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Garmin nüvi GPS Series
Feature Comparison (Features that are
different on different models)
(See features that are the same on ALL these
models) |
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200

200W
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205/255

205W/255W
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500 |

750

760/770/780
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850/880 |

5000 |
GARMIN
nüvi 200
nüvi 200W |
GARMIN
nüvi 205
nüvi 205W
nüvi 255
nüvi 255W |
GARMIN
nüvi 500 |
GARMIN
nüvi 750
nüvi 760
nüvi 770
nüvi 780 |
GARMIN
nüvi 850
nüvi 880 |
GARMIN
nüvi 5000 |
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Price |
nüvi 200 - $169.95
nüvi 200W - $214.95
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nüvi
205 - $199.99
nüvi 205W - $249.99
nüvi 255 -
$249.99
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nüvi 255W -
$299.99
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nüvi
500 - $499.99 |
nüvi 750 - $399.99*
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nüvi 760 - $499.99
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nüvi770 - $699.99*
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nüvi780 - $599.99*
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nüvi
850 - $799.99*
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nüvi 850/MSN Direct traffic package -
$799.99*
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MSN Direct)
nüvi 880 -
$899.99*
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nüvi
5000 - $699.99*
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nüvi 5000/MSN Direct traffic package - $699.99*
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| Screen Specs |
nüvi 200
-
3.5" Diagonal
2.8" W x 2.1" H
320 x 240 pixels
Color TFT
nüvi 200W -
4.3" diagonal
3.81" x 2.25"
480 x 272 pixels
Color TFT
Widescreen
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nüvi 205/255
-
3.5" Diagonal
2.8" W x 2.1" H
320 x 240 pixels
Color TFT
nüvi 205W/255W -
4.3" diagonal
3.81" x 2.25"
480 x 272 pixels
Color TFT
Widescreen
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3.5"
Diagonal
2.8" W x 2.1" H
320 x 240 pixels
Color TFT |
4.3"
diagonal
3.81" x 2.25"
480 x 272 pixels
Color TFT
Widescreen |
4.3"
diagonal
3.81" x 2.25"
480 x 272 pixels
Color TFT
Widescreen |
5.2"
diagonal
4.5" x 2.7"
800 x 480 pixels
Color TFT
EXTRA LARGE Widescreen
with
auto-dimming backlight |
| Preloaded maps |
City
Navigator NT for lower 48 states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico only |
nüvi
205/205W - City
Navigator NT for lower 48 states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico only
nüvi 255/255W - City
Navigator North America NT |
City
Navigator NT for lower 48 states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico only
PLUS
TOPO
U.S. for entire United States |
nüvi
750/760/780 - City
Navigator North America NT
nüvi 770 - City
Navigator North America NT AND City
Navigator Europe NT |
City
Navigator North America NT |
City
Navigator North America NT |
Text-to-Speech Technology
- Announces Streets by Name?
(Unit prompts you to “Turn right on Main St” instead of
just “Turn right in 500 feet”) |
No |
nüvi
205/205W - No
nüvi 255/255W - YES |
No |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Speech recognition
(navigate with voice commands) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
YES |
No |
| Enhanced
MSN Direct (weather,
traffic, movie times, stock information, gas prices and news
and Live
Search Maps)2 |
No |
Requires
separate purchase of GDB 55 MSN Direct receiver/Cigarette Lighter
Adapter (010-00723-00) |
Requires
separate purchase of GDB 55 MSN Direct receiver/Cigarette Lighter
Adapter (010-00723-00) |
nüvi
750/760/770 - No
nüvi 780 - YES
(Includes GDB 50 with 3-month free trial subscription)
|
nüvi 850
- Requires separate purchase of GDB
50 MSN Direct receiver/Cigarette Lighter Adapter (010-00583-00)
nüvi 880 - YES
(Includes GDB 50 with 3-month free trial subscription) |
Requires
separate purchase of GDB
50 MSN Direct receiver/Cigarette Lighter Adapter (010-00583-00)
See
Special GPSNOW
nüvi
5000/MNS Direct traffic package
|
| Basic
MSN Direct (Traffic, Weather, Gas Prices and Movie Times)2 |
No |
- |
- |
nüvi
750/760/770 - YES1
optional MSN Direct Receiver is available for separate purchase |
- |
- |
Available
Traffic Receiver (notifies you of traffic, construction and
weather delays and automatically suggests alternative routes?)1
See
macromedia demo |
No |
With separate
purchase of GDB 55 MSN Direct receiver/Cigarette Lighter Adapter
(010-00723-00) |
With separate
purchase of GDB 55 MSN Direct receiver/Cigarette Lighter Adapter
(010-00723-00) |
nüvi 750 - YES1
optional GTM FM TMC traffic receiver or MSN Direct Receiver is
available for separate purchase
nüvi 760/770 - YES1
GTM FM TMC traffic receive INCLUDED
GTM 20 integrated FM TMC traffic
receiver/antenna/12/24 volt cigarette lighter adapter cable
For nüvi 760 a 3-month free trial
subscription for North America is included
For nüvi 770 a 3-month free trial
subscription for North America, lifetime paid-up subscription for
UK and 3-month trial subscription for France are all included
nüvi 780 - YES2
(INCLUDED as part of above enhanced
MSN Direct)
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nüvi 850 - YES1
optional GTM FM TMC traffic receiver or MSN Direct Receiver is
available for separate purchase
nüvi 880 - YES2
(INCLUDED as part of above enhanced
MSN Direct)
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optional GTM FM
TMC traffic receiver or MSN Direct Receiver is available for
separate purchase |
| Hands
free calls with compatible Bluetooth phone? |
No |
No |
No |
nüvi 750 -
No
nüvi 760/770/780 - YES
|
nüvi 850 -
No
nüvi 880 - YES
|
No |
| Wireless Audio Transmission
to your vehicle's stereo including voice navigation prompts? |
No |
No |
No |
YES
(Integrated FM wireless transmitter
can transmit audio including MP3, audio books, phone calls
and voice navigation to vehicle's stereo) |
YES
