Typical price: £345
What is it: Widescreen, touch-sensitive satellite-navigation device and media player
What we think: The Guide + Play is a great sat-nav location finder but a disappointing entertainment device
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 Harman Kardon Guide + Play GPS-500 |
 TomTom One XL |
 TomTom GO 930 Traffic |
 TomTom GO 920T |
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| Review date | 31 Jul 07 | 25 Jun 07 | 30 Apr 08 | 29 Jan 08 |
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6.1
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8.9
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8.8
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8.8
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| Price range | £345 | |||
| Review summary | The Guide + Play is a sat-nav device first and media player second. It's easy to use and has great route-planning abilities, apart from the odd sluggish moment. It's let down by basic media playback and poor performance, however, making it a disappointing entertainment device Read full review |
Whether you want a simple, out-of-the-box sat nav or a smart, flexible companion for complex journeys, the TomTom One XL Europe or TomTom One XL Regional will fit the bill. It's not cheap and lacks the flash media functionality of some rivals, but when it comes to pure navigation, TomTom is still the GPS benchmark Read full review |
With the wrapping still clinging to the underside of the GO 920T, some may feel slightly peeved by the 930 Traffic's arrival. But with the sat-nav world changing rapidly each day, the features are a more natural progression, rather than a stab in the back. Nothing should get in the way of what is an excellent product Read full review |
The TomTom GO 920T re-establishes the company as the top dog for GPS navigation. Its widescreen format has lost weight from its 910 predecessor and it now focuses on the navigational aides rather than multimedia gimmicks. As a result you have voice recognition that works, text-to-speech throughout the interface and a TMC/FM receiver for routing around traffic problems Read full review |
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