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Royston
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 Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:12 am Post subject: John Cleese Voice |
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Why does the John Cleese voice on the Tomtom download site have two files, one for Imperial and one Metric. I don't think other voices are like this. Surely, if you download the metric version for example and set your units to Miles then he will talk in yards to next turning etc. Similarly, if you download the Imperial version and set your tomtom to Kilometres, then he will talk in metres to next turning. Am I missing something here?Surely one file is adequate.
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Masked-Marauder
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:10 pm Post subject: Re: John Cleese Voice |
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| Royston wrote: | Why does the John Cleese voice on the Tomtom download site have two files, one for Imperial and one Metric. I don't think other voices are like this. Surely, if you download the metric version for example and set your units to Miles then he will talk in yards to next turning etc. Similarly, if you download the Imperial version and set your tomtom to Kilometres, then he will talk in metres to next turning. Am I missing something here?Surely one file is adequate.
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I could be really cynical and suggest that it creates a situation where some people will need to buy it twice..... |
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Zeena
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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This have nothing to do with your settings, only that MrCleese says "after 300 meters..." or "after 300 yards...".
I buy the wrong one, and TomTom switched this for me for free.
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Royston
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Zeena wrote: | This have nothing to do with your settings, only that MrCleese says "after 300 meters..." or "after 300 yards...".
I buy the wrong one, and TomTom switched this for me for free. |
Thanks for the information Zeena. I now understand that the settings for kilometres and yards in tomtom5 are not linked to the voices so that if I want to go to Norway, then I have to buy both versions. One version to use to drive across the uk and another on the continent. Anyway, as 300metres differs from 300yards by 28.0840 yards (84.2520 feet) then maybe I will just run in metric units from now on 
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lbendlin
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:46 pm Post subject: Re: John Cleese Voice |
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| Masked-Marauder wrote: |
I could be really cynical and suggest that it creates a situation where some people will need to buy it twice..... |
There is NO technical reason to have two files. both "metres" and "yards" are included in each file. I guess your cynical suggestion is closer to reality.
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Zeena
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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When I used the yards version MrCleese says yards. Ans when i use the meter version MrCleese say meter. Indipendent of my settings or location.
Yes I know that TomTom voice-files have both words. I have never heard the word "Yards" here in Norway. (of course)
When will yards be played? In countries where they use yards?
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| Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Zeena wrote: | When I used the yards version MrCleese says yards. Ans when i use the meter version MrCleese say meter. Indipendent of my settings or location.
Yes I know that TomTom voice-files have both words. I have never heard the word "Yards" here in Norway. (of course)
When will yards be played? In countries where they use yards? |
If you set up your TomTom software as a UK user you get to choose either Yards and Miles or Metres or Kilometres. |
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