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Holistic Guidance - 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
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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: Where are the satellites?
Comment: This unit takes a very, very long time to find the satellites. On a recent trip to California, I sat in the rental car for 15-20 minutes while the unit searched for satellites. I must say that it worked perfectly once it was in touch with the satellites, announcing every street name and turn. If I missed a turn it recalculated my route very quickly, I never got lost. It was a minimum of 10 minutes every time I turned it on for satellite communication.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very good poduct, but fairly basic
Comment: I've had my 260W on a long trip now. Nice display, enough detail, and good local directions. I found long routes a little frustrating since the chosen route wouldn't always be the one I would choose because of known congestion. Only stores one waypoint ("Via") for a destination. Not able to download routes, trips or waypoints. I wasn't ready to invest in more features without trying out the technology. It does whet my appetite for a more capable GPS. Excellent for basic navigation.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Product
Comment: Bought it, plugged it in and took off on a 2400 mile round trip. Absolutely no problems. I found it very intuitive as I didn't even bother to read the manual. I'm sure it does more than I used it for, but as a navigator it was terrific. Glad I paid a little extra to get the voice guidance model - nice to be reminded when turns are coming up. Only complaint is that the price dropped 2 weeks after I bought, but I guess that's the way it goes with electronics. Highly recommend.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Amazing, but don't loose common sense
Comment: Bought this prior to 10 day driving vacation, and it was worth it. Amazing technology and it did get us out of a couple binds where we would have been lost otherwise. Used and enjoyed the "points of interest" feature much more than thought, in selecting restaurants, fuel and lodging. Glad I got the 4.3" screen with all the features of the 260W, and don't need all the other features of more expensive units.
Also, the suction mount that comes with it works great and I didnt' find distracting. For me, glad I did NOT get the bean bag mount.
Reason for the 4-star is the directions that came with the unit are very vague as to all the features. Had to learn by trial and errror, and even by accident. Also, doesn't always take you most efficent route, but it does get you there. It is just a computer after all. Frustrating when the route you want to go does not concur with its route, and it trys for MILES to get you to take U-turn. Probably way to remedy, but haven't figured out yet. All things considered, would get again.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Nuvi260W Very Good
Comment: This was an upgrade for me from the C330. This unit finds satellites much faster when first turned on. Garmin will be the first to tell you all the things that are great about this unit, here are a couple things I would like to see improved
1- Voice street names only pronounced in one voice "Jill"
2- I get really annoyed with the redundancy of the voice command, i.e "Turn right in 200 ft" ....... "Now turn right" ..... And the infamous "Recalculating!"
3- I really believe someone programmed sarcasm in the voice when she says "Recalculating!"
4- Would like to see food/gas/etc icons on the screen as you travel. Touching them would bring up description like Magellan, Garmin should consider adding.
5- I don't like the UNIX style of navigating menu screens. If you want to get back to the main screen, you must enter a series of "back" commands rather that moving to the main screen in one option. To get to food POIs you must touch screen 4 times to get there and 4 times to get back to the map if you don't select anything....this is a pain while driving.
6- When keying an address the machine should default the city/state you are located; instead you must input this data every time you enter a new address.
7- 2009 load maps are really poor in NC (Winston-Salem to Raleigh)
8- Custom POI with warning messages do not always work correctly. Sometimes they are late and sometime not at all. However, they never seem to work unless the POI is on your direct route. It would be nice to be notified if your custom POI was on the up coming exit. (I recommend POI Factory.com)
9- I really like the interface with google map where I can send a series of address directly to my devise before I take the trip.
Hope this helps you in your decision.
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