"The BEST Thing About The Garmin Nuvi 255W Is That Its Clean, Fast & Very Straightforward! Its Absolutely A GREAT Bang For YOUR BUCK!!" |
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Garmin Nuvi 255W 4.3 Inch Widescreen GPS Review
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Price: $134.84 currently priced/price may change) Return Policy: The Garmin Nuvi 255W can be purchased from VCT Electronics thru Amazon and has a 30-day FULL money back guarantee. Brand: Garmin Model #: 010-00718-20 Recommended Merchant: www.amazon.com About The Product: The Nuvi 255W is a straight out-of-the-box GPS navigator that gets you to your destination with the peace of mind you always need while you are on the go. You need not take your eyes off the road to read out maps or directions as this navigator gives you voice prompts on turn by turn directions and calls out the street names you approach. It is preloaded with the City Navigator NT street maps which include lots of POI database such as hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATM machines and other essential travel stop-overs. With its HotFix Satellite predictive positioning, the Nuvi 255 calculates your current location quite fast to get you to your destination in the quickest route possible. It comes with an emergency locator feature and provides you with the nearest available intersection and the hospitals, police stations and gas pumps within the proximity. All with a tap on the screen. Beyond pure navigation, the Nuvi 255 also includes essential travel tools such as a JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. It also has photo navigation which allows you to download location photos thru the Garmin Connect Photo website and navigate to then directly. It has an anti-theft and screen lock feature which allows you to save on power when the unit is not in continuous use. |
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The Good Stuff:
 HotFix Satellite predictive positioning ensures superior accuracy and advanced navigation features
Turn-by-turn voice directions keeps your eyes on the road for utmost driving safety
Smooth map redraw rates as you navigate
Accepts custom points of interest (POIs) such as school zones and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs
Digital elevation maps show you shaded contours and give you a big picture of the surrounding terrain
Photo navigation allows you to get instructions directly from uploaded photo destinations
Compatible with optional enhanced MSN Direct content (subscription and receiver required)
Features travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator
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The Bad Stuff:
 Bulky mounting cradle
Feature set rather limited but one of the best choices for an entry level GPS
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Product Specifications:
The Garmin Nuvi 255W GPS includes the following standard specifications:
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Product Features:
Listed below are some of the features that come with this GPS Navigation System. Take a quick look below..  HotFix (Long Term Ephemeris Prediction) finds satellites faster
Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Basemap shows 3D shaded terrain features
Faster 333 Mhz processor offers faster, smoother map drawing and vehicle icon motion through turns
Text-to-speech capabilities and turn-by-turn navigation prompts keep your eye on the road and not on a map
Memory Card Slots so you can add maps and travel guides, or store photos
JPEG Image Viewer, World Time Clock, Currency Converter, Calculator
Send addresses directly to your Garmin from Google Maps or Mapquest
Photo Navigation lets you upload geo-coded photos from a phone, geo-coding camera or photo site and navigate to them
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Our Verdict:
The advantage of getting a GPS device with lesser features is that they get to perform extremely well than those with sophisticated add ons. Thats the best thing about the Nuvi 255W is that its clean, fast, straightforward. Its got the basic, most important necessities - Text-to speech directions, lightning fast route calculations, speed limits on many roads, customizable, extremely easy to use right out of the box, extremely easy and fast to enter, save and find your destinations. Overall it is a great bang for the buck GPS and a no brainer. Most often, when GPS devices get too complicated, performance is sacrificed and a user gets more stressed trying to figure out how the added features work. Hey, navigators are supposed to give you peace of mind as you cruise to your destinations! And unless you are really into the over-hyped features of a more sophisticated model, the Nuvi 255W is the best, low price user-friendly navigator you can lay your hands on. |
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Customer Feedback-
"My final decision was to keep the 255w and return a 750 because I really liked the graphic turn indicator and the posted speed limit and current speed indicators. I didn't find a need for the 750's MP3 player and Audio book player, but that is up to personal preference." - Actual User Review - Amazon.com "Overall the Nuvi 255W is a great GPS unit. The unit takes very quickly locks on to satellite signals, tracks very well and when you miss a turn or do something unexpected, recalculates a new route very quickly." - Actual User Review - Amazon.com "Typical of Garmin, the product works well, wide screen is very nice. Very disappointing that the product does not come with a standard power cable or even a USB cable - especially considering that is what you must have to use for software updates and product registration." - Actual User Review - Amazon.com "I would recommend this GPS to anyone. Simple yet powerful." - Actual User Review - Amazon.com |
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