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Vendor: Garmin
Name: Nuvi 255WT
Part No: 010-00718-29
SKU: nuvi255wt
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What's Included In The Box? |
The Garmin Nuvi 255W ships with the following items included: - Garmin nuvi 255W
- Preloaded City Navigator North America NT
- Vehicle suction cup mount
- Vehicle power cable
- Dashboard disk
- Quick start manual
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Product Information |
| Manufacturer: |
Garmin |
Category: |
GPS Units |
Type: |
Automotive GPS |
| Model: |
010-00718-20 |
SKU: |
NUVI255W |
UPC: |
753759077600 |
| Announced: |
April 4, 2008 |
First Shipped: |
June 19, 2008 |
Weight: |
1.225 lbs. |
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Manufacturer Description |
With its easy-to-use touchscreen, voice-guidance that speaks street names, preloaded maps of North America and its widescreen display, the affordable Garmin nuvi 255W delivers directions on the go — wherever life takes you. For an additional cost savings, check out the Garmin nuvi 205W which offers less map coverage at a lower price.
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With the Garmin nuvi 255W'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, antiglare, landscape, 4.3-inch display with white backlight is easy to read — from any direction.
Navigate with Ease
The Garmin nuvi 255W comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator® NT street maps, including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and the Garmin nuvi 255W takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition, the Garmin nuvi 255W 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.
Take It With You
Like the rest of the Garmin nuvi 200-series, the Garmin nuvi 255W 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.
Go Beyond Navigation
Navigation is just the beginning. The Garmin nuvi 255W includes many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, MSN® Direct compatibility, HotFix™, Garmin Connect Photos, digital elevation maps, automatic time zone updates and smoother map updates. It also comes with Garmin Lock™, an anti-theft feature, and configurable vehicle icons that let you select car-shaped graphics to show your location on the map. Optional plug-in SD cards let you add additional features. Purchase Garmin Travel Guides for detailed data on attractions and our SaversGuide for information on nearby merchants offering discounts to customize nuvi for your travel needs.
The Garmin nuvi 205W: Widescreen navigation at an affordable price.
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Features & Tips |
Here is a listing we have put together of some of the common Nuvi 255W features,
along with a few user tips that you may find of help for this particular item. | - Voice prompts (e.g. "Turn right in 500 ft."): yes (internal speaker)
- Speaks street names (e.g. "Turn right ON ELM STREET in 500 ft.") : yes
- MSN® Direct compatibility: receive 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. Need optional MSN® Direct receiver (GDB 55)
- HotFix™: nuvi will decrease satellite acquisition times by recording ephemeris data, then predicting satellite location for the areas and times recorded for up to three
days
- Garmin Connect Photos: associate your favorite images with saved locations and visit Garmin connect at http://connect.garmin.com to download new images with
included coordinates
- Digital elevation maps show you shaded terrain contours at zoom levels of five miles and above
- "Where Am I?" feature: find the closest hospitals, police stations, gas stations, nearest address and intersection. Also see your exact latitude and longitude
coordinates
- Auto time zone: nuvi will automatically adjust your time zone while navigating
- 3D map view: yes
- Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route): no
- Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation): yes
- Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road): yes
- Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.): yes
- Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest): yes
- Hands-free calling with Bluetooth® wireless technology: no
- FM traffic compatible: yes
- XM Navtraffic (includes basic weather) & Radio for U.S. compatible: no
- MSN® Direct for U.S. compatible: yes
- MP3 player: no
- Audio book player: no
- Picture viewer: yes
- Configurable vehicle icons (select car-shaped icons for map navigation): yes
- World travel clock, currency & measurement converter, calculator: yes
- Touchscreen: yes
- Remote control: no
- FM transmitter: no
- Headphone jack/audio line-out: no
- Dead reckoning: no
- Garmin Lock™ (anti-theft feature): yes
- Motorcycle-friendly: no
- Additional: This USB Mass Storage device is compatible with Windows® 2000 or later and Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
Physical & Performance:
- Unit dimensions, WxHxD: 4.8"W x 2.8"H x .8"D (12.2 x 7.4 x 2.0 cm)
- Display size, WxH: 3.81"W x 2.25"H (9.7 x 5.7 cm); 4.3" diag (10.9 cm)
- Display resolution, WxH: 480 x 272 pixels
- Display type: WQVGA color TFT with white backlight
- Weight: 6.1 ounces (172.93 g)
- Battery: rechargeable lithium-ion
- Battery life: up to 4 hours
- Waterproof: no
- High-sensitivity receiver: yes
- RoHS version available: yes
Maps & Memory:
- Basemap: yes
- Preloaded maps: yes - City Navigator NT
- Ability to add maps: yes
- Built-in memory: internal solid state
- Accepts data cards: SD card (not included)
- Waypoints: 1000
- Routes: 0
- Custom POIs: yes
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| Most Recent Customer Reviews | | (View all reviews for this item, or add your own review.) |
good gps for the price
I bought this gps mostly for use in USA and Europe. Bought the $100 additional chip for europe (mi...Read more
323 days ago by Lorne
 Garmin 255W
Found item unreliable in giving directions, takes one on a wild goose chase using sideroads vice m...Read more
1.2 years ago by Karl
Does not display surrounding street names
Like Bill Bob said, I bought the 255W as an upgrade to my older Garmin C330 StreetPilot and in fac...Read more
1.4 years ago by Marvin S
What street?
Does not display street names. Maybe 2 or three at best. I like to see the name of streets coming ...Read more
1.4 years ago by Bill Bob
Great Buy
This GPS is a great Buy for a low price....Read more
1.4 years ago by jcarter
Needs traffic
Average GPS for an above average price. Garmins are great units but this one is nothing special. ...Read more
1.5 years ago by Steph R
Fine GPS
Great gadget for the price. Quick to lock in on satellites,efficient routing, great size touch scre...Read more
1.5 years ago by Arno
Good for the price
For the price it sells it's a very goog GPS the sound could be better...Read more
1.5 years ago by Charles
Auto GPS
Simply to use, reliable, just what I wanted...Read more
1.5 years ago by Al M
Garmin 255W
Simple to use with a large display. This unit is installed on all of our law enforcement vehicles...Read more
1.6 years ago by Lt Smith
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