Garmin nüvi 265WT 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator

Garmin nüvi 265WT 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
Brand: Garmin
Category: CE

List Price: CDN$ 402.37
Buy New: CDN$ 230.99
as of 3/10/2010 11:37 CST details
You Save: CDN$ 171.38 (43%)



New (5) from CDN$ 230.99

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 18 reviews
Sales Rank: 167

Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 0.8 x 2.9

MPN: NUVI 265WT
Model: NUVI 265WT
UPC: 053759082674
EAN: 0753759082673
ASIN: B001ELJ9QK

Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days

Features:
  » Bright 4.3-Inch Diagonal Touch Screen Color Display
  » 480 X 272 Pixels, WQVGA TFT Display With White Backlight
  » Sleek, Ultra-Thin Design Fits Easily In Pocket
  » Preloaded With City Navigator(R) North America Nt
  » Bluetooth(R) Wireless Technology For Hands-Free Calling

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
BRIGHT 4.3 DIAGONAL TOUCHSCREEN COLOR DISPLAY; 480 X 272 PIXELS, WQVGA TFT DISPLAY WITH WHITE BACKLIGHT; SLEEK, ULTRA-THIN DESIGN FITS EASILY IN POCKET; PRELOADED WITH CITY NAVIGATOR® NORTH AMERICA NT; BLUETOOTH® WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY FOR HANDS-FREE CALLING; HIGH-SENSITIVITY GPS RECEIVER FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE & RECEPTION; TURN-BY-TURN DIRECTIONS WITH VOICE GUIDANCE ; INTEGRATED FM TRAFFIC RECEIVER, WITH TRAFFIC SERVICE PROVIDED BY NAVTEQ, SENDS ALERTS ABOUT TRAFFIC DELAYS & ROAD CONSTRUCTION ON USERS ROUTE; WHERE AM I? FEATURE FINDS CLOSEST HOSPITALS, POLICE STATIONS, GAS STATIONS, NEAREST ADDRESS & INTERSECTION & SHOWS EXACT LATITUDE & LONGITUDE COORDINATES; DEM MAPS SHOW SHADED TERRAIN CONTOURS AT ZOOM LEVELS OF 5 MILES & ABOVE; GARMIN CONNECTTM PHOTOS ASSOCIATES FAVORITE IMAGES WITH SAVED LOCATIONS OR USERS CAN DOWNLOAD NEW IMAGES WITH INCLUDED COORDINATES AT HTTP://CONNECT.GARMIN.COM; HOTFIXTM DECREASES SATELLITE ACQUISITION TIMES BY RECORDING EPHEMERIS DATA, THEN PREDICTING SATELLITE LOCATION FOR THE AREAS & TIMES RECORDED FOR UP TO 3 DAYS; AUTO TIME ZONE AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTS TO USERS TIME ZONE WHILE NAVIGATING; TRIP COMPUTER RECORDS MILEAGE, MAXIMUM SPEED, TOTAL TIME & MORE; TRAVEL FEATURES INCLUDE PICTURE VIEWER, WORLD CLOCK, CURRENCY & MEASUREMENT CONVERTERS & CALCULATOR; INCLUDES GARMIN LOCKTM ANTI-THEFT FEATURE; SECURE DIGITAL CARDTM SLOT FOR OPTIONAL MAPPING & DATA STORAGE; INCLUDES VEHICLE SUCTION CUP MOUNT, FM TRAFFIC RECEIVER/VEHICLE POWER CABLE, USB CABLE, DASHBOARD DISC & QUICK-START MANUAL;


Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 18



5 out of 5 stars Works well   March 10, 2010
John Doe (Canada)
Used it in Calgary and on a vacation to Floriday.

Works perfectly. Traffic updates do not work in Calgary though.



4 out of 5 stars Works Great   February 9, 2010
M. Drake (Edmonton, AB, Canada)
Granted, this is my first GPS unit so I don't have a lot to compare it with, but I was pleasantly suprised how well it works. The unit aquires satellites very fast and frame rate on the unit while driving is quite smooth. Tons of useable POI's. After getting the free map update I have even the newest and most obscure streets in my area available on the device. Incredibly intuitive and easy to use interface that anyone could figure out.

The major con on the device is the bluetooth speakerphone. I've found it to be borderline unusable as the other caller can rarely hear me and their voice comes through quite tinny. Poor sound quality. That said, I did not buy the device for this feature (I use a bluetooth headset) so I do not use it anyway. If you plan on relying on this feature for in-car calls, you should consider something else.

Overall, as a portable GPS, it is outstanding reliability and performance for the price. Don't hesitate to buy.



4 out of 5 stars Excellent Device If You Don't Upgrade Map   January 29, 2010
Y. Wang (Ontario, Canada)
When I bought the device it was out of stock on Amazon. But Amazon did a good a job to fill my order quickly.

The device is excellent on the road, very responsive. The FM traffic information also works but not entirely accurate. Google map on my BlackBerry shows more accurate traffic status.

I'll rate this device as 5 star if not because of its painful map upgrade.

I need download a 2gig file from their web site and it takes hours...that's not a big deal. Then I open the file and run it, it take forever to install the software into my computer. Moreover, the device got a very slow USB port so the file tranfer file from PC to GPS also takes forever. So you get 3 times of forever...just be alarted if you want to update the map. I didn't find much difference between the new map and the factory loaded file, I guess you better off and leave the orignal map there.

I can't help to notice another small problem as a designer - the surface of this devce is too smooth to hold. I already drop the device several times. Now since it's permenently stay on its car hold, I think it's fine now.




5 out of 5 stars Great little machine   January 27, 2010
J. Y. Choi (Toronto, ON)
The price I paid was only ~$170 so it is worth the money. It shows you the traffic (only freeways in Canada) and some road closures. It takes quite a bit of time searching for satellite coming out of underground parking but other than that, everything else works perfectly fine!


5 out of 5 stars Awesome   January 17, 2010
A. Hartman (Drayton Valley,AB Canada)
Product works even better than expected.Used it right away on a trip out of town.Very user friendly.

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