Garmin Nuvi 255w

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 at 3:49 am

The Garmin Nuvi 255W is one of Garmin’s entry level navigators and is loaded with features previously unavailable in the Nuvi line or found only in higher-end models.

The 255W sports a 4.3? inch wide touch screen (hence the “W”) and includes pre-loaded, the City Navigator NT map data for Europe. It is packed with millions of points of interest (POIs), it is compact, versatile and easy to use.

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Garmin Nuvi 255w GPS

The Garmin Nuvi 255w has all the features you would expect from this product level, but also has a range of features you would expect from models that are more expensive.

It gives turn-by-turn spoken directions.

2-D or 3-D mapping and smooth map redraw rates.

There are Digital Elevation Maps, these show shaded contours that will give an understanding of your surrounding terrain.

The Garmin Nuvi 255W will accept custom points of interest (POI) such as traffic blackspots and post offices. You have the ability to set proximity alerts for these POI’s, that will give an audible alarm when you are approaching them.

With the trademarked HotFix satellite prediction, Garmin will calculate your position quickly and efficiently.

The ‘Where Am I?’ feature, will quickly gives you details about your location. All you need to do is tap the car icon for your exact latitude and longitude coordinates, nearest address, contact details for your vehicle rescue service and directions to the closest hospital, police or petrol station.

The Garmin Nuvi 255w’s advanced Cyclops safety camera database will help ensure you are driving safely and legally. As you approach one of hundreds of fixed, mobile and temporary safety cameras, variable limit or red light speed cameras across Europe, it will give an audible alert, overspeed warning and speed limit information.

It comes with Garmin Lock, an inventive anti-theft protection system that uses GPS to lock to a secure location of your choice.

Photo Navigation will revolutionise your sightseeing. You can plan trips to landmarks and attractions simply and easily before you set off.

Among other built-in travel tools are, a JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, a currency and measurement converter and calculator.

You can easily personalise your Nuvi 255W to suit your personality including adding your own choice of background photograph.

The Garmin 255W GPS has a slim design that will fit comfortably in your pocket or purse. Its rechargeable lithium-ion battery makes it convenient for navigation by car or foot with up to 4 hours’ between charges.

You will always get a full picture of the area with the 4.3-inch widescreen display. The sunlight-readable full colour display, will ensure you can View map detail, driving directions, photos and more from any direction, easily and clearly.

For a safe, portable and simple navigation device, that covers the whole of Europe the Garmin Nuvi 255W is hard to beat.