Review Of Motorola MOTONAV TN30 GPS Navigation System

GPS — By Ricky on July 12, 2009 at 2:53 am

Yummy: The Motorola Motonav TN30 is the device with glorious graphics and also with an intuitively designed menu. Other blessful features of the devices are Bluetooth handsfree and text-to-speech directions that influences the security of the car and drivers moe sharply.

Oops: The TN30’s software is terribly slow, illresponsive and extremely buggy, requiring a hard reset every now and then.

Specialty: Gorgeous graphics with some mind blowing features and also the text-to-speech audio quality is quite amazing. The security measures are truly good.

Prices: $253.91

Our Verdict: There is lot to learn and love about the Motorola Motonav TN30 but a frank opinion would be to get it rather than to read it.

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Motorola TN30 Overview

The Motorola Motonav TN30 is the latest update of the Motorola and one of the fewer instruments that Motorola have produced in this category of portable navigational GPS instruments. Similar to the most first-generation devices, the Motonav TN30 is a beauty symbol with a charming fresh look and high ambitions, but still there are some areas that need to be ironed out before it can be considered a true GPS tool in the market.

The device is too big compare to all other devices available in the market with same informations and same service tools. If the tool would have been some what smaller than what it is, it could have been the fantastic device for sure and also it could be the important varible with a quite low budget and could have made a blast in the market.

Distinctive design

The Motorola Motonav TN30 is much more stable device that does not make too many changes in the operation. Even if we see the height and weight of the device, it is too much practically developed. Not only the size but also the touch screen is also the prime feature of Motorola TN30 but also the 4.3inch wide-format touch screen is also featuring like a crowned glory on the device. The device also is emborsed by the brand logo of Motorola with a silver Motorola “M” medallion and is surrounded by a glossy black bezel, with a matte black body.

If we see the structure of the device, then we will find that on the upper-right side of the bezel there is a multicolor charging-status LED placed and at the upper left a pinhole microphone is fixed for the sound clarity. Seeing the top side of the Motonav TN30 there is a power button, that needs to get held down momentarily to make the device on and off. The right side of the device is the place for the SD-card slot and micro-USB port, used for charging the device and for the connection with computer. A reset button is placed on the bottom of the TN30, while the left side is made plain and with no keys for the function. By flipping the TN30 over one can have a rarely beautyful view of rear-firing speaker behind that is placed interestingly on the backside.

Mesmerizing Menu

The Motonav TN30 has the menu that is designed precisely and perfectly that can help the users quite effectively and make use of the functions deliberately. The designs of the Menu are exclusively developed with dark graphics and a home screen that features four choices: Go, Map, Call, and Settings.

If we consider the Go menu, we found the various types and methods for destination entry, including address, recent and saved locations, points of interest, and a home button. Also the Settings button check up various options for personalizing the Motonav TN30’s functions.

motorola_tn30_screen The Map button is placed to make you aware of your current location. There is a Map button in the lower left corner of each and every menu screen that enables the user to make return to the map in just a simple one-touch affair. The map is designed with semitransparent buttons on the left side of the screen for changing map mode and also to control the volume of the device. If we move to the right side of the Home button, we’ll arrive to the zoom buttons, a phone button twhich is able to Make a Call screen, and icons for battery-charge and Bluetooth-connection status. On the very bottom of the device an info bar is placed which is able to display information about the existing location, time and distance to destination, or speed, direction, and altitude information, also it can place to the Menu button in a flash.

After attaching the device in the car, the shape of the device seems like a mounting bracket attached to a suction cup by a rigid plastic arm. The moment you connect Motorola, you’ll come to know that the arm is quite flexible andsimply it can be bent into the position that best suits your car. Once bent, the cradle holds the device quite firmly.

Motorola MOTONAV TN30 Features

Motorola worked on the idea that the users are more focussed on the price issue and if they are earning a good ability device with the lowest price, they would definately go for it. Let us see some of the special features that makes the device more utility oriented and also the best worth of your money.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth handsfree is the function that is fixed almost in all the types of GPS. As it makes the driver easy feeling for the driving as he can definately have a handsfree calling and device using even while he is driving. It is very easy to use, aso making the onscreen dialing possible, a list of recent calls with a redial button, and a voice that activates your phone’s voice-activated dialing, which is optional to have. Caller ID information for the incoming calls is displayed in a pop-up window, with giving you options to pick up or ignore the caller. The internal speaker makes the sound louder and easier to hear.

Text-to-speach

motorola_gps_back The Motonav TN30 features text-to-speech driving directions, which is meant to make a watch on the road, and lane guidance, which makes you informed and attached with all the details of the lanes that you are driving and also the informations regarding to the highway streets. A loud and clear volume makes the street name reaviling and it also has a benifit of volume control as the speed of the car varies.

Motorola MOTONAV TN30 Performance

Well, the performance of the device is no where a problem but it really makes a sense that it’s a bit slower and also after a continuous use it goes down steeply. Still the device is faster if it is used in the open location as the speed of the server is too flimsy. The route direction and the recalculation of the ways is amazingly simple if seeing the first time user knowledge.

Using for non continuous purpose is a good option for the device using or else one should be ready to accept the speed whatever he earns.

Overall View

Although the speed and also the technical compatibility is an issue but one thing i surely believe that this is the best deal you can have with the prices of the device. It is a cent percent worth of what it is charging.