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What Kind An Automotive Gps Navigator To Buy: Garmin Nuvi 240w Or Magellan Maestro 4250?

garminreview — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:04:56 +0000

I like the Magellan Maestro 4250 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator.
This is the first GPS I’ve owned or used, so I’m not speaking from experience. It worked GREAT on our trip from Vermont to HHI, South Carolina. The directions and POI’s served us very well. The screen helps folks in the back seat see what’s up. The AAA references work great, too. It generally responds well to our verbal commands. Two points on that, though: follow the directions (speak softly); and I wish you could program it to respond to custom commands.
The only reason I took one star away was because of the Bluetooth. It actually works with my PDA (Audiovox VX660), even though it’s not listed. Many phones aren’t listed. But the volume isn’t sufficient at highway speeds (even in a very quite Audi A6) and the connection between the phone and the GPS/Bluetooth has to be re-established every time you turn the unit back on, which is pretty lame. But otherwise, I recommend this unit to others.

What Kind Of Program I Have To Download To Update New Maps Into A Garmin Gps? Where Do I Have To Go?

garminreview — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:03:56 +0000

Including information like which Garmin you have (there are several dozen), what kind of maps you want (water nav, topo, driving directions) and where you are would improve the odds of getting a good answer.
Generically, the answer is “Garmin Mapsource”; the precise edition (”Inland Marine”, “Topo”, “City Navigator North America NT”, etc.) will depend on what you’re looking for..

Can I Use A Garmin Nuvi To Geocache? If So What Kind Should I Buy?

garminreview — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:49:43 +0000

I have two small childeren so I wouldn’t be out geocaching in bad weather. So I was hoping to just get a cheap nuvi.

Is It Possible To Play Movies On A Garmin Nuvi 360 With Some Kind Of Upgraded Software ?

garminreview — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:36:09 +0000

If it is possible how do you do it ? I would love to be able to watch avi’s while waiting at the bus stop, dentists etc on my Garmin Nuvi 360. I think the nuvi would be capable of doing it. I just dont know how to get it to do it. Perhaps some programmer out there has already done it. I have done a search but nothing is coming up. Any help would be appreciated.

What Kind Of Gps Navigation Should I Get?

garminreview — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:45:38 +0000

What I’m looking for
1. Text to speech
-*not necessary* voice personalization
- a clear and loud voice
2. Accurate directions
3. Simple to use menu
4. Long battery life
5. rechargeable battery
6. affordable (nothing more than $250)
7. good memory
8. free updates of maps
9. good satellite signals
10. reliability
11. where am i
12. traffic avoidance is nice
13. no sun glare
14. not huge but a big screen is nice
15. road pronunciations (i’ll get lost w/o this haha)
any recommendations? I looked at the Tomtom go 720 and Garmin Nuvi 255w but I’m still undecided. if there’s any other features you think is good feel free to mention it. I’m in the US btw and won’t really use it in diff countries.
Please & thank you!