BMW Navigator 3 vs TomTom R2 vs Zumo

[zerocool]

like what???

I would rather have mapshare, help me, consistent updates over home, bluetooth with content exchanging, and itinerary planning over MP3 any day.

There really isnt much more in it than that, otherwise they are nearly identical.

Plus I should add that the Rider ships with headset as standard, the Zumo doesnt unless you get the 550.

Plus you need to add the neverending argument of TeleAtlas vs. Navteq. TomTom wins on that too if your riding in Europe.

 

[Bumpkin]

Plus I should add that the Rider ships with headset as standard, the Zumo doesnt unless you get the 550.

The Zumo 550 doesn't come with and audio solution either as far as I'm aware.

I guess the rationale behind that is that it might not necessarily be a first GPS purchase, so the user might already have audio sorted (albeit probably not Bluetooth).

 

[zerocool]

That does make sense but its a shame the Cardo equiptment is so dear as a loose accessory.

I personally cant see how the zumo's price is justified considering it excludes this accessory, Rider at around £280-300 always includes it, along with all the other nice bits like a case, mount, home charger etc.

The only reason I could ever feasably consider the Zumo is the world maps that one of the guys on here links too, they are not high res but for places like Morocco and Jerusalem etc where I would consider going at some point in my life it would be useful.

Still...... I love my Rider 2, wouldnt swap it for the world, and definetly not a Zumo!

 

[Pukmeister]

I had the old Navigator 2 unit which was 2-D view only. It worked OK but I missed a few turnings due to it, and in heavy rain in Blackburn it autozoomed then I rode 'off the screen' and got lost/soaked whilst trying to navigate to my designated B&B.

I then bought a TT Rider (Mk 1) and Touratech cradle, and have never looked back. It's so easy to use I have hardly looked at the Nav 2 since despite all the mapsource stuff it can do. I synch the mobile phone via Blluetooth through the rider unit, and have a separate Mp3 player paired into my Autocom for tunes on the move. I would have gone for a Zumo but they weren't out at the time.

I guess the choice of hardware depends on what you want to achieve (functionality requirements) and your budget.

There are some Linux apps for the Rider unit I found including 'suntime' which switches to night/day mode based on current location and time like the Garmins do, a handy feature. Link below.

http://www.webazar.org/tomtom/suntime.php?lang=uk