Garmin nuvi 205 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

Overview

With easy-to-use Touchscreen displays, the nuvi 205 can route to addresses, restaurants, hotels and more with turn-by-turn directions and voice guidance. nuvi 205 will say “Turn right in 500 feet.” New appealing features include MSN Direct compatibility, HotFix, Garmin Connect Photos, digital elevation maps, automatic time zone updates and smoother map updates. nuvi 205 is compatible with an optional MSN Direct receiver (GDB 55). This optional MSN Direct receiver provides premium content such as traffic updates, weather, gas prices, enhanced movie listings, stock info, news, local events and a send-to-GPS feature for trip planning. nuvi 205 is the most affordable option, with mapping coverage of the lower 48 states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. It offers five million points of interest, including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs and attractions. The map data is provided by NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping. Bright 3.5 diagonal color display, 320 x 240 pixels, QVGA TFT display, with white backlight High-sensitivity GPS receiver for improved performance and reception Trip computer records mileage, max speed, total time and more Built-in travel kit includes features such as picture viewer, world clock, currency and measurement converters and calculator Configurable vehicle icons – allows users to select a fun, customized car-shaped icon; users can download additional choices Offers a three-dimensional mapping perspective or 2D overhead view Built-in lithium-ion battery – lasts up to four hours depending on usage Dimensions – Width 3.8 x Height 2.8 x Depth 0.8 Weight – 5.2 ounces

Product Specifications

Brand:Garmin
Model : Nuvi 205
EAN Code :0753759077440

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3.5-inch Touch Screen Navigation with Turn by Turn spoken Directions
Pre-loaded Maps for continental U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico with 6.5 million searchable points of interest
FM Traffic or MSN Direct Traffic/Content compatible (with optional GDB 55 receiver)
Easy to Use Interface; slim, pocket-sized form factor; 4-hour rechargeable battery
3D terrain views, navigate to photo, and automatic time zone adjustment

Reviews

>Reviews of the Garmin nuvi 205 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator at Amazon.com
Average Rating: 4.5
musicmusic Rating: 5 Stars out of 5
Excellent product
This product is a great gift for someone who needs help with directions. The price was great during the time I purchased it. So I am glad I got it when I did. .... Read more

James E. Sink Rating: 5 Stars out of 5
Pretty Cool Device, My first GPS...
Very sensitive receiver, has 4 bars inside my home (can and was used sitting on my car seat easliy)...Spoken directions are ok,not the best... easy to use out of box.

Gives very accurate travel speeds, probably more than the speedometer in my car. Dont know about replacing the battery, says "not user replacment item"????

Very fast map refreash rates, you can add personal names and numbers to your favorites, good for sales people. Can be charged from your computer with .... Read more

Robert S. Dansereau Rating: 5 Stars out of 5
Garmin rules
Ordered this to replace c340 that was stolen out of my wifes car.
Has all the features of the 340 and more.
Loved it so much ordered one for myself.
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Michael A. Lusco Rating: 5 Stars out of 5
Great GPS
Great GPS, have had 0 problems with signal reception nor with misdirection. It will speak street names (though I turned it off because it got slightly annoying at times) and does a great job tracking my vehicle. .... Read more

SmackDown Rating: 5 Stars out of 5
Excellent Quality! Easy to use!
I purchased this GPS as a gift for a 78 year old friend of mine. This Garmin GPS 205 was extremely easy to set up and operate. The voice prompts are very helpful and make up for the small screen size. I highly recommend purchasing the optional "Bean Bag" dash mount. This makes it easier to transfer between cars. This is an excellent quality product from Garmin! I shopped around and looked at TomTom and several other GPS devices and this was by far the easiest GPS out there. And you can't .... Read more

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