TomTom XXL540TM

TomTom XXL 540TM Lifetime Traffic Maps Edition is a great dedicated navigation system. Extra wide screen size, lifetime traffic updates capability and possibility to download European maps, are some of the advantages it has. Worked great right out of the box.

Directions are clear and highway lane guidance is good. Knows small roads and shortcuts. Driving time estimates are accurate, and display is informative. The price and performance is good. Good basic device for the money, without too many bells and whistles.

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TomTom XXL540TM Lifetime Traffic Maps Edition

Here are some reviews from R. Pertusio:

If you were wondering the "TM" in TomTom XXL 540TM , it stands for "Traffic" and "Maps", indicating there are free traffic and map updates. I had no problems entering the "Lifetime Maps & Traffic" code provided.

The first thing I did was hook it up to my PC and run all the updates. (A newer map was available + GPSFix + Map Share.) It took about 1.5 hours to update all of it and took up about 96% of the 2GB built-in memory.

The Good :

--> Screen size met my expectations. Easy to see everything on the screen

--> Startup time (including time to lock onto satellites) seemed fairly quick

--> Roads were up-to-date and labeled properly. Didn't find any errors

--> Allowed me to customize just about everything I wanted to.

--> It functioned perfectly as a Navigation device. Of all the features, the 'Navigation' is the most important, and TomTom XXL 540TM does it well from what I've seen.

--> It pronounced some 'hard to say' roads perfectly!

The OK :

--> Traffic is only updated by RDS (sent by local FM radio stations). This is what I paid for. RDS updated only major roadways (Interstates) and marked some accidents / road construction / road closures. It only worked when the power cord was plugged into the accessory power port on the car (as the cord functions as the antenna.) I would have preferred TomTom's GO/Live line of products which has a built-in 'cell phone' to grab more detailed and current traffic information. But, these were out of my price range.

--> It takes some time to calculate a long distance route. But, I also know that TomTom XXL 540TM is using IQ Routes to choose the best roads. It seemed 1 or 2 seconds longer than it needed to be, but certainly not a huge problem.

I have yet to try this out on a long or complex road trip, but I have no doubts from what I've seen so far that it will be just fine.

Overall, I'm happy with the device. I consider myself an 'Average' navigation user (not a beginner, not an expert) and will update the review after using it more.