Linda Shadrick updated Garmin Nuvi 255W

Linda Shadrick — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:36:51 -0400

May 25, 2009 at 12:36 pm

new pro/con: nice screen
disagreed: "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: "Can have trouble saying a few common words: "North", "Boulevard""
agreed: "American voices are extremely annoying"
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: "Can't adjust road preferences that much. Doesn't learn from your habits in any way "
agreed: "Doesn't include lifetime map updates "
agreed: "Typing is laggy; if you don't type carefully, it's easy to miss a letter or two."
agreed: "Doesn't include USB cable or external AC power adapter "
agreed: "Option to change voices"
agreed: "Text-to-speech system for reading street names "
agreed: "Easy to read display while driving "
tapped as "have it"

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Linda Shadrick — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:34:00 -0400

May 25, 2009 at 12:34 pm