|
| 
 enlarge
| Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
List Price: $199.95
Buy Used: $97.99
You Save: $101.96 (51%)
New (8) from $129.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  682 reviews
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: Unknown
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 3.8 x 1 x 3.2
MPN: One 3rd Edition
Model: One 3rd Edition
UPC: 636926017428
EAN: 0636926017428
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
|
| Customer Reviews:
 The new TomTom, Third Edition November 15, 2007
96 out of 96 found this review helpful
TomTom, Third Edition, is shirt pocket small and light, very loud voice, bright enough to follow in day-light. With a high speed internet and computer, it is easily updateable for free. We put in only an address and it told us the route and name of an art house theater 50 miles away. After four freeway changes, we arrived in the city and it directed us to three restaurants within walking distance and tracked us as we walked in a forest of tall buildings. The fact that it tells you the distance to turn right or left surprised me and made me a believer that turn at street name would not be good, but a minus. You can never see street signs. Driving in heavy traffic gives you no time to decide if this upcoming named street is the one you want. It even took us on a traffic bypass I would not have known about, we bypassed a congested traffic signal, on this eight lane road. WOW! One thing I havent seen mentioned is because it is clearly telling you what to do; you are able to remember where to turn on the way back without using the TomTom.
Con: Bright enough, but screen could be brighter in day-light. Battery life could be longer.
great product November 23, 2007
85 out of 85 found this review helpful
This is my first car GPS and I don't know who would need more and why. This product does everything I need and the size is perfect - it fits in my jacket pockets easily.
Only one little drawback is that on long trips I can't tell it to use certain roads to use to get to a destination. Of course you still have options to choose a fastest route, shortest etc, but it doesn't solve the "problem". I solved it however by creating some checkpoints in places i needed to go through, so it directed me through these areas.
Also, I found it better when the GPS calls my turns and not the name of the street. The unit tells you to turn a certain distance from the turn and when the turn needs to be made. It is also very easy to see if you need to turn, because the GPS is so precise. It seems to me that the call outs of street names would be more challenging to the driver, but I've never used this option so I don't know how the name call outs work.
I bought it for $149, but i was ready to give $250 for it.
I really can't understand some of the bad reviews here, because some of them talk about things that are not related to this GPS system. Maybe they describe the 1st or 2nd Ed.?
I really recommend it if you're on a budget, and don't need another gadget that comes with mp3 player :)
---
January, 2008 Update:
I just came back from a long trip to California and I can say that this GPS is one of the few gadgets that I don't have smallest regrets for buying. I can't say enough what a huge help this device was for me during this trip. Every time I thought about the money I gave for it, it made me smile, because I would give much more just for renting it for the trip . Driving around San Francisco and LA was no problem with this unit. But of course there were some small issues that I suspect every GPS has. On one occasion I missed my turn since it was immediately after previous turn. This was my fault since it had told me before about two turns to the left. After I missed it, it asked me to turn left on the next intersection where left turns were not permitted. I consider it a small issue since the GPS is not supposed to relieve you from paying attention.
This GPS shows the addresses very precisely and not like one of the negative reviewers here said "it will not get you there, but it will get you close". It announced that I had reached my destination at the right time. However I had that issue once while driving in Manhattan, surrounded by tall buildings. It knew I was on the right street, but it didn't know exactly where - it happened once though and I suspect other GPS's would have the same problem in similar circumstances.
Text to speech feature is totally, totally useless. I haven't needed it even once. A quick look at the screen plus announcements was enough for me. I didn't even know on what street name I was for most of the time and it wasn't important to me anyway (it is shown on the screen though). I found all my destinations without problem.
While driving on highways the TT1 will often announce to keep left. I found that it doesn't really want you to drive on the left lane and it is just a warning not to end up on the exit lane on the right.
I was driving through highway 101 where there is a construction at one point, blocking the exit. The GPS wanted me to take this exit, however missing it was not a problem. I just drove by it and the GPS recalculated my route quickly, telling me to take the next exit. My girlfriend didn't even realize that the GPS changed my route.
It is kind of funny that some people complain that this GPS takes strange routes to get to the destination. Why would they use a GPS if they knew the route anyway? But it happens to me too. In my neighborhood it tells me to get to the main highway through a Jewish neighborhood that is often full of traffic. However, just a couple of clicks on the screen (avoid part of the route) puts me on the route I always take. But even that is not important. Just turn to the next street and the GPS will recalculate immediately (no clicking required). However, on Saturdays this is the best route though, since there no traffic at all.
Maybe on my trip I didn't always have the fastest route, but who cares. I always found my destination and reached it pretty quickly.
About points of Interests:
I found all I needed, however I didn't need many. It seems like it has all the gas stations though. On two occasions, while driving on a highway, away from the nearest town, we got craving for McDonald. It found a couple on the route. After about 20 minutes highway driving we were eating. So who cares if maybe we missed one that was somewhere closer and the GPS didn't know about it.
