By Atlanta traveler

I’ve had the 7200t for about two months and overall, I’m very pleased with this unit. I live in Atlanta and have tested it around Atlanta, as well as trips to Knoxville, TN and Augusta, GA.

Display - very good. The street names are white against a black background which is very easy to read. The other screen options are also clear and easy to see. When passing things such as chain restaurants, gas stations, banks, etc. the display will show the company’s icon instead of the generic POI symbol. Mostly this is eye candy, but a neat little feature.

Reality View - very good. This only works on interstates and major highways, but so far, I’ve found it to be very helpful in guiding you to the right lane for your next turn.

Text to Speech - good. The older Navigon’s (2100 Max) had an annoying habit of mispronouncing street names and giving highway numbers as opposed to actual names (”turn right on U.S. Hwy 23″ instead of “turn right on Buford Hwy”). Navigon has corrected this with the 7200t and pronunciation is much better. On the down side, when you approach your destination, it will not announce which side of the street your destination is on until you are literally at the destination. This is offset by an icon on the screen which will show a finish flag with an arrow pointed right or left to tell you which side of the street your destination is on. Hopefully, a firmware update will correct this. Volume is very good. I’ve actually had to turn the volume down a notch on mine.

Satellite acquisition - average. From a cold start, the unit can take up to 2 or 3 minutes to acquire a fix (sometimes it’s faster). When started from standby mode, this seems to be much faster. After it has acquired your position, it does a very good job of keeping your position, even when walking into a house.

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