TomTom VIA 1405 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
TomTom VIA 1405 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
- Get over 1 million more miles of mapped roads in the US
- Navigate with ease using premium maps of the US, Canada & Mexico
- Travel in style with new slim design and integrated, Fold and Go EasyPort Mount
- Plan routes easily with smarter user interface on a bright 4.3-inch touchscreen
- Never miss an exit with Advanced Lane Guidance
TomTom VIA 1405 4.3″ GPS Navigator. Superior driving intelligence. Travel throughout the US, Canada and Mexico with ease and style. This innovative navigator boasts a super-slim design, classic finish, new, intuitive user interface and a 4.3 touchscreen. Always the smartest, fastest route with IQ Routes. Despite posted speed limits, traffic traveling along a road at 8 a.m. moves at a different pace than it does at 2 p.m. Actual traffic speed is affected by rush hour, traffic light changes, pedestrian traffic, day of the week, and more. Only TomTom offers exclusive technology that evaluates routes based on actual traffic speeds, rather than posted speed limits, and will recommend the fastest route for the time of the day. (Feature is available in the US and Canada only.) Switch on and go right out of the box. Get the TomTom 1405 GPS Navigator from Brookstone then enter the address on the screen and start driving!
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List Price: $ 169.95
Price: $ 169.95
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S. Ellis "BamBam"
May 17, 2011Via 1405 GPS – Traffic & Maps,
The Via 1405TM is the first GPS that I have owned. I have found that the interface of the 1405 is easy to use and navigate. I do find the traffic function useful and has been triggered several times by accidents on the road ahead and has informed me and is very accurate as to the delay time and location of the accidents. The downfall of the traffic function is the traffic receiver is in the power chord, so if you are running from battery you will not see the traffic information. The biggest issue with this series (VIA) seems to be the lack of correct documentation and mis-information from Tom Tom support. I have asked several questions regarding user manual, map updates etc and have gotten conflicting answers. Within the product box there was a map update code for lifetime updates, however the instructions did not jive with the myTomTom interface. Upon asking Tom Tom support about it they directed me to online help sites that do not relate to the VIA series. Hoping I can somehow get auto map updates when I connect to a PC.
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|R. Abraham
May 17, 2011Excellent Personal Navigation Device,
I bought this to replace my 2-year-old TomTom XL 340S, mainly because I wanted lifetime map updates which were not available when I bought my XL. I hooked both units up in my car and drove around for an hour to compare them. A couple obvious differences are that the VIA units are slightly thinner and lighter than the XL series, and the VIAs have a slightly better screen, although honestly I could barely tell the difference. Diagonal lines are a little less jaggy on the VIA if you look closely, but the increased resolution does not make much difference. The font size is slightly different as well. The font for the current street is a little larger on the VIA, but the font for the next street to turn onto is slightly smaller, which you can see in the screen image on this site. The street name is green and white and meant to look like a highway sign. The fonts were perfectly fine on my XL, and they are fine on the VIA as well. One thing that they changed, and I think this is new for the VIA line, is that when you are approaching your destination it will tell you if it’s on the right or the left. With previous generation TomToms you could see which side of the street your destination was on by looking at the screen, but it didn’t announce it audibly. It’s a slight improvement, but not a big deal in my opinion.
As far as navigation, the two units were pretty similar when giving directions. I noticed that in some places the Lane Guidance screen would kick in on the XL while it did not on the VIA. I think they have tweaked the software a little after realizing that there were times when Lane Guidance was coming on when it wasn’t really needed. Also, I noticed at one exit that the XL said to exit and “go straight on,” (although the screen showed a left turn with an arrow) when in fact it should have said exit and turn left. The XL got it wrong, the VIA got it right. Again, that was probably just the result of improvements that have been made to the software in the last two years. Also, the XL would say “take the exit toward Erie, PA” (spoken as “pa” as in “papa”), whereas the VIA just said take the exit toward Erie, and didn’t mention the state. It’s kind of pointless to say the state in that instance, so just saying a city and leaving it at that is fine.
And now for the best feature. The reason I would not consider any other brand of PND right now is because TomTom is the only brand with the excellent EasyPort Mount. I only use my PND when I travel by air and then rent a vehicle. In my opinion, having the mount built-in to the unit is great. It is much easier to pack and carry than it would otherwise be with a mount that is a separate piece of hardware. I’ve had no problems with the EasyPort Mounts on both of my TomToms. They work great!
I didn’t want the traffic or Bluetooth options, so I went with the “M” instead of the “TM” and the 1405 instead of the 1435.
Overall this is a great PND. I highly recommend it to anyone who takes along a PND for use in rental cars. The EasyPort Mount is excellent and makes for a compact and easy to transport device, and TomTom is the only company that offers it.
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