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Garmin Nuvi 250 Satellite Navigation System
Garmin Nuvi 250 Satellite Navigation System With European Mapping
Garmin Nuvi 250 Satellite Navigation
Manufacturer's Description:
Garmin nüvi 250
Simple navigation at an affordable price — that's Garmin’s nüvi 250. This entry-level Personal Travel Assistant comes with preloaded maps for Europe. Like all nüvi 200-series members, the 250 features an easy-to-use colorful touch screen and ultra-slim design — perfect for everyday navigation.
Navigate With Ease
The Garmin nüvi 250 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.
Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions.
In addition, the Garmin nüvi 250 accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs.
Go Beyond Navigation
Navigation is just the beginning. The Garmin nüvi 250 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. Optional plug-in SD cards for travel guides provide detailed data for attractions, so you can customize nüvi for your travel needs.
Garmin nüvi 250: Don’t just get there. Arrive ™
What's in the Box:
- Garmin nüvi 250
- Preloaded City Navigator® NT for Europe (full coverage)
- Vehicle suction cup mount
- Vehicle power cable
- Dashboard disk
- Set up and go guide
GBP 89.50
Update costs - Beware
I'm satisfied with the product but not so satisfied at the £60 required to update the maps a year later.
Garmin Nuvi 250
Simple and easy to use: it does exactly what is says on the tin! It also offers great value for money. Scores 9/10 on my scale of satisfaction.
GARMIN NUVI 250 SAT NAV
REAL VALUE FOR MONEY. DOES WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TIN. EASY TO USE, AND ONCE YOU HAVE PLAYED ABOUT WITH IT,YOU CAN PROGRAM A ROUTE VIA AS MANY PLACES AS YOU LIKE THAT VARY OFF ANY A TO B JOURNEY BY PROGRAMMING A to B, B to C, C to D ETC. ONE CRITICISM - CANT GET THE MOUNTING DISC TO STICK TO THE DASHBOARD. WELL SATISFIED.
Brilliant for the money!
I've been considering getting a satnav for a while and probably like most people have been confused by the array of devices available and confused further by the various reviews given - some good, some bad. With a limited budget in mind and having read largely very good reviews I took the plunge with the Nuvi 250. Any doubts I had have completely gone - it's brilliant! It really is that easy and that good. Ok, so it doesn't have loads of features (you'll get those on more expensive machines) but if you simply want a satnav to tell you how to get to a destination that you've not been to before then it's perfect. I'm really impressed. The instruction manual is surprisingly basic, but it still tells you what you need to know to get started (most other features can be worked by trial and error). Satellites are acquired quickly (when you're outside), the route calculated quickly and then it's ready to go with clear instructions both on screen and spoken. If you go wrong either by mistake or because you know better than it (which you will from time to time) it very quickly recalculates the route.
We have used it several times over the last couple of months and it has saved a lot of time and stress over getting lost - it is a bit weird putting your faith in a small machine, but it has taken us on some amazing routes that you would never have thought of and arrived at the door exactly when it said you would. Totally recommended! Get the case too to protect it when it's not in use - it's only a few pounds more.
Probably not the best one out there..
Bought this unit last week, because it's cheaper than Tomtom (for similar model) and longer battery life. Somewhat dissapointed because the map seems to be out of date (some roads are not displayed, I took wrong turn several times, especially dead-end roads!). It has a pedestrian mode, which implies that you can take it for a walk and it'll show you direction. Well, not really! Accuracy is pretty low in this mode, I had to walk back and forth looking for a museum which according to it, is right in front of me (it turns out to be one block away!). Unfortunately I have not had experience with other GPS so can't really compare. Good that it shows me direction for driving, and for the price with european map, I guess I just have to be happy with it.
Garmin Nuvi 250 Satellite Navigation System
