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  | 80% Recommended by our customers. Manufacturer: Garmin Catalog: CE Media: Electronics Includes batteries: 1 Model: Nuvi 255 Ean: 0753759077402 Upc: 753759077402 Native resolution: 320 x 240 Special Features: nv:Type^Receiver|Waypoints^1000|Display^TFT|Display^Backlight|Touch Screen^Yes|Expansion Slots^microSD Card|Battery Type^Rechargeable lithium-ion  Tip: compare prices with similar consumer electronics |
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 Written on October 3, 2008 Summary: Garmin Nuvi 255 - intuitive out of the box ease! I literally hooked this product up in my car right as I got in for a 6 day trip visiting new and old accounts in Salt Lake City/Ogden/Provo/Logan (I live in the Denver area). I had NEVER used a GPS before. Once I got used to how I needed to input adresses (took about 2 minutes with the funky grid system SLC uses inputting E/W/N/S for streets)I was guided to all the new accoutns by voice/map without a problem.....I will never travel to new places without one of these again. This was way easy to use, just glanced at the quick start and was on my way. Written on October 2, 2008 Summary: Don't pay more, this has everything you need Let me set the scene for you: I arrive in Los Angeles at the airport, turn on my GPS system and instantly am ready to navigate. I then spend two days driving around Los Angeles not knowing where anything is located and haven't gotten lost once... The nuvi 255, as in my review title, is everything you need. Don't spend more because you think you'll need to talk for navigation or that you want to connect to some navigation service or whatever else they're selling. This is a small, FAST, device that you can easily carry with you when it isn't in your car. And folks, that's part of a portable GPS system: you can take it with you so it doesn't get stolen. I will give the following heads-up. The first time you calibrate the GPS system, it may take up to 10 MINUTES. Be patient, stand in a large open field, and don't move the device. Just let it sit. After that initial setup, you'll be walking on sunshine. Second, charging the device is easy. All you need is a standard USB cable that is used for most electronics. The downside, it doesn't show a progress bar on the screen as to when a charge is complete. Third, when you turn it on, make sure you have clear views of the sky from all directions. Otherwise, the system may not initialize properly. Plus, if you're in a city with tall buildings, you may be out of luck for getting signal (i.e. NYC, Philadelphia, Chicago). Normally, the difficultly comes from initially turning it on. After that, it's great. This device is FAST in recalculating routes. Mere seconds and boom, you're back on track. No downtime whatsoever. This is really amazing. You are given the option of navigation as a pedestrian or in a car. That is really great if you're on foot. You can easily switch between the two. NOW... my word of advice. SPEND THE MONEY to get the 255 with the "text-to-speech." When you're driving in traffic in an unfamiliar place, you don't want to have to constantly look over to read the street names on the device then find them on the street. It is worth the extra cash. All-in-all, I would recommend this to anyone and everyone. As I said to a friend today, it isn't often that I buy a piece of electronics equipment and have my expectations met and surpassed. As I continue to use it, new things continue to amaze me. Written on September 30, 2008 Summary: Very happy This is our first GPS and we are very happy with it. As I have heard with other GPS systems, you have to remember that they are not perfect and will not always tell you the way you would have gone, but they will get you there. It is very user friendly and has some nice features that are easy to use. We have used it one two trips so far and have been very happy with it. I was concerned with getting the 3.5 screen as opposed to the 4.3, but the 3.5 has worked out great for us. Written on September 28, 2008 Summary: Least Expensive Nuvi That Reads Street Names (Text to Speech) Garmin makes one of the best, if not the best, GPS devices. Uniqueness of Nuvi 255 is that it is the least expensive Nuvi, as of September 2008, that reads the street names, which in my experience is an important feature. Like all other Nuvi's it has clear display, is easy to use, and acquires satellites very quickly. The windshield attachment stays in place. This one displays the speed limit too! You just have to be careful with screen of Nuvi series; make sure it is well protected when stored, because it breaks easily. Although you can display pictures on Nuvi 255, I am not sure how many people do that in car. My previous experience with Nuvi 680 is that Bluetooth in a GPS unit is a useless and unusable feature. Stand-alone Bluetooth speakerphones like BluAnt or Parrot are far superior for making handsfree phone calls. My experience with GM cars is that even speech recognition does not work well inside the car with wind and road noise. All these bells and whistles are not worth the extra cost. As pointed out by another reviewer, this Nuvi has everything that you need in a GPS - except traffic. You can add traffic service subscription to this one by an additional FM antenna; but if you need traffic, you may want to look into Navigon GPS which provides free lifetime traffic, although Navigon lacks the simplicity and ease of use of Nuvi. Overall, Nuvi 255 is a great basic GPS unit which reads the names of streets, gives you speed limit, has extensive POI database and Garmin has good customer service. You won't go wrong. Written on September 27, 2008 Summary: A good one. I replace my 350 with this one. Overall this one is better. But I want to mention 2 things which 255 is not as good as 350. 1. The TTS voice is not as good as 350. 2. There's no the "Ding" sound just before a turn. |
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| Our price | - | $26.84 | $12.21 | $20.35 | $15.26 | $25.50 |
| List price | $299.99 | $39.99 | $17.99 | $23.42 | $35.06 | $34.95 |
| Lowest used price | $231.48 | $21.00 | $13.84 | $19.11 | $18.68 | $19.47 |
| Lowest new price | - | - | - | $11.50 | - | $18.07 |
| Catalog | CE | CE | CE | CE | CE | CE |
| Color variation | - | - | - | - | - | Black |
| Media | Electronics | Accessory | Accessory | Electronics | Accessory | Electronics |
| Includes batteries | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Model | Nuvi 255 | 010-10908-00 | 010-10723-02 | 010-10723-06 | 010-10723-00 | GPSP-4 |
| Ean | 0753759077402 | 0753759067304 | 0753759052980 | 0753759053116 | 0753759052966 | 0085854147651 |
| Upc | 753759077402 | 753759067304 | 753759052980 | 753759053116 | 753759052966 | 085854147651 |
| Native resolution | 320 x 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Special Features | nv:Type^Receiver|Waypoints^1000|Display^TFT|Display^Backlight|Touch Screen^Yes|Expansion Slots^microSD Card|Battery Type^Rechargeable lithium-ion | - | - | - | - | - |
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