(Integrated FM wireless transmitter
can transmit audio including MP3, audio books, and voice
navigation to vehicle's stereo) |
YES
(Integrated FM wireless transmitter
can transmit audio including MP3, audio books, and voice
navigation to vehicle's stereo) |
| Automatically sorts multiple
destinations (provides most direct route): |
No |
No |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Route Planning |
No |
No |
YES
up to 10 routes |
YES
up to 10 routes |
YES
up to 10 routes |
YES
up to 10 routes |
| Trip Log (bread crumb
trail of where you've been) |
No |
No |
YES
up to 10,000 points |
YES
up to 10,000 points |
YES
up to 10,000 points |
YES
up to 10,000 points |
| "Where am I?"
Feature (shows the closest hospitals, police stations, fuel
stations, nearest address and intersection. Also see your exact
latitude and longitude coordinates.) |
No |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Car locator feature
(marks position when removed from windshield mount) |
No |
No |
No |
YES |
YES |
No |
| Photo Navigation (Panoramio
provides photos that include location information called Geotags.
You can load these photos onto your compatible nuvi or memory card
and then create routes to them.) |
No |
YES |
YES |
No |
YES |
YES |
| MP3 player |
No |
No |
No |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Audio book player
(subscription to Audible.com
required) |
No |
No |
No |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Accepts Garmin Language
Guide? |
No |
No |
No |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Compatible with optional
external antenna? |
No |
No |
No |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Headphone jack/audio line-out |
No |
No |
No |
YES |
YES |
YES |
Battery Life
(up to hours) |
5 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
Does NOT
have a battery, must be connected to external power |
| User replaceable battery? |
No |
No |
YES |
No |
YES |
No |
| Motor
Adventure Destination (MAD) map compatible (download
scenic routes to unit) |
No |
No |
YES |
YES |
No |
No |
| Waterproof? (submersible
to 1 meter for 30 minutes) |
No |
No |
YES |
No |
No |
No |
| Multimedia demos |
Garmin
nüvi 200 demo
Garmin
nüvi 200W demo
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|
nüvi
500 demo |
Garmin
nüvi 760 demo |
Garmin
interactive nüvi 800 Series mini-site |
YouTube
nüvi 5000 Demo |
|
Complete Operating Instructions
|
Download
for nüvi 200
Download for nüvi 200W |
Download
for nüvi 205
Download for nüvi 205W
Download for nüvi 255
Download for nüvi 255W |
Download
for nüvi 500 |
Download
for nüvi 750
Download for nüvi 760
Download
for nüvi 770
Download for nüvi 780
|
Download
for nüvi 850
Download
for nüvi 880 |
Download
for nüvi 5000 |
| Reviews
(Independent and Customer) |
nüvi
200 Reviews
nüvi
200W Reviews |
nüvi
205 Reviews
nüvi 205W Reviews
nüvi 255 Reviews
nüvi
255w Reviews |
nüvi
500 Reviews
|
nüvi
750 Reviews
nüvi
760 Reviews
nüvi
770 Reviews
nüvi 780 Reviews |
nüvi
850 Reviews
nüvi
880 Reviews |
nüvi
5000 Reviews |
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GARMIN
nüvi 200
nüvi 200W |
GARMIN
nüvi 205
nüvi 205W
nüvi 255
nüvi 255W |
GARMIN
nüvi 500 |
GARMIN
nüvi 750
nüvi 760
nüvi 770
nüvi 780 |
GARMIN
nüvi 850
nüvi 880 |
GARMIN
nüvi 5000 |
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Features that ALL of these units
have include: |
-
Simple,
intuitive touch screen interface (see how easy it is to use
on this
StreetPilot c330 demo, the nüvi touch screen works the same
way)
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Preloaded Highly detailed street
level maps - Ready to use out of the box
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Find gas stations,
restaurants, lodging, tourist attractions, ATMs, emergency
services, etc. over
6 million Points of Interest Preloaded
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Automatic route calculation
to any destination. If you miss a turn, a new route to your
destination is promptly automatically calculated
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Turn-by-turn voice directions
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Choice of route setup
(faster time, shorter distance, off road)
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Route avoidance options
(avoid unpaved roads, toll roads, U-turns, etc.)
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Three-dimensional
mapping perspective or 2D overhead map view
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High
sensitivity receiver that maintains GPS Satellite lock
in urban canyons and under dense foliage
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Accepts SD data cards (not
included) including plug & play Maps of other countries, Saver's
Guide and Travel Guides, nüvi 8xx accepts microSD cards
(not included)
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JPEG picture viewer, world
travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement
converter, and calculator
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Configurable
vehicle icons (select car-shaped icons for map
navigation)
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Garmin Loc (anti-theft
feature)
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Send-to travel tool that
enables users to search locations from the convenience of their
computer through Google
Maps or MapQuest.com,
send and save them to their Garmin device, and navigate to the
destination. See YouTube video demo for Google
or MapQuest.
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Upload
custom POIs, and set up proximity alerts for
school zones, safety cameras, and much more
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Portable. Easily
move from vehicle to vehicle. Even fits in your pocket
or purse (except extra large screen nüvi 5000).
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Notes:
1. Traffic services available only in select cities where RDS-TMC
coverage exists. See
current coverage.
2. Where available (check
signal coverage) (check
traffic coverage) |