Via-Michelin X980T finally arrives
Sep 20, 2006 gps navigation
The arrival of the new navigation system X-980T from the French manufacturer Via-Michelin was soon, and it finally happened. Some of the new exciting features is the hands free bluetooth kit, 4.3″ screen with 16:9 ration at 480 x 272 pixels.
But it is not all, as with accustomed for each new PND ViaMichelin, it inaugurates a new version of the software of guidance: ViaMichelin Navigation 6. With the menu of the innovations : the voice synthesis allowing to vocally state the street names, the panels road as well as the messages of Information Traffic. One awaited this functionality for a certain time : one can from now on avoid tolls. One can also from now on create routes with stages.
Also large mode ways posting the crossed cities and the places of interest.
Another innovation, the screen separated into two with a part with a zoom 2d on the next intersection.
An innovation that many users waited : one can from now on use it in free navigation (without programming routes) with possible activation of the messages of information traffic and access to the functions telephones.
New interesting functionality : one can import an address since the ViaMichelin site towards the PND through PC and software provided Content Manager.
The X-980T manages with information traffic in RDS/TMC Premium making it possible to have access to information traffic as well on the paying motorways as on the large axes and in the large cities as Paris will intra muros like its peripherals and its expressways. Beyond the borders, the X-980T can receive information traffic in 13 country of Europe.
Main features:
- Screen 4.3 inches (10.9 cm) tactile TFT 65 000 colors in 16/9 and of resolution 480 x 272 pixels (WQVGA)
- Processor 416 MHz
- Receiver GPS Integrated SiRF III
- 256 MB of ROM
- 64 MB of RAM
- Connector mini USB for loading and connection to the PC
- Autonomy : 3 hours, according to the manufacturer.
- Dimensions : 15 X 8.3 X 2.7 cm
- Weight : 260 G
- Software of navigation ViaMichelin 6 with TeleAtlas maps
From its screen large size, the X-980T is more imposing than the family of X-950. Its design is pleasant with plastics of good completion and very pleasant to the touch. Innovation : it has a removable frontage and one will be able to thus harmonize it with his vehicle. One liked the form also which enables him to hold upright, with the manner of a book or certain external hard disks.
It will be available as from mid October to the price of 699 Euros ($880). This price is in phase with that of competition, in particular TomTom GO 710 with the accessory Info Traffic RDS/TMC.
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June 25th, 2007 at 5:28 am
hi. would like to use in italy-europe and usa.
if it comes with the europe map how much is it to add usa maps.
August 4th, 2007 at 11:22 am
A CSR at ViaMichelin USA promised that they will introduce new units that have transatlantic compatibilities in fall 2007. He offered no details other than late October 2007 was the earliest possible introduction date.
I “speculate” that they will bring current european units to the US with US maps only installed. One could then buy the latest european maps as needed. I hope they arrive sooner as my purchase timeframe will expire before then (Need it for travel in early October.)