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Garmin Nuvi 255WT - European Mapping, Widescreen, Built-in Traffic | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
Buy New: £158.00
New (10) from £158.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 158
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 6.5 x 3.3
MPN: 010-00718-12
Model: 010-00718-12
UPC: 753759078898
EAN: 0753759078898
ASIN: B00151USJG
Release Date: May 16, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| » | General: Width - 12.2 cm / Depth - 2 cm / Height - 7.4 cm / Weight - 147 g, GPS System: Recommended Use - Automotive / Connectivity - USB / Voice - Navigation instructions, street name announcement, voice recognition / Aerial - Built-in / Features - Built-in speaker, calculator, clock, 2D / 3D map perspective, Garmin Lock, photo viewer, custom points of interest / Software Included - MapSource City Navigator Europe NT | | » | Navigation: Waypoints - 1,000 / Trip Computer - Avoid motorways, trip timer, trip distance, avoid toll roads | | » | Built-in Display: Type - TFT / Resolution - 480 x 272 / Diagonal Size - 4.3" / Display Illumination - Yes / Colour Support - Colour / Features - Touch screen, anti-glare, Connections: Connector Type - USB, Slot Provided: Slot Provided - SD Memory Card | | » | Battery: Battery Enclosure Type - Internal / Technology - Lithium-ion battery / Run Time (Up To) - 4 hours | | » | Miscellaneous: Included Accessories - Power cable, vehicle mount |
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Product Description
The Nüvi 255WT from Garmin is your personal travel assistant for life on the go. The Nüvi 255WT leads the way with a large 4.3? wide screen and a full set of maps for 33 different European countries, getting you to your destination on time and safely. The Nüvi 255WT comes preloaded with a host of points of interest, allowing you to travel in the best of conditions and stop off during your journey for a spot of sightseeing. You?ll be able to plan trips to landmarks and attractions easily before you set off, and, at your leisure, look up the contact details for your vehicle rescue service and directions to the closest hospital, police or petrol station. Its longlife battery lasts nearly 4 hours before you have to recharge it through your cigar lighter port, meaning you'll never be left in the lurch if you get lost. The Nuvi 255 WT?s other built-in travel tools include a JPEG picture viewer, a world travel clock with time zones, a currency and measurement converter, a calculator and more. Enhance your travel experience with the Nüvi 255WT from Garmin!
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 255WT July 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For nearly three years I have been using a Blaupunkt Lucca Sat Nav, which has done what's asked of it, albeit having a tendency to take the longest routes possible even if you tell it otherwise. It's now getting dated and the battery does not hold a charge for long, so time for a change. I considered the TomTom but was not keen on the map graphics, looked at the Navman but was put of by the cheap heavy looking design and some poor reviews. My Dad (a complete technophobe) recommended a Garmin nuvi having bought one last year, so I looked at the options, eventually going for the 255WT as I liked the idea of European Coverage, Traffic and `Revenue' Camera warnings, plus the `were am I function', although on trying it at home it told me the nearest police station was not the actual 4 miles away but 41.5miles away in the next county, not perfect then. Not had the unit long enough to properly test the Traffic or Camera locator but so far so good, its well made, compact, has great map graphics and the 3D mode compresses some distance ahead onto the screen which is a great help for forward planning. It starts up and locates a link in a blink of an eye, even in some parts of the house, which after the Lucca which takes 3 minutes just to wake up is fantastic. The only other negative; the brief instructions, for example included it the box is an aerial which can only be part of the Traffic system, but its not mentioned in the handbook, so still trying to work out its exact purpose as Traffic appears to work without it.
 Great Product July 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Been using this now for about two weeks, what a great bit of kit.
I looked around at reviews before i bought, Garmin, TomTom etc - What a mine field of reviews.
Hear it is !
Map - great
Sound - does the job of telling you what to do, if you want premium hi fi quality, try looking and seeing if Cambridge Audio do a sat nav ?!?! It's great for a sat nav !!!!!!! Easily audible in a van with stereo at normal volume.
POI's - very handy
Getting satelites - very quick
User interface - no nonesense
Traffic - This is only as good as the Traffic network wherever you are traveling, it's free, if it doesn't work, you've lost nowt! it works great on major roads in East Anglia.
Downloadable gadgets - Fun
Screen - does the job great
Speed Camera stuff - spot on, lets you know, you can either have it in your face with a continuous beep or subtle ping every so often.
Other extras like the screen that logs your journey time, moving time, stopped time etc - priceless. A bonus i didn't realise i was getting.
All in all, i'm using it everyday - Fantastic.
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