Car Stereo Systems

Dr. Albert Alba says:

I bought the TomTom XL 530-S at Staples on Black Friday after Thanksgiving for $ 134. 00 incl.
Feel the Drive is an excellent deal for the price.

I tried to use the adhesive disk supplied with the TomTom unit. The adhesive disk included with the unit does not fit well. Then I did some research on devices Monting. First I was told by TomTom to consider [. . . ] Init The ProClip is not a good choice if you want to spend too much money to mount the device. The ProClip is also specific to your model of car which is another joke. You get a different car model, you need a new ProClip. I decided to buy the Gilsson Universal Beanbag Mount for $ [. . . ] From the Amazon. I noticed that had a rating of five stars and the price is right. The center of Mount Beanbag has shiney plexglass if the suction cup to grip your GPS. The bag can be placed on the dashboard, your place or in any open space in the car. Bean Bag does not budge on the dashboard or wherever you place it. In addition, there did not fit in your car. Bean Bag is also easily transportable, so that GPS can be used in all your cars. I put my head on the shifter, where there is a storage niche. Great works. Obviously, when you put the bag of beans in a position that is best for your use is subjective.

The TomTom XXL530-S works very well. The camera comes with a widescreen Nice. The program reads the streets interesections when necessary and has views Mulitple. The device tells you how far you are from your destination when you approach and is a countdown to the unit. Therefore, he announced that six to 100 meters of the target, so if you look at the screen, you can see the countdown timer. You must not watch the speedometer. The unit also has a function to detect redlight take pictures. I do not need this option to download, but it is available. The unit sounds more. You can download many free voices and comes pre-programmed with three entrances. The volume of the voice can be adjusted. Most street names are clear, some have been slightly distorted because of the utterance, even if they are recognizable. The unit provides a notice to be in the race for the next turn or exit, and gives you enough warning to run.

The unit also provides a digital readout of your speed. If you have a speedometer that assumes you do not need this feature. The unit will also be told aloud the estimated time of arrival, if for some reason, there is a delay and the journey takes longer than expected. You can buy software that you also notify you when there are traffic jams and you Altermat routes. I did not use any additional features such as path replacement program, but it is available.

I recommend you download the software that allows you to recharge the device Company website as soon as you get the unit so you can download the latest updated maps. You must download the latest map software in the first 30 days of purchase of the aircraft. You can also download different voices and additional features may be necessary. Some additional items are free and some are paid. If you want to download maps reviewed after 30 days, I think there is a nominal fee.

In all, the device works very well. The screen has a very good size. Are there any break in time to enter data for the unit, however, the learning curve is quick. After driving a couple of times to master the information in the units. The camera remembers your previous trips, which facilitates the integration of information in a repeat play. In addition, the device recognizes the first letter of another city, state, or the street. Therefore, no need to say each word. The screen is large enough to easily operate the screen and the program unit. The screen contains the right amount of tenderness.

I read a negative review of this unit and I could understand his concern about mounting the unit with the adhesive disk which provide, but I could not understand the criticism negative on the unit itself. For the money and the quality seems to be a good unit. The prices of these units are down. We recommend that you wait until afer Christmas since I was able to get better after a holiday.

Lord Marshal the 1st says:

The 530 collects the satellite very quickly, especially if you download the GPS coordinates. Its satellite sensitivity is also high. The IQ routes are a godsend. The only negative point is that the sound quality of synthetic voice is horrible. It was also difficult to consistently pronounce street names in England. It is also a defect very great difficulty in pronouncing the 0 (i. E. Highway 105) to “the West”. For example, it tells you to merge left onto West One Five Highway East, instead of one to five east four hundred or five hours EST. You can see how this can be confusing.

Tom Tom main technical support says it is a problem that affects all their models. It will not replace the unit for this reason. They work on the problem and are unable to provide an estimate of when this will solve all.

If you choose two voices, a computer voice and Bart Simpson, for example. He will not speak of road signs towards the machine. Then you must make a choice between text to speech and the voices of celebrities. When you choose a computer voice will also be asked to choose a computer voice. No computer voice will be heard at this point.

Dan S. says:

I do not understand the critics who say they can not get in position. Perhaps living in a rural area or need to update their maps. I live in Los Angeles and only one hour to shop in an unfamiliar area of town, I got this GPS at Office Depot and was taken directly to the 3 stores I needed without error. Even if I did not use other plug-in GPS, I used several built-in navigation systems (we have a ‘08 Honda Odyssey) and it all blows away. It is very intuitive and easy to use, while after 2 years I still have problems with our Honda. I am very happy and recommend the unit.