So this question is no longer theoretical for me. I'm highly considering buying a TomTom Rider 550 to replace my Garmin Zumo 595LM. One question remains unanswered.
Question: Can you play music through the TomTom Rider 550? If so, how?
Yesterday, I was at Fred Meyer buying food for the Food Bank. I loaded everything on the bike, and was on my way home when I noticed the bracket for my Garmin Zumo 595LM ...was empty. I went back and looked over the route twice. I didn't see it, or pieces of it.
So my search begins.
I thought of buying a Kyocera smartphone and using that, but I like the ability to create a route with more than going from Point A to B. And even using TomTom's GO app, you can't import routes. So while that is an inexpensive alternative, I'm not going to head that direction.
I like the Zumo XT. But at $500, I'd rather not. I do like the idea of the bright screen and the 5 inch screen. But Garmin wastes a third of their screens with the info on the right side, leaving you with the equivalent of a 3.5 inch GPS screen.
The Garmin 396 and TomTom Rider 550 are in between. The Garmin suffers from the same poor layout of the screen though. TomTom does a better job, IMHO of giving you the info you need.
So before I buy the TomTom, I'm interested in how you can listen to tunes on those long boring stretches of superslab? Or can you?
Also...I should ask if you have any other thoughts on which GPS to buy?
Thanks.
Question: Can you play music through the TomTom Rider 550? If so, how?
Yesterday, I was at Fred Meyer buying food for the Food Bank. I loaded everything on the bike, and was on my way home when I noticed the bracket for my Garmin Zumo 595LM ...was empty. I went back and looked over the route twice. I didn't see it, or pieces of it.
So my search begins.
I thought of buying a Kyocera smartphone and using that, but I like the ability to create a route with more than going from Point A to B. And even using TomTom's GO app, you can't import routes. So while that is an inexpensive alternative, I'm not going to head that direction.
I like the Zumo XT. But at $500, I'd rather not. I do like the idea of the bright screen and the 5 inch screen. But Garmin wastes a third of their screens with the info on the right side, leaving you with the equivalent of a 3.5 inch GPS screen.
The Garmin 396 and TomTom Rider 550 are in between. The Garmin suffers from the same poor layout of the screen though. TomTom does a better job, IMHO of giving you the info you need.
So before I buy the TomTom, I'm interested in how you can listen to tunes on those long boring stretches of superslab? Or can you?
Also...I should ask if you have any other thoughts on which GPS to buy?
Thanks.