TomTom ONE XL-S 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator by TomTom
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Digital camera reviews of TomTom ONE XL-S 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator
Digital camera Review: GPS
Summary: 4 Stars
The maps are not always very accurate. Update did not correct all of them. The background colors on some features make some things difficult to read, especially in bright light. Very easy to program.Digital camera Review: GPS Navigator
Summary: 5 Stars
I found the item came quickly, the ordering was easy and it was the product I was looking for.Digital camera Review: GREAT GPS!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have never had a GPS Navigation System before. As a matter of fact, I don't think I have ever been in a car with one (built-in or portable). But, since my birthday was coming up and I could not think of anything I needed, I told my wife she could buy me this new toy. I did the research and decided the TOMTOM ONE XL-S was the best one for the price (I paid $299 with no shipping or sales tax). As most people indicate, it worked right out of the box. The software updates were easy to install through the TOMTOM "Home" web site. It is very easy to figure out on your own, but you can also print out the 69 page manual from the web site. I have only had it a few days, but my new toy seems to work great.
I did know I would have a problem with my windshield being too far away from me to reach the TOMTOM, so I also purchased the Bracketron beanbag dash mount. It works great. It does not move and it places the TOMTOM within easy reach. Also, you can just pick up the dash mount, with the TOMTOM attached, to move it all out of view (like in a parking lot) or move it to another vehicle.
Digital camera Review: Gets me where I need to go
Summary: 5 Stars
WOW! I mean this thing is GREAT! My Husband picked me up one and it is SOOO DAMN GREAT! It is super easy to use and it won't LET ME get lost. I just find it absolutely fantastic in every persepctive. I would highly recommend it to anyone. It's PERFECT!! I never lose a signal I can see the screen super clearly and I can understand the talking perfectly. This is very cool. If I can use it easily, anyone can. Go for it.Digital camera Review: Good But Not Great....
Summary: 3 Stars
I have this and used side by side with a Garmin 200 W for several weeks before returning the Garmin. Overall this is a good product but a few annoying bugs keep it from being great...here are the pros and cons
Pros
It finds the satellites quickly and keeps the signal. The garmin took 2-3 minutes almost every time from a power up start (this was the deal killer)
The user interface is nicer and has a lot more options than the garmin.
The POI database (such as the POI categories it actually has - it is missing several major US retail chains - see below) is more up to date than the Garmin I bought at same time.
Allows you to set the keyboard to QWERTY mode which the Garmin did not.
cons
The graphics are a bit grainy compared to the garmin
The bluetooth is useless, works only for data transmission/reception and that too with very limited number of phones. No, you cannot use it as a handsfree.
If you take a wrong turn or pass by your destination or do anything to pass by your destination on a 2 lane road, it will not tell you to turn around - it will navigate you through the next set of intersections. In rural areas this can mean a 20 mile trip instead of going back 200 yards.
The text to speech works very unpredictably - it pronounces some name very nicely but mangles others horribly such that you can't recogonize it.
Also it announces street names about a quarter mile before and then simply says turn left or right when you are actually at an intersection and want the street name to turn into. This is annoying. Very annoying.
There is an SD card slot. However the unit works either exclusively with the SD card slot or with the internal memory. Which means that you have to reload everything in internal memory onto the SD card which takes about an hour because of the incredibly s-l-o-w data transfer rates.
Also the internal memory is pretty much full so forget about any upgrades unless you spring for at least a 2 GB or more SD card
Strangely, TomTom doesn't know about major US retail chains like Toys R Us, Payless Shoes etc. This even after I updated the unit with the US Retail POI database file
The color schemes available on the unit and online are completely weird. Seems to have been done by people with zero taste and sensiblity.
The internal battery is useless in cold weather (i.e. if you leave the unit in the car in winter). This after a few weeks. It either dies in a few minutes or doesn't fire up at all. Will have to see how it performs in the summer.
The brightness and contrast are so-so in daylight compared to the garmin 200 w