Tomtom Rider 550 Motorcycle Gps Navigation Device, 4.3 Inch, With World Maps, Motorcycle Specific Wi
TomTom Rider 550 Motorcycle GPS Navigation Device, 4.3 Inch, with World Maps, Motorcycle Specific Winding and Hilly Roads, Updates via WiFi, Traffic and Speed Cams, Compatible with Siri and Google Now
- Routes with more hills and more thrills: Get all the cornering, hills, and thrills you can handle with TomTom's rider motorcycle GPS: Search, create, or import routes, then start your ride out
- World maps, traffic, and services: Stay safe, stay up-to-date. Get maps, safety camera alerts, and other live service updates quickly and easily via the TomTom rider GPS No computer needed
- Weatherproof build: Tom-Tom’s rider motorcycle GPS has rugged, ipx7-certified weatherproof design and capacitive touchscreen remain under your control even when you are wearing gloves
- Quad-core processor: The TomTom rider GPS’s quad-core processor runs commands simultaneously, doubling your overall processing speed and increasing your GPS's start up speed fivefold
- Smart screen: See more of the road ahead with the TomTom rider motorcycle GPS’s high brightness and sunlight-readable 4.3\" display, which switches smoothly between portrait and landscape mode
- Mounting system: Secure and protect your TomTom motorcycle GPS with the specialized RAM mount. Standard with the TomTom Rider and easy to install, the mount guards against drops and vibration
Brand : TomTom
Category : Automotive,Motorcycle & Powersports,Accessories,Electronics,GPS Units
Rating : 4.2
ListPrice : US $399.99
Price : US $339.99
Review Count : 590
ChildASIN : B07D47QP28,B0BB6GC4H5,B08D9HM8DY,B0BB6BW4P4
TomTom Rider 550 Motorcycle GPS Navigation Device, 4.3 Inch, with World Maps, Motorcycle Specific Winding and Hilly Roads, Updates via WiFi, Traffic and Speed Cams, Compatible with Siri and Google Now
- The GPS unit itself is great, and it would be nice to have the current local time displayed on the map screen when riding without a defined destination.The mounting system was useless in my experience. I rode for less then 25 minutes and the plastic base broke in the middle of the street, leaving the GPS unit hanging. Luckily, some tie wraps helped me getting back home. I customized the mounting system and it has been fine since then.The touch screen sensitivity and screen brightness and contrast are all great. It would be nice to have the local time on the map screen while riding without a preset destination.Additionally, the update process could use some improvement as well. It is very slow, even in high-speed WiFi. The update software module could have a better update installation management code, preventing the system from asking you about updates in the middle of the route, when away from a wireless connection. Considering how slow updates are on this unit, you surely do not want to execute them while riding and being prompted to do so. Kind of common sense, so I am not sure why the update routine was coded the way it was.
- From a hardware and functionality perspective, this is a very nice product that seems durable and high-quality.**** UPDATE: Everything here is from my original review, and I stand by it. But I have now started going through the very long user manual, and I\'ve already figured a bunch out. It\'s a very good GPS device, and I highly recommend it and I\'d buy it again. But I\'m still keeping this review at 4 stars for the reasons noted. The user manual is huge for a reason -- the 550 does a ton of different stuff, is versatile and the quality is high. This also means it takes a lot of words/images to explain it all, and that takes a lot of time to read and figure out, and I think many of these things could be simplified and/or consolidated in logical ways. [END OF UPDATE] ****HOWEVER, there is a steep learning curve to figuring out how to actually use it. The user interface has all the hallmarks of a product designed in Europe. Abstract symbols with no clear logical connection to basic functionality, and things that should be basic are executed in multiple, convoluted steps.For example, I\'ve given the 550 access to my Contacts and created a few \"My Places.\" BUT, when I try to create a route using the basic address/POI search field starting point and destination, the search does not cross reference the entries in My Places or Contacts. Rather, if you want to use a Contact or My Place as part of a route, you have to go to the separate My Places or Contacts data sets to use either as a starting point/destination. It\'s fine to have these as separate data locations, but it\'s simple functionality to have the search look at those data sets to identify route locations.This is just one example of taking a simple, logical concept and turning it into an unnecessary, multi-step process, clicking around the interface,Another odd (if not disturbing) thing is that, when creating a route and selecting My Places as the source for starting/finish locations, the search interface includes Dutch or German language options for hotels/racetracks/& other destinations, but I DO NOT have a European map installed not he device. I have no clue why I\'d ever see options/locations in another language (again, I think it\'s Dutch but it may be German). The only language I\'ve designated is English, and the only map I have installed is US/Canada.When I try to delete those weird Dutch or German \"My Places,\" the \"edit\" function in My Places is greyed out. Even more odd is that, when I go to the My Places data itself (not during the route creation process), these German destinations don\'t even show up on my list -- just the two I created. In other words, the 550 seems to engage two different sources of data for My Places, one of which is My Places itself and the other is a different list of My Places that pop up when you are creating a route.There are more idiosyncrasies to the user interface. I\'ll figure it all out eventually, but the UI designers need a lesson in KISS, Keep It Simple Stupid.
- This device is a strange relict from pre-smartphone days. It is not as polished and nice as the modern smartphone with a navigation app, but this device is very practical and truly useful. It is not the fastest one, but fast enough to reroute in near real-time. UI is rich but easy to use. Offline nature is also very appealing as you don\'t need a cell connection to get back home from the middle of nowhere.It also feels solid and survived 90+ degree ride (with direct sunlight) with no issue. The screen is not as bright as iPhone, but good enough. The screen resolution is not something to write home about, but perfectly fine for practical use cases.Frankly, I have not expected to like it and considered it a backup for the phone\'s navigation. However, after first use it became my primary navigation device.
Post a Comment for "Tomtom Rider 550 Motorcycle Gps Navigation Device, 4.3 Inch, With World Maps, Motorcycle Specific Wi"