Tom Tom for DS

BuellDualSport · 07-30-2006, 04:16 PM

Friends spouse bought him a Tom Tom for their weekend get away trips.

Looks to be a nice piece (costly but nice)

Any thoughts on DS use?

Thanks

Ride Em

Neil E. · 07-31-2006, 03:53 PM

Useless if you want to do any mapping i.e. recording where you've gone. Although it is kind of cute looking.

Garmin's upcoming Zumo looks to be a more promising unit. Initial information seems to indicate it can do mapping.

Lone Rider · 07-31-2006, 04:36 PM

Check to see if it's waterproof.
If not, move on to sumping else.

PhilSpace · 07-31-2006, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lone Rider

Check to see if it's waterproof.
If not, move on to sumping else.

I think that they both are or will be waterproof, but the real question in this case is off road track handling. Even the the new Garmin Candidate has a small track log and no mention of the the ability to do a track back "Get my ass outahere" function like the other Garmin's.

I think it is best to let Garmin know that the DS capabilities most of you guys want to work with track logs and other map databases is very important and then see what they actually roll out.

MookieBlaylock · 07-31-2006, 07:06 PM

i tried a tom tom out over christmas and it was nowhere near as good as a 276. Gimicky

Neil E. · 08-08-2006, 12:33 PM

Thought I better amend my earlier statement. It's only useless out of the box. There has been a lot more development on the linux opensource aspect. See here for a tracking option for the TT Rider:
http://web.tiscali.it/macri/Event_Logger/

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BuellDualSport ^OP Banned Joined: Sep 2005 Oddometer: 891	Tom Tom for DS Friends spouse bought him a Tom Tom for their weekend get away trips. Looks to be a nice piece (costly but nice) Any thoughts on DS use? Thanks Ride Em

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07-31-2006, 03:53 PM	#2
Neil E. Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Gormley, Ontario, Canada Oddometer: 221	Useless if you want to do any mapping i.e. recording where you've gone. Although it is kind of cute looking. Garmin's upcoming Zumo looks to be a more promising unit. Initial information seems to indicate it can do mapping.

07-31-2006, 04:36 PM	#3
Lone Rider Registered User Joined: Jan 2002 Location: out and about Oddometer: 25,028	Check to see if it's waterproof. If not, move on to sumping else.

07-31-2006, 07:06 PM	#5
MookieBlaylock Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2004 Oddometer: 2,321	i tried a tom tom out over christmas and it was nowhere near as good as a 276. Gimicky

08-08-2006, 12:33 PM	#6
Neil E. Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Gormley, Ontario, Canada Oddometer: 221	Thought I better amend my earlier statement. It's only useless out of the box. There has been a lot more development on the linux opensource aspect. See here for a tracking option for the TT Rider: http://web.tiscali.it/macri/Event_Logger/