REVIEW COMMENTS: TomTom GO

sifi · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 10:11 pm Post subject:

15th August according to Expansys (US).
See:
http://www.expansys-usa.com/product.asp?code=114391

sifi · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 10:18 pm Post subject:

Reading through the info. on the US site it says the TT Go has a "transflective" display. I looked up what this meant and ...

"Transflective is a type of LCD flat-panel display. Transflective LCDs combine the best features of transmissive and reflective LCDs. Specifically, transflective displays are equally readable in both bright sunlight and low-light situations.

Normal frontlit reflective displays are easily readable in sunlight, but difficult to read in low-light situations. Normal transmissive displays are easily readable in low-light and typical indoor environments, but unusuable in bright light, such as direct sunlight."

This would back up what I said in an earlier post about it being fine in bright light.

delboy0754 · Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 2:19 pm Post subject: Re: TT Screen cover

MikeB · Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 4:24 pm Post subject: Re: question

imapbox · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 25, 2004 Posts: 102

scotth_uk · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 04, 2004 Posts: 6

For anyone looking for screen protectors, the TTG has the same screen dimensions as the Hewlett Packard iPaq 1910 and 2210, therefore anything designed for those units will fir perfectly.

I can thoroughly recommend the Writeshield screen protectors, manufactured by http://www.ppctechs.com. They are very expensive, but they are worth every cent. Cleanable and re-usable.

http://www.pocketpctechs.com/ws.asp

I installed one of my spare writeshields on the device and it's now much improved - much less glare from the rear window in my car and no more horrible fingerprints everywhere.

pottsy · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 12:05 am Post subject:

Well, I've used my TTG for a while now and I have some comments...

1. The maps are OLD. Somewhere between Garmin CS4 and CS5 (2001 or so). Really tedious when most of the roads around me are wrong, or it routes you up a road that went years ago. The Garmin (CS6) maps are much much better.

2. Routing. It seems to choose odd routes. For example it had decided to send me one way, eta 1318. I turned off route, it quickly recalculated and the eta dropped to 1311. Not clever.

3. ETA. Way out. Like about 20% for me. A 4 hour journey for me calculates at 5:09 (the wrong way, or 5:26 the "correct" way, forced by inserting a via). So every 4-5 minutes of driving, the eta drops by one minute. Garmin timing much much closer.

4: POI. Small one this. My car likes Shell petrol, and with the Garmin I could search on petrol station names, which included "shell" or "BP" or whatever. Lost this function on the TTG.

Everthing else very good indeed!

gduvl · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 23, 2004 Posts: 21

<"The maps are OLD. Somewhere between Garmin CS4 and CS5 (2001 or so). Really tedious when most of the roads around me are wrong, or it routes you up a road that went years ago. The Garmin (CS6) maps are much much better. ">

To me that "OLD" bit doesn't add up as I've seen road examples depicted that that have only existed for approx the last 1 - 1.5 years. It would be interesting to know just how up to date the maps are and also how often/when we may see updated versions available.

Agree about the odd routes and ETA'S though.

Still want to see a review in comparison with the Garmin 2620 - any idea when one is due on Pocket GPS World?

TartanGiant

sifi · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:36 am Post subject:

It would be interesting if those who have signal drop out would list the make/model of their cars to see if there is a common factor (not counting those which already are poor due to windsreen heating etc). The cars I've tried have always had a many satellite link and no drop out yet. In fact I can put the TT anywhere around or at the bottom of the dashboard and it picks up the signal very well. As long as the vertical from the TT goes through the windsreen it's fine.

pottsy · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:45 am Post subject:

TG, morning!

To get a good signal (and hence avoid dropouts), put the magnetic antenna on the roof of the car. Tape the rod on the top of the rear of the TTG. Check it's working by looking at the sat signal with the re-rad unplugged from the battery, then plug it in and most blue bars should jump to max strength. I now have no dropouts.

I agree the 3d view is taking some processing time, and some of the instructions and map positions are a bit late (like about 1 exit on a roundabout) but with practice I can overcome this. Satnav systems are not as good as a human passenger who knows where they're going - you should have tried some of the earlier systems! One used to tell me to turn left at every roundabout (I understood the logic, but it was useless).

Luckily I don't have any reflection problems - the reason I moved from the Garmin IQue 3600 to the TTG is because it fits in the satnav cubby in my car (as you've seen).

Now enjoying a rare standby day!

Andrew

imapbox · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 25, 2004 Posts: 102

imapbox · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 25, 2004 Posts: 102

pottsy · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 5:57 pm Post subject:

Maps:

Here's what you get in the UK:

Study the TTG map:

And compare to the old Garmin CS5 maps (2002):

And then to the nice new Garmin CS6 (2003):

I know I've only just bought it, but any chance of some new maps please, Tomtom?

Kirium · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 9:06 pm Post subject: TomTom Go -- Go Buy a PDA....

Help me please -- I don't get it, why would you spend all that money on a TT Go when you can spend a fraction of that amount and get a PDA -- with more Sat Nav functionality, a Calender, Explorer, E-Mail, Contacts and Strip Poker II ??!!??

Strikes me the only reason you would buy one of these is cos your scared of something "Technical", bet you don't program your VCR and haven't got one of those "newfangled" DvD thingies .... Rolling Eyes

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