Advantages: Neat installation, decent battery life. Easy to get to grips with. No stylus needed. Disadvantages: Still not 100% accurate. Touch-screen a bit unresponsive
...presumably pasted in from something Garmin have written states "For peace of mind on the go, nüvi 255 leads the way with voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions that speak street names to get you there on time and keep you informed." European versions do '''not''' speak street names. Anyway, back to the plot.
I finally got fed up with my Road Angel 6000 sat-nav. It was becoming a source of great amusement for all my smug Tomtom-owning friends, and ... ...in the showcase - the Garmin Nüvi 255W. There is a daunting array of Garmin machines, many in the '200 series'. As far as I can tell, a 205 only has maps for the country of sale, whilst a 255 like mine has own country plus the rest of Europe, and the W stands for Widescreen, it being a 4.3" screen of 16:9 proportions.
Inside the box, there's not a lot to report. The sat-nav itself, the car charger, the mounting arm and a self adhesive base for a ...
BNibbles 01.12.2008
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good sat nav, but maps could be more detailed like with tom tom. also route planning takes quite long and does not show all speed cameras. comes with Free AC adaptor and Carry Case. 3.5ins touch screen. 3D map views. Pre-installed European maps. MicroSD card slot. Garmin Lock? (anti theft feature). World travel clock, currency & measurement converter, calculator. ...
Royhim 24.06.2008
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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
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...have had I feel it's better than a Tom Tom and it's a really nice size no to big and not to small either. It also has a night mode as well which I thought was pretty cool. Don't get lost get one Garmin BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY ...
RalphMarch1 09.07.2008
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