Garmin nüvi 255W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator with Accessory Bundle

by Garmin

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 4.8 x 2.5 inches ; 6.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B002VJJO3M
• Item model number: NUVI255WBUNDLE
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (83 customer reviews)

Product Description

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Go wide and get peace of mind with nüvi 255W. This affordable, widescreen navigator leads the way with voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions that speak street names 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 North America or Europe. Like the rest of the sleek nüvi 2x5-series, this portable navigator is priced right and ultra-easy to use.

See More With nüvi 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, 4.3" (10.9 cm) display is easy to read, from any direction.

With the nüvi 255W's widescreen display, you'll alwasys get the big picture

Navigate with Ease
nüvi 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. It even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road.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 andsmooth map redraw rates as you navigate. Its digital elevation mapsshow you shaded contours at higher zoom levels, giving you a big picture of the surrounding terrain. In addition, nüvi 255Waccepts custom points of interest, 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 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. 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 255W 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 255W is compatible with 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 255W, preloaded City Navigator® NT North America (U.S. and Canada), vehicle suction cup mount, vehicle power cable, and quick start manual.

Bundle Includes
nüvi 255W (all items listed in "What's in the box"), USB cable, built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery, portable friction mount, suction cup mount, 2 vehicle power cables,  and a 4.3-inch carrying case

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Product Description

Go wide and get peace of mind with nüvi 255W. This affordable, widescreen navigator leads the way with voice-prompted turn by turn directions that speak street names 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 North America or Europe. Like the rest of the sleek nüvi 2x5-series, this portable navigator is priced right and ultra-easy to use.

Customer Reviews

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I needed., December 23, 2009

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This is a great entry level GPS. I love the wide screen- Don't settle for a smaller one. Text-to-Speech is outstanding. All the accessories work well. Downloading map updates took a bit, but went smooth. You can download different avatars for your maps. Trip features are outstanding including gas cost. Where am I feature is fantastic. The unit finds the sattelite quickly and recalculates in a second! Touch screen is responsive. Very satisfied for a first GPS purchase.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Garmin nuvi 255W, December 17, 2009

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Olga K. "Olga K." - See all my reviews

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this GPS is extremely user friendly and a bundle purchase gives a lot of flexibility. Anyway, should have come with an updated maps rather than with a free option to update! This 30 days free update opportunity could be easily overlooked...

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, after Street Pilot, April 27, 2010

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Alan Mazer - See all my reviews
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I bought this after years of owning a Garmin Street Pilot, and I've got to say, while it's acceptable and much cheaper than the Street Pilot, I probably wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Unfortunately, the Street Pilot isn't made anymore.

PROS:
The Nuvi is small and easy to stuff into a airline carry-on or even a large pocket. It will run off batteries for those short trips when you don't want to plug the thing into the cigarette lighter (aka accessory outlet). The bundle of accessories included with this package is great. It uses the industry-standard Navteq maps.

CONS:
This thing has a bunch of usability issues. There is no "Speak" button as on the Street Pilot to get the voice to repeat its last instructions. The keyboard beeps when you touch the keys, but not always. Often I've pressed a key, heard no beep and seen no character, and then pressed the button again, only to get two characters. The screen, because it's so light, sometimes vibrates with the car dash. The battery life, advertised at 4 hours, really seems to run about an hour, and there is no warning when the thing's about to die. Beyond that, the Nuvi seems to take longer than the Street Pilot to notice movements of my car; it doesn't seem to track my position as well. The built-in speaker, combined with the automated voice, is often difficult to understand, particularly on common words like "left" and "right", which is all the more annoying since the instructions can't, as I said before, be repeated.

Finally, I find it hard to believe that this is a function of the Nuvi in particular -- my Street Pilot would probably do the same thing -- but on my last trip with the Nuvi, it repeatedly told me to do impossible things: take a left turn across a median, make a left turn onto a one-way street heading right, etc. Again, this is probably a function of the Navteq maps for that area (in and around Cocoa Beach, FL), but it was really disconcerting.

In short, after my previous experience with the Street Pilot (which I still have, in my wife's car), I'm pretty disappointed. The Nuvi is a lot cheaper, but it's a poor economy. When this thing dies, I won't miss it. I don't like the Magellans I've used, but I will definitely be checking out brands other than Garmin for my next GPS.