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Electronics : TomTom Map of Western Europe - Maps (DVD)
Rating: 
- A few questions answered...
Like me, you've probably read the blurb and still have a few questions - hopefully the following will help!
- Yes, these maps do work perfectly with other versions of the Tomtom One. I've got the One V2 Regional which was UK only. The software seems very well integrated with the Tomtom Home PC software, all I needed to do was hook up the unit, pop in the DVD and select the maps I wanted to install from the Tomtom Home software screen. The DVD package includes a product card code, which when entered gave a prompt to visit the ttcode.com website. This generates a separate key code - enter that and everything works a treat.
- The DVD contains the various country specific maps, also it contains country specific maps with main routes of Europe and as well contains a single map of the whole of Europe.
- The amount of maps which you can fit on your SD card will depend upon it's size and also any extra POIs or voices you use. I managed to fit UK, France, Iberia, Canary Islands and Germany on a single 1GB card. However the detailed single map of Europe is over 900MB, so would need a 2BG card.
- Final key question - are these the latest maps? Answer:no, but then again were you expecting to pay 24GBP for a product which if bought direct from the Tomtom website would be 100Euro for the single detailed map of Europe download or 60Euro each for the single country maps? This DVD, which is copyrighted 2006, contains a slightly older version of the maps but has the added flexibility of a wide range of combinations of individual country maps. The latest version on the Tomtom website at the time of this review is 6.75, whereas the versions on the DVD I received (July 07)are at 6.5.
For me, the reduced price and the fairly infrequent times I'll be using the maps makes the lack of some new road changes an acceptable trade-off. As they say, you pay your money and take your choice.
I've rated this 4 out of 5 only because of the not-latest-issue factor, but I still consider great value for money, it does what it says on the tin.
- A few questions answered...Like me, you've probably read the blurb and still have a few questions - hopefully the following will help!
- Yes, these maps do work perfectly with other versions of the Tomtom One. I've got the One V2 Regional which was UK only. The software seems very well integrated with the Tomtom Home PC software, all I needed to do was hook up the unit, pop in the DVD and select the maps I wanted to install from the Tomtom Home software screen. The DVD package includes a product card code, which when entered gave a prompt to visit the ttcode.com website. This generates a separate key code - enter that and everything works a treat.
- The DVD contains the various country specific maps, also it contains country specific maps with main routes of Europe and as well contains a single map of the whole of Europe.
- The amount of maps which you can fit on your SD card will depend upon it's size and also any extra POIs or voices you use. I managed to fit UK, France, Iberia, Canary Islands and Germany on a single 1GB card. However the detailed single map of Europe is over 900MB, so would need a 2BG card.
- Final key question - are these the latest maps? Answer:no, but then again were you expecting to pay 24GBP for a product which if bought direct from the Tomtom website would be 100Euro for the single detailed map of Europe download or 60Euro each for the single country maps? This DVD, which is copyrighted 2006, contains a slightly older version of the maps but has the added flexibility of a wide range of combinations of individual country maps. The latest version on the Tomtom website at the time of this review is 6.75, whereas the versions on the DVD I received (July 07)are at 6.5.
For me, the reduced price and the fairly infrequent times I'll be using the maps makes the lack of some new road changes an acceptable trade-off. As they say, you pay your money and take your choice.
I've rated this 4 out of 5 only because of the not-latest-issue factor, but I still consider great value for money, it does what it says on the tin.