Text to Speech GPS
Instead
of voice activated GPS
units, were you actually looking for a GPS
text-to-speech unit? We’ve got that covered for you, as well, with recommendations
below.
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Text-to-speech
GPS units offer the ability to “speak” directions, such as roads you should be turning on,
versus a generic direction.
For example, a GPS unit with
text to speech functionality might say, “turn left on Lincoln Avenue”, versus “turn left at the
upcoming intersection”. This is a GPS option that can make your driving experience easier, as these
spoken directions leave less room for frustration and confusion in getting
around.
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To illustrate the point in greater detail, assume you approach a
road crossing where you are supposed to take a left; however, there are a couple streets that head left at
nearly the same place.
Without text-to-speech technology, you probably won’t know the
street to turn left on, and possibly, you’ll be looking at your GPS unit to try to figure it out when you
should be looking at the road. With text-to-speech technology, the GPS navigation will speak the
specific name of the road to turn on.
If haven’t been to the destination before, you’ll still need to
locate the street name on a sign; however, when you are driving around, would you prefer to look at your old
GPS screen on your dash, or would you prefer to look outside the automobile for road signs and be familiar
with what is going on around you? My personal preference for safer driving is the text to speech GPS
unit.
Our recommendations for GPS text-to-speech units are
below, and we compare key attributes of the units.
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Garmin Nuvi 370 Text to Speech GPS
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Magellan Maestro 4040
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TomTom Go 930S
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Comments
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Includes Bluetooth feature for handsfree
calling.
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The TomTom Go 930T version is slightly more expensive than
the 930S, and includes a traffic information receiver for up-to-the minute
traffic information.
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As you can see, current costs for these GPS
text-to-speech units can range from near $200 to $500; specific pricing is dependent upon variables
such as the GPS unit’s age, manufacturer, and other features.
We’ve also listed below additional GPS navigation systems that
have the text-to-speech technology. Click on the GPS photos on this page, and you will be directed to an
Amazon page where you can do an easy search for more information on each of these
units.
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InVion
GPS
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Garmin Nuvi
360
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Sony NVU
44
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Locator GPS
4300
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Garmin Nuvi
350
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Magellan
Maestro
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Mio DigiWalker
C230
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TomTom One
XLS
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Navigon
2100
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LG
GPS
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Pharos Drive GPS
250
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