Microsoft AutoRoute Europe 2007
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Software Reviews of Microsoft AutoRoute Europe 2007
Customer Review: Surprisingly good!
Summary: 4 Stars
In most ways, this software exceeded my expectations. It worked right out of the box with my cables, GPS (Garmin GPSmap60CSx)and laptop. I was really happy to find that its map coverage included the US, albeit without much detail, but enough detail to see that the system was working. This is much better than showing up abroad and then finding that you left some critical component at home.
Setting up a route was easy and intuitive although I did need the manual to figure out how to do a few things, like forcing the route from the one automatically designed by the program to one that I wanted. Setting route preferences was good but not always good enough when I wanted to follow some quirky route. But it is easy to change the route.
I was traveling on mostly B and C roads in England so being able to set a route and then get voice instructions was wonderfully helpful. My wife was with me but she is not good at map reading, to put it mildly, and anyway gets sick if she tries to read anything, including a map, while riding. So the laptop occupied the passenger's seat while she sat behind it.
The combination of the moving map display AND the voice directions was key. My main problem with Autoroute was that sometimes the spoken instructions were either ambiguous or, as far as I could tell, wrong. For example, an instruction, "In 0.1 miles, go straight," might actually refer to a turn. As best I could tell, what the program meant was that I should stay on the main road even though there was a turn or curve. But it did not seem entirely consistent in this regard. Thus, I became accustomed to checking the map to confirm just what the road was doing.
On a positive note, the program tells you which exit to take at a roundabout. I did not expect this but it was greatly appreciated...and most of the time...almost all of the time...it was right. It did not do well at double roundabouts.
I loved that fact that you can record your track, complete with missed turns! In ten days of use, I think the program crashed once, maybe...could have been operator error. I was impressed with the fact that it had the most minor of roads, quite a feat considering the one-lane roads that crisscross the English landscape. Only once was it "off"...for a couple of miles of brand new road that was not in the database.
I recommend the program with enthusiasm, especially for the price. One of the best values I have experienced.
Customer Review: Autoroute Europe 2007
Summary: 4 Stars
I just got back from a trip to the UK and used AutoRoute 2007. I had no problems with it other than some trouble talking to the satilites sometimes and it not recieving a signal. Occationally the icon was not directly on the road shown on the map but traveled right next to it. I traveled many back roads and city streets. Without this map would have been extreamly lost. It showed me everwhere I wanted to go. Great product with just a few minor tweeks needed.Customer Review: Fair, Fair Enough
Summary: 4 Stars
It is true that sometimes you can get results by using search engines to find a place in this world. This program has tha advantage of also evaluating time and distance for basic evaluation of route searching. I had the 2004 edition and now upgraded to the 2007. Differences? I still did not find yet, but I am satisfied in relation to price paid.
For directions I use a Garmin GPS.
Customer Review: A good product that with little care from MS can be a winner
Summary: 3 Stars
Pros:
1. You can plan easily your vacations in advance in details day by day.
2. Cost less than 75% other GPS systems.
Cons:
1. No much improvement from earlier versions.
2. You can not limit the range of the search to one county or for the specific travel place.
3. Very poor import from the internet interface (i.e. from maps, sites).
Customer Review: Our Trip To Italy
Summary: 5 Stars
I receved the software for our trip to Italy the next day and I was so impressed Because we were leaving for Italy that night and it was so nice to know that I can depend on Amazon to receve the product i ordered.
Thank You Ernest Mattuchio