
However, it will provide warning of fixed safety cameras, albeit updated free only for three months with an annual subscription payable thereafter. There is no provision for traffic conditions to be taken into account in planning a route and this is not available as a subscription service since the Start 50 doesn’t have any way of communicating with a smartphone as with the Lifetime updates to the mapping data is provided, a welcome inclusion for a lower-priced unit. In other respects, though, the Start 50 has a similar specification to the nüvi 52LM. Satnav (it’s the same price as the smaller-screened Start 40), but it has mapping for 39 European countries which explains why it’s a bit more expensive than, say, Garmin’sĮntry-level nüvi 52LM which has only UK & Ireland maps. The Start 50 is currently TomTom’s cheapest in-car The resistive touch screen is a disappointment, though, and this isn’t really compensated for by voice control since this can only be activated from the screen. While more expensive than some entry-level satnavs, you do get coverage of the whole of Europe and free updates for life.
