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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: $306.16
You Save: $143.79 (32%)
New (25) Used (2) Refurbished (1) from $298.83
Avg. Customer Rating:  68 reviews
Sales Rank: 167
Color: black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
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:
 More Bells/Whistles but not as nice as Garmin Nuvi February 24, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Had the Tomtom 920 for one week for a trip from Los Angeles to Mammoth Lakes. Found 2 of my friends homes which Nuvi 650 had located on the wrong sections of streets. It did not find 2 business addresses correct though which really bothered me more as it drove me a mile away. Also had funny routes going back to LA that were not ideal. I bought it mainly for the voice recognition feature which does work well but as others found does not really save time, just hands on. I'm willing to give that up as I'm returning the TomTom 920 and getting another Nuvi 650 (had 2 stolen in a year!) for the following reasons:
1. Screen is not as bright/readable during daylight vs. Nuvi. Also TT has more stuff on the screen that takes away space from the map. This is a big complaint among many reviews I read. It helps to change the text to vertical so it's on the side but still bulky.
2. Too difficult to CANCEL Routes, I had to start a new route to find a Cancel button! Nuvi takes 2 taps to cancel. It was VERY annoying that Tomtom would not shutup when I made a detour...I had to shut her off.
3. TomTom's only included "computer voice" that speaks out street names sounds quite unpleasant, like a computer. Nuvi has a very pleasant voice, it has a big effect on a long drive;) TT's other voices are nicer, but don't read streets, lame. All of Nuvi's voices speak names.
4. Zoom out function is limited, could not zoom to see my whole state.
5. Cannot scroll map using finger like Nuvi, similar to google maps. That is a very nice handy feature I loved to use to see where my route was headed from the big picture perspective.
6. Maps/graphics just don't look as nice on TomTom as Nuvi, especially the night maps. Hard to say exactly why, but I miss my Nuvi after a week of TomTom.
7. After entering your destination, it asks if you need to arrive by a particular time. That is so lame, and I doubt most will use it, yet this step cannot be disabled. Nuvi is lame to ask which State each time so I guess they are even on having a forced wasteful step...
8. Estimated time of arrival is WAY off, way later...even my Grandma could make it earlier. Not just a by a few minutes but by over 2 hours on a 5 hour drive. Does it assume I am having dinner and stopping for bathrooms 5 times? Even within 20 minutes of arriving home it still estimates 30 minutes...Nuvi is VERY accurate given light traffic, and usually I arrived within minutes of the ETA.
9. The mount sucks, fell off once after a short while indicating I had not installed it properly. It's more difficult to remove vs. Nuvi, the angles of the unit are more limited, charging cable is in the way of dashboard.
I strongly suggest removing any MOUNT as well as GPS unit as my car was broken into in San Francisco just from leaving the mount on the dash, and hid the GPS which was found and stolen as well. The Nuvi mount is much nicer and easier to deal with.
I find it interesting that others called the Nuvi operating system "dumbed down" as I find it just right with a good balance of features, decent mapping/directions vs. others I've tried, nicest screen, mount, charger, hardware=a quality product. Not to mention significantly lower price recently at big warehouse stores and online auctions vs. TomTom.
In conclusion, if you have not used a Nuvi before you would not have another standard to compare TomTom with. Most of my issues would not be as relevant as you wouldn't know what you're missing. I actually really like the voice recognition feature and it worked really well for me. It's a big deal to give that up to go back to Nuvi 650 for now, until the future Nuvi's with Voice Recognition come down in price. The 650 is nearly the same GPS as the much more expensive 660/670/680 but without Bluetooth and Traffic which for me is a gimmick anyway as Bluetooth cannot pull out the ADDRESS of my contacts and I don't use speakerphone or need another device to control my phone...I see google traffic on my phone (PocketPC XV6700) so I don't need to pay the extra yearly fee for Nuvi Traffic. The 650 just dropped significantly and is one of the nicest GPS Navigation systems I've seen and used. I have had experience with 5 other brands and none were as nice as the Garmins. If you intend to just use a GPS for GPS use, the Nuvi 650 is a great choice. Physically they look/feel nicer than Tomtom.
European and American maps together? Think again! February 21, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
My reason for buying TomTom Go 920 was simple: I was going to Europe and it came with the maps of both Europe and North America. If that is the reason you are planning to buy this unit, get ready for an unpleasant surprise: the map comes in with an older version (715) of European map. As soon as you try to update it to the current version 722, you find out that the internal memory of the unit is not enough to accommodate this new European map along with the North American map!
