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Garmin Nüvi 200W review

Advantages: easy 2 use. good strong signal, always
Disadvantages: no traffic lights camara warning. out of date maps. bought dec. 08, wont find :new: roads that hav

As a 100.000 mles a year long distance courier driver, a good sat nav is very important to me. updated because my old sat nav, at 3 years old, was getting a bit dated. OLD SAT FINDS ROADS THAT 200W CANT. maps seem 2 be way out of date. the only sat nav that i know off that does not have traffic light camara's warning. had i known this, it would have been the one thing that would have stopped me buying it. Good points? does what a sat nav is made ...

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Review of Garmin Nüvi 200W

British English not so British!

Advantages: Ease of use. Price.
Disadvantages: Seems to like "scenic routes"!!.

...shop, I finally chose the Garmin Nüvi 255 to replace the Mio which I really didn't get on with. The 255 makes it very easy to select and save a destination, the instructions are loud and clear and the holder supports the unit firmly on the windscreen. I have the voice set to British English but (to my irritation) "she" insists on saying, in an English accent, for example, "two hundred fifty" instead of "two hundred and fifty". I haven't used the ...
...certain circumstances, other Americanisms will creep in which sound bizarre when spoken in an "English" (i.e. not regional) accent. Although I have set "Navigation, Avoidances" to include only "Unpaved Roads", the unit insists on trying to take me along winding country lanes and this in the area around my home which I know well and when I would use much "better" roads which are possibly shorter and quicker in the long run. In "Navigation" I have ...

Silverman123 15.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Garmin Nüvi 255

A Must To Use TO Optimize Driving Time!

Advantages: very accurate, reliable, a must when lost, fast reaction
Disadvantages: small screen

...first my father buy this Garmin NÜVI 250 W from USA, and i just thought it just another wasting money junk. Well I know that Garmin is well known for its Satellite Navigation system and it do show it a big company by sponsoring the FULHAM FC. I at first not really believe that it can show accurate road, mean, i thought it only show general road available. At after a few day, my father ask me to go to Malaysia Capital, Kuala Lumpur, which is about ...
...stubborn enough not to use Garmin NÜVI 250 W. This thing have warn me a few time to take the left or right on the road, but I take not to believe it. A wonder around the city for 3 hour. Then I start to give up, i try to follow the Garmin. The lady in it gave me a direction to a Highway, and I follow. Than a stepping stone, I saw signboard say that the place I'm heading is another 25 KM. A BIG RELIEF FOR ME! At highway, for sure I will be speeding. ...

Internationalxdc 25.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Garmin NÜVI 250 W

garmin nuvi 765t

Advantages: easy to instal and use
Disadvantages: the extra cable for european traffic information is unsightly

After years of map reading I have finally decided to invest in a sat nav. I took six months to decide and borrowed a friends sat nav to experiment. It is very easy to succumb to the latest model with all the upto date spec. and forget what you want from the equipement. So with that criteria firmly in my mind I purchased my first sat nav. It is proving to be an excellant buy. The volume on this model is very good, the screen just the right size ...

tommy1313 01.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Garmin Nüvi 765T

Garmin 760

Advantages: excellent value, great quality
Disadvantages: not many

The Garmin 760 is currently my favourite sat nav!!! It is amazing value for money with a huge host of features including... Pre-loaded European street maps. Pre-installed Cyclops safety camera info Accurate & comprehensive safety camera database from Cyclops. You can download safety camera updates daily to have the most current information available. You will be alerted when approaching traffic cameras, helping you to keep within the speed limit ...
...around the problem area Garmin Lock™ theft prevention Disables the Garmin until a PIN is entered or taken to a predetermined location. Preloaded hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more with ability to add customized POIs such as school zones and safety cameras. You can then set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs. Travel Kit with Currency Converter and Picture Viewer Re-chargeable li-ion ...

tobykelly11 27.05.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Garmin Nüvi 760