Budget choice help

reefman · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 20, 2008 Posts: 16

Ive decided to bit the bullet and invest in sat nav technology and am looking for a good budegt model about £125 but prepared to go a little higher for more functionality but not just fot bells and whistles.

Been looking around and think Ive got down to two the Tomtom One V3 and the Navman S30. Althoug the Garmin maybe a third option, er yes Im confused.

Would ike some views on either device and what the pros and cons are. Also is the Traffic version of the One worth the extra or not and do both use SD cards or jsut the Tomtom

thanks in anticipation

tanda · Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:43 pm Post subject:

Here is a writeup on the TomTom, the V3 no longer has a SD card,

http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=59534

And if you shop round, you may find a bargain with a higher spec TomTom, like this,

http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=66240
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Andy_P · Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:43 pm Post subject:

I can only speak for TomTom option, but go for the TomTom "One XL " (widescreen and still has SD card slot) not ONE "3rd Edition".
Or spend a bit more and get a 520 with bells and whistles.

MaFt · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:35 am Post subject:

the garmin nuvi 2xx range are good too.

200 = uk maps
250 = uk & europe
250w - widescreen, uk & europe maps

none have bluetooth or mp3 though.

MaFt

john877 · Lifetime Member Joined: Mar 16, 2007 Posts: 468

You can pick up a tomtom 520 for about £155( music edition) at the moment if you can stretch to that !! and to Tomtoms credit they have in the past made available updates to the software !!
It also has Text to speech

reefman · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 20, 2008 Posts: 16

dont really want to spend £155, if I go with the One V3 what am missing out on, dont need MP3 though traffic might be worthwhile but Ive heard its not that good. Whats the benefit of having the SD as on the XL. Anyone got any views on the S30 I understand that has text to speach and available for about £85.

thanks again

mikealder · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject:

The One Third Edition will support Traffic information but only via the troublesome RDS-TMC receiver, the other "bits" that are missing can be put back on the device by running a custom menu, OK, you lose certain features doing this, but you must way up the gains/ losses yourself depending upon what you want from the device. - Mike

MaFt · Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:48 am Post subject:

PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:57 am Post subject:

I believe it was eddieo who

john877 · Lifetime Member Joined: Mar 16, 2007 Posts: 468

Garmin 250 £102 from Dixons using code G250 free p+p

Tomtom one v3 £109 from Halfords using code HALTTGB reserve and collect from store (reserve online)

reefman · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 20, 2008 Posts: 16

thanks for all the feedabck - Ive now narrowed to two the TT ONe or the Garmin Nuvi 350 which Ive found for £125 whcih seems like good deal - any views on that one

Andy_P · Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:07 pm Post subject:

Garmin users, please look away... Very Happy

I've always been a TomTom user so I'll admit it's what I'm used to, but at the moment I'm road testing a Garmin Nuvi 300.

I have to say I think it is AWFUL compared to the TomTom, the maps look like they were drawn by a kid with a crayon, most of the road names are not displayed, the re-calculation if I stray off its chosen route takes tens of seconds to re-draw the map and the screen often bleeps to say I've tapped a button but then still ignores me.

I'll never moan about my TomTom again (well, not for a day or two anyway!)

I would still opt for a ONE XL or a 520 rather than the ONE 3rd edition, just because of the lack of an SD card slot.

reefman · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 20, 2008 Posts: 16

Thanks for that since my earlier post realised the 350 is a discontinued model and have been reading some of the threads on here about Garmin mapping probs, which concerns me so now Im back on the TomTom so its just deciding which one (no pun intended) to go for. Just had a look at the 520 and its sounds really good .

Andy_P · Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:15 pm Post subject:

Good deals on it at the moment because the "new" x30 models are being launched.
The XL is great if all you want is good navigating with no bells and whistles. The 520 (UK and Eire only) or 720 (Europe-wide) add extras like Text-to-Speech voices (so will read out road names - useful) and mp3 players, FM transmitters etc - up to you.

reefman · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 20, 2008 Posts: 16

Looking at the prices I can get a 520 for about £6 moer than a ONEXL so I think on that basis may as well get the 520 or am I missing something

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