ViaMichelin launch V7 "New Edition" satnav softwar

Teessider66 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 12, 2007 Posts: 18

Halfords Scunthorpe don't even have them on display, the only place I've found is Argo where they have the 960, but it wasn't charged.

I might get to a Maplins at the weekend, but it's a fair drive.

Gee-Pee · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:54 pm Post subject:

Teessider66 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 12, 2007 Posts: 18

Well tried it out this afternoon, and have a few reservations (but this may be the lad who demonstrated it )

1. On a TT when a route is generated you can review it and select a road to avoid and a route is generated around the problem. This selection is from a list of roads on the route. Can the VM 970T do this?

2. It selected a different road given my postcode, which is OK as the TT did as well, but failed to find my road, even though the postcode road is a cul-de-sac off it!!

3. The voice is fine and I found the hands free OK, with good volume and clarity.

4. The interface is a bit clunky. The lad reckoned the unit was received about a week ago, will it have the new V7 interface which I gather has been substantially changed.

5. The screen scrolling looked abit juddery, how does this compare to the others?

All in all a nice looking unit, with a screen which looks to be somewhere between the TT1 and TT XL, though the TT1 and the VM are nominally the same size. Only a few reservations.

pologti · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 05, 2006 Posts: 4

I have a question about the software will it work on a apple macbook laptop as i am looking at getting a new satnav to upgrade my old c320

cheers Kenny

Teessider66 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 12, 2007 Posts: 18

Well, took the plunge yesterday - got an X-970T from Pixmania for £78 delivered Very Happy

- at that price the £200 Garmins went out the window.

Thanks for the advice, you'd better be right Wink

clubracing · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 02, 2008 Posts: 7

Hi, got a question for Stu Deepfour, who I'm guessing, having read through a lot of posts, is connected to Michelin in some way. Nice to get and give feed back with Company.

My question I am looking to make a purchase of either X980T or a Navman S90i I will be using mainly in the UK but do travel to France a fair amount. If i purchase a X980T what updated software version will be on the unit? and will I have to logon and download a patch to fix gliches with the current software it'll have been shipped with.

I accept that all software will have problems (ask Mr Gates) the choice of Brand depends on the amount of online work required by me to be glich free.

Thanks
Pete
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Gee-Pee · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:00 am Post subject: Re: Michelin or Navman?

clubracing · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 02, 2008 Posts: 7

Gee Pee

Thanks for the comments, wondered about posting the question in Navman section . . . . I do like the idea of not paying for Speed camera info having already shelled out around the £250 mark
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Gee-Pee · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:04 am Post subject:

garyvine · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 04, 2008 Posts: 8

I got an X970T NE a couple of weeks ago and have to say I am very pleased with it overall, Its a shame ViaMichelin have given up as a few changes to their User Interface coupled with good marketing could have made TomTom/Garmin have cause to worry.

Given that the X980 has the same software and that the us version of the 970 appears to support the TTS function, does anybody know of a way of getting the Uk version to do TTS given that the card already has TTS files on it?

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