Mio Moov 200 review

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Mio Moov 200 review

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Mio’s new lineup ‘Moov’ was recently announced and now we have a review for Mio Moov 200.


The new Moov devices run on an in-house navigation software developed by using Navman technology, a GPS company Mio bought out last year. As a result, user interface on Mio devices has changed quite a bit. Although the reviewer likes some of the differences, such as Moov’s text-to-speech conversion, multi-segment routing, and multiple language support, it looks like Mio has taken a step backward when it comes to presenting POIs.


Like Mio’s previous entry-level product, the DigiWalker C220, the Moov 200 features a 3.5-million-entry POI database, but the way it handles POIs is disappointing. You can search for POIs by name or by city/area, or search for nearby POIs by category (parks, restaurants, and such). By contrast, all three of the DigiWalker devices offer more search choices, so it’s easier to find your POI. Additionally, when you search by name with the Moov 200, results are presented alphabetically by city name rather than by distance, which isn’t as useful. And there aren’t any POI subcategories, so although I could search for nearby restaurants, I couldn’t specify Italian or Chinese.


However not doing so well in terms of POI does not make Moov 200 a bad product. Priced under $200 this GPS navigation system still adds features that are not available in closely priced competitors - such as the text to speech feature and multi segment routing.

(Via NaviGadget.)

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