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The nüvi 2x5 models all sport the slim design that Garmin introduced with the 200-series last year, so they all fit comfortably in your pocket or purse, and a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that makes them convenient for navigation by car or foot. All of the models include useful travel tools like a JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. The 265WT also offers a wide 4.3-inch (diagonal) screen that displays 70% more of the road around you.
tching to try out a new restaurant, or setting off on a road trip to locate the best toffee apples on the east coast? Now, it's easy to search for locations on Google Maps or Mapquest, then transfer the addresses directly to your Garmin GPS navigator.
The process does require a small plugin, which you can get at Garmin's website at http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3739. You can send business addresses to your Garmin device from these countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. | ||
Search for the location you want. | Pick "Send to GPS". | Go! |
Traffic-Capable for Either FM Traffic or Enhanced MSN Direct Content
MSN Direct Enhanced Traffic and Content | With an optional receiver, you can access enhanced dynamic content from the MSN Direct service. Check the weather, avoid traffic backups, compare local gas prices, get enhanced movie listings, stock information, news and local events when you travel with your unit. Even plan trips from the convenience of your computer, via Windows Live Local, and wirelessly send custom to your nüvi. Check out a full description of MSN Direct content features, or a coverage map for MSN Direct services. A 3-month subscription to MSN Direct is included with the receiver. After that, subscription fees are $49.95 per year, or $129.95 for a lifetime subscription. |
FM Traffic
 | With an optional receiver, you can get alerts from TMC Clear Channel about traffic tie-ups and road construction that might lie ahead on your route. All you have to do is simply touch the screen to view traffic details and you'll be ready to detour around any problem area. And if you end up missing a turn, or you're forced into a detour that is not relayed through the traffic receiver, the nüvi's sophisticated automatic routing will get you back on track in no time. In most areas, TMC Clear Channel traffic broadcasts are continuous — there's no waiting for scheduled traffic news updates or random alerts. Because traffic broadcasts are received via a "silent" FM data channel, you can still listen to music or news programming on your car radio without interference from incoming FM traffic data transmissions. A 3-month subscription to TMC Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network is included with the receiver. For more information on subscription fees, coverage in individual cities, and traffic data networks in the United Kingdom and Europe, check the Garmin website. |
Widescreen -- See More of What's Around
| The super-bright, 4.3-inch (diagonal) touchscreen display gives is anti-glare for ease of viewing during the day and automatically changes its color profile for easy viewing at night or in dim light. It offers 2d or 3D perspective views. The widescreen format gives you 70% more actual screen area than a 3.5-inch screen. Primarily this translates into a better view of the area through which you are driving. This is especially useful in showing you what parks, restaurants, ATM, gas stations, etc. are nearby, or in letting you know whether a detour is a good idea. Also, the device itself is larger, meaning controls on the screen are more widely spaced and somewhat easier to push. | |
Wider screen lets you see more of what's around. Compare these actual size views of a 3-inch (diagonal) screen | and a 4.3-inch diagonal widescreen |
Where Am I?
On any nüvi (including this one), you can just tap "Where Am I?" to find the closest hospitals, police stations, fuel stations, nearest address and intersection. Also see your exact latitude and longitude coordinates.First-Rate Map Data
 nüvi accepts custom points of interest (POIs). View larger. | The nüvi comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps for all of North America, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, including a hefty POI database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. Garmin gets its map data from NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping. In addition, nüvi accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs Important note about map updates: Due to our high volume of sales, almost every Garmin portable GPS navigator sold by Amazon.com will come with the most recent map version. If you ever do need a map update, you can purchase one from Amazon.com at our Garmin Store. |
Garmin Lock
Garmin's patent pending theft prevention system that disables the unit from performing any functions until the user types in a specific 4-digit PIN or takes the unit to a predetermined secure location
Beyond Navigation
Browse your stored pictures with an easy-to-use JPEG viewer. | Navigation is just the beginning. The nüvi 2x5 models features travel tools including a JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. This device is compatible with optional content plug-ins available via microSD card, such as the Garmin Travel Guides and Garmin SaversGuide provide detailed data for attractions and information on nearby merchants offering discounts, so you can customize nüvi for your travel needs. For Accessory Map Cards and Travel Guides the Units Feature: a MicroSD Card Slot on the 3.5 inch Units, and an SD Card Slot on the 4.3 inch Units. Garmin has also added the ability for customers to add custom points of interest (POI’s) from third parties such as school zones and safety cameras. |
Trick Your GPS Ride
 Custom vehicle icons let you ride in style, at least inside your GPS. See more icon option | All Garmin nüvis support configurable vehicle icons. These fun, customized car-shaped icons come in a variety of colors to add a personal touch to your vehicle's position on the map. |
What's in the Box?
nüvi 265WT, Preloaded City Navigator NT for North America (full coverage), Lifetime traffic, FM traffic receiver with vehicle power cable, Vehicle suction cup mount, USB cable, Dashboard disc, Quick start manual Notes
- Optional software for language translation, detailed travel guides, and savings programs allow you to customize your nüvi to fit your travel needs
- Like most USB Mass Storage Devices, the nüvi is not compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me.
