Dr Gadget - Garmin Nuvi 255 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

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Batteries Included: 1 Binding: Electronics Brand: Garmin Display Size: 3.5 EAN: 0753759077402 Feature: 3.5-inch Touch Screen Navigation with Turn by Turn spoken Directions Includes Mp3 Player: 1 Is Memorabilia: 0 Label: Garmin Manufacturer: Garmin Model: Nuvi 255 Native Resolution: 320 x 240 Publisher: Garmin Special Features: nv:Type^Receiver|Waypoints^1000|Display^TFT|Display^Backlight|Touch Screen^Yes|Expansion Slots^microSD Card|Battery Type^Rechargeable lithium-ion Studio: Garmin
Features 3.5-inch Touch Screen Navigation with Turn by Turn spoken Directions Pre-loaded Maps for all North America, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico with 6.5 million searchable points of interest FM Traffic or MSN Direct Traffic/Content compatible (with optional GDB 55 receiver) Easy to Use Interface; slim, pocket-sized form factor; 4-hour rechargeable battery Automatically Adjusts Your Time Zone While Navigating
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Nice unit with decent features. Good battery life. Comment: I bought the 255 for travels around the Northeast and California. It has served me well thus far. Start up time is quick, TTS is very useful, and the screen brightness is excellent. Con: The speaker is tinny and fills with some static at high volumes. My friends older garmin 200 series did not have this issue. This is a short review but theres not need to go into details. Its a fine unit and gets me to where I want to go accurately. Pay the extra for TTS, it'll come in handy. Customer Rating: Summary: Lacks features compared to Tom Tom Comment: This is the lowest priced unit that also calls out street names but the voice is too animated although speaker is pretty good. While using the Tom Tom you could easily remove parts of the route that you knew had construction or congestion and it would recalculate your route. This feature has been in the Tom Tom since the GO came out like 4 years ago. Garmin still lacks that feature, they call it Detour in which you have no control at all and the unit decides your alternate route. I know it has the FM traffic update but I am not buying a subscription service for that. I think I will stick to Tom Tom it offers better features for the same money. Customer Rating: Summary: nuvi 255 Comment: good unit easy to use fairly quick at picking up satellites some spoken commands are incorrect ( turn right ) when I should have turned (left ) but all in all gets you to the destination with no problems Customer Rating: Summary: Great GPS Comment: This is the first GPS we have owned. I read so many reviews just to be sure I got it right. The one feature everyone stressed was the text to speech technology and I'm so glad I listened. We've only used it a couple of times, but we're very pleased. Customer Rating: Summary: Garmin 255 GPS Comment: I purchased the GPS as a birthday gift for my 20 year old daughter. My daughter has used the GPS several times and has told me it's the best. I would highly recommend the Garmin Nuvi 255 GPS. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: With easy-to-use Touchscreen displays, the nuvi 255 can route to addresses, restaurants, hotels and more with turn-by-turn directions and voice guidance. nuvi 255 will include text-to-speech, which will prompt you to "Turn right on Main Street." New appealing features include MSN Direct compatibility, HotFix, Garmin Connect Photos, digital elevation maps, automatic time zone updates and smoother map updates. nuvi 255 is compatible with an optional MSN Direct receiver (GDB 55). This optional MSN Direct receiver provides premium content such as traffic updates, weather, gas prices, enhanced movie listings, stock info, news, local events and a send-to-GPS feature for trip planning. nuvi 255 has broader map coverage and comes preloaded with City Navigator NT road maps for North America and 6 million points of interest. The map data is provided by NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping. Bright 3.5 diagonal color display; 320 x 240 pixels; QVGA TFT display, with white backlight High-sensitivity GPS receiver for improved performance and reception Trip computer records mileage, max speed, total time and more Built-in travel kit includes features such as picture viewer, world clock, currency and measurement converters and calculator Configurable vehicle icons - allows users to select a fun, customized car-shaped icon; users can download additional choices Offers a three-dimensional mapping perspective or 2D overhead view Built-in lithium-ion battery - lasts up to four hours depending on usage Dimensions - Width 3.8 x Height 2.8 x Depth 0.8 Weight - 5.2 ounces