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Binding: ElectronicsBrand: Garmin EAN: 0753759061265 Format: CD Item Dimensions: Label: Garmin Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product. Manufacturer: Garmin Model: 010-00540-00 MPN: 010-00540-00 Native Resolution: 480 x 272 Publisher: Garmin Special Features: nv:Type: Car Kit; Waypoints: 500 with name and graphic symbol; Trip Computer: Average Speed; Trip Computer: Resettable Odometer; Trip Computer: Timers; Trip Computer: Maximum Speed; Inputs: 12/24 Vdc; Display: Color; Touch Screen: Yes; Voice: Yes; Battery Life: 7 hours; Antenna: Flip-up patch Studio: Garmin Features:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com Product Description: With a gorgeous widescreen display, the Garmin nüvi 660 GPS Personal Travel Assistant is your answer to the call of adventure. A sleek navigator and a keen travel assistant, the nüvi 660 is preloaded with highly detailed City Navigator NT road maps for the entire United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. This map database features nearly six million points of interest (POIs), including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, and attractions, and the data is provided by NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping.This preloaded navigator brings all this fantastic map data to your fingertips with a super-bright, 4.3-inch widescreen display for improved map viewing, day or night. Use the touch screen interface to select destinations, look up POIs, and play your favorite MP3s and audio books. The display also helps you control hands-free calling, traffic alerts, and the FM transmitter, all from the screen of your personal travel assistant. Which nüvi is Best for You?: Click here to see a quick, simple comparison of features for all Garmin nuvi GPS navigators
The widescreen format gives you 70% more actual screen area than a 3.5-inch screen. Primarily this translates into a better view of the area through which you are driving. This is especially useful in showing you what parks, restaurants, ATM, gas stations, etc. are nearby, or in letting you know whether a detour is a good idea. Also, the device itself is larger, meaning controls on the screen are more widely spaced and somewhat easier to push. FM Transmitter -- Hear Better, Hear More Instead of straining your ears to hear turn-by-turn directions or your favorite MP3s, you can enjoy wireless FM audio transmission via the nüvi 660's wireless FM transmitter. Tune your car's radio to the appropriate station and you'll hear all the nüvi's audio, including voice prompts, MP3s, audio books, and more, directly through your vehicle's stereo system. The nüvi 660 includes many "must-have" entertainment and travel tools, including digital music and audio book playback, JPEG picture viewer, currency converters, and more. All these great features make the nüvi 660 a complete Personal Travel Assistant. First Rate Map Data The nüvi 660 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps, including a hefty POI database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. Garmin gets its map data from NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping. In addition, the nüvi 660 accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs Important note about map updates: Due to our high volume of sales, almost every Garmin portable GPS navigator sold by Amazon.com will come with the most recent map version. If you ever do need a map update, you can purchase one from Amazon.com at our Garmin Store. In more and more places, it is becoming illegal to use cell phones while driving without a hands-free kit. The nüvi 660's Bluetooth capability, microphone and speaker lets match it to any bluetooth-capable phone to make hands-free mobile phone calls. Simply dial the phone number with the nüvi's touch screen keypad to make a call on a compatible phone. To answer an incoming call, just tap the screen and speak into the built-in microphone. Making and taking calls on the road has never been easier, or safer. In addition, Garmin makes it a breeze to look-up and dial numbers from your personalized phone book or even tap into your cell phone's call history log. Integrated FM Traffic Receiver
Easy To Use Interface Garmin's interface is a key to their success and one of the things that makes their devices such a pleasure to use. Simple controls and sub-screens make it easy to enter or search for destinations and get data about your trip.
Beyond Navigation
Navigation is just the beginning. The nüvi 660 features travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, MP3 player, 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. This device is compatible with optional content plug-ins available via SD card, such as the Garmin Travel Guides and Garmin SaversGuide provide detailed data for attractions and information on nearby merchants offering discounts, so you can customize nüvi for your travel needs Garmin has also added the ability for customers to add custom points of interest (POI's) from third parties such as school zones and safety cameras. Trick Your GPS Ride
With this GPS system on board you'll be prepared to steer clear of traffic with the integrated FM TMC traffic receiver. The nüvi 770 is designed to receive alerts about traffic tie-ups and road construction that might lie ahead on your route. All you have to do is simply touch the screen to view traffic details and you'll be ready to detour around any problem area. And if you end up missing a turn, or you're forced into a detour that is not relayed through the traffic receiver, the nüvi's sophisticated automatic routing will get you back on track in no time. What's in the Box nüvi 660 GPS navigation system, preloaded City Navigator North, America NT data, vehicle suction cup mount, A/C charger, carrying case, FM traffic receiver/12-volt adapter with 3-month free trial subscription, dashboard disk, USB interface cable, sample language guide content (preloaded), sample travel guide, sample MP3s (preloaded), sample audio books (preloaded), owner's manual, and a quick reference guide. Notes
Which nüvi is Best for You? Note: All nüvis come with detailed NAVTEQ maps containing more than 6 million pre-loaded point of interest locations.
Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Almost excellent (1/4 star off due to insufficient battery life)A very simple review from me. - It works out of the box for the first time user. - Intuitive user interface. - Battery life is insufficient (as with most products). - Cost between 285 - 350 might be a little steep at first sight, but i think it is worth the money esp. if Garmin can inc. more maps or allow users to configure 2 sets of maps minimum. - A better quality plastic could be considered for the next revision. Rating:  - First time GPS car navigation userI am not new to GPS. I am a geographer by training and have used handheld devices for years. I received this as a gift for an upcoming trip. It is then going to become the 'family' car navigation unit as we have a parent coming to live with us new to the area. I have had it less than a week but these are my impressions. I would go with a 4.3 inch screen. The buttons are easier to use and the unit is easier to see. I would buy the dashboard bean bag mount. I found about it ... Read More Rating: - Garmin 660 is a Consumer Reports top rated GPSI purchased this GPS after reading an in-depth review in PC Magazine. After purchasing the Garmin 660 for a cross country trip, I later discovered that it is also listed in the June 08 issue of Consumer Reports Canada. It's # 2 on the list (Garmin 760 is #1) out of 39 GPS navigators reviewed. The rating was 82 for the 660 (same as the 760), but for some reason the 660 is listed with a battery life of one hour greater than the 760 (at 4.5 hours.) It's always nice to confirm that indeed independent testing ... Read More Rating: - Garmin 660 GPSI now have four Garmin 660's,great product at a very nice price. Does everything I need very well, except for a few odd routings that obviously are not correct, in that you are urged to take somewhat weird routes to get to a destination. Rating: - Has proved very handyThe nuvi is easy to set up and use. Directions are given a little before each turn, then again right at the each turn. The display is sufficiently detailed but not overly cluttered. If we miss a turn, recalculation of revised directions happens very quickly and accurately. Satellite reception inside the car is very good. We have experienced two times when the map was not current and directions were not accurate, but this issue is rare. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A handy MP3 player lets you play songs stored on SD memory cards.
nüvi 250W accepts custom points of interest (POIs). View larger.