Many people here write negative reviews comparing TT1 to other more expansive units. Just keep in mind that GPS will not plan your life for you. I got a feeling that those people complaining about TT1 and its POI, would complain anyway about details. Maybe it should show every store in America and their open hours. What about restaurant's menus. I'm sure someone will catch this idea.
Now I just can't imagine how I drove a year ago in Arizona with my girlfriend with a bindle of printed out maps.
If you used printed maps until now, just go ahead and order this unit. Just don't order the one with white screen issue.
 Street Names.... November 13, 2007
63 out of 99 found this review helpful
While the TomTom One is well priced, the lack of verbal street name announcements is a MAJOR drawback. I didn't think this was sooo important, and as this unit was recommended by Consumer Reports, I ordered it, tried it and returned it. Also, when you go astray, the unit doesn't really let you know, it usually just directs you to turn around (something like...turn right, turn right, turn left)....I now have the Garmin Nuvi350 and I LOVE IT!! Garmin nüvi 350 Pocket Vehicle GPS Navigator with Maps for North America She (or he) announces the street by name or number that you need to turn on, as well as immediately informing you that she is "recalculating" when you make a wrong turn or miss a turn.
Simple to use - works great! November 26, 2007
56 out of 60 found this review helpful
I received this today and had it up and running in 5 minutes. Programming it is very easy. I gave it 5 stars because it delivers on everything it promises.
PROS:
>SATELLITE LOCKS ON IN UNDER 30 SECONDS
>VERY EASY TO GET UP AND RUNNING (I DIDN'T EVEN NEED TO USE A MANUAL)
>POSITION ACCURACY IS EXCELLENT
>VOICE DIRECTIONS ARE LOUD ENOUGH AND ACCURATE (NOTE VOICE DIRECTIONS DON'T GIVE STREET NAMES.. JUST "TURN RIGHT", BUT THAT'S ALL THEY ADVERTISED AND I FOUND IN MY TEST RIDE TODAY IT DOESN'T MATTER THAT MUCH. I DIDN'T HAVE TO LOOK AT THE SCREEN AT ALL IF I DIDN'T WANT TO.)
>FEATURES ARE SLICK, SUCH AS POINTS OF INTEREST SHOWING UP ON THE MAP (GAS, RESTAURANT, HOSPITALS, ETC..) OR HELP ME FEATURE (HOW TO GET THE POLICE OR TO THE HOSPITAL ASAP) WITH PHONE NUMBERS
>TOUCH SCREEN IS VERY SENSITIVE AND EASY TO USE (EVEN WITH MY BIG FINGERS)
CONS:
HONESTLY, I DON'T SEE ANY CONS WITH THIS DEVICE. I PAID $160.00 FOR A GPS THAT DOES EVERYTHING I NEED IT TO DO. THAT'S AWESOME!
ENJOY YOUR TOM TOM!
 Spend a few bucks more and get text to speech December 15, 2007
54 out of 56 found this review helpful
I bought the TomTom One 3rd edition with the leather case and home charger for $162.00. It's my 4th GPS device; two are built-in units and one is a Garmin i5.
The TomTom is ok; I don't miss the larger screen because the screen quality is fine. It's very easy to set up and get going, and TomTom's website is nicely coordinated with the products and very easy to use, unlike Garmin's site that seems ancient and unfriendly.
However, there are a couple of issues that new GPS owners should be aware of. First, although the TomTom One 3rd edition is simple, it's almost too simple. It gives very few spoken instructions. "Right Turn Ahead" doesn't tell you much at all when it's given a couple of miles from a turn. The next warning is "Turn right in 800 yards."
800 yards?? When's the last time you measured anything in yards? My old Garmin i5 says "In 3 tenths of a mile, turn right." Much better -- car odometers are in tenths of a mile, not yards! But then the TomTom waits until the last 100 feet or so to tell you "Turn right." I found this warning to come too late on the 2-3 lane state roads in busy south Florida while on a trip.
There are no options to change the measurement from yards to tenths or feet, only meters. I can understand not having text to speech (although I'm sure every GPS will have it probably within a year, even the cheap ones), but how about some more instructions to help us get around?
I found that I have to look at the TomTom GPS much more than any other GPS I own, which is dangerous. It just doesn't give me enough verbal information. Although the map is clear (3D is a gimmick, use 2D instead) and it has a neat feature to zoom in as you approach an intersection, it doesn't give enough information on the upcoming roads. Mine seems to always display the road I'm on, both on the bottom of the screen and the top. It should display the street name of the next upcoming turn on top, but it doesn't.
All in all, it's an ok device, but as an experienced GPS owner, I can't recommend it for first-time GPS owners. My 3 year old Garmin i5 provides more information, although Garmin's upgrade policies, awful software that crashes every computer I try it on and their unfriendly website forced me away from the company.
My advice? Spend the extra money and get something with text to speech that provides more verbal info. You don't really need to look at a gimmicky map and instructions on a tiny screen -- you should be watching the road. Verbal instructions are way more important, but this fact is hardly emphasized in any GPS reviews. Take it from me...
|
|
|
2005-2007 Zone1electronics All rights reserved.
| |
