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| TomTom GO 920 Portable GPS Vehicle Navigator | 
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| Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
List Price: $449.95
Buy New: $295.99
You Save: $153.96 (34%)
New (26) Used (3) Refurbished (4)
Avg. Customer Rating:  107 reviews
Sales Rank: 763
Color: black
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: Unknown
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 4.6 x 0.9 x 3.3
nv:Type: Receiver
Display: LCD
Expansion Slots: SD Card
Battery Life: 5 hours
Special Features: Bluetooth
Special Features: FM Modulator
Special Features: RDS-TMC traffic compatible
Special Features: 4GB internal flash memory
Special Features: Integrated Microphones And Speaker
MPN: 1M00.980
Model: 1M00.980
UPC: 636926018319
EAN: 0636926018319
ASIN: B000VLHN9E
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Cheap Mount, Terrible Routing, Consistant Problems. March 24, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Keep in ming this is the second 920 I have had, we sent the first unit back to amazon because we thought it may be defective, as it turns out we are having the same problems on a completely different unit.
Using this on my first long distance trip mount fell off windshield several times. It was mounted after I cleaned the windshield with rubbing alcohol so no excuses for this one except cheap mount. Voice prompts just stopped working as did the FM transmitter and blue tooth. All sound just stopped. My wife called support during the trip and they were unable to fix this issue. after several hard resets it started working. Updated to latest maps using the "latest maps" guarantee and they don't all fit on the units internal memory, have to buy an additional SD card and move Europe or the USA map to it. We will be driving and the map will randomly show unable to write map data file access error.
TOMTOM just updated the application that makes the unit run to version v7.480 this version removes the ability to plan itineraries with the TOMTOM HOME application. I called support and they said they had to remove this function, but they could not tell me why.
I spent 16 days in Europe with this unit and when I switched to the European map I was prompted "The Computer Voice is not available for this map." Which means no text to speech, even though I kept getting this message every time I turned the unit on it seemed to function ok. I called support yet again and was told that I had to use a non English voice so when in France use a French voice. The only problem is I am not fluent in French so this seemed insane to me.
Overall I would recommend do not buy this unit, wait until the memory and map size issue is resolved so you don't have to buy an addition sd card. Maybe by then they will resolve the many many many many software glitches.
Worked Well for Us in Italy March 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bought the 920 specifically to minimize squabbling with the "co-pilot" on a road trip around Italy. I like to take the "scenic routes" which usually mean taking the backroads and which can be a nightmare for the navigator. The maps seemed very accurate and the 920 performed beyond our expectations. No stress, very little worry and a very pleasant experience was had by all. We became so trusting that we just accepted "God's" (a downloaded voice) directives, though from my human perspective, he did get it "wrong" a couple of times. The screen is a tad small for my eyes and, if not hidden away from most of the sun's dashboard glare, can be a bit difficult to view. Otherwise a very smart purchase.
 The Garmin Nuvi 760 is much better March 13, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
The 920 is made of cheap rubberized gray plastic (same texture as a mouse ball), that will turn yellowish with prolonged use. The device is very bulky in the middle and does not easily fit in your pocket. Battery life is about 1 hour and 40 minutes with constant usage.
The map display is extremely jagged and difficult to read, you pretty much have to look at the menubar turn icon to see which direction your next turn will be, and not the actual map (kind of defeats the point of a map). The street labels often aren't fully aligned with the streets and run into other streets, causing confusion in areas with dense roadways. The Nuvi 760's map display is leaps and bounds superior to the 920 in both 3D and 2D view. The last thing you want while driving 70mph down the interstate is to have to squint at the 920 to see where the road leads to, because the jaggedness made the road look curved when it's actually straight. You can customize the color schemes of the maps on the 920, but the jaggedness and poor road contrast persist. On the Garmin Nuvi 760, as you approach a turn, the map automatically zooms into the turn for you to see clearly the details of the turn, and as you leave the turn, the map automatically rescales back to where it was before. Also on the nuvis, you can "pan and scan" the map like the iPhone, very useful for setting a location or plotting routes. Can't do that on the 920.
Also if you have ANY alphanumeric combination or special character in the House Number (e.g., 131-40 or 13N40), you are screwed with the 920 as these addresses cannot be inputted on the 920. Many rural roads in the US have these kind of addresses. The Garmin Nuvis can input these addresses just fine.
The 920's MP3 player is very barebones compared to the Garmin Nuvi series. Shuffling and replay requires going into another menu. Voice address input is mostly a gimmick (it takes more time to input by voice than by hand) and does not work well when you have the stereo playing (even at low volumes).
The 920's customizability comes at a high price for a car GPS: incredibly convoluted menus. There are many menus on the 920 with over 8 pages (and the biggest sin is there's no Back button on the menus, so if you scroll past, you have to go over 8 pages again). Some very important features are bizarrely placed several pages deep. The Quick Launch menu can only hold a maximum of 6 shortcuts (not nearly enough considering how convoluted the menus are and the many things one needs to do quickly, like STOPPING a route).
The only two good features the 920 has is dead reckoning (continue navigation even when you don't have a satellite lock, like in tunnels) and custom route avoidance (you can choose certain roads in your route to avoid). But with the Nuvi 760, you can avoid roads by using multiple viapoints.
I would have given the 920 three stars, but my cell phone (Samsung MPH-610 from Sprint) couldn't pair to the 920's bluetooth, while pairing perfectly fine with my Garmin nuvi 760. That was the final dealbreaker. Hopefully the upcoming TomTom Go 930 would give the Garmin nuvi 700/800 series a run for its money. The 920 though was quite the disappointment.
Tom Tom 920 March 11, 2008
Overall the Tom Tom 920 is easy to use and accurate. The map however needs to be updated as I found one street not on their map. Also, it would have been nice if they had supplied the full user's manual with the product rather than have you download it from their website.
 Delivery on time and good condition March 10, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
GPS was delivered with in 1 week of the order. Product was in perfect condition.
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