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MikeF74
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 Posted - 06 août 2007 : 21:22:37
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Since someone resurrected this thread...
There is a new Nuvi 260 due out soon. It has the same features as the Nuvi 250, but has the addition of TTS (Text-To-Speech) for spoken street names. |
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dol
Sweden
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Posted - 23 août 2007 : 00:18:00
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Originally posted by maybaum
I have the Nuvi 670. Will the Travel Guide for Switzerland or Central Europe add to my built in capabilities or are they duplicative of what I already have installed.
I also have the 670 and when travelling to Switzerland and France I found it to be very POI scarse. For example it did not list Monoprix in Annecy.
"Garmin Travel Guide, Europe contains over 100,000 rich points of interest data for 20 countries"
I would read this as a more complete POI database.
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MikeF74
41 Posts |
Posted - 23 août 2007 : 01:59:42
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| To the original poster, for the sake of completeness you should add the 200W and 250W to the first post. |
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salsaguy
USA
556 Posts |
Posted - 06 sept. 2007 : 19:53:53
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Host/Moderators:
Need to add the 7xx series to the listing at the Sticky at the start of the thread |
Salsaguy - Los Angeles area
nuvi 680 / nuvi 760 |
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microbiojen
USA
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Posted - 07 sept. 2007 : 18:52:05
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I want to buy a nuvi tomorrow, but after studying Garmin's comparison tool for three days I'm overwhelmed at the choices and the features! Hoping your encyclopedic product knowledge will help me narrow the field.
I read this thread with interest and I think the most helpful post is from smiley1081 18-Mar-07.
Here are my answers to that decision tree:
Do you need Bluetooth? NO
Do you need Traffic? NO
Do you need a 4.3" screen? YES
Do you need Text To Speech? YES, but will give it up if it brings the price into my budget range
Which map do you need? NORAM
Can I get all this for less than $400?
It's out of my price range for sure, but I am drooling over the Where Am I and the route planning offered on the 7x0's.
I've ruled out the 2x0's because of no SiRFstarIII and its small screen. And the 3x0's are out because of the screen size. To me, it looks like 650 is the least expensive model that meets all my needs.
Which model do you suggest, O Sages of Nuvi-land?
~Jen
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USA
365 Posts |
Posted - 07 sept. 2007 : 20:05:04
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Since you rule out 2xx and 3xx series.
I don't think you can buy 6xx series under $400
Although 2xx(W) series is within your budget and still using SiRF III, but, I wouldn't really recommanded it just yet.
http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=95930 |
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allyn
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Posted - 07 sept. 2007 : 20:12:52
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the 650 is the right model for you based on your answers. but it is over $400 ($470 at amazon, perhaps slightly less elsewhere).
if you can live without text-to-speech, the 200W and 250W have the 4.3" widescreen for $352 and $392 (at amazon), respectively.
the 200W has continental united states, hawaii, puerto rico maps only, the 250W has alaska and canada too. |
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Boyd
USA
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Posted - 07 sept. 2007 : 20:30:48
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| Your criteria are similar to mine, and I got the 650. It was on sale for $500 at Best Buy last weekend. |
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fatbody
USA
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Posted - 08 sept. 2007 : 19:17:10
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The 250w meets your needs except for tts which you list as optional. I saw several online stores selling it for less than $400. The cheapest I saw the 650 was $425 but that didn't include shipping or taxes (if applicable). I personally would not buy a 600 series with the 700 series coming so soon (Sep-Oct).
I had a 250 and now have a 200w. I don't notice the issues listed in the link from no clue. I don't see lagging and find that the position is accurate (I live in San Francisco and my experience has only been in the surrounding 200 miles). Recalculating routes has never taken more than 2-3 seconds on my device (maybe this is considered slow). |
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jyw
8 Posts |
Posted - 09 sept. 2007 : 18:53:16
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i think one more question to ask is: do i really have to stick with nuvi?
Maestro4040 has all your needs except traffic for $399 at Costco, and you have a life-time refund policy. |
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gpspassion
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Posted - 09 sept. 2007 : 20:10:24
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Not sure how the Magellan 4040 came into the discussion here, but I would recommend a thorough read of the Magellan 4040 user feedback thread.
@jotne - thanks for updating the first topic, 21 systems to choose from, wow ;-) Maybe we can "retire" some models at some point (likely the 6xx) and put them at the bottom of the list for reference purposes. |
Discounts and Assistance/Réductions et Assistance (Club GpsPasSion) / Où commencer? |
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apersson850
Sweden
1274 Posts |
Posted - 10 sept. 2007 : 12:17:29
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I don't know what Garmin is going to do, but if you are hunting for optimum GPS performance, then the 300 is better than the 200, and the 600 better than the 700.
Being able to rotate the antenna to put it in the most favorable position makes a difference. Hence you can't say that the 700 in all aspects replaces the 600. |
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gpspassion
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Posted - 10 sept. 2007 : 12:35:22
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| Yes, we'll probably need an article about this, but I've been pointing out for a while now that using a mini antenna placed on top or a normal one sideways is not good for GPS performance, particularly TTFF as it is harder to achieve the required 28dB-Hz signal level required to download the ephemeris data. |
Discounts and Assistance/Réductions et Assistance (Club GpsPasSion) / Où commencer? |
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apersson850
Sweden
1274 Posts |
Posted - 11 sept. 2007 : 00:43:56
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| In Garmin's case, it's a normal patch installed vertically at the back of the unit, in the 200/700 series. |
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SteveG14
USA
51 Posts |
Posted - 19 sept. 2007 : 16:33:30
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| I owned a nuvi 200 for a week. On a stormy night with heavy clouds , it lost satellite signal. Also it never could receive a signal in my house. I bought a nuvi 350 and I get at least 6 satellites in my home and have yet to lose a signal on the road. I believe it's the location of the antenna. And the nuvi 350 has an external antenna jack whereas the nuvi 200 does not. I would think they should have put a jack on the nuvi 200 since the internal antenna does not do as well as the 350. I would not purchase a 700 series unless it has a jack for an external antenna. What good is a gps if it's not reliable at all times under all conditions. |
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