RE: Garmin Quest vs. TomTom Go

["Neil Ball" <neilball@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm a classic Go user for the last 12 months & have found it to be
excellent
in every way. The built in speaker is v. loud if you need it to be, the
screen and 3D map view make navigating complex junctions a breeze
(providing
you have the unit mounted somewhere in view, no use if you have to look
away
from the road to keep checking!). On roundabouts it announces which exit to
take i.e. "take the 3rd exit" or if you are approaching a cluster
of side
roads it will say "take the 2nd left". The new map with full
postcode
database makes picking locations simple as well. The only problem I find is
the age of the maps - there are a few roads that have opened since the maps
were produced so I have to ignore routes when travelling on these. That
said, all systems would be the same in respect to this so it's not model
dependent. As you can tell I'm a fan of the Go, and am now about to upgrade
to the TTG500 to use it as a BT hands-free car kit.



Neil B.



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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
mark_harrison_uk2
Sent: 19 September 2005 08:30
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Garmin Quest vs. TomTom Go



Hi all,

While on holiday recently, I borrowed a car and Garmin Quest from a
friend (yes, we should all have such friends).

I found it, well, terribly useful most of the time, but it
occassionally got confused on complex junctions, and I did end up
taking a wrong exit when a road went three ways rather than two.

Anyone got experience of both this, and the TomTom Go, to tell me
whether the TomTom's directions are clearer?

I liked the way that the Quest just plugged into a cigar lighter, and
had the speaker built into that unit, so you got audio without any
fiddling with connections into the stereo. How does the TomTom's audio
work?

Any other comments on the differences between the two??? (And, if
TomTom is the answer, which model?)

M.









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