Tibo A1700
And then here’s the Tibo. It reminds me of a friendly cow. This is further emphasized as it received quite a plump shape from its designers. Altogether it is a friendly piece, though the casing is not made of the nowadays fashionable soft plastic, but of the classic hard one, moreover, the front cover has some glittering plastic parts too. In the box we can find, besides the device, the passive holder, a car charger, a stylus, a manual and the inevitable iGO software. Unfortunately no mains charger made it to the package. The Tibo is not of Chinese, but of Korean origin, in spite of this, the system is very similar; I might mention the display which is officially capable of displaying 16 million shades of color, which is not as prominent during navigation as I would have expected, especially because Windows can take advantage of this feature only when viewing pictures.
The Tibo is an OEM manufacturer too, although the brands found by me were just as well-known as the name Tibo itself. It is a positive aspect that the brand is present in Western-Europe too, so we can rightfully hope that the company will exist in the future too. The heart of the gadget is the usual 2440 Samsung processor with a clock speed of 400 Mhz, which drives this navi without problems, just like all the others. The operating system used us the Windows CE .Net 4.2 Core. The device of course employs TMC support too, just like all the others.
Navigation is helped by the SirfStar III chipset, with a foldable antenna. The manufacturer didn’t take any chances by any means, as the device can be inserted in the car holder only with an unfolded antenna. The car holder is the goose-neck type, it’s not too long, so it won’t "wave in the wind" as much as the Altina for example, but it still can’t hold a candle to Novogo’s solution. Inserting it in its holder is a bit tricky, as we have to press two buttons at the same time, but we don’t see them (for me it is usual that the holder is already on the windshield when inserting the navi). The display has a size of 3.5", there is no lack of luminosity. It finds the satellites quickly, this is probably helped by the foldable antenna.
Navigation was fast and flawless; I was very content with the accuracy. It is of course capable of MP# playback, picture viewing and video playback, although the importance of these features is a much debated question. The battery didn’t really shine during the test: the maximum online time was about 1 hour and 20 minutes. The Tibo is equipped with stereo speakers, so listening to Uncle Moss is a real experience, although only in means of sound volume, as there would be much to improve in means of sound quality. The top of it all is that the volume control is a standard pot, just like at the old Sokol radios.
Pros: good display, fast, precise, fine passive holder
Cons: battery, tricky insertion into the passive holder, lack of mains charger.
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