TomTom Go 940 Live Expert Reviews

alaTest has collected and analyzed 125 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the performance. The maps also impresses, but many are less positive about the menu.

Performance, Maps, Screen

Menu, Interface, Price, Usability

Reviewers rate this product 78/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Global Positioning Systems (GPS), the TomTom Go 940 Live is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 97/100 = Excellent quality.

The feature-packed GO 940 Live sat-nav adds to its predecessors' capabilities with a number of over-the-air data services aimed at increasing the efficiency of your journey. This sat-nav isn't without its flaws and is one of the most pricey we've come ...

Good car mount ; useful High Definition Traffic, Google-search and fuel-price services ; intelligent IQ Routes technology

Pricey ; basic map view ; failure to switch between day and night mode ; not all safety cameras were flagged up ; not every area of UK has over-the-air coverage

The TomTom GO 940 Live is one of the most expensive sat-navs we've come across, both in terms of initial and ongoing costs. Yet, despite it being top of the range, it still suffers from some flaws. The device's wealth of features compensates for this ...

HD Traffic, safety alerts, fuel prices, Google Search, advanced lane guidance, IQ Routes, Map Share, 3D Map View: these are just some of the seemingly endless features that TomTom has ploughed into the Go 940 Live.

Online Live services. Has an abundance of features

Factor in the Live subscription, and this is one expensive mutha

The TomTom Go 940 Live is a highly desirable feature-laden satnav at a highly undesirable price point.

The TomTom Go 940 LIVE is a GPRS-enabled in car satnav with 4.3-inch, 480x272-pixel touchscreen, 4GB Flash memory, Bluetooth and FM transmitter. Features include live traffic updates, Google searches, voice recognition and smart route timing.

Is this a satnav or an iPhone stuck on its side? The 940's GPRS web connection is a long way from 3G but it's just right for keeping you up to date with local road conditions, tracking down businesses and saving a third of a penny on a litre of ...

You'll have to spend a lot of time on the road at rush hour to justify TomTom's £8 monthly fee for the Live services (although do you get the first three months' free). The service has had some teething issues, too, including poor coverage in some areas

Salesmen and lorry drivers criss-crossing the country will appreciate the sheer wealth of time-shaving features on board the 940. Weekend drivers, however, might find this hitch-hiker an expensive luxury.

In terms of development the TomTom Go940Live certainly packs in a hefty amount of cutting edge features, but that's not to say it's completely flawless and for the majority of ...

For professional drivers the GO940 will be ideal, as you can easily justify the extra subscription costs. For consumers the cheaper 740 or 540 may be the better option, unless you get the 940 from Handtec and even then you are paying over £300 plus ...

The GO940 is not just a satnav... it's the perfect wingman

Locates the cheapest fuel on your route; HD Traffic; Superb display; Nifty screen mount

High price and monthly subscription

Probably the best over-the-counter satnav ever, but most drivers will be better off with a more reasonably priced, less feature-packed alternative

TomTom's new flagship sat-nav flies the flag in style

Class leading traffic data / Elegant connectivity / Simple interface

Expensive up front cost, plus monthly sub for LIVE services

One of the best aspects of the TomTom experience has always been its online services, but these always meant pairing up to a mobile phone via Bluetooth. With the new x40 LIVE series there's no need for any of that palaver, as the device now contains a ...

In these cash-strapped times, can you justify £450 for a satnav?

Live services work well ; Improved motorway junction close-ups ; easy to setup and use ; new windscreen mount is miles better

speaker quality ; route calculation could be quicker

TomTom GO 940 LIVE with UK, Europe, USA and Canada, includes LIVE Services with real-time connection to HD Traffic, Safety Alerts, Fuel prices and Google local search.

The new TomTom Go 940 Live top model even comes with Internet services. The technical overkill or another step forward ?

Navis Both come in a new housing and with a new asset-holders, dealing with a rotary mechanism is now closer to the disc festgesaugt. It enables the easy removal of the Navis, but is still not as stable and trustworthy as the classical solutions of the co...