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NJSS
Member Since: 06 May 2009
Location: Catherington, Hampshire.
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| LR Sat Nav v TomTom Go 930 |
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I have only had my D3 for about a month - but have found the LR SatNav to be, IMHO, inferior to my old TomTom Go 930T.
The routeing doesn't seem to be so good, I can't add POIs, and of course it doesn't have IQRoutes and Advanced Lane Guidance.
I was told by a stealer that the LR SatNav does have RDS-TMC but I can't see that it has. Certainly when the TomTom recommends a change of route due to, say, an accident, the LR system did not. Do I have to do something to activate the LR RDS-TMC ?
Finally, if as I fear, I decide not to use the LR SatNav, is there some way of switching off the display, or can I use it for some other purpose?
TIA.
NJSS Am I Gammon or Woke ? - I neither know nor care.
2016 Discovery 4 Landmark
2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
1973 MG B GT V8 - 3.9L John Eales engine, 5 speed R380 gearbox, since 1975.
1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
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 17th Jun 2009 3:22 pm |
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Slimer
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Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Last Exit to Nowhere
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TMC only comes with Premium Nav so presumably you've got Standard The End
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| 17th Jun 2009 3:57 pm |
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ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
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to be honest njss it's not just LR that make not so good as tomtom nav, tomtom make satnav for a living, it's what they do, nothing else, LR make 4x4's it's what they do, the nav is always going to be inferior unless it's a tomtom system they put in,
of all the cars i've used with built in sat nav NONE of them are as good as tomtom, but as i said, it's ALL that they do so it's only right,
I use the LR satnav for most but will be putting the new tomtom onto the iphone as i can then use the cradle for hands free callign as well as charging and nav back up...
just have to get in a navara to see how bad nav can be, no post code option etc etc.
if tomtom made land rovers i wouldnt expect them to be as good as a discovery.. 
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| 17th Jun 2009 4:01 pm |
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NJSS
Member Since: 06 May 2009
Location: Catherington, Hampshire.
Posts: 10502
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Slimer - many thanks.
I assume that I must have Standard Nav, but the stealer said when I bought the car that the nav system had TMC.
How can I tell Premium Nav from Standard please?
ad15 - good point well made; but why don't LR buy in TomTom expertise like Toyota & Renault have?
NJSS Am I Gammon or Woke ? - I neither know nor care.
2016 Discovery 4 Landmark
2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
1973 MG B GT V8 - 3.9L John Eales engine, 5 speed R380 gearbox, since 1975.
1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
There are 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary, and those who don’t.
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| 17th Jun 2009 4:05 pm |
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ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
Posts: 4866
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probably becuase they've speant so much money on the rest of the electrical wizardry that the choice was to save a penny or two elsewhere,
i'd love it if they did go tomtom route, not holding my breath though,
sorry for the double post, not sure what happened there...
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| 17th Jun 2009 4:17 pm |
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