Garmin Nuvi 200 / 250 Sat Nav Review

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Here's my new Garmin Nuvi 200 Satellite Navigator, small, cheap, and does everything you could want from an entry level Sat Nav. The Nuvi 200 goes preinstalled with street-level maps of GB and Ireland, while the slightly more expensive Nuvi 250 has street level maps of Europe as well.
I've used and tested many, many sat Navs, and this is the only one I've been inspired to buy. The maps are more accurate than TomToms current ones, it fits in my suit pocket, has a bright clear screen, and is a bargain price.


Channel: Autos & Vehicles
Uploaded: July 17, 2007 at 2:02 am
Author: scalespeeder

Length: 00:09:50
Rating: 4.44
Views: 86287

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Video Comments:
bigefm (July 7, 2008 at 12:49 am)
how do you fix the screen if it starts to burn out?
snibbets300 (May 27, 2008 at 2:05 am)
Check out the Garmin Garage web site, for the Wrench n' Win Contest. I'm one of 20 finalist hoping to win a Nuvi!! Hope you'll vote for my green vehicle. Contest ends 5/28/08 @ midnight.

Full-Phil, Syracuse NY
cellulitelove (May 21, 2008 at 3:25 am)
great product for a great price, definitely getting one before my road trip next week.
wendell707 (May 5, 2008 at 10:34 pm)
Wow what a great video thankyou you for posting this for us to see.
I wish they would have had these back in the days when i drove tractor trailers. I drove over one million accident free miles befor retireing.
I'm going to get one of these Garmin units because my wife,GranDaughter and Daughter have taken to the Road's traveling quite often to places like Ocean City MD and Florida.
I'll repost after i get my unit thanks again.
Wendell 707
pf126p (March 30, 2008 at 7:11 pm)
Another question I have pertains to the maps. I do travel between North America and Europe, and with my car (see my vids) at that. How region-specific are the units and how feasible is it to localize? Can I have the US and EU maps loaded simultaneously?

Similarly, for how far east can I count on map data? Poland? Thanks so much.
scalespeeder (April 1, 2008 at 9:49 pm)
Buy a Garmin Nuvi 270, it comes with Europe and the USA maps.
Poland is covered, and other major cities in Eastern Europe.
scalespeeder (March 30, 2008 at 6:03 pm)
If you have large fingers the W version helps, otherwise it doesn't make much difference.
scalespeeder (March 30, 2008 at 6:01 pm)
It's bright enough in normal conddition, but if you're driving towards a low sun you'll have trouble seeing any GPS display.
pf126p (March 30, 2008 at 6:48 pm)
Thanks for the reply. I'm thinking more when the sun shines on the screen. (For instance, my iPod is good in the sun, but I can hardly see anything in broad daylight on the iBook.) I wouldn't want to be constantly cupping my hand over the display and leaning in...
scalespeeder (March 30, 2008 at 6:00 pm)
You can't use mapsource to input routes.