The Garmin nuvi 200W
UPDATE: A similar but newer model, the nuvi 205W, adds quite a few features, and has occasionally been selling for a little less than the 200W.
200-series units also include 6 million points of interest (POIs), voice-prompted directions, picture viewer, calculator, currency converter, unit converter and world clock. The Garmin Lock security feature is provided as well.
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The Garmin nuvi 200W comes with preloaded maps of the 48 contiguous United States, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico; stepping up to the nuvi 250W adds Alaska and Canada to the map set.
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There are (of course) some things missing from the 200 series that you'll get with more advanced nuvis -- an MP3 player, the option of adding live traffic info, and the ability to call out upcoming street names. With the nuvi 200W you'll get "turn left in 500 feet" rather than "turn left on Highway One." If you want that, a good choice might be the nuvi 350 or the nuvi 260, though neither of those are wide-screen models. To compare other nuvis, check out our Garmin nuvi comparison chart.
More Garmin nuvi 200W reviews
- Consumer-written Garmin nuvi 200W reviews have been posted at GPSNow.
- And consumer-authored Garmin nuvi 200W reviews
are also being posted at Amazon.
- GPS Lodge has posted a great nuvi 200W / 250W review.
- Trusted Reviews has posted the first hands-on Garmin nuvi 200W review, giving it an 8 out of 10 overall rating.
- The first consumer-authored Garmin nuvi 200W reviews have been posted at CNet.
- GpsPasSion has a user review Garmin nuvi 200W series thread.
- Adam Parker's Garmin nuvi 200W review includes a couple of video clips.
- Here's a Garmin nuvi 200W review at the EpicSki.com forums, where the author gave it a 4-1/2 out of 5 star rating.
- Lovable Lyle reviews the nuvi 200W.
- Investing Happily gives the unit an A in his Garmin nuvi 200W review.
- A consumer-authored Garmin nuvi 200W review at ReviewStream.
I'll be posting more hands on GPS reviews as they appear, but in the meantime, here are some...
Other Garmin nuvi 200W resources
- Confused about so many models and choices? Use this Garmin auto GPS comparison tool or check out my own Garmin nuvi comparison chart.
- A PDF version of the Garmin nuvi 200W owners manual.
- There is a dedicated Garmin nuvi message forum at GpsPasSion.
- A Garmin nuvi 200W demo.
- The official Garmin nuvi 200W web page.
- Here's a Garmin nuvi 200W video walk-through...
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I just returned a TomTom One XL for the Nuvi 200W. While I lose the bluetooth and custom voices, the screen is so much better and responsive. You can also see this screen much more clearly when sun shines right on the screen. The battery life is much better on the Nuvi (5 hours vs. 2 hours). Another issue is that the TomTom speaker vibrated/rattled at volume levels over 65%. That means you can't hear it over any music. I also find the color schemes of the Garmin to be more easy to follow when browsing the maps. The actual maps are much smoother than the One XL. For example, the edges and resolution are more like Google Maps. Anyway, it is a shame because I liked the One XL overall. The TomTom Home software makes is much easier to find stuff for your One XL.
Anyway, there is a voices folder on this Garmin Nuvi. Is there any site that makes custom voices for a Garmin device. The files are in a different format (or at least have a different extension). Jill is nice, but I liked Mr. T better. ;-)
Posted by: Kiere El-Shafie | August 14, 2007 at 08:32 AM