March 10, 2010 - 2:18 pm
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4.8-Inch Anti-glare/Anti-fingerprint touchscreen Display
Pre-installed Maps of the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico
Supports Memory Stick Duo Media
Car cradle with Traffic information RDS-TMC3 capability
Bluetooth hands-free calling with built-in microphone
Product DescriptionThe Sony nav-u portable satellite navigation system is more than basic digital maps; it is the system that gets you where you need to go quickly and efficiently [...]
March 9, 2010 - 2:13 pm
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4.3-inch full-color TFT LCD touchscreen with WQVGA (480 x 272 pixels) resolution
Maps of the United States, Canada, and Mexico with TomTom Map Share, Advanced Lane Guidance, and 7 Million POIs
GO LIVE automatically accesses traffic feeds; updated fuel prices; and Local Search powered by Google, Weather, and more
IQ Routes Technology gives you the fastest route each [...]
March 8, 2010 - 2:13 pm
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High-end automotive GPS navigator with 480-by-234-pixel 7-inch color TFT touch-screen display
Text-to-speech technology announces the names of streets and delivers turn-by-turn directions
Compatible for XM services (must purchase optional accessory GXM 30 for this feature to work)
Includes MapSource City Navigator NT North America software with maps of U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico
Built-in A/V input for connecting portable [...]
March 7, 2010 - 2:13 pm
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4.3-Inch Screen
Voice-Activated navigation
Text-to-speech feature
High sensitivity GPS receiver with Hotfix
Route planning with via points
Product Descriptionnüvi 885TNOH, MFG# 010-N057730, preloaded city navigator, North America NT, remote for voice activation w/battery, automobile suction cup mount, MSN Direct receiver/vehicle pwr cbl, Bluetooth, lithium-ion battery, USB cble, dashboard disc, quick start manualAmazon.com Product DescriptionThis is a refurbished GPS. Refurbished generally [...]
March 6, 2010 - 2:13 pm
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Personalize OneTouch search icons with your favorite places
Announces street names and directions at each turn
Features ultra-wide 4.7-inch touch screen display
Traffic Link delivers free, real-time traffic alerts for life
Highway lane assist helps you navigate the interstate
Product DescriptionThe Magellan RoadMate 1475T device boasts the acclaimed OneTouch menu, a 4.7-inch color touch screen, traffic link, and an ultra-thin [...]
March 5, 2010 - 2:13 pm
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High-Sensitivity GPS Receiver For Improved Performance And Reception
Built-In 3D Basemap
Built-In US Maps
3.5-Inch Display, 320 X 240 Pixels
Easy Touch-Screen Interface
Product DescriptionThe Garmin nuvi 550 will guide you while you drive, hike, bike or boat. Go sightseeing with geotagged images from Garmin Connect Photos or see your terrain with the digital elevation model basemap. The nuvi 550 [...]
March 4, 2010 - 2:15 pm
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4.3-inch, sunlight-readable, glove-friendly touchscreen display; motorcycle and automotive mount both included
Motorcycle console for trip information, including fuel gauge to warn you when it’s time to fill up; rugged, waterproof design (IPX7) is resistant to fuel spills and UV rays
Full coverage mapping for the US, Canada and Puerto Rico; preloaded map data features nearly six million [...]
March 3, 2010 - 2:13 pm
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The world’s largest portable navigation provider
Preloaded maps of the United States and Canada
TomTom MapShare instant map updates
4.3-inch touchscreen; Text-to-speech for spoken street names
Real-time traffic and weather data
Product DescriptionTomTom ONE XL-S. Find your way the easy way with preloaded maps of US/CAN, TomTom MapShare instant map updates, 4.3 touchscreen, and text-to-speech for spoken street names.Amazon.com [...]
March 3, 2010 - 9:31 am
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3-axis tilt-compensated electronic compass and barometric altimeter
Improved 3″ sunlight-readable, color, touchscreen display, enhanced clarity
High-sensitivity GPS receiver with HotFix for improved performance and reception
High-speed USB for faster map transfers with your computer
Wirelessly share routes, tracks, waypoints and geocaches between units
Product Description115119 Features: Even on the brightest days you are able to read the 3-inch sunlight-readable, glove-friendly, [...]
March 2, 2010 - 2:15 pm
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TomTom GPS navigation with a five-inch, full-color, TFT LCD widescreen touch display
Preloaded maps of U.S. and Canada with millions of POIs
IQ Routes Technology gives you the fastest route each time by using actual average speeds of travel on your route to calculate your trip
With TomTom Map Share technology, you can instantly modify street names, street [...]
February 7, 2010 - 2:44 pm
Garmin and Magellan show subcategories of points of interests like restaurants: Italian, Greek, etc. TomTom doesn’t. It didn’t even show a full list of restaurants; if I typed a name in, it found it. This is not acceptable as in a new town; how am I supposed to know what name of an Italian restaurant to type in? I won’t recommend TomTom to anyone based on this.
Rating: 2 / 5
February 7, 2010 - 3:03 pm
I have never been more disappointed in any company as I am TomTom. Got it for Christmas 2008. Got it going, did the update…all was good. By June it would not update, even though it wasn’t hardly used at all…maybe twice. It would get us where we wanted to go, it would connect to our computer, updates would download, but the updates would NOT install. I contacted tomtom, even attached a scan of my receipt to my support question as they asked. They sent me a new (refurbished) one, same thing…another new/refurb one, same thing….ANOTHER new/refurb one, SAME THING. Finally they sent me a real new one, not refurbished…same thing. So they say it is my computer and they have NOBODY, thats right, NOBODY that would even TRY to help me figure out what it could possibly be on my computer that was keeping it from intalling updates. They just wanted to keep sending me a different unit. What a cop-out…it worked fine on my computer in January. So here I am with a GPS I spent $250 on that can only get me down the road. Once there are new roads, etc I cannot update, I cannot add points of interest, voices, NOTHING. I could have spent $75 for a GPS that did only that. They would not refund or even exchange for a different model, even though I have the receipt. I have NEVER owned an electronic product that didn’t have support to help me fix issues with the product being compatible with my computer…until i experienced tomtom. Please don’t take any chances with this company.
