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Garmin nüvi 500 Reviews |
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Global Rating: 4.00 from 1 reviews.
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Crash & Sunshine (4/5) | Aug 25, 2008 | Robert Franklin | Millbrook Alabama US |
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Like a kid at Christmas with a new toy...I couldn't stand it so my partner and I got out in the middle of tropical storm “Fay” and played with the Nuvi 500 this weekend. In between rain bands we hunted for 5 geocaches. We located 4 of the 5...the 5th is a micro cache that we will need to go back for. First the “driving” report... The speedo is right on. The Nuvi 500 gave me plenty of lead time for making turns. It rerouted with no problems if I failed to follow directions. I don’t care if it doesn’t have “text to speech”...I can easily read the name of the streets. Now geocaching... I plugged in the info from a geocaching website...told the unit to go and off we went. I was able to get a great signal even under heavy cover. It got me to within “2’ of one cache...the others were within 10-15’. It has a nice bright screen and slips into my pants pocket nicely, but a clip on carry case would be nice. Cons: Battery life...I kept it in battery mode all the time at 50% power. It went to 1 bar and started warning me of low battery after 5 hours (a spare drop in battery will be needed on longer excursions). Maybe it will get a little better after the battery is run through the charge cycle a few times...I don’t know. The unit takes a while to recharge from empty. It will charge off the USB cable (not included...get one) while I’m uploading to it. It's so new that I’m having problems finding software…it seems none of the “Werigo” stuff is available for this model yet...it’s not in any of the pull down lists...and here is what they said when I inquired about it, "Thanks for your interest in Wherigo. Unfortunately, Wherigo is not available for Nuvi 500. It is currently only available on a few Pocket PCs, Garmin Colorado, and Garmin Oregon." The compass does not seem to work...not sure what it’s supposed to do. I'm not too happy about the power button...I accidentally turned it off. It is very sensitive...and in a place (upper top right corner) that is easy to press accidentally. You can press it once quickly and it will give you the screen to adjust screen brightness...but you can't turn off the screen completely to save power..even at "0% brightness" the screen is still dimly lit. Bottom line...I know it's not as good as a dedicated GPS at individual tasks, but I think it’s going to do what I want it to do. I’m pretty happy with the unit. |
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