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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:34 pm    Post subject: Re: Working well Reply with quote

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so now I have to buy a new RDS-TMC as well ?

Well you don't have to. You have three options:
  1. Buy the 'full feature' mount with the iPod Connector which 'may' support the earlier RDS antenna such as you have. We'll see if we can confirm this works.
  2. Buy the current RDS Antenna
  3. Save your money

My experience of TMC in France this year was very poor and I wouldn't be bothered if I didn't have the service next time I went there.

In 1200 miles of driving there I had no warning at all of the two bad traffic jams and plenty of non-existent ones Evil or Very Mad [/list]
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can you give more details on this "Full feature" mount, I would like to link an ipod to my new 540 so it sounds like I need it.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:35 am    Post subject: Re: Working well Reply with quote

Darren wrote:
playswell wrote:
so now I have to buy a new RDS-TMC as well ?

Well you don't have to. You have three options:
  1. Buy the 'full feature' mount with the iPod Connector which 'may' support the earlier RDS antenna such as you have. We'll see if we can confirm this works.
  2. Buy the current RDS Antenna
  3. Save your money

My experience of TMC in France this year was very poor and I wouldn't be bothered if I didn't have the service next time I went there.

In 1200 miles of driving there I had no warning at all of the two bad traffic jams and plenty of non-existent ones Evil or Very Mad [/list]


Thanks Darren thats good enough for me not to bother ty
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

mcwill wrote:
Can you give more details on this "Full feature" mount, I would like to link an ipod to my new 540 so it sounds like I need it.

Not much to add really. It's identical in design to the standard mount but includes on its rear an iPOD Connect socket and audio out.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Like this one perhaps:



You can see the USB Data/ power socket, then the other two connection posints the iPOD/ RDS-TMC followed by the audio Line Output connector.

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Grr, just spent 20 mins grabbing a photo and editing it you beat me to it Laughing


Full Spec Mount with iPOD Connect And Audio Out

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Amazon have dropped their prices, as my order isnt being shipped until the 7th Nov I cancelled my previous order and re-order at the new lower priced 540 and saved £31 and its still being shipped on the 7th
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Darren wrote:
Grr, just spent 20 mins grabbing a photo and editing it you beat me to it Laughing


TomTom are stingy sods. How many extra pennies would adding those sockets cost + they removed the remote from the 940 as well. I hate penny pinching.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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TomTom are stingy sods. How many extra pennies would adding those sockets cost + they removed the remote from the 940 as well. I hate penny pinching.

We were all under the impression that this mount would have been supplied with the 940 and were surprised to discover they had changed their minds at the 11th hour.

It does seem stingy but may be a reflection of the fact that margins are in free fall and every penny has to count these days.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:26 am    Post subject: Re: Working well Reply with quote

Darren wrote:
playswell wrote:
so now I have to buy a new RDS-TMC as well ?
  1. Buy the 'full feature' mount with the iPod Connector which 'may' support the earlier RDS antenna such as you have. We'll see if we can confirm this works.

Just an update, (and thanks to MikeA) I can confirm the x40's can use both the RDS-TMC receiver types (original and mini-USB) subject to your having the full feature mount for the former of course!

I've re-annotated the image above to reflect this.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Darren/mikealder thanks for the response. I don't suppose you have a part number for the mount as I can't find it on TomTom's site, but that could be me being dense of course.

Thanks
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It doesn't appear to be listed on their web site as yet - Mike
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

carl_the_cobbler wrote:
P.S. So that means your local Halfords will have one in stock, where is it? Very Happy Laughing Very Happy


Just taken one back to Halfords in St. Albans (the one near the big asda or sainsburys at the bottom of hollywell hill).

Don't know if they would let you buy it though, as the staff were all in a flap about whether they could even refund me, since they don't actually stock it yet. Eventually it was sorted out though.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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carl_the_cobbler wrote:
P.S. So that means your local Halfords will have one in stock, where is it? Very Happy Laughing Very Happy


Just taken one back to Halfords in St. Albans (the one near the big asda or sainsburys at the bottom of hollywell hill).

Don't know if they would let you buy it though, as the staff were all in a flap about whether they could even refund me, since they don't actually stock it yet. Eventually it was sorted out though.


Halfords website has reserve for collection enabled for the new x40
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

stealthdevil wrote:
Guinness2702 wrote:


Just taken one back to Halfords in St. Albans (the one near the big asda or sainsburys at the bottom of hollywell hill).


Halfords website has reserve for collection enabled for the new x40


Just tried this - with my postcode, none of the nearest 5 have it available for reserve and collect, including St. Albans, where I dropped it off today.
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