How does this differ from Garmin MapSource City Navigator South America NT which has terrible reviews? Is this product better?
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Garmin doesn't put enough effort in creating maps for south america. They just care about Europe and North America. These are dedicated maps, much better. I've used them for a long time
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Does anyone have information on source of Garmin or TomTom maps for road navigation in Chile?Thank.Pete Sexton
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Amazonian, No matter how you slice and dice it, the 920 blows away the 370. HOWEVER, having said that it does not mean it is better in every conceivable way. The iunitial question was generic, so I gave a generic answer. The poster perhaps wanted to visit POLAND above all other Euro countries and so Garmin 370 would be useless there. TT does not support Greece and is a major omission, especially as TA (the map supplier) covers Greece (51% of the roads) and MioMap Europe has it. Croatia is a hot tourist destination now, so I can see why they are covered. In any case, a visit to the TT and Garmin websites will tell you what countries are covered in their various flavours of Euro map offerings. MOST people want to visit the big five: UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain and both units would cover them. Heck, even Portugal, Holland, Belgium, Ireland, Switz and Scandinavia are universally covered by the big boys.
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Hey MelissaS, I've been researching the Garmin GPS's for a couple of weeks and can tell you the differences I've seen. The 255W has a few of "new" features in their 2x5 line but the two that I've seen people the most happy with in the reviews I've read are the satellite "hotfix" and the faster processor. The "hotfix" is supposed to speed up satellite acquisition immensely by having the unit remember where it was turned off last so it can calculate where the satellites should be when you turn it back on and from what I've read it works like a charm. The faster processor will speed up things like map drawing and looking up points of interest which people have really seemed to also notice in their reviews. The big drawback of the 255 and 255w is the text to speech voice quality (this is the voice that pronounces street names). Apparently the voice quality isn't as good on the 255 line as it is in the previous products due to the voice engine Garmin has used in this model...most people I've read say they can live with it but some bring it back due to the quality. I would goto a store and try both side by side to see if you can live with the quality. I did that today and was able to understand what the 255w was saying even in a busy store but still think I'll wait for the 265WT in October. Hope that helps!
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Costa Rica would require the purchase of additional maps unless you purchase one with Central American maps. Personally, I wouldn't buy another Magellan anyway. Not good customer service. Tom Tom or Garmin are both better choices in my opinion.
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Hello,My experience with the GPSMAP 62 was not very good. The unit froze up several times during use and each time I had to restart the unit. Coworkers of mine use the GPSMAP 60 and really like it and I have heard the GPSMAP 64 is a good model. I recently purchased a Garmin Etrex 30 and I love it. I paid $200 and it's worth every penny. The new GLONASS technology in the etrex 30 is outstanding, I can be in the thickest timber canopy and still have >20' accuracy. I hope this helps.
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DO NOT BUY THIS GPS UNIT, I would rather buy TomTom or Garmin. Have never had this much problems with either one of them. Good luck getting map updates. Everytime I update my map the GPS unit keeps crashing during the install so I have to restore it and mess with it for 4 hours to get it to update. Also just getting the update to show up fro free on the Content Manager is a pain. It says Cost = Buy, but this unit has lifetime map update so it should be Cost = Free. For the past four years I had to uninstall and reinstall the Content Manager from it to show up for free. But this yes that trick doesn't seen to work so I have emailed tech support but no reply yet. DO NOT BUY THIS GPS UNIT, I would rather buy TomTom or Garmin. Have never had this much problems with either one of them. Good luck getting map updates. Everytime I update my map the GPS unit keeps crashing during the install so I have to restore it and mess with it for 4 hours to get it to update. Also just getting the update to show up fro free on the Content Manager is a pain. It says Cost = Buy, but this unit has lifetime map update so it should be Cost = Free. For the past four years I had to uninstall and reinstall the Content Manager from it to show up for free. But this yes that... » Read More DO NOT BUY THIS GPS UNIT, I would rather buy TomTom or Garmin. Have never had this much problems with either one of them. Good luck getting map updates. Everytime I update my map the GPS unit keeps crashing during the install so I have to restore it and mess with it for 4 hours to get it to update. Also just getting the update to show up fro free on the Content Manager is a pain. It says Cost = Buy, but this unit has lifetime map update so it should be Cost = Free. For the past four years I had to uninstall and reinstall the Content Manager from it to show up for free. But this yes that trick doesn't seen to work so I have emailed tech support but no reply yet. « Show Less
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Thanks, Valdvogel...you gave me just the info I needed. Of course, the first inclination is to purchase an expensive NUVI, but it's good to know that an earlier hand-held works even better! We already have a GPS (Staples brand) that works great for road directions, but it uses wrong coordinates for geo-caching. It's just too difficult to"translate" the coordinates for every cache! Thanks again!
