My iGo8 Review
I'm used to using Garmin Mobile XT. I also tried TomTom6 and didn't care much for it. I also own iGuidance v4, and while I like TTS, Garmin is much more polished.
Also, I have iGo8 8.3.xxxx with the latest maps.
PROS:
- Map looks very nice and I like the looks of it over Garmin, TomTom, and iGuidance.
- TTS works pretty well, but instead of saying "North Charles Street" it'll say "N Charles Street"...still not a big deal.
- I like how it'll say "take the next right" or "take the 2nd right" when you get close to your turn. With Garmin I always have to look at the map or try to read the street signs to see exactly when to turn....which can be hard in the dark.
- The menus are very easy to navigate and I like all of the options they have included.
- Fast re-route if you go off your route
- Being able to pan the map is nice
CONS:
- I prefer seeing my arrival time rather than how much longer is left in my trip (it shows 5:15, meaning I have 5 hours and 15 minutes left). Is there a way to change this?
- Routing was COMPLETELY off on my long trip. It seems to do fine in my area and for short trips, but I tried it when going to my parent's house and it was going to take me a way that it said was 45 minutes longer than the way Garmin had....and they were both set to the fastest route.
All-in-all it is a very nice program, but the routing problem on my trip did it in for me. That's the whole point of a GPS program and if it doesn't give me a good route, then its useless IMO. I might try changing some settings around to see if it'll give me the same route as what Garmin did, but unless it can get me there in the same amount of time or less, then I don't plan on using it.
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