 Reviews: New mounts GO x40 LIVE: the review. |
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 Feb 11 2009, 09:05
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Now on yourNAV: New mounts GO x40 LIVE: the review.
TomTom originally intended to supply a full featured mount in the box when you bought a new LIVE model, but eventually, a simpler mount was provided.
Click headline to review read... Click 'REPLY' if you want to reply to this review The yourNAV team |
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Feb 14 2009, 20:22
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Link above now updated to full review...
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Feb 15 2009, 00:26
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I don't get the logic behind these mounts. Sure, in an ideal world it means you can remove your TT from a dash or windscreen mount very easily and quickly, leaving all the wires attached to the mount. But who would want to remove their unit in an ideal world? There would be no need.
As this world is not ideal it would be wise to remove the TT and the mount every time you leave the car so these mounts just seem to make the process more complicated. I never leave the mount on view in my car because it just invites the thief to break some glass and check the glove box for a satnav. Making the mount more complicated and thus more expensive surely invites theft for the mount's sake alone? KISS Keep it sweet and simple -------------------- Bruce
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Feb 15 2009, 00:58
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Super Moderator Group: Admin Posts: 6,780 Joined: 15/05/2005 From: West London |
QUOTE (Bruce @ Feb 14 2009, 23:26)  I don't get the logic behind these mounts. I think I understand where you're coming from generally, but in this case there are very specific reasons for using one of these mounts. Firstly, the x40 models have NO connectors on them other then the multipin. So if you want to get an audio line out, you HAVE to use this new mount, there's no other way. Secondly, the LIVE Services are limited to the one country the SIM card works in, so if you want Traffic while in another country, you HAVE to use an external RDS-TMC aerial (GPRS Traffic doesn't work on these models. The new mount is a neater solution than having a normal RDS Traffic receiver and aerial with the extra cabling that involves. |
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Feb 15 2009, 20:04
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,044 Joined: 7/10/2005 From: Braunston, Northants |
I suppose what I'm really wondering is why didn't they design it so that you have the wires plugged into the TT rather than the mount? When you leave the vehicle you're still going to have to remove the mount and unplug wires anyway so why have extra connectors in the system?
I think the x20/x30 range come close to ideal in that the mount is extremely simple. -------------------- Bruce
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