TomTom ONE 140-S 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

Firstly, I would warn about buying this device as it has everything needful features of a GPS Navigation. I would not abandon any attributes, such as Text-to-Speech, Lane Guidance, HOV, Point of Interest, and HELP! For instance would not choose the TomTom ONE 140-S as it run short speech to text.

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Advantages

  1. In normal rural driving, I never lost satellite signal. It uses around 30-55 seconds to search a signal on a start position, which is normal time same as other GPS, I ever used.
  2. The routing is good, and led me to the point where I tried to go. And it is able to recalculate moderately fast when I go wrong, and then report a corrected route immediately.
  3. The device is very compact and virtually suits with shirt pocket. I see this as a great travel device.
  4. You can charge this unit via computer or a USB charger – a wonderful choice if it is not used in a car.
  5. Change volume with one touch. Only click and drag, no have to click a divide OK button.
  6. The new greatest features in this device is the Demo mode. Just type your destination and then it will reproduce a drive to that point. This feature worked very well when I have to tell everyone how to go to any place.
  7. A speed limit caution beeps for you when you drive over your setting driving speed, or if they have the maximum speed for a road. Regrettably, I only get it to caution me on the throughway. Anyway, Garmin nuvi work great even through on vicinity streets.
  8. There are many security functions can be activated – for instance the warning when you are close a academy or place of worship. I’m also not sure about the usefulness of this feature, but its absolutely a amused feature.
  9. Provides wide range of colors by day and night displays. I went with the default settings that are more sufficient. In especially the views of night display is obvious and simple to read.
  10. Points of Interest are adjustable. Truly many things of this unit is user adjustable (include speed limits on roads, the road names, etc.).

Disadvantages

  1. The display of real property is very cramped. Once you factor in all the “avionics”, the map display ends up being cramped. I am favor the roomier 1440. However, I couldn’t keep the 1440 in shirt pocket.
  2. In my utilization, I usually depend on great voice reminders. The TomTom ONE 140-S can be either a “human” or a “computer” sound. This selection is an issue for me is that one voice can talk the name of roads while the other could not. It’s difficult to assume why the mechanics felt that this selection was essential, particularly since the TTS feature loses it’s worth when the name of street couldn’t be spoken. And, figure on the sound I chose, the device differed from feet (that I love) to yards (which I have to psychically convert).
  3. The device does not automatically turn on when the car is started, or turn off when the car is turned off. This is bad.
  4. Magellan Lane Assist is more instructive. At most major interchange it cautions me about driving on the right lane. The 140-S seems to happen only if it believes that there is a likelihood of misunderstanding. I need the extra advise, especially when go to an unknown city.
  5. The display screen is hard to see in the sunlight.
  6. The Point of Interest database is very imperfect. I couldn’t find a simple place such as the Best Buy or Walmart.

Conclusion

The display screen dimension is moderately miniscule when equate to other GPS. A main deciding determinant is that you evaluate higher, portability or usability. This unit conquers on portability.

For more Reviews: TomTom GO 930 Review and TomTom ONE XL-S Review

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