Sound Vision RAC 200 Car GPS Receiver

This is the only SAT NAV I have tried but it has allowed me to be more adventurous with destinations I drive to! Before I bought it I had only driven on the Island where I live, and a few roads that I know well on the mainland!!! It is simple to use and the voice instructions are clear. The night screen is effective. The only fault I have found has been that at certain locations on the Island it will tell you to turn right, when actually the route should be straight on.....however, it soon tells you that you've gone wrong and redirects you. I have not had this problem on the mainland and would recommend this SAT NAV to anyone who wants a good basic guidance system.

A good sat nav for the price. Picks its routes very well, better than some of my mates more expensive brands. Never sent me in a wrong direction, and has never sent me up the wrong way of a one way route yet, again unlike some of my mates more expensive units, which have. Free speed cam updates for life.
But the rac 200, is bad at postcodes, and the mapping is not as good as other brands, but a update is available in July 08 so rac say.
The Good,
Free speed camera updates [for life].
Cheap.
Better made than price suggests.
Easy to use.
Good routing.
The Bad,
Bad Instructions book [although full guide on disk supplied].
Bad postcode search, and mapping of a lot of small streets not great [update due in July].

Just as described easy to use clear instructons. I can not compare with other sat navs as it`s my first one. Recomend it to anyone. I bought it because it was a very good price.

I find the RAC 200 Car GPS Receiver very easy to use even if you only know part of the postcode it comes up trumps. Gives clear instructions, plus user choice of fastest & shortest car, lorry and also for walking journeys.
Or if you know what way you want to go but it tells you a different way and you know that you wish to go your way it will recalculate its route or if you do make a wrong turn and unlike others the voice doesn't get on your nerves.

The menu's are straight forward first is Main menu you can select from Navigate to, Map options, Sound on/off, Points-of-Interest(POI), Favourites, Zoom to, Exit, Change settings, Plan a route A2B, Navigate via A-B-C and so on, GPS information, and Help.

Select Navigate to, option are: Home, Office, Favourites, History, Locations with smart postcode search, even pick anywhere on the map, And POI around destination.

(POI) Points of Interest (POI). Comes in handy as there's many things you can select, from where's the nearest Airport, Amusement Park, ATM, Auto service/club/dealer, bank, Bus station, Border crossing, Cinema, Hairdresser, Holiday resort, Hospital, and many more....

In Map Options change to night colours, 3D perspectives, set the angle between 2D & 3D, Show/hide favourites, Select map, Legend and POI.

Save all your favourite places like set home/office addresses, add/rename and remove the ones you no longer goto.

It comes with a stylus (pen) for the touch screen, although you can touch it with just your finger.

It will also let you know when your breaking the speed limit on any roads. although you can turn this off if you want, sometimes it gets it wrong, it tells me that by Pitsea ESSEX, on the A13 it tells me that its a 30 limit when in fact i was still in the 70 part.

The screen is easy to read, map of where you are going on the left.
Name of the road across bottom.
Bottom right box tells you GPS information, how much battery and signal.
Click the box and it gives you information on Longitude, Latitude, Altitude, Direction, Speed, How many Satellites its picking up, Time and Date.

The next box up is Statistics that has Distance, Duration, Average Speed, Maximum Speed, Sunrise and Sunset.

Next ones when your on the move tells you how long, what you eta should be and how many miles you have left to travel.

Top one tells you what way your going or if a turning is coming up with the distance away

Although I paid 144 pounds for it from JD Williams catalogue, where since I've seen on ebay and some other places for 85 pounds. I'm not disappointed as it suited me at the time, to pay for it bit by bit.

The SATNAV was exactly what I wanted a simple to operate no gimmick navigator to get me from A TO B by the shortest/fastest route,and to redirect me should I make a wrong turn.
I decided to buy after having my questions answered honestly and clearly by the seller.
I was able to submit my highest offer and EBAY continued to submit my bids up to my maximum,in the event I won the item at a lower price than my maximum bid.
I recommend any buyer to ask questions fof the seller in respect of the item to ensure it is suitable for the buyers requirements.
Finally the tools are available to help both the buyer and the seller "USE THEM"

I to thought because it was backed by the RAC it would be a great buy, I was so dissapointed. It took ages to locate a satellite, Then the marker would drift all over the place, normally into fields, It was very touchy when trying to install postcodes, do not use fingers, On many occasions it failed to inform of change of direction, when it was quite clear you had to make a left or right turn.Took sat nav took ages to turn on. The left hand side buttons would rub and press on the holding cradle when adjusting and turn the thing off or re-start it. even the cradle would drop off the screen for no reason ,The screen was far to sensative and therefore easy to make a mistake and you had to start again The only thing it was good for was speed camera warning. As a sat nav useless. You pay get what you pay for at £99.99 it made a good speed camera dedector ,and nothing,My advice would be else dont bother, regards judith 58121

small and compact, very easy to use and robust. - great build quality. easily mounted to windscreen with quick release.