Dell Axim x50v and TomTom 2004

bobpenn · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 14, 2005 Posts: 13

Whenever I quit TomTom 2004 USA, my Dell Axim x50v hangs and I need to soft reboot. If I turn off the power while the program is still running, I always need to go to the GPS options and reselect COM 7 Bluetooth port for it to see my Holux 231 again.

I wrote to TomTom and get an honest, but disappointing answer: they don't support the Dell x50 series! True, it's not listed on their web site, but I assumed that it was an oversite. Nope! And further, they basically told me not to use TomTom with it. There was no mention of hang in there, we're working on it, or it's in beta. Just, one day maybe we will support it, but no promises.

Really, Dell is a major manufacturer of PocketPCs. It really is in their interest to support it.

I will continue using TomTom. It's a pain, but I still like the program. Hopefully one day they will get it to work properly with the x50v.

pib007 · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 4:01 pm Post subject: dell

I was told by Dell that the X50 is not compatible with TomTom tahts why i got the X30.

bobpenn · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 14, 2005 Posts: 13

It does work, it only hangs when you quit the application. Inside the app, all acts normally.

It's not perfect, but it is usable.

Mizio · Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 7:17 pm Post subject: X50v

Thanks for the report. I am planning on getting the X50v so this feedback is very valuable.

One question: how does the screen look while running TT 2004 in VGA mode? Higher resolution or is it the same?

Also, when you installed it, did TT 2004 recognize the X50v? The reason I am asking this is because when I tried to install it onto my Casio E125, TT2004 said that this was a non supported device. Perhaps, because it has a non-ARM processor.

Kind regards

DavidW · Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 7:51 pm Post subject:

I believe TomTom have dropped support of non-ARM devices, though I'm not sure whether support of ARM based Pocket PC 2000 devices has remained.

TomTom Navigator 2004 runs at VGA resolution on my iPAQ hx4700. I've not tried it on a Dell X50v though - because I don't have an X50v!

David

bobpenn · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 14, 2005 Posts: 13

To answer your questions, there is a VGA today screen module. And the actual program looks fine in VGA. It installed with no problems at all. The only issue I see is quitting or powering off with the program running. Then you need to do a soft reboot. Otherwise, everything works perfectly.

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