Rating: 1 / 5
February 7, 2010 - 4:10 pm
According to the box, this GPS was supposed to speak street names………..it did not. I could not find instructions in the book or a menu item to correct this, so either mine was defective or they lie!!
I returned it for a refund.
Rating: 2 / 5
February 7, 2010 - 4:50 pm
I got Tomtom XL 330s about 2 weeks ago from Costco. This GPS does take you from point A to point B but it doesn’t give you a most efficient direction. Some of the instances, it gives a shorter route but haven’t counter the traffic lights. I used this GPS to show me the map from my house to my work using Fastest Route option. Tomtom’s direction is about 2 miles shorter from my normal route (12.9 vs 15 miles) but it takes highways and inner road, which has a lot of traffic lights. None of the local drivers will take this road. Map Quest, Google Map and Garmin Nuvi 650 are all shown the same direction. This direction is a lot more correct and most of the local people will take. Another instance, I tried to use Tomtom to show me the direction from Fairfax, VA to Harrisburg, PA. Tomtom shows me to take 95 N, and 695 (Baltimore Beltway), and 83 N. There is a lot of traffic on this route from DC to Baltimore and it is 20 miles longer than taking 270 N through Frederick, MD and 15 North through Gettysburg PA. Google Map, Mapquest, and Garmin Nuvi 650 are showed the correct way. But thanks to the Alternate Route Feature to allow me to avoid some certain roads and recalculate the map. Yes it is a nice feature, no doubt about it but if I already know what roads to avoid then I already know my direction I don’t need the GPS or Tomtom suggests me to check mapquest or google map prior to make my trip to find the most efficient road. I feel the algorithm that used to calculate direction in Tomtom’s device is not smart enough to find the shortest route. I am not sure what type of algorithm it used. Beside all that, inquiring the satellite and calculate map are great. It is pretty fast and the design is nice, especially the new style of mount. This GPS does take you from Point A to B but probably not the best route but it does the job. From my opinion, I am going to return this Tomtom GPS and get the Garmin Nuvi 760. Because the Garmin Nuvi 650’s resolution is a lot better than Tomtom and Nuvi 760 is even better. I want a device that I can count on and give me the best direction. Gas is expensive now a day. I can’t sit on the traffic for 20 mins or take a 20 miles longer route. I gave this device 2 star since it has a nice design, great mount, inquiring satellite pretty fast, and does take you from Point A to B.
Rating: 2 / 5
February 7, 2010 - 6:02 pm
Quando comprei meu primeiro GPS, há mais de seis anos, navegador veicular via satélite ainda era um produto desconhecido da grande maioria e muito caro – lembro que paguei R$ 2.990,00 por um palm com navegador que eu só usava mesmo para servir de orientação e quase nunca como palm. Recém chegado a São Paulo o navegador era a única opção que fazia sentido naquela época para me localizar em uma cidade tão grande e tão sem referências para mim que conhecia quase nada da cidade. Foi uma sábia decisão ter comprado aquele Mio Walker e ele se pagou centenas de vezes.
Adquiri recentemente um novo GPS, o TomTomXL 330-S com tela widescreen de 4.3 polegadas e posso assegurar, com a experiência de quem usa GPSs antes mesmo destes virarem moda e acessórios indispensáveis para quem deseja uma solução rápida e eficaz de navegação via satélite, que é um excelente produto com processamento rápido, localização dos satélites sem muita demora e um software para controle de fácil interação, o Tom Tom Home – que é baixado pela internet após acoplar o aparelho através de uma conexão USB, além de permitir alertas sonoros para informar a presença de radares fixos.
A TomTom possui uma gama ampla de GPS de várias faixas de preço, no entanto, o XL 330-S é um dos que oferecem atualmente (agosto/09) uma das melhores relações de custo x benefício.
Os TomTom comprados fora do Brasil acompanham normalmente mapas dos Estados Unidos e Canadá e por mais setenta euros você adquiri e faz o download através do site brasileiro da TomTom. Logo após o pagamento ser confirmado você faz o download e pode trocar o mapa em seu aparelho – e o mapa anterior você deixa como cópia no computador para utilizar, se precisar, em outra oportunidade.
Um dos recursos que mais me deixou feliz são os avisos de radares fixos – normalmente a cerca de 200 metros do radar este aparelho informa com um beep e sinaliza na telinha a proximidade de um radar e qual a velocidade permitida na via e monitorada pelo radar em questão – não que o XL 330-S também seja um detector de radar, mas a TomTom atualiza a localização destes através do TomTom Home e o software do aparelho informa quando percebe que você está na localização próxima ao radar informado ao sistema. Muito bom e prático – quase todos estão mapeados e é só manter o aparelho atualizado via TomTom Home para ter as últimas referências mapeadas.
Um ótimo aparelho, uma boa relação custo x benefício e uma certeza de ter bons recursos para se guiar via satélite no Brasil e em outros países (é só adquirir os mapas e facilmente implantar no aparelho).
Rating: 5 / 5