Product Description
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
I was using this within a minute without even opening the instructions. I have found a couple of business that it didn't find by name so I had to use the address.
What a great GPS!!! Didn't want anything big or expensive and thats what I got, the perfect GPS. It is easy to use and I didn't get lost. It is so much better than computer directions that are almost always wrong. I didn't have to call anyone for directions. I will never travel without it!
This GPS is exactly what I was looking for. I do alot of traveling thoughout a 3 state area and needed a GPS to help me navigate, but this does much more than that. It can suggest close food, gas, and hospitals which is helpful and overall has most of the locations I am looking for!
When going on vacation, don't put your GPS in your suitcase. I knew better, but still put it in the suitcase and it was stolen. Purchased the Nuvi 255 as a replacement.
The 255 is sleeker and sports an updated and much cleaner user interface. I'm glad to see Garmin dropped some of the more useless features like the music player. The "Where Am I?" feature is excellent and absolutely essential.
The GPS function is fast at calculating routes (and recalculating when I take a wrong turn) and always accurate. Though, sometimes I do question it's choice of route.
Like the 350, I love how you can change the vehicle on the screen. Check out the Garmin Garage [...] if you don't know what I'm talking about. Also, if you're a google maps fan, they've added a feature where you can send a location to your GPS.
Lastly, I was surprised to find out that the only accessories the GPS comes with now are the vehicle power cable and cheapo suction cup mount. The 350 also came with an AC power cable and computer data cable.
You seriously can't go wrong with the Nuvi 255. Price, features, compactness, reliability... awesome!
Garmin nüvi 255 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator This GPS has all the features you need to remain aware of where you are. If you do not follow the text-to-speech driving instructions, it recalculates the new route. If you retravel the same trip, it will give you the new route that it learned by where you drove. Its touchscreen feature is remarkable. Depending on where you touch on the screen, you find out different aspects of where you are & where you are going. It also will give you information on local businesses, gas stations, etc.
This is a very good deal, very affordable and good quality.
Good size (very small, it fits in my pocket), battery lasts long enough, the sound is loud enough. I am glad I got this product.
I have an older Streetpilot from Garmin. It does a good job, but is a little on the large size. Also it is troubled by glare at times. The Nuvi 255 is a great improvement, being smaller, glare free, and more features. An upgrade for the maps was offered and that is accomplished online. I had so many problems with this that I dread getting any other updates. It took 3 days with Garmin tech staff taking over my computer. Although the staff was wonderful, this is totally unacceptable.
I highly recommend the Garmin Nuvi 255. As someone who is directionally-challenged, I have found it to be a true stress reliever. I've used it to drive to places unknown, as well as to overcome traffic jams and find an alternate route. The voice is more than loud enough for me to hear (even over the radio) and the visuals are clear. There are other GPS products for a lot more money, but I find this particular model an excellent value. In fact, I'd loaned it to a colleague who was traveling a long distance to a location to which she'd never traveled. She was so impressed she purchased one for herself a few weeks later. I even purchased one for my equally directionally-challenged son to celebrate his college graduation. So, yes, I recommend this product.
After spending a few weeks researching this and that, I decided to go with the Nuvi 255. I would have liked a 255W, but just couldn't justify the cost. Besides, the 255 screen is sufficient. I chose it over the 205 for the extra maps and text-to-speech, which is a really nice function.
PROS:
The size seems small until you actually mount it on your windshield. Then it's just right. And the GUI is very simple and straightforward. There are a lot of "aftermarket" vehicle icons that can be just dropped onto the unit. It charges relatively quickly through a USB cord. I think with a little ingenuity, I'll be able to mount it to my motorcycle bars too. This thing is half organizer/phone book, half Nav system, which since I don't have an I-Phone is really cool. It's great to be able to look up a phone number and call a restaurant without booting up my PC.
CONS:
Even though there's 6 million POI, it's missing some surprising ones (a Walmart and a Lowes plaza, for example) that have been around for a couple of years. So to get there, you have to find something near them and that's a pain. Same with roads I KNOW are there, but not in this 2009 map software. Then there's the town names that seem questionable at times. My only other small gripes are that you can't change the text-to-speech voice...unless you want a lame elf voice or Death or something. And for some reason, mine doesn't want to charge if the unit is in use, which is kind of aggrivating.
VERDICT:
Seems solid, easy to use, and a genuinely decent product. Sometimes I know better than the direction engine (I'm sure you get that with any GPS), but if I didn't, I'd trust it. Seems to lack features of an upmodel unit, but for the money, I feel I've gotten a good value.
I bought the Garmin Nuvi 255 primarily as a way to negotiate through urban areas in which I am not too familiar. It worked perfectly as described. When lost it got me back on the correct path very easily and not always with right turns. This was a very calming thing. However, it is not the end all product. You still need to have a sense of where you are as the directions will not always take you the "best" way. The Garmin sometimes directed us through city streets rather than on the freeway. So it works well but look at a street map also.
About Garmin nüvi 255 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator detail
- Amazon Sales Rank: #139 in Consumer Electronics
- Brand: Garmin
- Model: Nuvi 255
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: .80" h x 2.80" w x 3.80" l, 2.31 pounds
- Native resolution: 320 x 240
- Display size: 3.5
Features
- 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; Video Power cable included;
- Automatically Adjusts Your Time Zone While Navigating
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