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| TomTom GO 720 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
List Price: $449.95
Buy New: $289.95
You Save: $160.00 (36%)
New (11) Used (1) Refurbished (2)
Avg. Customer Rating:  155 reviews
Sales Rank: 545
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: Unknown
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 3.2 x 0.9 x 4.7
MPN: 1M00.780
Model: 1M00.780
UPC: 636926017114
EAN: 0036926017112
ASIN: B000SATCUQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent GPS PNG November 20, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
After much research I settled on the 720. The Garmin 660 looked good but not good enough. The 720 is an excellent PND. The screen is very crisp and bright. Easy to see in the day and the visibility is not affected with polarized sunglasses. Some opine that it's not as bright as others. They where probably unaware that it not only switches to night colors at dark but can also dim the day colors when not in direct sunlight. Very customizable. Voices, colors, menus, just about everything can be set just so. Fast fix. Never has lost it's position. Very happy with it.
 Poor navigation in a nice package November 19, 2007
26 out of 29 found this review helpful
Loved the features but returned it after one day.
I bought a Tomtom 720 last week and traded it in for a Garmin Nuvi 750 the next day because of the poor routing performance. The features were great--easy to enter destination, display screen thoughtfully designed, good satellite locking.
However:
1. The routing was poor.
Freeway choices were good (but there are not a lot of choices along my routes), but on surface streets, the device suggested strange paths.
2. Estimation of distance to destinations or turns was very poor. The 720 would tell me to turn in 100 yards when in fact the true distance was 6 yards (a problem at 6 way intersections and roundabouts), and strangely would continue telling me to continue driving straight for another 100 yards even when I had arrived at the proper turn.
Similarly, it would tell me to keep driving for another 100 yards or so once I had arrived at a destination.
Even worse, it would give me very bad instructions at destinations; at a confusing intersection near near the Portland airport, it had me turn the wrong way, onto a one way street that forced me back onto a highway. Very bad!
3. Route recalculation was horrible
When I overrode the 720's more bizarre instructions, it would ask me to do a U-turn and continue along the previously suggested, incorrect route, rather than recalculating based on my new position.
The Nuvi 750 has the basic features you'd expect from a higher-end GPS. It also offers 6 million POIs, speaks street names and has a (poor) FM transmitter. But the Tomtom outshines it in the features department: it has bluetooth and can download map and POI information from other Tomtom users. It also costs less than the Garmins--the comparably equipped Nuvi 760 costs around $ 250 more than a Tomtom 720.
However, the Nuvi is much more accurate and has a very bright screen. It recalculates routes faster, and chooses the new routes well. I tested the Nuvi on all of the routes that the Tomtom couldn't handle, and it performed flawlessly.
So the Tomtom was cheaper and more fun, but it didn't cover the basics: telling you how to go, with accurate and easy-to-read instructions. Without that, a GPS isn't really very helpful, regardless of its extra features.
 TOM TOM TOM TOM November 17, 2007
4 out of 18 found this review helpful
The Good:
Performs well, good features, accurate Time of ARRIVAl, Bluetooth pairs well with phones
The Bad:
No external Volume control, Max Volume not good enough when placed on the bashboard. No FM transmission
The Ugly
Suction cup SUCKS
Input not QWERTY takes longer to type.
Pay extra for MAPSHARE and everything else ( this is ludacris, when your name is MAPSHARE. GIVE ME A BREAK!)
Suggestions
Option to connect sound to Car Radio.
Why is the input not QWERTY??
Fantastic Device!!! November 14, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've been using the GO 720 for a while now and think its great! There are so many features on this device which make it one of the best units I've ever used. One of my favorites is the built in FM transmitter which lets me listen to MP3s through my car speakers. I was surprised how well this worked. I also like how you can move the information bar from the bottom of the screen to the side. Call me picky, but I like how the map looks in this view. Inputing directions is very easy and the audio directions are very clear and easy to follow. The 720 comes with the latest maps and I've found them to be extremely accurate. It always gets me where I need to go. The Map Share and Help me features are also great features. I haven't had the chance to use the Bluetooth yet, but thats next on my list...
 Install failures - Big Disappointment November 2, 2007
12 out of 21 found this review helpful
This product was a big disappointment. The previous reviews showed a mixed history in install problems. I tried it anyway because I had seen it operate in a friend's vehicle - and it operated great.
I charged the system, as required, for two hours. My install failed - after the software recommended an update from the latest version available via the web to replace the default install from the CD. All attempts to recover or re-install from here on failed. Whenever the Tom-Tom was turned on and connected to my computer it locked up the system. When I turn Tom-Tom off, everything was fine. The manual reset had not change in this behavior. Attempts to re-install the software had no effect this.
The web-page I was directed to by the install disk apologized that the manual was not currently available. The 1-800 phone number did not get through.
At that point I lost confidence in this company and returned the product to Amazon.
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