jonib61 updated Garmin Nuvi 255W

jonib61 — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:40:08 -0400

March 17, 2009 at 8:40 am

agreed: "You can only set one waypoint for a trip "
agreed: "Somewhat "tinny" sound out of the speaker "
agreed: "Doesn't include lifetime map updates "
agreed: "Doesn't include USB cable or external AC power adapter "
agreed: "Can't adjust road preferences that much. Doesn't learn from your habits in any way "
agreed: "No line/headphone output "
agreed: "American voices are extremely annoying"
agreed: "Can have trouble saying a few common words: "North", "Boulevard""
agreed: "Tough to select a particular point on the map using touch screen"
agreed: "Typing is laggy; if you don't type carefully, it's easy to miss a letter or two."
agreed: "Very poor sound out of the speaker even on high."
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: "Buggy for some street names: "Dr." gets read as "doctor" not "drive", "South Shore Rd." will get read/displayed as "Shore Rd.""
agreed: "Direction gets overriden if you put a via point at an intersection where you need to make a turn (bug) "
tapped as "have it"
agreed: "Very poor sound out of the speaker even on high."
agreed: "Very poor sound out of the speaker even on high."
disagreed: "Very poor sound out of the speaker even on high."
new pro/con: Very poor sound out of the speaker even on high.

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jonib61 — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:36:16 -0400

March 17, 2009 at 8:36 am