harman/kardon 410, 810 - the small and the large

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410

The elegant box is hardly different from the bigger brother’s, but I immediately observe from the picture on the external cover that the light silver colored piece is the one that comes to me. The package contains chargers of continental Europe and British standards besides a USB cable, a simple case (we can tell that it’s artificial leather only because it has no smell), a car charger, a TMC antenna and the passive holder. There is a disc too in the package, and I just couldn’t figure out at first what it’s used for, but after installing the device, its purpose has been revealed immediately. The holder is very short, hooray, at last I don’t have to nod my head with an amplitude of 10 cm in order to follow the route on the map, as I had to with my old navi (I might look really dumb when doing it, can you imagine? ;-)). The size of the holders is the same at both navis, but the 810’s also charges, as the charger connects to the holder, which is a much more comfortable solution I think.

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So after some serious physical exercise I managed to install the gadget on the windshield of my Focus and then I hit the road, full of enthusiasm, of course with voice navigation (I just love that voice… sorry Sweety). Well, there have been no problems until I wanted to set something on the touchsreen. No man has been as envious of Jurij Dolgarukij (for the sake of those born after ’82: he was Longhand Jurij) as I have been in that moment. The 4.3”, 480 x 272 large 65k color display looked inaccessible, just like Sean Connery’s ring on a lonely night. Well, this was the time when that disc gained importance. Those lucky enough to have their windshield at a considerable distance from the seat can attach this disc to an appropriate place on the dashboard, thus having a chance to reach it while driving.

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The display, that became accessible sooner or later, has a very clear, sharp picture, although it becomes hard to read in bright sunlight. We can play around a bit with brightness in the settings, but neither is this a perfect solution. I won’t reprove it, it’s visible and that’s what’s important. Around the screen there is only a frame of two types of silver-metallic colors and a harman/kardon label; there are no buttons, no switches, or nothing else that could ruin the big picture. On top of the navi there is the large power button, on the right we can see the SD card slot, and on the left there is a knob, probably the antenna is hidden under it. On the left of the device there is the keylock (oh my God, how do you call this on a device that has no keys?) and the TMC antenna port, while on the right the miniUSB, the headset connector and the volume control are placed. On the back we can see the speaker that has a fairly good quality and the usual connector for the external antenna, while in the bottom there is the tiny reset gap, but none should try pushing the button inside it with the tip of a pen, maybe some small needle will do. It’s quite a pleasant piece in its entirety, it reminded me of a small plasma TV. (pmd)

haran/kardon 410-810

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