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Garmin Nuvi 250 Satellite Navigation System With European Mapping | |
Brand: Garmin EAN: 0753759065553 Label: Garmin Manufacturer: Garmin Model: 010-00621-02 Publisher: Garmin Release Date: April 09, 2007 Sales Rank: 44 Studio: Garmin Features:
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Garmin See more information on Garmin Nuvi 250 Satellite Navigation System With European Mapping at Amazon UK or at Amazon.com Average Rating:  Rating:  - Why purchase the Latest iPods? Get it here for Next ta Nada!Christmas is only weeks away, Why purchase something you can get for Next ta Nada? Simply take a looksee : gi|ft.....u\n|i=v|erse d.o|.t c|o d.|o.t u|k (remve |.) reg-ister and s|ign onto the love = film no commitments D|V|D R|ental promo Many items to choose from; iPods, iPhones, Macbooks, iMacs, Mac Minis and loads more... They send your iPod Touch to you Gratis of charge! Have a Gratis Christmas :) Enjoy! Rating:  - Garmin Nuvi 250 Satellite Navigation System With European MappingI'm caught between a rock and a hard place with this. Overall I am pretty pleased with it. But sometimes it can't make a distinction between 'turn left' and 'keep left'. For example, on a jagged bend it will tell you to 'turn right', even though you are following the same road. And instead of 'turn left' onto a minor road it will tell you to 'keep left.' And sporadically tries to send you the wrong way up one way systems! But functional overall, as long as you acknowledge it doesn't know all there is to know. The plus points: Easy to use. Good value - compared to other UK & Europe options very reasonably priced. Easy navigation - on screen details is good and voice commands clear. Great built in info. I'm pretty sure that as we use it more, we'll get used to it, but for something you can pick up out of the box, plug in, and use, pay the extra and get a Tom Tom. Or save your money and use streetmap. Rating: - DisappointingUsed it twice on long journeys and let down both times. Once it was over a quarter of a mile out on the address and the second time it navigated me on to a minor road and then kept saying recalculating before freezing. People I know with a tomtom seem to have less trouble. On shorter journeys it has been more accurate. This is my first sat nav and I am not impressed. Rating: - A quick comparison with TomTomFirstly let me say that at the price Amazon are charging it's hard to fault the product. If you need Europe mapping I would buy now before the product is discontinued, which is imminent. Now a quick comparison with a TomTom One, also owned by me. It's basically swings and roundabouts. The ideal product would be a combination of the two. Pros for the TomTom One: a) Graphics with a wow factor. The TomTom looks terrific with 'floaty' 3D graphics and totally wowed me when I first saw it. The Garmin 250 looks fine, but to be fair isn't as good. b) The TomTom is more flexible and has more menus. Try calculating a route when you have no satellite signal because you are at home. I'm in Sheffield but let's assume I'm in Liverpool and want to go to Derby. Both sat navs can do it, but the TomTom is easier. c) TomTom appears to update slightly faster when going round a roundabout, but this is a bit subjective. Both products could do a bit better! Pros for the Garmin 250: a) It's more solid and the windscreen mount is a lot more solid. Beautifully made. b) Route generation seems to be better. On a 50 mile trip through the countryside that I have done many times over the years and have formed my own favourite route, the TomTom initially wants to use a difficult route, whereas the Garmin unbelievably used my exact favourite route. Lots of points for that. c) The Garmin hasn't needed a reset yet. Another big issue with ... Read More Rating: - Great Sat NavAfter reading mostly 5 star and a few 2 star reviews I thought risk it. I'm glad I did. I agree the start up time is a little long, but so what, it isn't that bad. On it's first test I was deliberately ignoring it to see how quick it would re-route me, and it is pretty quick to be honest. Slightly confusing instructions where a two left turns were close together, but moving map clearly shows the route required. Tried to put in a friends post code and it found the next street over - a bit annoying but when entering the full address there was no problem. I like the fact you can also enter in map co-ordinates. I do a lot of MTB and very often the places I go don't have a street and number, so this is a great feature. Then there's the price coupled with full western Europe mapping. Buy one. Garmin_Nuvi_250_SatelliteGarmin Nuvi 250 Satellite Navigation System With European Mapping | |