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This has been my question too for a few days. I've been reading comments on Garmin Nuvi 350 though, and one of them stated he tried both the Tom Tom and Garmin Nuvi 350 side-by-side. The Tom Tom apparantly gave better directions, at one point saving 20 minutes of drive time. I'm not sure at this point which one's better. Garmin Nuvi 350's street-name callout is immensely popular, and I like that too, but I don't want to drive an extra 20 minutes to a destination.
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I didn't t get that far. I sent it back and got a Magellan. Wayyyyyyyy better!!! Clearer screen, operating system makes sense. Superior to Garmin.
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https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/maps/on-the-road-maps/city-navigator-nt/city-navigator-sup-sup-south-america-nt/prod98712.html
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Thanks for the update, dsrussell. I'll take your advice and check out the review of the 765 that you mentioned at gpsmagazine.com. It's too bad that the folks at Garmin didn't include this info about the 765 in their owners manual. Must have been an oversight on their end. Again,thanks a bunch!
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thx, I guess i'll stick with 540TM :-) I am upgrading from old Garmin that had no map updates and traffic and hopefully it would be worth it at this price. I did use one of the TOM TOM models (smaller one) for a 2600 miles trip in the west coast and routing was really good.
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Ok. I've looked into this just a little further. You have to buy a GPS that accepts "City Navigator, North America", which is an add-on map on a micro SD card. It's 79.00 from Garmin.
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Right on the Garmin site! I studied the features of both units, and further down, they have a comparison chart. That's where I saw something a bit different noted on one unit over the other, so I went back to make sure I knew what it was and sure enough it was the part about how that unit shows the actual highway signs. You might have to click on something in the details to see a demo of what you'll see on the screen. I loaned our portable (old)Garmin to our daughter & was caught without it, so going to get this upgraded one to replace it & let her have the old one...
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My new gps decision has came down to the roadmate 1470 or the garmin 760. Basically it seems, for me, its free traffic vs. auto-route sorting and bluetooth. Magellan does route planning, not route sorts (ie. find the most efficient route between all pts entered). If you want traffic then your talking $40 or $60 extra for the Garmin. So I'm trying to look at it like, Is auto-sort and bluetooth worth the extra $40-$60?
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I ordered the Garmin nuvi 255 for $179 from Amazon and Garmin nuvi 265T for the same price from tigerdirect.I have read very good review for the 255 but some negative for the 265 T such as the speaker is not good for bluetooth.Is the speaker for the text to voice the same quality for both unit?Am I able to buy a cable for the 255 if I have the GTM25 FM cable for the 265t?Is the quality the same for both except the 265t has the bluetooth and the live traffic?Is it best to buy the 265T because they are both the same price?Please answer soon as I will need to return or not accept one unit. I ordered the Garmin nuvi 255 for $179 from Amazon and Garmin nuvi 265T for the same price from tigerdirect.I have read very good review for the 255 but some negative for the 265 T such as the speaker is not good for bluetooth.Is the speaker for the text to voice the same quality for both unit?Am I able to buy a cable for the 255 if I have the GTM25 FM cable for the 265t?Is the quality the same for both except the 265t has the bluetooth and the live traffic?Is it best to buy the 265T because they are both the same price?Please answer... » Read More I ordered the Garmin nuvi 255 for $179 from Amazon and Garmin nuvi 265T for the same price from tigerdirect.I have read very good review for the 255 but some negative for the 265 T such as the speaker is not good for bluetooth.Is the speaker for the text to voice the same quality for both unit?Am I able to buy a cable for the 255 if I have the GTM25 FM cable for the 265t?Is the quality the same for both except the 265t has the bluetooth and the live traffic?Is it best to buy the 265T because they are both the same price?Please answer soon as I will need to return or not accept one unit. « Show Less