Mio 168 PDA Unit

[Myobb]

Last March I purchased a Mio 168 PDA unit running on Co-Pilot Live. This is a portable Sat Nav system which can be transferred between cars & runs on a 12 volt battery via the car´s cigar lighter. It was´nt cheap (circa 500 pounds) but offered seamless European maps. In fact the maps & intructions are brilliant but the Mio unit is rubbish. The socket on the unit is poorly made (important when recharging) & broke after only 3 weeks (took 5 weeks to replace "due to a shortage of spares"). Moreover with the top down on my Convertible (& the sun up) the screen becomes unreadable & the instructions impossible to hear. To me this appears a very fundamental design fault which should have been addressed prior to the system going on sale.

This is not a system I would recommend to any prospective purchaser!

[arh]

I disagree, yes the screen is hard to see in sunlight, butr then any sat nav will be. The connector on mine has survied for over a year now. The volume is fine in all my cars. Ok I run tomtom which may be different but I have no issues at all, I just mount it in a way to minimise reflection from the sun.

[targarama]

I have a 168 too. But running TomTom again. No problems with sound or display or connector. However, the screen is reflective so you will have problems if the sun is reflecting off it.

[d-man]

I've got a 168 and TomTom too, no real complaints here either. I've managed to drain the battery completely a couple of times by accidentally turning it on, which can be annoying as you have to reinstall everything then.

Battery connector doesn't seem especially flimsy to me and I think the volume level is pretty good. Its got a headphone jack too, when my Striker is on the road I plan on making use of that and maybe plugging it into an intercom system or something to give me some chance of hearing it.

[993Targa]

I've also got a MIO 168 and Tom Tom 5 and had no problems, works very well.

John

[sjtscott]

Also got Mio 168 and Tom Tom 5 no complaints from me either!

[Cyclone1]

I've also got a Navman Pin 300 (Mio 168) with Tom Tom installed, brand new and still in box for sale, would make a great Christmas pressie.......