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The nAvi 2x5 models all sport the slim design that Garmin introduced with the 200-series last year, so they all fit comfortably in your pocket or purse, and a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that makes them convenient for navigation by car or foot.All of the models include useful travel tools like a JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. 
tching to try out a new restaurant, or setting off on a road trip to locate the best toffee apples on the east coast? Now, it's easy to search for locations on Google Maps or Mapquest, then transfer the addresses directly to your Garmin GPS navigator.
The process does require a small plugin, which you can get at Garmin's website at http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3739. You can send business addresses to your Garmin device from these countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. | ||
Search for the location you want. | Pick "Send to GPS". | Go! |
Traffic-Capable for Either FM Traffic or Enhanced MSN Direct Content
MSN Direct Enhanced Traffic and Content | With an optional receiver, you can access enhanced dynamic content from the MSN Direct service. Check the weather, avoid traffic backups, compare local gas prices, get enhanced movie listings, stock information, news and local events when you travel with your unit. Even plan trips from the convenience of your computer, via Windows Live Local, and wirelessly send custom to your nAvi. Check out a full description of MSN Direct content features, or a coverage map for MSN Direct services. A 3-month subscription to MSN Direct is included with the receiver. After that, subscription fees are $49.95 per year, or $129.95 for a lifetime subscription. |
FM Traffic
 | With an optional receiver, you can get alerts from TMC Clear Channel about traffic tie-ups and road construction that might lie ahead on your route. All you have to do is simply touch the screen to view traffic details and you'll be ready to detour around any problem area. And if you end up missing a turn, or you're forced into a detour that is not relayed through the traffic receiver, the nAvi's sophisticated automatic routing will get you back on track in no time. In most areas, TMC Clear Channel traffic broadcasts are continuous a there's no waiting for scheduled traffic news updates or random alerts. Because traffic broadcasts are received via a "silent" FM data channel, you can still listen to music or news programming on your car radio without interference from incoming FM traffic data transmissions. A 3-month subscription to TMC Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network is included with the receiver. For more information on subscription fees, coverage in individual cities, and traffic data networks in the United Kingdom and Europe, check the Garmin website. |
Widescreen -- See More of What's Around
| The super-bright, 4.3-inch (diagonal) touchscreen display gives is anti-glare for ease of viewing during the day and automatically changes its color profile for easy viewing at night or in dim light. It offers 2d or 3D perspective views. The widescreen format gives you 70% more actual screen area than a 3.5-inch screen. Primarily this translates into a better view of the area through which you are driving. This is especially useful in showing you what parks, restaurants, ATM, gas stations, etc. are nearby, or in letting you know whether a detour is a good idea. Also, the device itself is larger, meaning controls on the screen are more widely spaced and somewhat easier to push. | |
Wider screen lets you see more of what's around. Compare these actual size views of a 3-inch (diagonal) screen | and a 4.3-inch diagonal widescreen |
Where Am I?
On any nAvi (including this one), you can just tap "Where Am I?" to find the closest hospitals, police stations, fuel stations, nearest address and intersection. Also see your exact latitude and longitude coordinates.First-Rate Map Data
 nAvi accepts custom points of interest (POIs). View larger. | The nAvi comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps for all of North America, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, including a hefty POI database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nAvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. Garmin gets its map data from NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping. In addition, nAvi accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs Important note about map updates: Due to our high volume of sales, almost every Garmin portable GPS navigator sold by Amazon.com will come with the most recent map version. If you ever do need a map update, you can purchase one from Amazon.com at our Garmin Store. |
Garmin Lock
Garmin's patent pending theft prevention system that disables the unit from performing any functions until the user types in a specific 4-digit PIN or takes the unit to a predetermined secure location
Beyond Navigation
Browse your stored pictures with an easy-to-use JPEG viewer. | Navigation is just the beginning. The nAvi 2x5 models features travel tools including a JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. This device is compatible with optional content plug-ins available via microSD card, such as the Garmin Travel Guides and Garmin SaversGuide provide detailed data for attractions and information on nearby merchants offering discounts, so you can customize nAvi for your travel needs. For Accessory Map Cards and Travel Guides the Units Feature: a MicroSD Card Slot on the 3.5 inch Units, and an SD Card Slot on the 4.3 inch Units. Garmin has also added the ability for customers to add custom points of interest (POI’s) from third parties such as school zones and safety cameras. |
Trick Your GPS Ride
 Custom vehicle icons let you ride in style, at least inside your GPS. See more icon option | All Garmin nAvis support configurable vehicle icons. These fun, customized car-shaped icons come in a variety of colors to add a personal touch to your vehicle's position on the map. |
Notes
- Optional software for language translation, detailed travel guides, and savings programs allow you to customize your nAvi to fit your travel needs
- Like most USB Mass Storage Devices, the nAvi is not compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me.
Which nAvi is Best for You?
Note: All nAvis come with detailed NAVTEQ maps containing more than 6 million pre-loaded point of interest locations.
