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Epicurus.com - Garmin nüvi 260W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator
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List Price: $428.56
Our Price: Too low to display
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Garmin
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Batteries Included: 1
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Garmin
Display Size: 4.3
EAN: 0753759077174
Feature: GPS System Preloaded with City Navigator North America NT
Includes Mp3 Player: 1
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Garmin
Manufacturer: Garmin
Model: Nuvi 260w
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Publisher: Garmin
Studio: Garmin
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Features
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GPS System Preloaded with City Navigator North America NT
4.3 in Diagonal Touchscreen Display with 2D/3D Mapping Perspective
Turn by Turn Directions with Voice Guidance/ Text to Speech Feature
Trip Computer Records Mileage, Max Speed, Total Time and More
1.1 Lbs (WxLxH) 0.8" x 4.8" x 2.9"
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Editorial Reviews:
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Go wide with the ultra-cool nuvi 260W that speaks street names. This widescreen navigator is simple to use. nuvi 260W 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 nuvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. nuvi 260W 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. Navigation is just the beginning. nuvi 260W includes many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. It also comes with Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and configurable vehicle icons that let you select car-shaped graphics to show your location on the map. The optional SD cards slot lets you add additional features. High-sensitivity receiver RoHS version available Built-in memory - Internal solid state with SD Card slot Waypoints/favorites/locations - 500 Voice prompts Speaks street names 3D map view Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation) Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road) Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.) Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest) Configurable vehicle icons (select car-shaped icons for map navigation) World travel clock, currency & measurement converter, and calculator Unit Dimensions - Width 4.8 x Height 2.9 x Depth 0.8 (12.2x7.4x2.0cm) Weight - 6.1 ounces (172.93 grams)
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Good Almost Great GPS
Comment: This GPS is one of the best I have ever used, in many ways. I say this knowing that it is missing a few things that other units I have used have had, and it probably could have included at a slight price increase. But still, I would recommend this unit for anyone looking for a basic GPS.
Let's look at the pro's and con's.
Pro's:
1)++++ Good satellite location. This baby always finds the satellites, and usually does it pretty quickly. There have been occassions where it took approximately 3 minutes time when the sky was clear, and I don't know why, but I have yet to be in a location (skyscrapers, wooded, etc) where it would not pick up the satellites.
2)+++++ Great routing. This GPS will route you very accurately in regards to time. Not only that, but it will reroute you very quickly, and it does not just try to get you back to the original route. It will recalculate the whole route again. There have been occasional glitches here, but overall, due to the speed, I would rate it excellent.
3)++++ Good visuals. Never have I been able to see more side roads and details at any zoom level. Never have the maps been more updated and accurate. Never have I been able to download a 3D model of a WWII Spitfire to be the icon representing my car! And, you can download other cars and wacky vehicles, etc, so this greatly improves the cool factor! The absense of a compass (or direction indicator) to tell you the direction you are traveling subtracts one star.
4)++++ Good speech to text. Directions are enunciated with clear terms as to which way to drive, which is the most important detail. The built in voices aren't very good, though. And the downloadable ones aren't really much better. They sound a bit outdated.
5)+++++ Great vehicle mount. This may seem like a silly thing to review, but my old suction cup mount by that 'other company' kept coming unstuck. This one is great and is perfect for this light little GPS.
6)+++++ Clever power input. This one is powered by a mini-USB plug, which is great for hooking up to a computer, and you can use the car adaptor to plug into anything else you might have that charges this way, like a cell phone, etc.
Con's
1)----- Lack of customization. This GPS really has almost nothing you can customize regarding the appearance of the screen. Other programs let you put POI's (points-of-interest) on the screen as icons, and pick the types that show up. This can slow down the screen rate, so this might be why this is not available. Other GPS's allow you to customize the information presented on the screen, such as including direction, etc. This one automatically changes the information, depending on whether or not you are routing, but basically, the information is configured like they wanted it, not the way you might want it.
2)-- Funny programs. This is really not a con, but I guess I don't like paying for stuff I don't use. Who needs a calculator on a GPS? Who looks at photos while you are driving down the road?
3)--- No traffic updates. For this price, including traffic updates is probably not going to happen, but it would have been nice to have an antenna mount for an additional cost which could have made traffic updates something of a possibility. This is why it is only --- because of the price factor.
Overall, this is a great basic GPS which is easy on the eyes, if not so much on the ears. Recommended.
Customer Rating:
Summary: rbehun
Comment: did everything it was advertised to do.
it's not 100%, but it's real close.
mounts on the windshield easily. bright display that even has a night mode. pleasant voice directions.
wide screen is the way to go.
it knows everything. (restaurants, hotels, etc)
may never look at a map again.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great buy - everything that I wanted!
Comment: I have bought this GPS for myself and then again when family members wanted to buy one. I wanted a GPS with the larger screen and also spoke the actual street names. This model does both at a great price. There are some times that we feel it is not taking us the fastest way, but it always gets us to the destination (and if you are in a new area, you would never know there was a faster way!) There has been a few times when my husband has used it for work and it does not recognize the address or takes him out on a dirt road, but for the most part, it takes us to our destination. Sometimes newer streets do not exist, and I even updated the maps upon purchase. Still it is easy to use right out of the box, and does the job well.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Garmin GPS
Comment: Garmin nüvi 260W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator
I was very pleased with this product. It is very easy to use. The instructions are easy to understand and I was able to use it easily. I would recomend this to anyone interested in buying a GPS.
Customer Rating:
Summary: No Frills Wide Screen
Comment: Fabulous product. I didn't need all the Christmas ornaments that can be included in these GPS's. The wide screen is far superior to the old standard sized screen. Easier to handle and easier to see from the windshield or dash. I'm from the South, but travel to New York City and have to drive around the Metro area and points to the North. This gadget is worth its weight in gold. I didn't experience the problems that some have written about here. Let's face it, Garmin is probably the best out there, and none of them are perfect 100% of the time, but this allows you to have the Jetson's information while you're driving around with the Flintstones!
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