TOMTOM XXL 530-S 5-INCH WIDESCREEN PORTABLE GPS NAVIGATOR
- 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 compute your trip
- With TomTom Map Share technology, you can instantly alter street names, street direction, POIs, road speeds, and turn restrictions on your own device
- Award-winning Fold and Go EasyPort mount, folds flat against the device, making it simple for users to transport
Amazon.com Product Description
The TomTom XXL 530·S is simple to use XXL widescreen navigation. TomTom’s award-winning software means effortless navigation from A to B. Switch on and go right out of the box. Just enter the address on the touchscreen and begin driving anywhere in the US or Canada. TomTom guides you door-to-door with turn-by-turn spoken instructions including street names. 3D graphics help guide you to your destination. Easy to use XXL widescreen navigation. … More >>
TomTom XXL 530-S 5-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator
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March 2, 2010 - 2:55 pm
The TomTom 530s is a deceptively dumb super high tech GPS. Once it sets a course its that way only no matter what, unless you force it to select an alternate route. So, if you are driving in dense traffic and notice a traffic standstill ahead and you turn off to take an alternate route, to get GPS help you have to tap the screen to get back to the main menu to select the alternate route and then confirm the alternate selection before it will display anything useful. I’m accustomed to the auto recalculation provided by Garmin and Magellan, so despite its 5″ screen, the usefulness of the technology is inconvenient in circumstances where you least want to pay attention to programming the unit. After using this product several days, I’m returning it to the seller and buying out a Magellan 1700 (7″ display) instead.
Rating: 3 / 5
March 2, 2010 - 4:24 pm
We chose this unit because it has expandable memory and announces street names. It’s been very good for us.
Rating: 4 / 5
March 2, 2010 - 4:46 pm
I don’t understand the reviews that say it can’t get them to their location. Perhaps they live in a very rural area or need to update their map. I live in LA and with only an hour to do errands in an unfamiliar part of town, I got this gps at Office Depot and was taken directly to the 3 stores I needed without error. While I haven’t used any other plug-in gps, I have used several built-in navi systems (we have an ‘08 Honda Odyssey) and this blows them all away. It’s very intuitive and easy to use, while after 2 years I still have trouble with our Honda system. I’m very pleased & recommend the unit.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 2, 2010 - 6:48 pm
If you’re after a paperweight, buy this unit. I have yet to have it direct me to within 3 miles of my destination. There is no way (or it’s a secret) to convince it to go a different route than what it suggests (demands would be a better word) and the suction cup mount does not work well – at least on windshields.
We’ve had this unit for several months now and it has been very close to being chucked out the window every time it’s been used. Perhaps the maps are better for China where this thing was made.
Buy something else, you’ll be glad you did!
Rating: 1 / 5
March 2, 2010 - 8:36 pm
I got this Tomtom 530s for Christmas, but I exchanged it. NOT because its a bad product, Its a great product.
The 5″ screen on the 530s is great/ I don’t know how anyone could use one of those crappy 3-3.5″ GPS units. I have an old Tomtom 4.3″, still works fine, but its nice to have a bigger screen and more updated features.
I returned the 530s and got the 540s for just a bit more. The units are the same except for two addition features. 1) Mexico maps – I have no plans to go to Mexico, definately not to drive. 2) Lane Guidance – great for LA freeways.
If you don’t need Mexico map or Lane guidance(only needed for tricky highways), then get the 530s. THe money you save can go for a good case(highly recommended) and you’ll get a fair amount of Megabytes free for new voices, other small maps, POI, etc.
530s and 540s are both great.
Rating: 4 / 5