Mio MOOV 300 4.3-Inch Widescreen GPS

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Mio MOOV 300 4.3-Inch Widescreen GPS

4.3 TFT 480×272 Resolution Display with Touchscreen, landscape orientation
Samsung 2443 400MHz CPU, 1GB RAM
Preloaded with Over 3.5 Million Points of Interest
No More Waiting for GPS Signal with InstantFixII
Easy to use SD/MMC Slot for additional map loading

Turn-by-turn Spoken Street Name Voice Guidance. Never miss a turn with 3D indicators and auto-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 300 with you. Preloaded U.S. Map of All 50 States and Puerto Rico. No PC download or SD card required. Preloaded with Over 3.5 Million Points of Interest. No More Waiting for GPS Signal with InstantFixII. Get fast and accurate GPS signal reception every time. No extra fees and PC connection required. 4.3¿ 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 addit

Rating: (out of 23 reviews)

List Price: $ 229.95

Price: $ 119.95

5 comments

dogmarcopolo says:

August 20, 2010 at 3:59 am (UTC -6)

Review by dogmarcopolo for Mio MOOV 300 4.3-Inch Widescreen GPS
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I need a GPS for my daugther, who got her driver license recently and have been calling home asking for direction often After surveying the field I narrowed my choices down to: Garmin 260W, TomTom XL-S, and Mio Moov 300. The main selection criteria are:

1. bigger screen

2. text-to-speech

3. all gps functions, none others (e.g. bluetooth)

Since Moov 300 is fairly new and there aren’t a lot reviews it is sort of a risky buy. However, since all 3 are pretty much the same functionality-wise, the tie-breaker came down to price. After a couple of weeks, here are some opinions:

Pros:

1. fairly easy to use (never read the manual).

2. find satellites almost instantly (< 15sec), even inside my house. Note that performance might vary, I can only speak from my experience.

3. Good text-to-speech, announce direction in advance. Again, I read some people complained it announced turns too late, but not yet to me. It usually announces twice, once to remind you beforehand, the other when the turn is near.

4. fast re-route

Cons:

1. Battery is weak, less than 2 hours.

2. Sometimes the route is devious.

Overall, I consider it worth the money if you are not too picky.
Gerald W. Baynton Jr. says:

August 20, 2010 at 4:14 am (UTC -6)

Review by Gerald W. Baynton Jr. for Mio MOOV 300 4.3-Inch Widescreen GPS
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This is my fifth GPS. I pick up this gem not knowing what to expect. After the Navicon 5100, this is a joy to use. There were two time that the directions given were “unusual” but not inaccurate. We got to our destination at about the same amount of time, it just wasn’t the route I would have taken or thought of taken. But that was just two times out of hundreds so far. The POI menu is outstanding; more categories than you can shake a stick at. Also there are so many different ways to search. I’m never at a loss to find something when I’m in a strange city or town. I also like that I’m able to pick what voice is being used. I have mine set to British Female. It’s crystal clear and there is plenty of volume. I can also tune the volume up or down. The Mio Moov is absolutely an entry level GPS, but so is the price. I would definitely recommend the Mio Moov 300.
Bryan Wiley says:

August 20, 2010 at 4:24 am (UTC -6)

Review by Bryan Wiley for Mio MOOV 300 4.3-Inch Widescreen GPS
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Bought one for my mother-in-law to try out for a bit first, make sure she would enjoy it and be able to use it. Wanted it to be easy for her, etc… Loved it so much, bought one for myself… but the journey only begins there.

Once I had it for myself, did some research and found some forums online that discuss unlocking the device through the SD Card port, turns it into a full-fledged PDA!!!!!

So not only do I have an excellent GPS, I have the ability to play movies, read PDF documents, store shopping notes and documents, information managers, play music, play games.

My favorite feature is being able to write with a stylus right on the screen and having that information put right into a text file for me to save, not having to type the word, actually writing the word, in cursive or standard writing.

By far in a way the coolest piece of technology I’ve ever invested in for such a low low expense!!!!

Highly recommended as a GPS, even MORE highly recommended for the “hackability” and ability to make it a full-fledged PDA.
dcbk1020 says:

August 20, 2010 at 4:57 am (UTC -6)

Review by dcbk1020 for Mio MOOV 300 4.3-Inch Widescreen GPS
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I purchased this unit to use on the road. I have been using a GPS system for about 4 years. I have one built in to my Jeep, have been renting from Hertz when traveling. Decided I would purchase a unit to save the rental fee everytime.

Pros

The unit is able to locate satellites very quickly. The street name announcements are great. The tracking is quite reliable.

Cons

System does not include airports as a POI. I was unable to locate an airport unless I knew the terminal name, not just the city or airport name (ex: can’t find Phoenix airport or Phoenix Sky Harbor airport). It could however if the terminal had a name, such as Barry Goldwater Terminal 4. The chances are remote a traveler would know that level of details about an airport. I contacted tech support,below is their response.

Hello, because there are over 120 million poi’s in the US alone and not all can be listed. And our map supplier decides which goes into your maps. There is a POI loader that will be coming out soon and will be announced on our website. This POI loader will allow you to look up anything you want and save it to your PC then transfer to a SD card for your device.

I find this to be crazy and not of much use. So I returned the unit after 2 days and purchased a Garmin Nuvi 360.

Hope this helps.
David C. Routzon says:

August 20, 2010 at 5:10 am (UTC -6)

Review by David C. Routzon for Mio MOOV 300 4.3-Inch Widescreen GPS
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Having owned a Mio MOOV 200, I purchased the slightly bigger brother when I replaced it. I looked at several competitors when I purchased the 200 and chose it because of the features and price. I’ve come to rely on the instructions, particularly when in an unfamiliar area. In Atlanta last year, we were driving in heavy rain on a very busy interstate. Visibility was very poor. The MOOV had me in the left lane and I was able to find my left exit without the “dramatics” of crossing 6 lanes of rush-hour traffic. It’s done that several times.

I like the slightly larger 300 screen. I’ve got it mounted with velcro on my dash. The top sticks up just slightly, but it never fails to “find” sufficient birds for a good signal. When we travel, I merely remove it from my own car and temporarily use velcro in my rental car…works every time and doesn’t leave any residue in the rental when I remove it.

Setting up motels and major sites on our trip is quite easy and I just erase this trip’s “Favorites” when we get home. My only “wish list” item is for a way to “see” more of the favorites list item. Trying to sort out which is the right favorite when you’ve got several items listed is a bit of a pain when all you can see is a list of the numerical portion of the address. It only requires a companion paper list of the favorites, and is really a “nit”. I’d certainly buy another MIO when the time comes.