First off, let me first apologize for not posting more frequently. I’m sorry. I’ve been really busy with my not-so-new job, (which I love and am thankful for), but the our son is already back in school and I’ve been wrapping up some consulting gigs that I had lingering.
Having said that, you might remember that I posted that my Mio c310x died. The touch screen stopped working. Mio said it would cost $100 for repairs. Honestly, that’s a tough pill to swallow so I decided that I will sell my old Mio on Ebay for parts. I got a bunch of Mio-specific accessories.
So I was in the market for a new GPS. My Dad had a Garmin, which was okay. I still like the MioMap software better, so I was still looking at my options. I didn’t really care for Bluetooth, or even Text To Speech (TTS), so I settled on the TomTom XL 330 that was on sale at Fry’s.
I’ll do a full blown review later, but the one thing that I think is really neat, is that there is both Mac and Windows TomTom software. I have died and gone to heaven! The first night I got my TomTom, I really messed it up. I had to go in and delete files and restore the core OS on it, (it runs linux) and other than that, I am really happy with it. My only beef with it, is that there is no SD slot and I am wondering what will happen when I want to install European maps on it.
I would also like to try to make my own RDS-TMC receiver for it. I don’t think it would be too hard to make since it sounds like a slightly more complex crystal radio.
I’ll post here when I list my Mio on Ebay. I also want to thank all of you who come here looking for Mio hacking tips and other GPS related info. I am glad you have all found it useful.
Don’t get me wrong, if Mio had fixed my c310 I’d still be using it, but $100 is alot when I can get newer technology for just a little more and there seems to be some thing afoot that may prevent any updates to MioMap.
Thanks everyone for being patient with me.
Welcome to the wonderful world of TomTom! I’ve been loving mine for the past few weeks as well. Sadly, I too have no SD card slot… but I think we should be able to load maps via the TomTom Home software and the USB cable, right?
Thanks, Andy. You are right. But I don’t think there is enough room for BOTH maps at the same time. What do you think about my idea for making a RDS-TMC receiver?