Which nüvi is Best for You?
Note: All nüvis come with detailed NAVTEQ maps containing more than 6 million pre-loaded point of interest locations.| Screen Size inches (w x h) | Included Maps | Text-to-Speech (Directions in Real Street Names) | Traffic | Bluetooth | Media | 3D Terrain Maps | Photo Navigation | FM Transmitter (audio through car stereo system) | Multi- Point Routing | Battery life (hours) | |||
| Cont. U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico | AK and Canada | Europe | |||||||||||
| nüvi 200 | 2.8 x 2.1 |  | Photos | up to 5 | |||||||||
| nüvi 200w | 3.81 x 2.25 | | Photos | up to 5 | |||||||||
| nüvi 250 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | Photos | up to 5 | ||||||||
| nüvi 250w | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | Photos | up to 5 | ||||||||
| nüvi 260 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | Photos | up to 5 | |||||||
| nüvi 260w | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | Photos | up to 5 | |||||||
| nüvi 270 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | Photos | up to 5 | |||||||
| nüvi 205 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) | Photos | | | up to 4 | ||||||
| nüvi 205W | 3.81 x 2.25 | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) | Photos | | | up to 4 | ||||||
| nüvi 255 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) | Photos | | | up to 4 | ||||
| nüvi 255W | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) | Photos | | | up to 4 | ||||
| nüvi 265T | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | Integrated FM receiver with lifetime traffic; MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | |||
| nüvi 265WT | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | Integrated FM receiver with lifetime traffic; MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | |||
| nüvi 275T | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | | Integrated FM receiver with lifetime traffic; MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | ||
| nüvi 350 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | FM (with opt. receiver) | Photos, MP3s | up to 8 | ||||||
| nüvi 360 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | FM (with opt. receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | up to 8 | |||||
| nüvi 370 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | | FM (receiver included) | | Photos, MP3s | up to 8 | ||||
| nüvi 650 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | FM (with opt. receiver) | Photos, MP3s | up to 7 | ||||||
| nüvi 660 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | FM (receiver included) | | Photos, MP3s | | up to 7 | ||||
| nüvi 670 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | FM (receiver included) | | Photos, MP3s | | up to 7 | |||
| nüvi 680 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | MSN (receiver included; 1-year free); FM (with opt. receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | up to 7 | ||||
| nüvi 750 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 5 | ||||
| nüvi 760 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 5 | |||
| nüvi 770 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 5 | ||
| nüvi 780 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | MSN-enhanced (receiver inc.; 3 months free) receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 5 | ||||
| nüvi 850 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 4 | |||||
| nüvi 880 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | MSN-enhanced (receiver inc.; 3 months free); FM (with opt. receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 4 | |||
| nüvi 5000 | 4.5 x 2.7 | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) | | | external battery only | |||||
| Basic MSN Direct Content Features | |
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| Enhanced MSN Direct Content | |
 | Web Favorites (Send custom destinations to your GPS with Live Search Maps)
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 | Stock Quotes
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 | News Headlines
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Get detailed info for your Zip Code at the MSN Direct website.  | |
Garmin nüvi 265W/265WT March 13, 2010Elisa Huh (NJ USA)
I ordered brand new Garmin nüvi 265W/265WT and be sented Factory Refurbished
Garmin nüvi 205.
Cool GPS March 7, 2010J. Kuenzie (Columbia, SC, US)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bought this to replace a Nuvi 200, instead of updating the maps in that unit. This has Bluetooth, which works great with my phone. Love the choice of icons available through the Garmin Garage. And I've used the Garmin studio feature to load my own voice. One note for buyers: The unit I received has a 265w label, but it becomes the 265wt model because of the power cord.
Good product but be prepared for a refurb unit March 5, 2010JW (tx usa)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
First, this review is specific for the refurbished 265WT unit, not for a new one.
In general, the GPS unit is good. The software layout and everything is very logical and easy to use. Much better than a Mxxxx unit which I bought at Costco and returned because the user interface is a mess. Not for this unit - you almost don't need the manual to get started with the basic GPS function to get you from point A to B. It is that easy.
I would recommend the Garmin GPS, no doubt, but how about a refurbished one (or "newly overhauled" as Garmin calls it)?
The good:
The hardware refurbishing process is pretty thorough: of course you don't get a pretty new box with picture, foam...but still a box with everything stuff in it. Overall the package is adequate. The unit is clean and protected with bubble wrap bag inside the box. A plastic film is also found on the screen for scratch protection. There is no sign of previous use. New cable, new suction cup mount... the whole deal. The unit is also charged previously with ~3/4 power left when I received. Overall I was very pleased when I open the box.
