Garmin nuvi 255W Portable GPS Navigator - a review

February 9, 2009 | By gps-maniac In GPS Product Review |

Simple, safe and portable, the nuvi 255W is your personal travel assistant for life on the go. This simple, safety-minded navigator leads the way with turn-by-turn directions and a unique, advanced safety camera warning system to get you there on time and keep you safe on the road. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nuvi takes you there with turn-by-turn voice directions, 2-D or 3-D maps and smooth map updates as you navigate. Its digital elevation maps show you shaded contours at higher zoom levels, giving you a big picture of the surrounding terrain.

GPS units are designed to provide you with route suggestions. Unless a GPS unit contains a traffic receiver, they do not reflect road closures or road conditions, traffic congestion, weather conditions, or other factors that may affect safety or timing while driving. GPSTracklog.com has an extensive review, but it is based on a test drive of the similar Garmin nuvi 255W.
With photo navigation, you can download Google™ Panoramio™ pictures via Garmin Connect Photos website and navigate to them.
Map quality is where the rubber meets the road. And this GPS just got a flat.

Garmin uses a standard connector and the cables for digital cameras worked fine as did the one for. Garmin units are renowned for their ease of use and the 255W continues this trend. Menu items are accompanied by large boxes with text or clearly labelled icons. Garmin has released, in the past few months, an updated version of called the 765. As you know, the 760 has considerably more features than the 255W but has a slightly older interface which might explain its suddenly more affordable price.

Suction Cup Bracket Mount Holder Stand For Garmin Nuvi Gps 255W 205 265W