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The Bargain Nexus - Garmin Nuvi 255 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
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List Price: $249.99
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Manufacturer: Garmin
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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
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Features
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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:
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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.
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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.
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Summary: Excellent in a Strange City
Comment: My wife and I got this Garmin GPS a short while before we flew out to San Francisco (We live outside of Philadelphia.), so we figured that would be a good trial for it. It got us everwhere we wanted to go, with very little trouble. We sometimes had to wait a while for it to acquire a satellite signal, but really it was only a minute or so. I very much like that the unit tells you ahead of time that you'll need to be turning in, say, "0.2 miles", or "keep right" for an upcoming highway exit. As the non-driving passenger on the trip, I liked that the screen shows the names of the cross streets as you approach them, so you know you're on the right route. I particularly liked that it can switch to "pedestrian mode", which I found extremely helpful for walking from our hotel to church on Sunday morning. All in all, a well made and useful device.
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Summary: Nice upgrade from StreetPilot c340
Comment: My previous experience has been with a StreetPilot C340.
We are not big-time travelers but everytime we borrowed this unit to go out of town - I was blown away by how useful it was.
We got the 255 about 3 weeks ago and am impressed with some of the differences. The size is really nice - truly portable. The overall speed of lookups/calculations is noticeably faster. Nice improvements to the interface - I'm still finding little shortcuts they've put in that cut down typing (like the folder icon when entering city name - tap it and a drop-down list will contain the city names you've recently searched).
Nice display, timely voice prompts, can't really think of anything I wish it did that it doesn't do well.
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Summary: Wow. Stunned at how great a GPS is. My first.
Comment: Purchased 2 weeks ago, and used to drive from Ohio to Boston. 1600 miles RT. My first GPS. I was totally blown away with these fantastic devices. Great voice quality, easy to read graphics. Shows shortest and best routes. Mapquest can't compare. I exited an interstate that didn't have a return ramp. The GPS saved me. Back on in 5 minutes. Can't believe how instantaneous the transmission is. It made one mistake (twice), the entire trip. Told me to turn right, when it should have been left. Repeated the mistake on the same off ramp turn, on the return trip. It instantly recognized the error and gave accurate directions to get to my hotel. It gave me the exact speed limit of each road I was traveling. Instantly recognized changes in the speed limit. I passed on the factory Nav on my new Honda Ridgeline, after several friends told me the Garmins are better. One uses a portable Garmin, even though his new BMW has factory Nav. Incredibly easy to program. Thought they were an extravagance, when you can get a mapquest printout for free. Boy, was I wrong.
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Editorial Reviews:
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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
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