Comments on: Sony NV-U51 Sat Nav Review

By: peter

peter — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:35:31 +0000

Thanks for the reply Dean,looks like a bit of a rip off from sony!! thanks again….new tom tom i think!!

By: Dean

Dean — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:48:44 +0000

Peter,
Since Sony no longer support these systems I’d suggest buying a new Garmin or TomTom system.

By: peter

peter — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 10:22:57 +0000

made a mistake it is a NV-U53g not a NV_U51 and just found out that my daughter in her wisdom tried to update it,and after that it does nothing tried the reset button but still nowt…….got hold of sony and there is a min charge of £85 quid to repair it……..is there any way round this………or just get a new one……ideas……thanks.

By: peter

peter — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 09:19:30 +0000

When i go to switch on my NV-U51 it comes up with a service sign with a spanner and a yellow rectangle box any ideas ………but wont go any further tryed reset but still nothing…..

By: niels

niels — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:52:13 +0000

i think if u buy the sony nav-51 then u buy the cat in the box before thes i the worlds crap ther is on the sony
i wanna not buy thes product thats all ther is not a good support for thes produkt from SONY i buy garmin thats funktion is good

By: Dean

Dean — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:27:49 +0000

Hi Will,
My guess is there hasn’t been any map updates since the U51 was released. Sony are also pulling out of the sat nav market from 2010 and support will be withdrawn, meaning no more map updates. So you are probably stuck with the maps you’ve got, having said that it should do a pretty good navigational job.

By: will

will — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:58:37 +0000

youve probably been asked this before but, i was given a u51 and for free how could i refuse, (my dad upgraded). however he told me he struggled to find out if maps could be upgraded as the map system is out of date but not unusable. is there anything I can do to get the maps updated?? thank keep up the excellent work

By: Dean

Dean — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:10:36 +0000

I think Sony offer replacements but last I heard they were about £40 which in my opinion is too expensive. You could try giving them a call.

The problem with the suction cup breaking is a common one. If you browse the U53 or U73 forums on this web site (see related articles section on this review) you will see similar comments.

By: tj greaney

tj greaney — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:41:48 +0000

Hi all,
I have had a sony NV U 51 for about four years now and am very happy with the unit. However, the suction cup and cradle has broken and is beyond repair. Does any one know where I can get a replacement? Any help would be much appresiated as I have many locations saved on my NV U51 and would like to get it back operating..safely!

tj greaney

By: keith mitchelson

keith mitchelson — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:33:43 +0000

Your comments did not cover the option for an external aeriel, or the connector type for the external aeriel.