Tom-Tom: Dedicated/Proprietary Devices vs Generic Pocket PCs?

Aside from screen size, is there any advantage to a dedicated/proprietary
Tom-Tom device vs just running Tom-Tom's software on a Pocket PC?

For the sake of argument, let's take screen size/rez and antenna performance out
of the picture.
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PeteCresswell

wrote:


For me my PocketPC (Mio A701) is also a phone, is smaller, can access
the net, and can run other software, e.g. for geocaching. I can't see
any advantage to a dedicated unit.
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TomTom software (All-in-One and PDA) is designed for road travelers to
navigate to destinations on public highways. If you use your Mio for
geocaching I doubt that you can be using any kind of TomTom software and
so your comments are not responsive to Peter's question.

I have no experience with either PDA or Mobile versions of TomTom so am
unable to compare them to the TomTom GO which I use with great enjoyment
and success in many countries on both sides of the Atlantic.

Tony

On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:07:07 +0100, "Anthony R. Gold"


Really? I never knew that! I knew I read this group for a reason.


Notice I said "other software". I have used TTN2,3 and 5, and am
looking forward to getting 6.


So your comments are "responsive to Peter's question"?
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I don't have TomTom software so someone else will have to provide specifics,
however, I have used PDA navigation SW. My opinion is that PDA software can
be a pain if you can't get all the maps onto the device at one time. Also,
you might want to compare the POI database of the PDA version versus a
dedicated unit. From what I have seen dedicated units tend to have larger
POI databases than the PDA versions but that may well be product specific.
Last but not least the advantage of a dedicated unit is that if someone else
(like your spouse, girlfriend, children, relatives etc...) wants to use the
unit you don't have to give up your PPC at the same time. Also, if some
component of the PPC dies then you're without GPS and PPC whereas with the
dedicated unit you're not likely to lose both units at the same time.

Cheers
TC