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AndyVaughan Lifetime Member
Joined: Apr 13, 2006 Posts: 1500 Location: Rossendale
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Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:59 pm Post subject: XL LIVE IQ Routes Edition - First Impressions |
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I have had the XL LIVE model for about a month now as a replacement for my troublesome 920.
First Impressions - what an excellent piece of kit from TT. It does what it says on the tin (DennisN go and buy one!) and navigates from A to B without locking up or stuttering on me.
So, after having all the bells and whistles of a 920 what are the pro's and cons?
Pro's
Does what it says on the tin - all of the x10 and x20's I have had have all had 'issues'
No weird lockups or reboots
LIVE Traffic - much better than RDS-TMC
Google Search - been very useful whilst on holiday
Fuel Prices - good when you are driving a gas guzzling 4x4 (LPG!!)
Love the Black menu background on Night Colours
Cons
No TTS - although I am not really missing it
Don't cares
Bluetooth Hands Free - totally given up on this anyway a long time ago and bought a car kit
Speech Recognition - didn't work that well with the Northern accent anyway
Bluetooth Remote - never used it anyway
MP3 playback - it was rubbish anyway
So all in all for the price I would highly recommend the XL LIVE, if only TT hadn't saved a few pennies on TTS licensing it would be truly awesome. If they can launch it in some countries with TTS then why not everywhere?
Oh, and before anyone asks, just putting the necessary Loquendo files on there doesn't give you TTS.
So, has anyone else got a XL LIVE and what do they think? |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14901 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:57 pm Post subject: Re: XL LIVE IQ Routes Edition - First Impressions |
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AndyVaughan wrote: | (DennisN go and buy one!) |
Questions..
Has it gotta SD card slot and does it work from SD card if it has?
How do you get it where you can reach it? I have all my devices on gooseneck extension thingies. _________________ Dennis
If it tastes good - it's fattening.
Two of them are obesiting!! |
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AndyVaughan Lifetime Member
Joined: Apr 13, 2006 Posts: 1500 Location: Rossendale
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Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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OK so it won't work for you then!
I thought the mount was a bit odd at first, but after a day or two I am used to it.
It is the first TT I have seen a while which actually works out of the box without some glaring bug though. |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14901 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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OK. I'll just have to hope the x50s are out before my 920 finally gives up the ghost, then I'll be able to get an x40 cheap as chips and try that. With luck it shouldn't be long, maybe even whilst I'm in Corfu to be ready for when I get back. (If I knew about screwdrivers and stuff, I'd ask you for the USB socket off your dead 920, 'cos mine's a bit busted ). _________________ Dennis
If it tastes good - it's fattening.
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AndyVaughan Lifetime Member
Joined: Apr 13, 2006 Posts: 1500 Location: Rossendale
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Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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920 gone back to Holland for good, sorry!
Just a thought from your previous post - at this point I don't need a SD card as I don't need to run 27 different Navcores to try and find one that works with either my phone, mp3 playback, rds-tmc, has a volume control that actually works, cure stuttering, cure map refresh issues etc. Need I go on!
As long as you don't need multiple maps then the XL LIVE is a cracking device. Shame they didn't put a USB2 socket on it though as it takes forever to put 2gig of maps on there!
Seems like I am the only owner on here at the moment - good job I don't need any tech support! |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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AndyVaughan wrote: |
Seems like I am the only owner on here at the moment - good job I don't need any tech support! |
Got one here....
Nice bit of kit! |
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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I also have one of these - Cracking device but it would be better if it had TTS - Mike |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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What a good idea! |
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AndyVaughan Lifetime Member
Joined: Apr 13, 2006 Posts: 1500 Location: Rossendale
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Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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If only my ttgo.bif had the necessary lines in it to support TTS |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14901 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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OK, I'll think about it. I'm due an expensive birthday present when I get back from Corfu - maybe an XL LIVE IQ regional, or a Roadhawk, or both!! _________________ Dennis
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