The Garmin 255W Feature Terrain Maps, And An Exciting New Photo Navigation Feature
The Garmin 255W features a redesigned screen with more information, terrain maps, predictive technology that provides faster satellite lock, and an exciting new photo navigation feature. The Garmin Nuvi 255W adds Text-to-Speech, so you get turn by turn spoken directions with the real names of streets and also complete maps for North America and (e.g. “turn left in 50 feet at Nebraska Way”, rather than merely “turn left in 50 feet”). The Garmin 255W also offers a wide 4.3-inch (diagonal) screen that displays 70% more of the road around you.
The garmin 2×5 models has slim design, so they all fit comfortably in your pocket or purse, and a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that makes them convenient for navigation by car or foot. All of the models has useful travel tools like world travel clock with time zones, a JPEG picture viewer, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more.
Garmin Nuvi 255W GPS comes with some excellent features :
- HotFix (Long Term Ephemeris Prediction) finds satellites faster
- Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Basemap shows 3D shaded terrain features
- Faster 333 Mhz processor offers smoother map drawing , faster processing, and vehicle icon motion through turns
- Redesigned user interface offers more information
- Photo Navigation lets you upload geo-coded photos from a phone, geo-coding camera or photo site and navigate to them.
- Send addresses directly to your Garmin from Mapquest or Google Maps
- Automatic Time Zone Transition
- Text-to-Speech gives directions with real street names
- 4.3-inch Widescreen shows you more of what’s around you as you drive
- Memory Card Slots so you can add travel and maps guides, or store photos (SD card slot on 4.3-inch units;MicroSD card slot on 3.5-inch units)
- Preloaded Maps with Navteq data of North America + Hawaii + Puerto Rico, including 6.5 million searchable points of interest
- Rechargeable lithium-ion battery for easy portability (up to 4 hours per charge)
- Custom Vehicle Icons let you personalize your navigator
- Integrated Antenna for a slim form factor
- Where Am I? — instantly shows you all of the emergency services nearby
One of customer review is L. Smith. Here is what she said about Nuvi 255W “I received this GPS system about a week ago, and I haven’t found one thing to complain about yet. The features are great, and all entirely user friendly. No need to read the manual, just plug it in and go! When I get in my car and turn Garmin Nuvi 255W on, we’re pretty much ready to go immediately because it connects to satellites very fast.The new display posts speed limit signs of major roads flush left on the screen, which is a new feature that is also really helpful, if you’re driving in an unfamiliar area. Another helpful feature I find is how fast the Nuvi 255W recalculates your position if you do miss a turn. I love the detour feature, it saved me a ton of time when I heard there was an accident on the highway and took back roads that I would have never known existed! I would recommend the Garmin 255W to anyone looking for reliable, a fast, and easy to use GPS system.”
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