The bad:
The other part of the refurbishing process is not so good, though. It seems they reset all settings to the original, but forget to delete the previous owner's info. I can see the previous owner's POI and home address, as well as his/her trip record and I have to manually delete everything. This is not a good thing... so if you ever need to return a unit, remember to erase all your personal items. I don't know about other mfr but at least Garmin won't clean it up for you.
The UGLY:
It is also part of my own fault trying to save $50 on a refurb unit. The biggest problem is about their "nüMaps Guarantee". According to their web "The nuMaps Guarantee program allows customers who have purchased a new* nuvi or a new zumo device to update the map in the unit free of charge.... *Refurbished or newly overhauled devices may also be applicable". However, after I register the device and ready to get your free map update, I only found the unit has been registered to the previous owner and is no longer eligible for the one time map update. Well, there are a few other reviewers mentioned about this and I did not pay too much attention to it and only thought: a phone call should clear the issue right up and save me $50, why not? WRONG! I did call Garmin to resolve this but only found Garmin's business practice is really bad! IMO they should reset everything like a new unit (including previous registration, map...etc) to begin with, or at least give it a new SN or product ID to get a fresh new start. It would be a much easier, cleaner and more efficient practice. Bad. Even they did not do that, Garmin should make this process as easy as possible with their support staff. In my experience, first the support person wasn't sure if a refurb unit qualify or not until I pointed it out in their support document, then he needs to verify with his supervisor. After that issue was clarified, they requested a copy of my purchase receipt from Amazon as a proof that I did not buy it from market place (as a used unit). After I email the receipt to them and they reset the registration info, I still can't get the map update. A few emails back and forth then I finally realized that the product SN and registration is a separate process from free map update. For the free map update will take additional time pending for "a supervisor approval". In general the support staff is friendly and responsive, but the whole process is frustrating.
You may experience something more pleasant than mine but If you ask me again, I'd buy a new unit instead.
Note, eventually I got the free new map update, but the map downloading process is extremely slow. I have really high band width but still took a good 1/2 hour for a 2.4MB file...
Great GPS for the price February 18, 2010D. Dirksen (Littleton, CO United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
For the features that I actually use, this Garmin nuvi 265WT has everything I need. I looked at dozens of models from several manufacturers before selecting this GPS. I think many of the higher end units have features that I have little or no needs for. For the money, this is a great GPS.
* The wide screen helps me to quickly and easily read the map information as compared to the smaller screen of my old unit. I would not go back to the smaller screen, at this point.
* The actual navigation capabilities of this GPS are great and it is responsive and clear. I really like the spoken street names this one has over my older Garmin unit. The waypoints to an end destination are handy so that you don't have to set up several separate trips.
* The bluetooth feature is very nice for hands free connection to my cell phone. We had a few challenges getting it to connect, initially, but found it was user error and not the unit.
* I also like the free traffic updates feature. I have no issue at all with getting the tiny ads across the top of the screen in exchange for the traffic updates. I have actually checked out the ads a couple of times as they were for local businesses that I was interested in.
* The photo viewer is nice, but have only used it once.
* The calculator and conversion functions are actually quite handy and I have used those a number of times.
* Updating the software on the device was not difficult and clear instructions were provided.
* The price on the refurbished unit I got was very affordable. At less than $140 and free shipping, this was a great buy.
* On the down side, I wish the unit would start up a bit quicker from power-on.
* I have also noticed that the unit takes a few seconds to recalcuate, if you diverge from the proposed path. Not too bad, but I have had a couple of times I have waited for it when going through a detour.
* The traffic update feature sometimes does not give enough advance warning. Several times, I have been stuck in traffic I could have avoided, if the unit had given me even 2 minutes more advance warning.
Overall, I find that the Garmin GPS units are reliable, accurate and are a great help in my travels. This is third one I have used (the others are still in use). The 265WT has all the features I need and then some, without being cluttered with a lot of features I would not need.
Be careful, what you order may no be what you get February 17, 2010Dan Cohen (Dexter, NY USA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I ordered a refurbished Garmin nuvi 265wt GPS unit because is was such a good price and the reviews said it was as good as a new one at a significant savings. It arrived quickly, in a blue box from Garmin that said 265wt on it. Upon opening it however, the unit itself said 255w (not 265wt), so it did not have the bluetooth feature that the 265wt has, which is why I chose the 265wt model. I called Amazon and they were very gracious and apologetic about it and the return was easy. I therefore chaulked it up to a packaging error, it happens right? My replacement unit from Amazon came just as fast, in a blue box from Gramin with a model number 265wt on it, just like the first one. But inside, it was a different story. Again, I was sent a Garmin nuvi 255w in a box that clearly, and for the second time, said Garmin 265wt. I called Amazon again, very disapointed and decided not to go for a third try. A refund was quickly processed but I am still disapointed and I have no GPS. What is Garmin trying to pull here? So, a word of caution, make sure you get what you ordered!
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