VIAMICHELIN GPS X-970T Europa Reviews

The 3.5in screen is eminently viewable with bright, vivid colours

Loads of features; Great design

Verbal and visual directions not synchronised

These include TMC (Traffic Message Channel), which can re-route you to avoid congestion, and Bluetooth, allowing you to use it as a hands-free kit for your phone. Excellent usability helped, but it's a shame the directions are not so easy to follow around...

Earlier this year, ViaMichelin (a division of Michelin-yes, the tire people) entered the GPS market with the budget-priced X-930. Despite its attractive $199 price tag, the device proved difficult to use on account of a confusing menu system. The newest p...

SiRFStarIII receiver. Multisegment routing. Text-to-speech functionality. Predictive text entry. Green Guide for tourism.

Awkward user interface and menu system. Lacks turn-by-turn list view.

An awkward user interface makes the ViaMichelin X-970 difficult to operate. And for approximately the same price, you can buy Magellan's Maestro 4050 or the Mio C520, both of which have bigger, 4.3-inch wide screens.

Mapping, speed cameras and traffic alerts at a bargain price

Good value, Good value, Speed camera and traffic warnings

Cumbersome external traffic aeria, Cumbersome external traffic aeria, No case

An accomplished all-round satellite navigator.

purchased this sat nav recentley and and in my experience with other makesit is one of the easist to use also with bluetooth for use with phone speaker is clear and microphone very good

Very disappointed! I have the French map only version with the latest software Vs7. I brought it due to the full European life time license for live traffic information including major roads not just the motorways as some have. Unfortunately to receive th...

Light, sexy, Music player. Hands free phone via Bluetooth

Unreliable, impossible to use, always lets you down