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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: $327.99
You Save: $121.96 (27%)
New (18) Used (1) Refurbished (3)
Avg. Customer Rating:  95 reviews
Sales Rank: 368
Color: black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Includes MP3 Player: 1
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:
TomTom 920 September 2, 2008
I am very pleased with my 920 GPS, it is very good at locating points of interest and other cities. I highly recommend it.
 TomTom GO 920 August 31, 2008
I live in a rural area and the TomTom GO 920 was unable to guide me to my home address. It was off by several miles. The GPS should allow to set HOME wherever it may be. TomTom does not allow that; it allows only to type in the address. Sorry, I had to return it, even though I was able to find all other locations. All features were easy to operate and I had no problem with the volume.
 TomTom Go 920 a real winner August 30, 2008
I've enjoyed my TomTom Go 920 and feel it is a real bargain for the included features. It's easy to use and very accurate. I bought it because of the included European maps, but haven't had a chance to use it in Europe yet.
Tom-Tom Tops It August 23, 2008
Slimmer, lighter than its predecessors this product packs easily, survives the inevitable drop better and still has all the necessary functionality. International maps for Ireland are good in major cities but not so good in the countryside. Hands free phone functions well. Definite Tom-Tom fan!
Why the Old Maps, Tom Tom? August 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
While this device has some positives, the biggest disappointment is that the maps are clearly many, many years old. This becomes evident at unfortunate points in time, e.g., two weeks ago when I was attempting to reach the car rental location near Philadelphia airport, Tom Tom led me astray (after telling me to exit the highway on a non-existent off-ramp into a field) into a rather seedy neighborhood.
I was very near my destination it turns out, but after Tom Tom realized I was lost it rerouted me into a traffic jam on the highway (fastest route does not take into consideration time of day/highway rush hours) instead of the mile or two through back streets. After I took the first exit and used the "avoid highways" route, Tommy got it. Luckily I still made my flight.
Another example is that the Tom Tom 920, sadly, isn't aware of the traffic routing in Manhattan since 9-11. I wasted 45 minutes going in circles because Tommy wanted me to go through streets that have been closed off since that sad September day.
I suspect that Tom Tom loads the old maps on the device intentionally so that, after your frustration mounts, you will pay the $50+ for the "update" for one map region - which is pretty steep considering this device costs so much new.
Russian, Slovak and other Eastern European maps are included in the Western Europe pack, but for some odd reason Greece is not.
Other than this major shortcoming(the maps), the device functions fairly well and the menus etc are reasonably intuitive (although after 4 months of use I recently discovered the shortcut to the volume - which I previously thought was only accessible in the 4th sub-menu. Trust me, it's not obvious).
There are other quirks, for instance, the American voice actors didn't record the words "meter" or "kilometer", so even though you switch to metric (e.g., when in Europe) it still says "miles" and "feet" even though it is written "meters". Confusing, and could have been easily avoided.
The touch screen is nice, the display is nice, and about 80% of the time the maps are accurate - consider how much the roads in your area have changed since 1999, and that's what you'll get.
Still not sure why they didn't include a "scenic route" option, it would have been a nice addition to the "avoid highways" etc., choices.
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