When I bought my new car almost 2 months ago, I really wanted it to have the built in navigation system. Well, it didn’t come with it but it was an option. I knew at the time that I would be traveling in early August to Charlottesville to visit my dad and really wanted to have a navigation system instead of having to use MapQuest and planning out the whole trip, stop by stop, ahead of time.
Just before leaving for the trip I decided to buy a portable navigation system. I went with the TomTom Go 910. This thing is amazing. First of all it comes with all the accessories that you could possible need. And it is SO easy to use. I was able to plug in the addresses of all the wineries and my father’s house. When we wanted to go somewhere I just touched the screen on “navigate to” and picked the location I wanted and it directed me right to the location I picked. It was right every time. There were two addresses it couldn’t find because they were not on the map when the system was created. That’s expected of some places.
This thing gives you lots of information on the screen. Of course it gives you turn by turn directions by voice and on the screen. But it also tells you the next turn that is coming up, how far until you get to that turn, what time you’ll get there and what time you’ll get to your final destination. It constantly updates all this information based on where you are according to the GPS system. I love it!
Not only does it give you all that information and get you were you want to go, it also lets you upload music and photos to the 20 gig hard drive that it comes with. You can create play lists, etc. But I doubt I’ll ever use it for music because I have the ability to connect my iPod to the car stereo. It also allows you to upload photos to the hard drive and play slide shows while driving! Not that I need to be distracted by the photos but the passenger in the front seat can watch the slide shows while you’re driving. It’s very cool.
If you find yourself in the market for a portable navigation system, check out the TomTom Go.