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Garmin nuevi 255W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator | 
| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $329.99
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Rating:  107 reviews
Sales Rank: 22
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 2.8 x 0.8
nv:Type: Receiver
Waypoints: 1000
Display: Color
Display: TFT
Touch Screen: Yes
Voice: Yes (Voice Prompt)
Expansion Slots: SD Card
Battery Type: Rechargeable lithium-ion
Battery Life: 4 hours
MPN: Nuvi 255W
Model: Nuvi 255W
UPC: 753759077600
EAN: 0753759077600
ASIN: B0015EWMX8
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| Features:
| • | 4.3 Inch Auto Navigator with Anti Theft Feature | | • | Voice Prompted Turn by Turn Directions | | • | With HotFix, It Calculates Your Position Faster to Get You There Quicker | | • | Compatible with Optional Enhanced MSN Direct Content | | • | JPEG Picture Viewer, World Travel Clock, Currency Converter, Calculator and More |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 102 more reviews...
great gps December 3, 2008
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, 2008
1 out of 1 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, 2008
1 out of 2 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, 2008
2 out of 2 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.
Perfect GPS if you can live without the seldom used "bells & whistles" December 1, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
October '08,purchased the Garmin 255W for directions.....do not need it for music, photos, bluetooth. It exceeded my expectations. I recommend this GPS to anyone who can live without "bells & whistles.
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