Tom Tom 3rd Edition or Mio C320? I'm trying to find information on the MIO C320. I went to the black friday sales and bought the Tom Tom ONE 3RD Edition and the Mio 320. Trying to decide which one to keep. I like the screen size of the Mio and the overall look better. I only need it for basic travel around town. I live outside of Atlanta and will use it in the city and suburbs, I don't go out of town much. Any advice would be appreciated! :) Also, does anyone know if you can change the POI's in the Mio or are you just stuck with what they give you? And can you change if a certain road is blocked..they're always doing some sort of construction in the city.. Tom Tom 3rd Edition or Mio C320? I'm trying to find information on the MIO C320. I went to the black friday sales and bought the Tom Tom ONE 3RD Edition and the Mio 320. Trying to decide which... » Read More Tom Tom 3rd Edition or Mio C320? I'm trying to find information on the MIO C320. I went to the black friday sales and bought the Tom Tom ONE 3RD Edition and the Mio 320. Trying to decide which one to keep. I like the screen size of the Mio and the overall look better. I only need it for basic travel around town. I live outside of Atlanta and will use it in the city and suburbs, I don't go out of town much. Any advice would be appreciated! :) Also, does anyone know if you can change the POI's in the Mio or are you just stuck with what they give you? And can you change if a certain road is blocked..they're always doing some sort of construction in the city.. « Show Less
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When you live in a city (or a group of cities) and you need to go from one side to the other (which could be 60 miles) it is nice to have the GPS to take you directly. Even to "regular" places far apart it is nice to get us there in the shortest way or time. We use it all the time for this purpose - more often than taking us someplace to begin with. This is just our use in our area. If you get outside your area it is even more wonderful.If you are in a small city or go to places in a small area - the GPS has no real advantage.
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You can store your Favorites in the "My POI" files. These Points Of Interest can be easily and quickly retrieved and then you just tap ""Route To" and be on your way.
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I have the Mio - bought on Black Friday - will return it as I cannot make an Address book of my Favorites (places where I might go on a regular basis). This is an important part of the GPS as far as I am concerned. It may not be important in a small town. I also have used the Address Book on other units in which I set up an address of places I might go either around town or on a trip. Then when I get to the town I just turn it on and choose the Address book location I want and let it direct me.
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the mio c320 is better for intermediate to advanced users, and the tomtom is really made for novices (grandpa, mom who doesn't know how to use computers very well, etc.). the c320 can be customized to a great extent, and alot more poi's can be added. the tomtom lacks these customization features. in my opinion, this is the selling point for the unit. the price (if you can get it for less than 200) is another one. i got it for $150 on black friday, but i've seen it sold for $170 recently (around christmas time). i do not know how much the unit costs now, however.
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If you want to hard reset just hold the button down for 3 seconds. Also POI can be added easily. There are tons of tutorials online to add new POI's. Also there is an easy way to add POI's by just clicking any location. I don't think you've ever used this unit. It also has over 1 million POI's already installed. It uses a usb to charge so just plug it into a laptop or any cell phone usb charger. I've installed MioPocket on my unit so now it will play 8 different kinds of movie files and surf the internet.
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Hey everyone, I've read a few posts here that say the Mio C320 is only available at Radio Shack. I found it at Staples today and was shown a little demo. Today's price was $179.99 but the sales girl told me it would be discounted in a couple weeks . . . maybe up to as much as $50. If you buy from Staples at the $179.99 price and find it cheaper somewhere else within 14 days, they will pay you the difference. I've also read on this forum that the Mio C320 does NOT have text-to-speech capability. It does and says so right on the box.
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Jillian:I have some of the same questions.Apparently, the Mio 320 (based on the 520) is new and was made exclusively for Radio Shack. In my brief experience, the Mio will quickly and automatically recalculate your trip if your road is blocked. Simply turn off your designated route and it recalculates the trip. I was especially pleased to find the Mio gives you early and late alerts for each of your turns.
