[GPS] TomTom 700 vs. Garmin 2720?
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I'm considering exchanging my Garmin 2720[^] for a TomTom GO 700[^]. The Garmin's pretty sweet, except for a poorly configured night mode setting and voice directions that aren't as nice (from what I gathered during a 30min. TomTom infomercial) as the TomTom's. I'm a big fan of Garmin (I used to own a Street Pilot III) but the TomTom's beginning to look like a better deal. I'd appreciate any feedback on it before I decide to Ebay the Garmin. Thanks, /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Music | Articles | Freeware | Trips ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
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I'm considering exchanging my Garmin 2720[^] for a TomTom GO 700[^]. The Garmin's pretty sweet, except for a poorly configured night mode setting and voice directions that aren't as nice (from what I gathered during a 30min. TomTom infomercial) as the TomTom's. I'm a big fan of Garmin (I used to own a Street Pilot III) but the TomTom's beginning to look like a better deal. I'd appreciate any feedback on it before I decide to Ebay the Garmin. Thanks, /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Music | Articles | Freeware | Trips ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
never tried the Garmin 2720, and used only once the TTG700, but it was pretty pretty nice... i think it's a good gps choice... that's my opinion...
TOXCCT >>> GEII power
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I'm considering exchanging my Garmin 2720[^] for a TomTom GO 700[^]. The Garmin's pretty sweet, except for a poorly configured night mode setting and voice directions that aren't as nice (from what I gathered during a 30min. TomTom infomercial) as the TomTom's. I'm a big fan of Garmin (I used to own a Street Pilot III) but the TomTom's beginning to look like a better deal. I'd appreciate any feedback on it before I decide to Ebay the Garmin. Thanks, /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Music | Articles | Freeware | Trips ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
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Personally, I'd go with Garmin. They're the leader in Aviation GPS', so I imagine they've transfered a great deal of that technology into their consumer GPS models. If I had the choice, I'd only fly with Garmin avionics...
i hope aviation gps and cars gps are not same !! i totally agree, garmin GPS are very powerful for aviation (although ravi's is not the best) but tom tom is very nice when moving "on the ground"...
TOXCCT >>> GEII power
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i hope aviation gps and cars gps are not same !! i totally agree, garmin GPS are very powerful for aviation (although ravi's is not the best) but tom tom is very nice when moving "on the ground"...
TOXCCT >>> GEII power
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I'm considering exchanging my Garmin 2720[^] for a TomTom GO 700[^]. The Garmin's pretty sweet, except for a poorly configured night mode setting and voice directions that aren't as nice (from what I gathered during a 30min. TomTom infomercial) as the TomTom's. I'm a big fan of Garmin (I used to own a Street Pilot III) but the TomTom's beginning to look like a better deal. I'd appreciate any feedback on it before I decide to Ebay the Garmin. Thanks, /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Music | Articles | Freeware | Trips ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
I had a TomTom GO 700 which I replaced with the new Garmin Nüvi 350... I'll never get a TomTom again, the Garmin finds better routes, is faster and do switch between night and day mode automatically. More importantly, the Garmin don't force me to have the map zoomed in all the time, when on a long trip I like the map on the screen to show several hundred kilometers, the TomTom only does that for a few seconds before it zoom back to "close up" where the Garmin let me deside which zoom-level I want. - Anders
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I had a TomTom GO 700 which I replaced with the new Garmin Nüvi 350... I'll never get a TomTom again, the Garmin finds better routes, is faster and do switch between night and day mode automatically. More importantly, the Garmin don't force me to have the map zoomed in all the time, when on a long trip I like the map on the screen to show several hundred kilometers, the TomTom only does that for a few seconds before it zoom back to "close up" where the Garmin let me deside which zoom-level I want. - Anders
Thanks for your feedback, Anders. Yes, the Garmin does autoswitch between day and night modes, but its default night mode setting is too dim (for my taste), causing me to have to manually set the brightness to 50% (which is too dim in day mode, causing me to have to reset it back to "auto"). Anyway, this is more of a minor annoyance than a flaw.
the Garmin finds better routes, is faster the Garmin don't force me to have the map zoomed in all the time
Ah. I certainly like both these features. Maybe I should stick with the Garmin and wait for a software update (which are thankfully frequent and free!). Thanks again! /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Music | Articles | Freeware | Trips ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
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never tried the Garmin 2720, and used only once the TTG700, but it was pretty pretty nice... i think it's a good gps choice... that's my opinion...
TOXCCT >>> GEII power
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Personally, I'd go with Garmin. They're the leader in Aviation GPS', so I imagine they've transfered a great deal of that technology into their consumer GPS models. If I had the choice, I'd only fly with Garmin avionics...
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I had a TomTom GO 700 which I replaced with the new Garmin Nüvi 350... I'll never get a TomTom again, the Garmin finds better routes, is faster and do switch between night and day mode automatically. More importantly, the Garmin don't force me to have the map zoomed in all the time, when on a long trip I like the map on the screen to show several hundred kilometers, the TomTom only does that for a few seconds before it zoom back to "close up" where the Garmin let me deside which zoom-level I want. - Anders
all reasons I got my Garmin. Options, support, etc. I do think TomTom made their play in the "I'm lost, what do I do now?" scenerios. Garmin was first designed as a casual once in a while GPS, or something your passenger used instead of a map for navigation. TomTom tried to replace that passenger/navigator completely, but Garmin is catching up in that area too. As a little sidenote. There have been other GPS companies through the years, they did well for a while and dropped out, Garmin has stayed for the long-run. I do have family with two of the other GPS companies and now "out of luck". I just updated my eprom for my GPS late last year, it's still going strong, as is the company. The staying power of Garmin is a little more set, I think. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)