And if you try to call the customer service, they will simply insist that both maps should fit the internal memory! I spoke to several tech-support people followed by a "higher-level" technician but to no avail. They promised to call back or e-mail me several days ago and I have not heard from them.
If you ignore this main disadvantage, then the maps are crisp, blue tooth works like a charm and the device is full of nifty features like MapShare and interface with Google maps. However, the FM transmitter is very weak, making it practically useless and the device does not come in with a carrying case.
Pros
Good price
North American and European maps in one device (but see below)
MapShare
Interface with Google maps
Strong GPS receiver picks up signal even while indoors
Cons
Either you live with an older map of Europe plus North America or you have up-to-date European map without North American map.
Weak FM transmitter
No carrying case
Poor tech-support
Note: Device internal memory is 3.76 GB. The new European map is about 1.9Gb and so is the North American map. The device also needs application files, making the internal mammary insufficient. However, tech-support simply does not seem to understand (?admit) this simple math.
I found a way around this by buying a 4GB SDHC card and putting North American map on Internal memory and European map on the card.
 All that and a little more February 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In the weeks prior to my purchase of my TomTom, I spent countless hours reading reviews and reccomendations of many, many different brands and models.
Ultimately, my choice came down to either Garmin, or Tomtom. While I cant speak to the Garmin, I can say that I am quite pleased with the TomTom 920. The mapping is excellent. Small, un-named roads here in the North Georgia Mountains are often listed, much to my surprise.
I love the hands-free, bluetooth hookup with my cell phone, but moreover the absolute best feature is the ability to add, and edit new roads, via tom-tom home.
I love it!
Could Be Better February 8, 2008
This GPS, like all other GPS devices, has its own pros and cons. I believe for the price tag, it could be better. First, the pros:
- Great screen and neat map display
- Tons of points of interest
-Voice-activated address entry
-Quick satellite pickup.
Cons:
- Very questionable routing most of the time
-Map is not up-to-date. Tried to get to an address in Elizabeth, NJ. Took me two blocks away from the exact address. The address has been there for over five years. MapShare is not as good as you think it is. I corrected this particular map error in MapShare and tried to navigate to that location. Although the map shows the correction, the GPS still wants to take you to the mistaken address it has in its database. So, you can correct a map error but can't navigate to it. What use is it for then?
-For some reason I don't know, it doesn't understand some addresses: e.g.it doesn't know the address for Ikea in Elizabeth, NJ. The address is 1000 Ikea Drive. The GPS doesn't know Ikea Drive exists. Also, I tried to enter 26 Federal Plaza in NYC. The GPS doesn't know it. Again, I tried to enter an NYC zip code 10118. Nope. It is possible the former two streets may have an alternate name. But those are the most well-known names for both locations. I have no idea why it doesn't have the 10118 zip code in its database.
-If you touch a point of interest icon while navigating, it takes you to the menu option, instead of showing you the info for that particular point of interest. That's senseless. (At least, to me.)
I really wanted to like this product but I couldn't with all the shortcomings it has, especially when it does not understand very well known addresses. I bought the Magellan Maestro 4250 and am more or less ok with Maestro.
It is ok with some drawbacks February 8, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
TomTom GO 920 Portable GPS Vehicle Navigator
I am now using the device for quite some time. Here is the fast summary of my experience:
+ best GPS receiver I have seen so far: fast, extremely accurate, even between high rise buildings like in New York it is accurate. Even inside some houses you still get a signal
+ Maps are good
+ Mapsharing is a cool thing and very elpful. Specifically very new streets in just recently created housing areas you get the maps
+ Screen is good, sharp, speakers are good
+ FM transmitter works fine with me
+ having MP3 music mixed with directions works great
- Points of Interest database must be improved: They have only a very weak structure
Others have a better structure: For example I like to search for Restaurants/italien but you can only search for restaurants
- The Points of interest database is at times outdated and has wrong entries even for things like AVIS stations
- In order to scroll trough the map you are missing a pen like you have with PDAs, doing it with the finger works bad
- the window holder is extremely bad. Actually you need to buy a different one because the one that comes with the device drives you crazy
- User interface is not very well structured, you keep searching for things
- the spoken street names are sometimes not understandable
All in all: I am not sure if I would buy it again. It works ok but considering the price I would expect a higher quality software.
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