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Also available on Amazon's UK site, search for Mio C220 (refurbished @ £111)
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This is a great resource AnthonyB. I think the review clearly favors the Panasonic but I am biased ;-) I'm with you on the noise issue but all else aside the improvement over the first generation is remarkable. I especially like the macro modes. Much better (see my review).
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Lots of good info on this camera here - but a major difference is that it is HD vs. VGA. I do t have any BL-C230s, but I have a bunch of old BL-C131As. They were easier to setup, could be setup from many browsers, etc. the new one seems to be IE restricted for setup but can be viewed in most browsers with the /cam option.Here is the panasonic info: http://security.panasonic.com/pss/security/products/bbbl/lineup/bl-vt164w/index.html
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I am shopping for my 1st GPS. TomTom 340TM is supposed to include free maps for the life of the device. How can they refuse to upgrade the maps on your refurb? slloyd1000@verizon.net
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I bought the 260 and can recommend it (although later Garmin changed the interface to the 2x5 series ... which may or may not be a positive). My new 765t doesn't route me any better than my 260 did (it just has a few bells and whistles that I liked and needed ... lane assist for one).I've never owned a TomTom, so I cannot compare the two.
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Have you received and tested out the M400? I'm also in the same boat--weighing the manual features of the S200 vs. the (possibly better?) video quality of the M400. I've scoured the net for initial reactions to the video performance of the HF M4 series and haven't found any as of yet. So, when you do test it out, please let us know your thoughts. Thanks!
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I got a South American model by accident. Oh well, no problem as long as I have problems. As for the menus, there is a choice for Japanese in the Language list. However, all the camera buttons are marked in Roman characters like AF, etc. As for an instruction manual, I had to download an English version from the Panasonic web site. I am guessing you could download a Japanese version from there also. I like the camera a lot. It is the perfect travel companion. I will get a 3rd party flash for it as the Panasonic one is too expensive. The pop up flash is too limited (too slow and too much redeye) as I take a lot of indoor shots. I got a South American model by accident. Oh well, no problem as long as I have problems. As for the menus, there is a choice for Japanese in the Language list. However, all the camera buttons are marked in Roman characters like AF, etc. As for an instruction manual, I had to download an English version from the Panasonic web site. I am guessing you could download a Japanese version from there also. I like the camera a lot. It is the perfect travel companion. I will get a 3rd party flash for it as the Panasonic one is too expensive. The pop up flash is too limited (too slow and too much... » Read More I got a South American model by accident. Oh well, no problem as long as I have problems. As for the menus, there is a choice for Japanese in the Language list. However, all the camera buttons are marked in Roman characters like AF, etc. As for an instruction manual, I had to download an English version from the Panasonic web site. I am guessing you could download a Japanese version from there also. I like the camera a lot. It is the perfect travel companion. I will get a 3rd party flash for it as the Panasonic one is too expensive. The pop up flash is too limited (too slow and too much redeye) as I take a lot of indoor shots. « Show Less
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So what about the Lifetime Map Updates? Some of the more recent reviews make it seem like they are no longer functioning. Is this true? And how old is this model/when was it first released? Thanks in advance!Edit: Thought I'd add that I just bought an XL 335 SE from Wal-Mart on Black Friday for $80. It works well, but it seems like this would be a significant upgrade from that model for only $10 more! Tell me if I'm wrong!
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Why does this get such negative reviews? Seems logical to get the most recent model in most tech things. We're buying our first gps, and need europe maps. Is the 765, 775, or 275 better?
