In car GPS.

[royale]

I'm currently looking for an in-car GPS and need some advice.
A bigish screen and blue-tooth handsfree are a must. Spoken street names would be nice, as would the ability to broadcats to fm. I probably wouldn’t use an mp3 player but if it comes attached then great. Budget is up to about $800.
I’ve got a tomtom 910 in mind at the moment, but the soon to be released 720 looks like a better match for me if I can be bothered waiting for it.
Anyone got any other ideas? I don’t know much about the Garmin or Navman units if anyone else does I would like your input

[Hairyman]

I've got a TomTom. It is excellent. Stay away from Road Angel, the screen is an unreadable POS.

[dozer]

garmin nuvi 4tw, i have the 310, better than the tom tom as you get camera updates and maps easier. the direction engine is also supposed to be better.

[royale]

Thanks for the info guys, Ive narrowed down the search to the nuvi 660 or the tomtom 910 either of which I should be able to pick up for <$800 ... the nuvi has a built-in fm transmitter but only 2gb memory, the tomtom has a fm transmitter available (for 110 or so) and 20gb memory.

[still life]

Tomtom Australia maps are less than 150mb, so if you're not using it as an mp3 player what's the point in the 20gb version?

That said, Tomtom interface ftw.

[royale]

I believe the 910 (the 20gb version) is the only tomtom with spoken street names...and I may end up using the mp3 player

[dozer]

the 310 doubles as a handsfree bluetooth and has an mp3 player. it also takes cheap sd cards for mp3 and map updates.

[royale]

yeah, from what I have read the 310 has all the functionality of the 660, just with a smaller screen

/edit Actually it doesnt seem to have the fm transmitter or spoken street names

[royale]

bizzare, the garmin site says the 310 does not have spoken street names but 2 retailer sites say it does...does it dozer?

Anyway, the specs seem to be...
Tomtom 910.......4.3" screen, bluetooth, spoken street names (& sms), mp3 player 20gb HDD. Best price $745
Garmin nuvi 310..3.5" screen, bluetooth, spoken street names, mp3 player, SD slot. Best price $749
Garmin nuvi 660..4.3" screen, bluetooth, spoken street names, mp3 player 415MB memory + SD slot, FM transmitter. Best price $949

[pleed]

i also have a tomtom, highly recommended. but you can always get a cheap PDA and use someones tomtom backup copy