Garmin Nuvi 200d
Price range: $133.95 - $399.99
Recommended Use: Automotive
Voice: Navigation instructions
Features: Calculator, Custom POIs, Garmin Lock, Preinstalled POIs, JPEG photo playback, 2D / 3D map perspective
Software Included: MapSource City Navigator NT
Included GPS accessories: Car power adapter, Automotive windshield mount
GPS design features: JPEG picture viewer, Clock, Currency converter, Measurement converter, Calculator
Run Time (Up To): 5 hour(s)
Battery technology: Battery technology
Description: The Garmin nuvi 200 comes preloaded with City Navigator NT map data for the continental U.S., Hawaii and Puerto Rico or one European region or country. Simply touch the color sunlight-readable screen to enter a destination, and nuvi takes you there with 2D or maps »”>3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions.
In addition, nuvi 200 accepts custom points of interest such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs. Navigation is just the beginning. nuvi 200 features many travel tools, including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more.
It also comes with Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and configurable vehicle icons that let you select car-shaped graphics to show your location on the map. Optional plug-in SD cards for our line of Garmin Travel Guides and Garmin SaversGuide provide detailed data for attractions and information on nearby merchants offering discounts, so you can customize nuvi for your travel needs.
A 3.5″ touch screen display powers the Nuvi 200. This screen is BRIGHT! It is brighter than the screen on the 300 series and is visible from a wider viewing angle. The whites are extremely white and bright sunlight never made the Nuvi screen difficult to read. The screen is one area where the Nuvi 200 performs better than the 300 series. This is one of the best 3.5″ screens I’ve seen.
Under the hood the Nuvi has a very powerful chipset which had no trouble quickly acquiring a signal within my office, kept a strong signal, and never dropped out when near tall buildings.
A few of the menu items have been rearranged a little bit if you are used to other Nuvi designs, but not so much that they make an important difference in function. The “Where to?†menu has been changed to include a separate button for Points of Interest rather than cramming them all into the parent menu. This is a welcome change and makes it easier to access the buttons for intersections, cities, browsing the map, etc. And if you need to use the Nuvi 200 for emergency geocaching events it will navigate to a set of coordinates.
The Garmin Nuvi 200 boasts a compact design and is easy to use. It offers accurate directions and some nice tools for the traveler.
Though the Nuvi 200 is more affordable than other models in the series, we wish the price was slightly lower based on the included feature set.
The Garmin Nuvi 200 series offers drivers and travelers a more budget-friendly version of the popular portable navigation devices, but we think the price is still slightly high for what you get.
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Posted on May 4th, 2008 by admin
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