Ben's Bargains

Ben · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 54038

Product: TomTom GO 920T
Manufacturer: TomTom
MSRP: $499.95
Lowest Historical Price: $300 [History]

Introduction
Having recently reviewed the mid-range Garmin Nuvi 360 as well as the low-end Magellan Maestro 3210, switching to the top of the line TomTom GO 920T promised to be a significant upgrade. This is TomTom's current top of the line GPS navigation system, with a dizzying array of features including Bluetooth, FM Transmitter, Enhanced Positioning Technology, Voice Input, Traffic, Map Share, and lots more. Does the TomTom GO 920T live up to its lofty specs? Read on to find out.

Unboxing
The TomTom GO 920T GPS comes in a very presentable box with glossy black accents. The packaging of the 920T & Accessories is very well done as you can see from the image gallery. A plethora of accessories is included to hook up your new GPS both at your desk & in your car. There is even a Bluetooth remote that can be used to operate the multimedia functions of the 920T.

Initial Impressions
Whereas the Garmin & Magellan offerings I reviewed earlier were pretty much ready to use from the get-go, the TomTom GO 920T required a little bit of configuration to get it operating the way I wanted. It is customizable in almost every aspect, including the capability for custom menus, map color schemes for day and night mode, background noise compensation - the list goes on and on. For those who enj

toygua · Joined: 30 Mar 2008 Posts: 56

why would they put fm radio into the gps device if most people are going to use this GPS device in a car?

bakerzdosen · Joined: 04 Jul 2006 Posts: 482

Uh, #1, hopefully you're kidding.

On the off chance you're not, it broadcasts FM, so you can listen to the thing (MP3's, directions, etc) on your car stereo. It works better than a cassette adapter...

Personally, I love TomTom stuff - most of the time. I like their map display better than Garmin's stuff. I like all the included spoken languages. I like that you can typically get additional voices (celebrity and the like). However, that's about it. Garmin's are better in pretty much every other way, especially customer service if you ever need it.

nuisance=pedo · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:24 pm Post subject:

bacon wants one of these so he can find all the playgrounds near his trailer park.

Why? because ...

heddy_lamar · Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 665

Can't find the Nuvi reveiew...

bamb_i · Joined: 08 Nov 2006 Posts: 68

Nice review ! Well written and to the point. Thanks

samben2 · Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 744

I found no reference to cost of updating maps. Did I miss it? I can not buy it without knowing about support, can you?

Riuski · Joined: 24 Jul 2006 Posts: 61

I guess Ben paid $300 or less for this just like the rest of us did...

billy_bob · Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 607

Thankyou for the chapstick as a size comparison. That is something everyone uses and s it is a good measure of size. Something like a quarter or dollar bill is just silly.

wayway2fetch · Joined: 20 Jul 2008 Posts: 15

Been looking for a GPS this one looks very nice!

kl_7 · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 37

Thanks for the review...I'll be looking forward to the review for the Tom Tom 930. I've read other reviews saying it's a big improvement over the 920. The Tom Tom seems to be more affordable in comparison to Garmins with similar features.

catboofus123 · Joined: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 48

anyother gps suggestions? somehting a lil cheaper? but just as great for it's price?

manofgod72 · Joined: 28 Jul 2009 Posts: 10

Great for people that need direction around town.

barginn · Joined: 24 Jan 2011 Posts: 12

i like garmin better