Garmin nuvi 255W, Portable GPS Car Navigator & Personal Travel Assistant for North America, with 4.3" Widescreen LCD Touch Screen and USB Interface

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2009-03-05T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

This GPS is way above my last non-Garmin

I really like having the street names pronounced for the next turn.

Gary b.

2009-03-05T19:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

About Average

Better get familiar with the area before you drive. It is nice if you lost your direction, but it is not often. Responding time is a little bit slow, it could be better.

CHI-YANG T.

2009-02-19T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Not lost anymore

Always gets me to within 25to 50 feet of my destination.

LLOYD H.

2009-02-19T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

This is a great all around GPS!

I have had my nuvi 255W for a month now and I love it! I upgraded from the Garmin Street Pilot 330. I bought it mainly for the wide screen and because it "speaks" the street names and has considerably more POI's. I do not need the Blue Tooth option so this was not a problem for me on this model. It has taken me right to every address I have ever put in, although some of them were kind of "round about.' A few times when I would try it out around home, I hit "detour" and it would seem to take me a different route other than the "shortest" or "quickest" route. On ocassion it would not list the way I would normally go as being a "detour". Do I like this model? Absolutely? Would I do it all over again? Absolutely! I gave it five stars because for the money I think this is the best deal and I have not found any of the problems other people have experienced. I did not receive a USB cable with it which seems to be the complaint for this model. However, this was not a problem for me as I use the one from my digital camera. I usually bring the GPS in from my truck and charge it through my computer.

GLENN M.

2008-12-28T19:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Great wide screen and a great value!

I use this product for those instances when I am uncertain of where a specific location is. In unfamiliar areas it is great to use to navigate if an alternate route is needed. The maps it comes with need to be made current to within the past year. A recent excursion with this would have had me getting off the main route because it did not have the construction that was finished 5 years ago.

BRUCE J.

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About Garmin nuvi 255W, Portable GPS Car Navigator & Personal Travel Assistant for North America, with 4.3" Widescreen LCD Touch Screen and USB Interface

The Garmin nuvi 255W, Portable GPS Car Navigator is an affordable, widescreen navigator leads the way with voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions that speak street names and optional MSN Direct services to get you there on time and keep you informed. It's packed with millions of destinations and maps for North America. Like the rest of the sleek nuvi 2x5-series, this portable navigator is priced right and ultra-easy to use. With nuvi 255W's widescreen display, you'll always get the big picture.

View map detail, driving directions, photos and more in bright, brilliant color. Its sunlight-readable, 4.3-inch display is easy to read from any direction. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination and nuvi takes you there with turn-by-turn voice directions, 2-D or 3-D maps and smooth map updates as you navigate.

Its digital elevation maps show you shaded contours at higher zoom levels, giving you a big picture of the surrounding terrain. In addition, nuvi 255W 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. With HotFix satellite prediction, nuvi calculates your position faster to get you there quicker.

What's in the box:

  • Garmin nuvi 255W
  • Portable GPS Car Navigator
  • Preloaded City Navigator NT for North America
  • Vehicle Suction Cup Mount
  • Vehicle Power Cable
  • Dashboard Disc
  • Quick Start Manual
  • Garmin 1 Year Warranty