If you plan to travel by car through more than one or two countries within the EU then this is the software for you.
I have recently got a satellite navigator software + pda bundle, but because it was bought in Holland the only map they had was the Dutch map. Not much use for me here in ... Read review
(+) Large clear menu for touchscreen. Quick setup to navigate to postcodes. Clear driving instruction. (-) Poor POIs, Lack of route preview. Missing villages. No cam preview found.
(+) Cheap compared to standalone, removes the need for seperate sat nav (-) No post code only search but this can be resolved with adding a house number of any house
Advantages: great software, great usability, graphics, features, lots of maps Disadvantages: price, it was not that easy to install
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I then purchased this Tomtom software and I can say that despite the high price it is well worth the money! The instructions when driving are very clear and the 3D map is very easy to use when driving. The main screen shows you a map of where you are, the roads around you and the route you need to take as well as showing your next 'move', that is, 'turn right', 'go straight', 'turn left', 'take the exit', etc and the name of the next road you ... ...of this over the main Tomtom unit is that it has maps for the whole of the Western Europe. The maps are:
-UK
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
France
Germany
Italy
Austria
Switzerland
Spain
Andorra
Portugal
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Poland
and Czech Republic
You can't use all the maps in your memory card ... more
If you plan to travel by car through more than one or two countries within the EU then this is the software for you.
I have recently got a satellite navigator software + pda bundle, but because it was bought in Holland the only map they had was the Dutch map. Not much use for me here in the UK.
I then purchased this Tomtom software and I can say that despite the high price it is well worth the money! The instructions when driving are very clear and the 3D map is very easy to use when driving. The main screen shows you a map of where you are, the roads around you and the route you need to take as well as showing your next 'move', that is, 'turn right', 'go straight', 'turn left', 'take the exit', etc and the name of the next road you will enter.
It also calculates your speed, your estimated time of arrival, how many minutes left in your trip, etc. You can customize it to 'speak' in many different languages including English, Dutch, Portuguese, French and many others. Furthermore, you can also set the map with different colour schemes, which is very handy when driving at night so the colours are a bit less bright.
Other additional features (you need to pay for this) let you know the weather of your destination in advance, the traffic of your route, make phone calls if your device allows you and many others.
The advantage of this over the main Tomtom unit is that it has maps for the whole of the Western Europe. The maps are:
-UK Holland Belgium Luxembourg France Germany Italy Austria Switzerland Spain Andorra Portugal Denmark Sweden Norway Finland Poland and Czech Republic
You can't use all the maps in your memory card in one go unless it's a HUGE card. On mine I keep UK and Benelux (Holland, Luxembourg and Belgium). Whenever I go to a different country I need to use my pc to change the maps on my memory card.
Overall this is a wonderful software and it is exactly the same as the normal Tomtom units but you use it on your (supported) phone, pda, pocket pc. It will work in most gadgets that run Palm Software and the list of supported units can be found at www.tomtom.com
Apart from the price and the initial confusion when installing my first map the software is wonderful and I recommend to anyone who need any map for Western Europe.
I got my PDA and gps units as a present, but the software from Amazon for £150. Apparently, however, the software is no longer available from Amazon. You'll just have to find it somewhere else!
Product Information for "TomTom Navigator 5 Maps of Western Europe Maps" »
Gps software
Product Type
Maps, GPS software
Maps Included
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Italy, Finland, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Great Britain, Andorra, Czech Republic, Poland, Western Europe
Media
CD-ROM
Gps compatibility
Compatible GPS Receivers
TomTom NAVIGATOR 5
Compatible Handhelds
O2 XDA, Dell Axim X5, HP iPAQ H1940, HP iPAQ H3870, HP iPAQ h5550, HP iPAQ h2215, HP iPAQ h2210, Toshiba e400, HP iPAQ h5450, HP iPAQ h5455, O2 XDA II, Palm Tungsten C, T-Mobile MDA II, HP iPAQ h4150, Dell Axim X3, Palm Tungsten T3, HP iPAQ h5555, HP iPAQ h4350, Qtek 2020, Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket Loox 610, Sony CLIÉ PEG-TH55, Sony CLIÉ PEG-TJ35, Mitac Mio168, Palm Zire 72, Dell Axim X30, Orange SPV M1000, Qtek 9090, Acer n30, Palm Tungsten T5, HP iPAQ H6340, HP iPAQ HX4700, HP iPAQ RX3715, Qtek S100, Vodafone VPA III, HP iPAQ rz1710, Dell Axim X3i, Dell Axim X50, HP iPAQ hx2410, Acer n35, Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket Loox 720, HP iPAQ hx2110, HP iPAQ hx2750, O2 XDA IIi, O2 XDA IIs, i-mate JAM, i-mate PDA2k, T-Mobile MDA compact, T-Mobile MDA III, Palm Tungsten E2, Acer n50, PalmOne Treo 650, PalmOne LifeDrive, Palm T|X, Dell Axim X50v, Dell Axim X50i, HP iPAQ h3970, Orange SPV M2000, HP iPAQ hw6515, HP iPAQ hw6510, AIRIS N509, AIRIS NC05A, Dell Axim X51, i-mate JASJAR, Orange SPV M500, T-Mobile MDA Pro, Vodafone VPA Compact
Manufacturer's product description
TomTom Navigator 5 features spoken instructions and 3D maps that lead you from door-to-door. Plan routes to multiple destinations and adding stopping points make stopovers and itinerary planning easy. Navigate directly from your PDA address book integrating TomTom software into the PDA menu.
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