iGazam says: Garmin nuvi 855 portable GPS navigator features lane assist with junction view that gives you a photo-realistic screen that shows you both the road detail as well as the signs as you will see them on the road. The Garmin nuvi 855 also offers full coverage mapping for the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The preloaded map data features nearly six million points of interest, including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs and attractions. The map data is provided by NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping.
One feature I really like is that if you miss a turn it doesn’t bug you to make a U-turn and go back. If there is another route within reason it “recalculates” and gives you new directions based on your current path. My only other GPS experience was with a different brand and it would continually tell you to take a U-turn if you didn’t follow it’s directions. This was very annoying in a construction zone. The Garmin’s method is perfect if you’re doing a bit of sightseeing on the way to your destination.
Garmin nüvi 260W combines the thinprofile and attractive price point of other nüvi 200-series GPS with directions in real street names and a wide screen that lets you see more of what’s around you as you drive. Garmin’s line on the device is that, “the nüvi 260W gives consumers the most sought-after navigation features, while eliminating many of the premium add-ons. The result is a PND that simply gets you from point A to point B …