| Screen Size inches (w x h) | Included Maps | Text-to-Speech (Directions in Real Street Names) | Traffic | Bluetooth | Media | 3D Terrain Maps | Photo Navigation | FM Transmitter (audio through car stereo system) | Multi- Point Routing | Battery life (hours) | |||
| Cont. U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico | AK and Canada | Europe | |||||||||||
| nAvi 200 | 2.8 x 2.1 |  | Photos | up to 5 | |||||||||
| nAvi 200w | 3.81 x 2.25 | | Photos | up to 5 | |||||||||
| nAvi 250 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | Photos | up to 5 | ||||||||
| nAvi 250w | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | Photos | up to 5 | ||||||||
| nAvi 260 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | Photos | up to 5 | |||||||
| nAvi 260w | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | Photos | up to 5 | |||||||
| nAvi 270 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | Photos | up to 5 | |||||||
| nAvi 205 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) | Photos | | | up to 4 | ||||||
| nAvi 205W | 3.81 x 2.25 | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) | Photos | | | up to 4 | ||||||
| nAvi 255 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) | Photos | | | up to 4 | ||||
| nAvi 255W | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) | Photos | | | up to 4 | ||||
| nAvi 350 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | FM (with opt. receiver) | Photos, MP3s | up to 8 | ||||||
| nAvi 360 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | FM (with opt. receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | up to 8 | |||||
| nAvi 370 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | | FM (receiver included) | | Photos, MP3s | up to 8 | ||||
| nAvi 650 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | FM (with opt. receiver) | Photos, MP3s | up to 7 | ||||||
| nAvi 660 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | FM (receiver included) | | Photos, MP3s | | up to 7 | ||||
| nAvi 670 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | FM (receiver included) | | Photos, MP3s | | up to 7 | |||
| nAvi 680 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | MSN (receiver included; 1-year free); FM (with opt. receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | up to 7 | ||||
| nAvi 750 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 5 | ||||
| nAvi 760 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 5 | |||
| nAvi 770 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 5 | ||
| nAvi 780 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | MSN-enhanced (receiver inc.; 3 months free) receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 5 | ||||
| nAvi 850 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 4 | |||||
| nAvi 880 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | MSN-enhanced (receiver inc.; 3 months free); FM (with opt. receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 4 | |||
| nAvi 5000 | 4.5 x 2.7 | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) | | | external battery only | |||||
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Get detailed info for your Zip Code at the MSN Direct website.  | |
Can't Go Wrong December 4, 2008My first GPS and I did a lot of research before I decided on the Garmin Nuvi 255w. My only concern was the bad reviews about the poor sound quality. I don't know if there has been a firmware or software update, but the sound quality is perfectly acceptable. I have had mine for four weeks and my Father in law, my Son in law, and my co-worker have purchased this same unit because they liked it so much. You really can't go wrong with this model!
great gps December 3, 20081 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Nuvi 255w is as great as advertised. It picks up the satellite quickly, and is easy to use, out of the box. So far it has only made one error (saying to turn left, when only a right turn was an option) but, that was easy to figure out. It came with current maps and POI's. It also comes with photos of Garmin HQ, which I still need to figure out how to delete. I had heard the voices were hard to hear, but that has not been a problem at all. All-in-all, well worth the money.
Garmin Nuvi 255W = Great GPS, Great Value, Great Features December 2, 20082 out of 2 found this review helpful
Did all the usual research with all the different models, and for the price, this GPS is fantastic. Was thinking about buying the 265WT for only $45 more, but decided I didn't need bluetooth or the Traffic Feature which gives you flash advertisements on the screen. Those are the only 2 differences between the 2 models and I'd rather not have flash advertisements coming up on my GPS screen at random. The 255W finds satellites faster than any other GPS on the market. It includes the new Hot Fit technology and remembers the satellites positions when you turn the GPS off, so the next time you turn it on, it can relocate them very fast. The 4.3 Inch screen is awesome to look at both during the day and at night. It auto adjusts to whatever lighting conditions there are for a picture perfect look. The Voice Prompted turn by turn directions make it easy to get from one place to another without having to look up at the GPS, but of course you also get turn-by-turn directions on the GPS with a touch of the screen. You get a JPEG Picture viewer, Word Traval Clock, Currenly Converter, Calculator, plus many more features that make this GPS the best value on the market. You just can't beat Amazon's pricing either.
This is a very helpful product December 2, 20082 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is really an excellent product. It's very easy to use. The directions are very easy to follow. It doesn't tell you to turn left in 500 yards; it tells you to turn left in 500 yards and tells you the street name too. The only problem, and it's a small one, is that the English accent struggles with the letter R in Boulevar-r-r-rd. We can put up with that.
Inferior to a GPS-equipped Verizon cell phone December 2, 20082 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've watched from the sidelines as the GPS products have proliferated, but with the current price competition I have finally entered the fray. I'm bemused and disappointed.
The 255w has a nice appearance and useful features, and according to reviews it is one of the best GPS units on the market. But in essential ways it is not a mature product.
My only prior GPS usage has been on my Verizon cell phone. Surprisingly, it does a better job than the 255w at the core job of providing trip guidance.
The cell phone provides more frequent audible instructions than does the 255w; and with a simple button push the phone repeats the last instruction. (This last is easily done with the phone handily in your lap.)
If you miss your turn the cell phone recalculates and redirects more quickly than does the 255w. The latter is sometimes distressingly silent when a turn or a destination is missed.
Oddly, the 255w does a poor job of directing the start of a new trip. I've found that it sometimes instructs to begin the trip at a street two long blocks way, but doesn't audibly tell you how to get to that street. The Verizon phone correctly starts the trip at the first road you need to enter.
My wife used the 255w to direct her from Indianapolis to Chicago's O'Hare airport, and found that Google Maps provided faster, more direct navigation of the suburban Chicago Interstates.
I've quickly discovered that accurate and fast audible directions are more important than glitzy visuals and icing like a compass or a speed limit indicator. In fact, visual directions are surprisingly irrelevant when audible directions are good. Accurate and quick audible directions are also safer than diverting one's eyes from the roadway to a screen.
When it comes to core performance, a GPS-equipped Verizon cell phone is superior to the 255w. For $10 a month the Verizon GPS service also gives you local weather reports/forecasts, 14 million points of interest, traffic flow maps and alerts, and directions to least expensive gas. You can also send directions from the phone to another Verizon phone or any email address.