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William-I bought this quite awhile ago and at the time of my DM course (7/2013), it was up-to-date and complete w/hologram. You may want to check w/PADI to see if there are any course revisions, but to my knowledge, only the OW course was revised this year. Be careful when purchasing an IDC crewpack though: there are still vendors selling the old version (it does have the hologram), but PADI just came out with the revision to accomodate the new OW course (new slates, materials, etc). Now I'll have to purchase the new OW Instructor's packet and it ain't cheap. Good luck and enjoy the course. William-I bought this quite awhile ago and at the time of my DM course (7/2013), it was up-to-date and complete w/hologram. You may want to check w/PADI to see if there are any course revisions, but to my knowledge, only the OW course was revised this year. Be careful when purchasing an IDC crewpack though: there are still vendors selling the old version (it does have the hologram), but PADI just came out with the revision to accomodate the new OW course (new slates, materials, etc). Now I'll have to purchase the new OW Instructor's packet and it ain't cheap. Good luck and enjoy... » Read More William-I bought this quite awhile ago and at the time of my DM course (7/2013), it was up-to-date and complete w/hologram. You may want to check w/PADI to see if there are any course revisions, but to my knowledge, only the OW course was revised this year. Be careful when purchasing an IDC crewpack though: there are still vendors selling the old version (it does have the hologram), but PADI just came out with the revision to accomodate the new OW course (new slates, materials, etc). Now I'll have to purchase the new OW Instructor's packet and it ain't cheap. Good luck and enjoy the course. « Show Less
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PLEASE let me know the tricks, to make the pana bdt300 or bdt100 to due 3D on the sam. 67A750A...............yours truly david email; ordoglaci@yahoo.com or 33laci@gmail.com phone; 305 935 5353
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T hanks for the info.....however,I have it ordered and on its way to me. Not that I didn't appreciate your input but I have had a similar model (and presently use it) with no problem whatsoever. I used it only for USA, big and little cities, and this one is for a gift to my granddaughter who is moving to Detroit area upon graduation from the university.
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Well, it is the updated model...with the features mentioned, plus speed limits for major roads and an indication if you are exceeding it. The maps aren't up to date (at least on mine ordered in Oct. 2012) If you have a memory card that fits the unit you can upload new maps. I had to buy one. I found that (once I had the memory card) the first download of maps took less than an hour when I used the 800 number--unlike the 4 to 5 hours mentioned on line. (I had registered the GPS online.)
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Well I actually was the one who did a review of E2 and comparison, if you go to E2 this would be the most popular review. Please note though that more than 6 months passed, and I think Sanyo have updated E2 with yet another model, WH1. I have not tried WH1 so I have no idea about how it stucks up to E2 and E1.
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Hey, Andrew, I bought the TomTom One 125 at Christmas. I bought one for myself and one for my mother, who will probably never use it, but she doesn't use anything we get her for Christmas anyway. The TomTom One 125 works great with Macintosh. When you plug it into your Mac (I've used it with my MacBook), it will ask you to confirm on the GPS that you want to connect to your computer. It will then show up like a Disk Mount on your desktop. You should also download the Tom Tom Home software for Mac, which works great as well. Once your GPS is attached to your Mac, you can do things like update maps, buy new maps, buy voices, buy different icons, etc. More importantly, you can join Mapshare to get the latest corrections to maps. The 125 is basic, easy and cheap. You're right. But, that's the great thing about it. I didn't want a video player, .mp3 player, etc. in my GPS. I just wanted a GPS. The mount that comes built in to this thing is also great. I love that it is compact and that it was under $100. Hope this helps!
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Amazonian, No matter how you slice and dice it, the 920 blows away the 370. HOWEVER, having said that it does not mean it is better in every conceivable way. The iunitial question was generic, so I gave a generic answer. The poster perhaps wanted to visit POLAND above all other Euro countries and so Garmin 370 would be useless there. TT does not support Greece and is a major omission, especially as TA (the map supplier) covers Greece (51% of the roads) and MioMap Europe has it. Croatia is a hot tourist destination now, so I can see why they are covered. In any case, a visit to the TT and Garmin websites will tell you what countries are covered in their various flavours of Euro map offerings. MOST people want to visit the big five: UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain and both units would cover them. Heck, even Portugal, Holland, Belgium, Ireland, Switz and Scandinavia are universally covered by the big boys.