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From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 21 Nov 2009 22:00
On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:42:54 -0800, Jeff Strickland wrote:

>>> In any case, once the address was input, it gave excellent directions.
>>> I traded it for a TomTom (also from Costco, $149) 335s. The TomTom
>>> works well, as good as the Magellan. It has the widescreen format
>>> instead of the
>>> small screen of the Magellan. Both units are good at giving lane
>>> identification when the freeway splits or you approach the exit ramp --
>>> STAY LEFT IN ONE-HALF MILE, or EXIT RIGHT THEN STAY IN THE LEFT LANE
>>> ONTO MAIN STREET. If there are two direction changes close together,
>>> the instructiion is TURN LEFT FOLLOWED BY A RIGHT.
>>
>> "Turn left, then take the motorway."
>>
>> "Go 2/3s around the roundabout."
>>
>> Good thing I understand British motoring terms!
>>
>>
> You have it set for Metric. You can change that ...

Hmmm...I have it set for Miles and not Kilometers.

I like the British terminology!



From: Jeff Strickland on 22 Nov 2009 11:45

"Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
news:pan.2009.11.22.03.00.03.399702(a)e86.GTS...
> On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:42:54 -0800, Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
>>>> In any case, once the address was input, it gave excellent directions.
>>>> I traded it for a TomTom (also from Costco, $149) 335s. The TomTom
>>>> works well, as good as the Magellan. It has the widescreen format
>>>> instead of the
>>>> small screen of the Magellan. Both units are good at giving lane
>>>> identification when the freeway splits or you approach the exit ramp --
>>>> STAY LEFT IN ONE-HALF MILE, or EXIT RIGHT THEN STAY IN THE LEFT LANE
>>>> ONTO MAIN STREET. If there are two direction changes close together,
>>>> the instructiion is TURN LEFT FOLLOWED BY A RIGHT.
>>>
>>> "Turn left, then take the motorway."
>>>
>>> "Go 2/3s around the roundabout."
>>>
>>> Good thing I understand British motoring terms!
>>>
>>>
>> You have it set for Metric. You can change that ...
>
> Hmmm...I have it set for Miles and not Kilometers.
>
> I like the British terminology!
>
>
>

I thought that was metric. You know, "let's have a spot of tea," is metric,
isn't it? "Who puts a telly in the loo?" is metric, right?

Maybe that's why the metric system didn't catch on here ...










From: nm5k on 22 Nov 2009 21:42
On Nov 21, 1:33 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote:

>
> Also, the embedding of the menus is a bit clunky, but it runs an embedded
> version of Linux and there are a million hacks to switch menu order, add
> voices, etc. I want to get another one just like it and try those hacks on
> it. It works so well I don't want to make an irreversible mistake!

I tried the George Bush voice set once.. Didn't like it though..
He would tend to ad lib and not say the same thing as the stock
voice. You can change the "car" icon, and also the start up and
shut down pictures. I changed my car to the exact color Corolla I
have. :/ And have ultra hotties as start and shut pictures.. Not X
rated though.. Never know who might be in the car.. :+
I don't worry much about the maps. It's not going to effect you unless
you are driving in brand new areas, or out in the sticks where they
may not include all parts of county roads.
The maps that are in my older Magellan Meridian are getting fairly
old now, but it's rarely a problem.
The Tom Tom has been pretty good so far for the $$$.
And I discovered another feature which I didn't know about.
I don't even think it was in the manual. But my Meridian has a
page where you can see all the sat's, and their position in the
sky, signal strength per bird, etc..
I thought the Tom Tom didn't have that. But it does on mine.
I found it by accident. You tap the lower signal strength bars
to go to the sat number received page, and if you tap again on the
sat number icon, it goes to a page that shows the sky and
birds. As an experiment, I compared it with the one on the
Meridian and all the birds matched up and were in the same
positions on both units. :)
On my Tom Tom, the zoom always reverts back to default
after a short time of viewing another zoom level.
But that doesn't bother me much as the default seems about
right for what I normally would use.
My Meridian stays whatever zoom you set it to. Course, it's a
hand held, not a car type GPS like the Tom Tom.





From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 22 Nov 2009 22:21
On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:42:38 -0800, nm5k wrote:

> On Nov 21, 1:33 pm, Hachiroku ハチロク <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote:
>
>
>> Also, the embedding of the menus is a bit clunky, but it runs an
>> embedded version of Linux and there are a million hacks to switch menu
>> order, add voices, etc. I want to get another one just like it and try
>> those hacks on it. It works so well I don't want to make an irreversible
>> mistake!
>
> I tried the George Bush voice set once.. Didn't like it though.. He would
> tend to ad lib and not say the same thing as the stock voice. You can
> change the "car" icon, and also the start up and shut down pictures. I
> changed my car to the exact color Corolla I have. :/ And have ultra
> hotties as start and shut pictures.. Not X rated though.. Never know who
> might be in the car.. :+ I don't worry much about the maps. It's not
> going to effect you unless you are driving in brand new areas, or out in
> the sticks where they may not include all parts of county roads. The maps
> that are in my older Magellan Meridian are getting fairly old now, but
> it's rarely a problem.
> The Tom Tom has been pretty good so far for the $$$. And I discovered
> another feature which I didn't know about. I don't even think it was in
> the manual. But my Meridian has a page where you can see all the sat's,
> and their position in the sky, signal strength per bird, etc..
> I thought the Tom Tom didn't have that. But it does on mine. I found it by
> accident. You tap the lower signal strength bars to go to the sat number
> received page, and if you tap again on the sat number icon, it goes to a
> page that shows the sky and birds. As an experiment, I compared it with
> the one on the Meridian and all the birds matched up and were in the same
> positions on both units. :)
> On my Tom Tom, the zoom always reverts back to default after a short time
> of viewing another zoom level. But that doesn't bother me much as the
> default seems about right for what I normally would use.
> My Meridian stays whatever zoom you set it to. Course, it's a hand held,
> not a car type GPS like the Tom Tom.


Which model do you have, and how old is it? Did you use the Linux hacks to
do this?

I have, I think the 300 from 2006. GO 300. Looks like a CRT TV set...


From: nm5k on 23 Nov 2009 00:56
On Nov 22, 9:21 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote:

> > My Meridian stays whatever zoom you set it to. Course, it's a hand held,
> > not a car type GPS like the Tom Tom.
>
> Which model do you have, and how old is it? Did you use the Linux hacks to
> do this?
>
> I have, I think the 300 from 2006. GO 300. Looks like a CRT TV set...

It's a Tom Tom One. I think a 130. It's not that old. Current model I
think.
http://www.tomtom.com/products/product.php?ID=487&Category=0&Lid=4
No hacks involved on mine. You can hook it up to the puter via USB
cable and change files just like any drive. So say I want to change
pix,
I just hook it up and change or overwrite the files that are on it.
The pictures have to be a certain size or they won't show up.
I had to partially make my own car with a graphics program.
IE: they had Corollas already on the Tom Tom site, but not the right
color. So I took a white one and repainted it in a graphics program
to match mine.
I also use the Tom Tom home software when it's connected to the
puter to check for updates, etc.. I'll change the "quick start" file
every once in a while so it can find the birds faster when cold.
You can use it to d/l new voices, cars, etc.
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