Mio Moov 200 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text-To-Speech Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought the Mio Moov 200 as my first automotive GPS a couple of weeks ago.I've had the chance to use the GPS for one long 4 hour trip, as well as around the city here in Minneapolis, and these are my first impressions.

How it looks:
The Mio Moov 200 GPS is a tiny little thing, at less than an inch deep and about 4 inches wide by 3 high.It can easily fit in your pocket if you don't want to leave it in the car. It has a black plastic casing with a brushed metal surface around the touchscreen.It really does look nice sitting on the dash.

The unit has a on/off/reset switch on top of the unit, making it easy to turn on and off whenever you need or reset if it freezes (this hasn't happened to me yet).The left side has a port to insert your SD card with additional maps, or whatever else you need.There are also rumors that the unit is hackable through the SD port to become a small PDA of sorts.The bottom of the unit has a small USB port that allows you to charge the unit, as well as connect to your home PC. On the back of the unit is a small speaker.

How it works:

So far my impressions of the unit are pretty good. Keep in mind I don't have much to compare it to, but so far it does everything that we've wanted it to.We set up a route to go from our house here in Minnesota to a resort at the Wisconsin Dells - about 4 hours away.It got us there without any problems, clearly announcing any turns we needed to make along the way - with clearly spoken names of the streets themselves - not just a "turn right" or "turn left".The speaker is reasonably loud, even when in a loud car - and we had no problems hearing it.In fact if you're in a quiet room by yourself - it seems almost too loud.

We have noticed a couple of quirks/problems with the unit.

1. Funny pronunciations: the unit will sometimes pronounce street names incorrectly, or call them something they aren't. For example there is a "Dean Lakes Trail" near our house, but the unit calls it "Dean Lakes Triangle".There have been quite a few of these types of instances, but overall it does a good job. Definitely not a deal breaker - just more of something to give you a chuckle every once in a while.
2. Incorrect POIs: The unit does have a pretty good sized database of points of interest, however, we have found that some of them aren't quite right. For example, on our trip to the Wisconsin Dells, two or three times that we tried navigating to a point of interest (Walmart and a restaurant), the unit didn't get us to quite the right spot. In both cases we were a block or two away.It may be that the POI was old, or something along those lines, I don't know. There has also been a couple of times we searched for a gas station or other POI we knew was there, but the unit doesn't show it.Not sure why that is.
3. Strange routes sometimes: The unit will sometimes take routes that you may not have thought of, or that aren't really the quickest way to take. It DOES get you there, but not always in the way that you thought it would.
4. Keyboard is hard to type on if you have big fingers like me.Kind of annoying, but again, not a deal breaker.

Conclusion:
We've been happy with the unit so far.For the cheap price and the features you get - it does the job, and it gets you where you need to go.I'd buy it again.

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Product Description:
Turn-by-turn Spoken Street Name Voice Guidance. Never miss a turn with 3D indicators andauto-zoom views. Clear voice guidance lets you hear the directions so you can focus on the road. Stylish Design that fits easily in a pocket or purse makes it easy to take the Moov 200 with you. Preloaded U.S. Map of All 50 States and Puerto Rico. No PC download or SD card required.Moov 200 is ready to navigate straight out of the box. Preloaded with Over 3.5 Million Points of Interest. The Moov 200 makes it easy to findrestaurants, gas stations, emergency assistance, hotels and more. No More Waiting for GPS Signal with InstantFixII. Get fast and accurate GPS signal reception every time. No extra fees and PC connection required. 3.5- Touchscreen Interface. The bright, anti-glare touchscreen makes it easy to type in your destination and easy to see while you-re on the road. SD / MMC Slot for easy additional map loading.

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