Garmin nüvi 255W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

I love my Garmin Nuvi!! After taking a trip to a different city, alone, getting lost, and not even being able to find the hospital I was going to, I decided it was time for a GPS. My husband and I did all the research and decided on the nuvi255w. I'm so happy with it. We have small kids and traveling is always a challenge. With the Points of Interest we were able to find bathrooms and food in an instant!! Not to mention the fuel, ATM, and other locations that can be found. I love this GPS and I plan on buying one for my Dad for Christmas!!

My first GPS and I did a lot of research before I decided on the Garmin Nuvi 255w. My only concern was the bad reviews about the poor sound quality. I don't know if there has been a firmware or software update, but the sound quality is perfectly acceptable. I have had mine for four weeks and my Father in law, my Son in law, and my co-worker have purchased this same unit because they liked it so much. You really can't go wrong with this model!

The Nuvi 255w is as great as advertised. It picks up the satellite quickly, and is easy to use, out of the box. So far it has only made one error (saying to turn left, when only a right turn was an option) but, that was easy to figure out. It came with current maps and POI's. It also comes with photos of Garmin HQ, which I still need to figure out how to delete. I had heard the voices were hard to hear, but that has not been a problem at all. All-in-all, well worth the money.

Did all the usual research with all the different models, and for the price, this GPS is fantastic. Was thinking about buying the 265WT for only $45 more, but decided I didn't need bluetooth or the Traffic Feature which gives you flash advertisements on the screen. Those are the only 2 differences between the 2 models and I'd rather not have flash advertisements coming up on my GPS screen at random. The 255W finds satellites faster than any other GPS on the market. It includes the new Hot Fit technology and remembers the satellites positions when you turn the GPS off, so the next time you turn it on, it can relocate them very fast. The 4.3 Inch screen is awesome to look at both during the day and at night. It auto adjusts to whatever lighting conditions there are for a picture perfect look. The Voice Prompted turn by turn directions make it easy to get from one place to another without having to look up at the GPS, but of course you also get turn-by-turn directions on the GPS with a touch of the screen. You get a JPEG Picture viewer, Word Traval Clock, Currenly Converter, Calculator, plus many more features that make this GPS the best value on the market. You just can't beat Amazon's pricing either.

This is really an excellent product. It's very easy to use. The directions are very easy to follow. It doesn't tell you to turn left in 500 yards; it tells you to turn left in 500 yards and tells you the street name too. The only problem, and it's a small one, is that the English accent struggles with the letter R in Boulevar-r-r-rd. We can put up with that.