Go wide and get peace of mind with nüvi 255W. This affordable, widescreen navigator leads the way with voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions that speak street names and optional MSN Direct® services to get you there on time and keep you informed. It’s packed with millions of destinations and maps for North America. Like the rest of the sleek nüvi 2×5-series, this portable navigator is priced right and ultra-easy to use.

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With nüvi 255W’s widescreen display, you’ll always get the big picture. View map detail, driving directions, photos and more in bright, brilliant color. Its sunlight-readable, 4.3-inch display is easy to read from any direction.

Navigate With Ease
nüvi 255W comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator® NT street maps, including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. It even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi 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. In addition, nüvi 255W 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. With HotFix™ satellite prediction, nüvi calculates your position faster to get you there quicker.

Take It With You
Like the rest of the nüvi 2×5-series, nüvi 255W sports a sleek, slim design and fits comfortably in your pocket or purse. Its rechargeable lithium-ion battery makes it convenient for navigation by car or foot. With its “Where Am I?” emergency locator, you always know your location. Simply tap the screen to get your exact latitu

5 Responses to “Garmin nüvi 255W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator”

1. TTA says:

   June 11, 2010 at 12:00 am

   I bought this GPS after reading tons of reviews. I have used it for about 3 trips so far, and it has been very easy to navigate around the new place. features such as looking up specific places or stores is handy. Also the GPS display shows the required speed limit and your driving speed, which i thought was very useful. My car has a digital readout for speed, when i had to rent a car which came with the dial readout, it was a bit difficult for my eyes to read the speed, but thank God this GPS saved me.
2. Ching L. Wong says:

   June 10, 2010 at 12:00 am

   Garmin is so much better than my previous Tomtom and cheaper too since it’s refurbished. It loads fast and easy to understand directions. Looks just like new except packaging is just a plain box but who cares?! Thanks amazon. Great product and great seller.
3. Mo Man Chicago says:

   June 8, 2010 at 12:00 am

   I finally had to buy one because I kept taking my brothers.

   SO I bought the same unit. This GPS is easy to setup. The software update feature through the Garmin site is easy and simple to use.

   The mounting kit ise easy and rocksolid on the window.

   A a few things to note:

   -The first time you setup, make sure you have a clear shot to the sky. period! Don’t put it next to the Window, just get outside and sync it.

   -Using the point of interest for address destinations seem funky at first. But once you get passed knowing that you have to make sure you set the city or state first, you should be fine. For example, I kept putting in ORD for an airport code and it would not find it. I later discovered the state was set to NY.
4. apextan says:

   June 8, 2010 at 12:00 am

   good value and good product!

   the only dis-advantage is there is no usb cable included.

   But if you do not need to install other country map then you are fine without the usb cable.
5. R. Fernandez says:

   June 8, 2010 at 12:00 am

   I bought this GPS and researched many GPSs before I bought it. I didn’t need bluetooth since my car already had bluetooth. So, it had the basic features I needed and it was highly recommended by user reviews and[...]. It cost $[...]

   on amazon with free shipping. I had it for about 2 months and it works great and very user friendly. I really like it…