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(More customer reviews)This unit has far exceeded my expectations. My wife and I had the previous ViaMichelin GPS the X930 and were very happy with it. We purchased this one to stop fighting over the X930.
This is a far more refined unit, it feels great in your hand with its rubbertone finish and the chrome trim reminds me of my iPhone.
It has text-to-speech which announce street names instead of the generic "turn right in half a mile" which is great because it keeps your eyes on the road instead of glancing at the screen to verify where to turn.
I was able to sync the unit with my iPhone for handsfree use while driving, definite plus as there are areas in Cleveland where you get pulled over for talking on your phone while driving. Plus when you search for points of interests such as restaurants you can directly call them from the GPS just by tapping their phone number. I use this trick to impress clients that are riding in the car with me. Just search for a restaurant, tap the phone number and make reservations all done through the Bluetooth syncing with my phone.
Navigation is Solid. I tested the unit going to and from work to get a baseline for how the routing engine would perform. At first the routes disappointed me as they appeared to be longer less direct routes than what I would normally take. I thought I would have to return the unit. But after trying out the new routes I was sold. The X970 has found more direct routes to my office than I have been traveling for the past 6 years, and I thought I new all the shortcuts by now.
Also their is a web 2.0 interface for this product where you can plan your trips online and then download them to you unit. I have not tried this yet but will shortly and post an update.
Other feature include the Michelin Green Guide content which gives all sorts of information about things to see or do across the country.
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