvi being waterproof and build to withstand shaking, I will occasionally use it on my 4th gen. I donot want to listen to music, nor take mobile phone calls. So for the price (a Scala costing 3 4 times the price) I like it. Sound quality so-so, somewhat distorted but I can make out the GPS instructions fine. The earphones velcro onto the liner of my Arai and the wires tuck away nicley too. At 140kmh+ the instructions become very hard to hear, but at normal/city speeds it does the trick. One gripe is that they shipped the wrong country version for the AC to 5V USB convertor. They know I'm in the Netherland, even the order # has NL in it; so why send me a US one? I've mailed them the day the package (proper retail box with instruction leaflet) arrived but have yet to hear from them.... So I reserve judgemernt on customer service. Charge the unit via PC usb port for now. Pairing to Garmin a piece of cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 5, 2010 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 5, 2010 2 updates: AC to USB charger: the one suplied is a US-spec socket plug (2 flat pins) whereas on mainlan Europa we have 2 round pins. So I contactec their customer support that what they shipped would not work. The user manual with the unit in fact has a picture of the correct one and that that model varies per country. Well.... after a few exchanges they now say that they only sell the unit with the US socket plugs and that I should have seen that on the picture on their website................. It now states US plug on their website and am pretty sure that to be a recent change.... Use at higher speed (>100kmh) or lack thereof..... because the BT connection then breaks up. So for the cost and intended use (donot need GPS instructions when riding over 100) I'd say 5/10...... Save your pennies and buy a SCALA...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dae Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Ordered mine on Aug 23, 2010 and still haven't received it yet (OCt 6), I'm now wondering if Deal extreme is a bogus company. I emailed them several times and not one reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 6, 2010 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 6, 2010 Ordered mine on Aug 23, 2010 and still haven't received it yet (OCt 6), I'm now wondering if Deal extreme is a bogus company. I emailed them several times and not one reply. Hello Dae That is what I did (emailing them) and not getting a reply... Then spotting that you contact their customer service via a link on their page, looging in with your ordernumber and email adress you used to place the order. I got a reply in 24 hours (not the reply I wanted but a reply nevertheless) http://www.dealextreme.com/accounts/ Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFRSuperfreak Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Flanker is right, his topic got mixed up, so I'll remove my posts from his -V1- version topic :biggrin: Here the topic is this one: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.41067 Well, for the money and use I intend, it is worth the money. Bought the Nuvi 510 as a replacement for the TomTom that got stoten from the car, where it will spend most of its life... With the Nuvi being waterproof and build to withstand shaking, I will occasionally use it on my 4th gen. I donot want to listen to music, nor take mobile phone calls. So for the price (a Scala costing 3 4 times the price) I like it. Sound quality so-so, somewhat distorted but I can make out the GPS instructions fine. The earphones velcro onto the liner of my Arai and the wires tuck away nicley too. At 140kmh+ the instructions become very hard to hear, but at normal/city speeds it does the trick. One gripe is that they shipped the wrong country version for the AC to 5V USB convertor. They know I'm in the Netherland, even the order # has NL in it; so why send me a US one? :mellow: I've mailed them the day the package (proper retail box with instruction leaflet) arrived but have yet to hear from them.... So I reserve judgemernt on customer service. Charge the unit via PC usb port for now. Pairing to Garmin a piece of cake. Hey Dutchy; Is this review for the linked radio? because it's a tad different on the webpage compared to your photos. Mostly the buttons so it's probably the same? I'm checking options now for radios, seeing here recommendations for the Scala, and now this. Please let me know!. Thanks. HB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamarocket630 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I recent bought one of the "V2" sets from an ebay seller. Great seller fortunately, because the intercoms are junk. The headset jack on both of them broken within 2 weeks. Sending them back for a refund. I would avoid them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer digitallyhip Posted September 3, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted September 3, 2011 I recent bought one of the "V2" sets from an ebay seller. Great seller fortunately, because the intercoms are junk. The headset jack on both of them broken within 2 weeks. Sending them back for a refund. I would avoid them. I bought two. They just don't work reliably. They will now sit on my shelf for a few years and then be thrown out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 3, 2011 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 3, 2011 used mine today in conjunction with my garmin. At speeds under 80kmh it works fine. So for what I paid I am happy. is a scala g4 better? Sure. At a price.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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