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| About - Garmin Nuvi 205 |
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| The Nuvi 205 has a 3.5-inch LCD screen. Notable features include a photo viewer, and a trip computer. This unit is preloaded with maps covering the 48 contiguous states, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. |
| About This Brand |
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By far the biggest selling brand, with more than 50 percent of the market. Based in Olathe, Kan., Garmin was founded in 1989, and today it has 7,000 employees. Garmin GPS navigators have consistently scored near or at the top of our ratings. In addition to portable GPS units, Garmin makes a variety of fitness training devices and products for marine and aviation use. The company announced plans to sell its own telephone with built-in navigation two years ago, but the scheduled release date has been pushed back several times. |
| Features & Specs - Garmin Nuvi 205 | |
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Screen size (in.) |
3.5 |
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Weight (oz.) |
5.0 |
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Bluetooth hands-free calling |
No |
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Spoken street names |
No |
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Garmin Nuvi 205W Reliability
1/21/2012
Pros
Light and Portable
Cons
Poor Reliability
Best Uses
Comment:
I purchased the Garmin Nuvi 205W based on Consumer Report rating. I even purchased a one time map upgrade and later a lifetime map ugrade. The device work great for about 1 year and a half. I tried several repair procedures from Garmin helpdesk and internet users but none are working. I have to set it aside and purchase a new GPS from different vendor.
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Nuvi 205 Just Died
12/1/2010
Pros
Compact
Easy Menus
Easy To Set Up
Simple Controls
Cons
Acquires Satellites Slowly
Best Uses
Planning Trips
Urban Navigation
Comment:
The product is great because <br />I can stick it in my pocket however when I tried to turn it on today it was dead! I've only had the unit for a year and never dropped it nor exposed it to poor weather so to me this is a piece of garbage!
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Garmin Nuvi 205
10/28/2010
Pros
Acquires Satellites Quickly
Compact
Easy Menus
Easy To Read
Easy To Set Up
Reliable Performance
Simple Controls
Cons
Best Uses
Planning Trips
Rural Navigation
Urban Navigation
Comment:
I RECEIVED THIS AS A CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM A FAMILY MEMBER. IT IS EASY TO SET UP WORKS GREAT. IF YOU GET OFF ROUTE IT LETS YOU KNOW IT VERBALLY AND WITH LOUD ENOUGH BEEPS EVEN FOR A HARD TO HEAR PERSON.<br />I AM WELL PLEASED WITH THIS MODEL.
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User has 3 Months of experience with this product
06/13/2009
Strength
very portable easy to stach away
Weakness
none
found this unit to do just what was needed get you to the spot need to be at. yes some improvement could be made not many if i ever need to get another one i would buy it. great buy would recommend to friends& family. just make it easier to program .
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User has 5 Days of experience with this product
09/23/2008
Strength
Compact, good battery life, practical
Weakness
None so far
Great unit, compact, easy to use.Battery life is good for several hours without having to recharge.Maps and diretions are easy to read and follow.Search function is very easy.Definitely a great buy for the price.
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User has 1 of experience with this product
08/02/2008
Strength
Fast processor, quick recalculation, good screen, easy to use, good battery.
Weakness
POOR QUALITY SPEAKER, nowhere near as configurable as TomTom units.
Garmin's reluctance to use decent speakers on the Nuvi line puzzles me. So far I've had two different Nuvi models and they both had terrible sounding speakers.
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