Review on 🚚 Xgody 9-Inch Big Screen Truck GPS Navigation with Bluetooth, AV-in, Lifetime North America Maps (USA + Canada), 3D & 2D Maps, 8GB, Turn-by-Turn Directions by Mark Adams

First, I explain that I'm going off-road with a charter bus. In the last six years I have had two other truck/bus GPS units from major manufacturers. When my last one went over the hill, several other drivers offered XGODY GPS. So, with some hesitation, I bought the X5 model. I've been using it for a few weeks now and I can share my experience with this device. Pros: This particular device, the X5, comes in a very nice and solid outer case. The screen is large compared to my other devices (one was 5 inches and the other was 7 inches). Good bright screen with excellent screen resolution. With such a large screen, the display isn't as cluttered. It has nice touch screen function and easy to use GUI for many GPS functions. The package includes a window mount, a plastic fixed mount with a self-adhesive grip, a charger, a nice and solid blue carrying case, and a USB cable. Right out of the box it worked flawlessly and found and connected satellites with no problems. There are many ways to set up a GPS device, making it very versatile as a "world GPS". The Bad: The manual was (obviously) written by a non-English speaker using Google Translate. It is so poorly written that figuring out how to set up the GPS accurately takes a lot of time and effort. The manufacturer spared no expense for a manual that's printed in such small print that you'd need a magnifying glass to read it if you're over 40. When I first turned on my device, I was surprised to find that it was calibrated for miles and kilometers by meter. Okay, I could handle that until I found out that yards, not feet and inches, are used for anything under a mile. This made matching the tire specs very interesting. I later discovered - with no real help from the manual - that it could be set for miles and feet. Unlike my previous truck/bus GPS, this one is difficult to set up on the fly. Does the sound have to go away? Yes, that's about three menus deep. There is a setting for the "cabin". I have yet to find out what that means. And the instructions are useless. Needless to say, the learning curve is pretty steep. -dad" apps. None of these really help the driver. MP3 player, e-book, movies, photos. There are apps for everything. Track your quarterly miles by state - something REALLY useful - but Find Pilot/ Flying J , Petro, WalMart, McDonalds at your fingertips?Yeah, not with this GPS.But it connects to your phone via Bluetooth, a feature you'll quickly learn to hate as a bus driver.Unless, of course, you really want that everyone on the bus will hear your call.) It doesn't connect via Bluetooth to your hands-free headset, meaning you don't have turn-by-turn directions on your ear. Does it really do bus routing? / trucks considering weight restrictions and headroom? I can can't tell. It's church camp season and he couldn't find a camp yesterday. But a lot of GPS units have problems with remote rural areas. So, a decision hasn't been made. In a pinch, that will work use another month. But I wouldn't be surprised if it gets stuck in a drawer somewhere.