With many new features getting incorporated progressively, Sat Nav devices are becoming more consumer friendly both by virtue of their superior quality and low price tags.  GPS enabled Sat Nav are now available in many brands and models.  4 inches colour touch screens, Navteq mapping system and post code search facility are among latest features that are offered to the consumers.  MPEG 4 technology is yet another feature that can make the device endeared by one and all.  MPEG stands for Moving Picture Expert Group and is a “collection of methods defining compression of audio and visual digital data.”  In technical terms MPEG4 involve many characteristics of MPEG1, MPEG2 and some of the other related standards.  As an under developed standard, the MPEG4 is composed of many parts.  It is being successfully applied for digital television, interactive graphics applications and multimedia applications.

For the end user, Sat Nav with MPEG4 technology incorporated in it will enable to view movies while travelling.  Equipped with LCD touch screen and 16:9 widescreen formats, the user can enjoy movies.  Along with MP3 music, the MPEG4 technology adds one more enjoyable feature to the Sat Nav.  The sophisticated products make use of a 2GB SD card for the purpose.  Many new models with remote control and ability to play back MPEG4 and XViD formats are available to the consumer.  It is suitable to store high quality video and is also easier to find files on the CD Rom.

The consumer should choose a good brand of the product with multiple features that are explained above.  The main purpose of the device is navigation and therefore care should be taken to see that appropriate maps are pre-loaded in it.  Data should be updated periodically.  Sat Nav system is available as pre-installed in vehicles as well as dedicated ones.  There are products with SD card slots built –in for expansion of map coverage and music & movie play back.  2GB internal memory for faster route management is provided.  Sat Nav systems have more than 50,000 pints of interests for the travelling consumer to enjoy and take note of.

MPEG 4 technology is incorporated to the product to make movies available to the user. The new generation consumers who are fascinated by such programmes are now tempted to go for models of Sat Nav with the above feature.  Both utilitarian and entertainment aspects of the Sat Nav are considered as value for money by the users of Sat Nav in the contemporary society.

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