Hi, i have been looking around trying to find a thread for the above?

i am in the position that i am about to get a new car, my old one, Renault grand scenic had a built-in tom-tom satnav.
i now find myself in a position that in the new car they want an extra £1400 for a factory fit one....... yikes i thought (being polite)

so not having been in the market for a satnav for 3 years i have lost touch and am looking for suggestions, main thing i want is something with a decent size screen so i don't squint looking at it and not the road :) , it doesn't have to be tom-tom again im open to advice.

is there a thread somewhere that i have missed or do any of you have an opinion?

bigbelly2359 wrote:is there a Poll for the best current satnav?

The simple answer is No. FWIW, TomTom is the most popular brand in Europe & Garmin is the leader in the USA.
Keep in mind that none of the TT units released after Sept. 2010 can be updated except thru MyTomTom.com.

[color=red]Important note for new Tomtom models like VIA, Start20/25, Go1xxx - please read![/color]

There is no poll per se. It pretty much depends upon the geographical area you need and the additional contents. This is an old thread but it gives you some idea http://www.navitotal.com/showthread.php?932-Xtyler92-s-opinion-about-what-GPS-Software-is-the-best There have been new programs released. My recommendation, FWIW, is to lean towards a WinCE device presently because it opens itself up to editing.

Thank you both for your replies.

trouble is now I have more questions lol
What model TT units were released before Sept. 2010?
What devices are WinCE based?

tom tom go live 950 looks nice, 2009

bigbelly2359 wrote:Thank you both for your replies.

What devices are WinCE based?

FYI, TT and Garmin are Linux-based devices while most of the others out there are WinCE. I suggest that you check the specifications before you buy.

bigbelly2359 wrote:What model TT units were released before Sept. 2010?

Any unit not listed in the link in post 2.

tendriver wrote:Any unit not listed in the link in post 2.

Cheers Tendriver that to be honest was more a note to myself, I have since been on wiki to find all the versions

incidently I have decided to get a tomtom go 950 live, there was one on ebay which was the right price so looking forward to it arriving and then having a play with updating