Garmin Nuvi 205W

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• Garmin nuvi 205W
• Preloaded City Navigator NT data for the continental U.S. Hawaii and Puerto Rico (no Alaska or Canada detail)
• Vehicle suction cup mount
• Vehicle power cable
• Dashboard disk
• Quick start manual

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Widescreen navigation at a price that won't break your budget - meet nuvi 205W. This affordable, entry-level personal travel assistant comes with a bright widescreen display and preloaded maps for the continental U.S., Hawaii and Puerto Rico or regional coverage in other areas. Similar to nuvi 255W, it features an intuitive touchscreen and ultra-slim design - perfect for life on the go.

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With nuvi 205W's widescreen display, you'll always get the big picture. View map detail, driving directions, photos and more in bright, brilliant color. Its sunlight-readable, antiglare, landscape, 4.3-inch display with white backlight is easy to read - from any direction. nuvi 205W features MSN Direct compatibility and a host of new, exciting features

Navigate with Ease
nuvi 205W comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps, including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nuvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition, nuvi 205W 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.

Take It With You
Like the rest of the nuvi 200-series, nuvi 205W sports a sleek, slim design and fits comfortably in your pocket or purse. Its rechargeable lithium-ion battery makes it convenient for navigation by car or foot.

Go Beyond Navigation
Navigation is just the beginning. nuvi 205W includes many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, MSN Direct compatibility, HotFix, Garmin Connect Photos, digital elevation maps, automatic time zone updates and smoother map updates. 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 let you add additional features. Purchase Garmin Travel Guides for detailed data on attractions and our SaversGuide for information on nearby merchants offering discounts to customize nuvi for your travel needs.

nuvi 205W: Widescreen navigation at an affordable price.

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Nuvi 205W features

• Voice prompts (e.g. "Turn right in 500 ft."): yes (internal speaker)
• Speaks street names (e.g. "Turn right ON ELM STREET in 500 ft.") : no
• MSN® Direct compatibility: receive premium content such as traffic updates, weather, gas prices, enhanced movie listings, stock info, news, local events and a send-to-GPS feature for trip planning. Need optional MSN® Direct receiver (GDB 55)
• HotFix™: nuvi will decrease satellite acquisition times by recording ephemeris data, then predicting satellite location for the areas and times recorded for up to three days
• Garmin Connect Photos: associate your favorite images with saved locations and visit Garmin connect at http://connect.garmin.com to download new images with included coordinates
• Digital elevation maps show you shaded terrain contours at zoom levels of five miles and above
• "Where Am I?" feature: find the closest hospitals, police stations, gas stations, nearest address and intersection. Also see your exact latitude and longitude coordinates
• Auto time zone: nuvi will automatically adjust your time zone while navigating
• 3D map view: yes
• Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route): no
• Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation): yes
• Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road): yes
• Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.): yes
• Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest): yes
• Hands-free calling with Bluetooth® wireless technology: no
• FM traffic compatible: no
• XM Navtraffic (includes basic weather) & Radio for U.S. compatible: no
• MSN® Direct for U.S. compatible: no
• MP3 player: no
• Audio book player: no
• Picture viewer: yes
• Configurable vehicle icons (select car-shaped icons for map navigation): yes
• World travel clock, currency & measurement converter, calculator: yes
• Touchscreen: yes
• Remote control: no
• FM transmitter: no
• Headphone jack/audio line-out: no
• Dead reckoning: no
• Garmin Lock™ (anti-theft feature): yes
• Motorcycle-friendly: no
• Additional: This USB Mass Storage device is compatible with Windows® 2000 or later and Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

• Unit dimensions, WxHxD: 4.8"W x 2.8"H x .8"D (12.2 x 7.4 x 2.0 cm)
• Display size, WxH: 3.81"W x 2.25"H (9.7 x 5.7 cm); 4.3" diag (10.9 cm)
• Display resolution, WxH: 480 x 272 pixels
• Display type: WQVGA color TFT with white backlight
• Weight: 6.1 ounces (172.93 g)
• Battery: rechargeable lithium-ion
• Battery life: up to 4 hours
• Waterproof: no
• High-sensitivity receiver: yes
• RoHS version available: yes

• Basemap: yes
• Preloaded maps: yes - continental U.S., Hawaii and Puerto Rico (no Alaska or Canada detail)
• Ability to add maps: yes
• Built-in memory: internal solid state
• Accepts data cards: SD card (not included)
• Waypoints: 500
• Routes: 0
• Custom POIs: yes

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