John Jackson updated Garmin Nuvi 255W

John Jackson — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:41:58 -0400

June 30, 2009 at 1:41 am

found dakalvia's review unhelpful
agreed: "Very poor sound out of the speaker even on high."
agreed: "If you're driving too fast, it may not display the current road you're driving on, because it will zoom to far out "
agreed: "Direction gets overriden if you put a via point at an intersection where you need to make a turn (bug) "
agreed: "Tough to select a particular point on the map using touch screen"
agreed: "No line/headphone output "
agreed: "Buggy for some street names: "Dr." gets read as "doctor" not "drive", "South Shore Rd." will get read/displayed as "Shore Rd.""
agreed: "American voices are extremely annoying"
agreed: "Somewhat "tinny" sound out of the speaker "
agreed: "Can't adjust road preferences that much. Doesn't learn from your habits in any way "
agreed: "Doesn't include USB cable or external AC power adapter "
agreed: "Doesn't include lifetime map updates "
agreed: "You can only set one waypoint for a trip "
agreed: "Typing is laggy; if you don't type carefully, it's easy to miss a letter or two."
agreed: "nice screen"
agreed: "compatible with msn direct services with the purchase of an adaptor (live traffic, weather, gas prices etc...)"
agreed: "widescreen display makes it easier to input data"
agreed: "intuitive, easy to use user interface"
agreed: "affordable price"
agreed: "Reroutes missed turns very quickly"
agreed: "Has the latest 2009 maps out of the box "
agreed: "Turns on and off automatically with car using cigarrette adapter "
agreed: "Excellent USB connectivity with your computer "
agreed: "Easy to read display while driving "
agreed: "Easy to read display while driving "
agreed: "Option to change voices"
agreed: "Text-to-speech system for reading street names "
tapped as "have it"
tapped as "love it"

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John Jackson — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:39:19 -0400

June 30, 2009 at 1:39 am

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