Garmin nüvi 205W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator
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Manufacturer: GarminBrand: Garmin
Edition: Electronics
Format: CD-ROM
Model: 010-00718-40
Publisher: Garmin
Studio: Garmin
Music Label: Garmin
Product features:
- 4.3 in Touch Screen Navigator with 2D/3D Maps
- Turn by Turn Voice Directions and Optional MSN Direct Services
- Where Am I Emergency Locator / You Always Know Your Location
- With HotFix, It Calculates Your Position Faster to Get You There Quicker
- JPEG Picture Viewer, World Travel Clock, Currency Converter, Calculator and More
- Bracketron UFM-300-BX Nav-Pack Weighted GPS Dash Mount/Carrying Case
- Garmin 4.3-Inch Premium Carrying Case with Flap
- Garmin 4.3-Inch Carrying Case
- NAVGEAR Universal Dash Mount
- Garmin Vehicle Suction Cup Mount
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Customer Review: No Longer Scared LOL
Summary: 5 Stars
After many years away from my native area, I returned to find that the entire area had changed. It's huge and I was lost. I was so lost, in fact, that I was extremely nervous to go drive around, try to find stores, go out on the weekends, etc. Google maps are not the most reliable and I've gotten lost a few times when I did use them. I joked to my husband "I need a GPS system or else I'm going to become a shut-in".
I didn't know squat about GPS systems. I somehow navigated my way over to Best Buy last week and right when I entered the store, there was a whole display for the Garmin GPS. I saw the price...it was about $160.00. I thought that was a pretty good deal until the salesperson told me that a wider screen version in the back of the store was actually cheaper by twenty bucks. Because I got a good price I opted to get the two year full protection plan from Best Buy. I never bother with them, but I was a bit intimidated by the device and I wanted that coverage.
A Best Buy worker came out to my car and set it up for me within five minutes. He programmed my home address and said "Just follow the directions". Wow...so easy! The directions were spot on and I was SO comforted that it had voice commands as well as the visual display.
I've had it for about a week now and I've used it MANY times...the hubby who never gets lost even loves it. He has discovered that 9 times out of 10 the route that Garmin gives us is shorter than the one we would normally take.
I only have three negative things to say about it:
1. When you register the product at the garmin site, you are offered a free download of the most updated maps. Cool eh'? Well not if you're computer is a 64 bit. I could download it, but I couldn't install it. Luckily the hubby has a 32 bit system and we got it done eventually. So just be forewarned that if you have a 64 bit computer, the freebie updated maps might not happen. I actually don't think it would have been a big deal because the maps already loaded were VERY current. I live in a new complex and it had all the streets in it already.
2. When you download the maps from the Garmin site and you upload them to the GPS, you need a cord which is NOT included. Luckily I had the kind of cord needed to fit, but it was from my Cannon digital camera. Not a big deal, but if I didn't have that cord I would have had to go out and buy another one. The ones they sell on the Garmin site are absurdly expensive!
3. If you want the cute extras, you have to upgrade at the Garmin site. For example, if you want to be able to pick out a different vehicle that looks like the one your driving (so that it reflects that on the display screen) you have to pay extra. ARGG...I want the cute stuff! LOL. The standard car it shows is a little blue compact car. So if that is the kinda car you drive...you're in business lol. Also, you have to upgrade in order to get access to more photo's. The photo's can be used to assign to various locations. For instance, one of the stock photo's (there's only like eight I think) was a bunch of flowers. I chose that one for my mother in law because she's a gardener. The other pictures had no relevance to anything. It would have been cool to have like a grocery bag icon for the grocery stores, blah blah blah. See how nit picky I'm being? Well that's only because there's very little to complain about with this system.
I love it and it truly is the best electronic item I've ever purchased that cost only $219.00 (that's with the Best Buy two year protection plan too). I now feel confident to leave the house, explore the area (big city) and not have to rely on when the hubby is going to be available to take me around town. So for me, this has DRAMATICALLY increased my sense of self reliance and thus, self esteem.
Ooooh....another thing I love about it is this: Let's say you got to your destination and you have a sudden craving for Thai food. With just a few pushes of a button it locates several for you, let's you pick (I dunno..maybe based on distance or just how the name of the place sounds to you lol) and it takes ya there. If you somehow miss a turn (go off the route) it will immediately recognize that and accommodate your mistake and get you where you need to go!
FIVE STARS!!!
Description of Garmin nüvi 205W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator
The Garmin nüvi 205W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator leads the way with turn-by-turn directions and optional MSN® Direct services to get you there on time and keep you informed.Portable, affordable and wide, nüvi 205W is your personal travel assistant for life on the go. This navigator leads the way with turn-by-turn directions and optional MSN® Direct services to get you there on time and keep you informed. It's packed with millions of destinations and maps for the contiguous U.S., Canada or regional sections of Europe. Like the rest of the sleek nüvi 2x5-series, the 205W is priced right and ultra-easy to use.
See More With nüvi 205W's widescreen display, you'll always get the big picture. View map detail, driving directions, photos and more in bright, brilliant color. Its sunlight-readable, 4.3"
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With the nüvi 205W's widescreen display, you'll alwasys get the big picture. |
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Your personal travel assistant for life on the go. |
Depending upon the version, nüvi 205W comes preloaded with City Navigator® NT map data for either the contiguous U.S., Canada or one European region or country (click versions tab to view all). Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with turn-by-turn voice directions, 2-D or 3-D maps and smooth map redraw rates as you navigate. Its digital elevation maps show you shaded contours at higher zoom levels, giving you a big picture of the surrounding terrain. In addition, nüvi 205W accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs. With HotFix® satellite prediction, nüvi calculates your position faster to get you there quicker.
Take It With You
Like the rest of the nüvi 2x5-series, nüvi 205W sports a sleek, slim design and fits comfortably in your pocket or purse. Its rechargeable lithium-ion battery makes it convenient for navigation by car or foot. With its "Where Am I?" emergency locator, you always know your location. Simply tap the screen to get your exact latitude and longitude coordinates, the nearest address and intersection, and the closest hospitals, police stations and fuel stations.
Go Beyond Navigation
Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi 205W includes many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. With photo navigation, you can download pictures from Garmin Connect? Photos and navigate to them. The 205W is compatible with optional enhanced MSN® Direct content (subscription and receiver required) and our free Garmin Garage? where you can download animated vehicles that show your location on the map. It also comes with Garmin Lock?, an anti-theft feature. Enhance your travel experience with optional plug-in microSD? cards such as Garmin Travel Guides for detailed data on attractions.
What's in the Box
nüvi 205W, preloaded City Navigator® NT data for the lower 48 states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico (no Alaska or Canada detail), vehicle suction cup mount, vehicle power cable, and quick start manual.
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