texas911

I have an older Nuvi 680. It works great. Clear, precise, good graphics. Battery life sucks though. I don't use the bean bag in the Porsche because I can't imagine it sticking on the dash on quick turns. So overall, I can recommend Garmin.

H.H.Chinn

Garmin, All the way!

cabrio993

+1 Garmin!

I believe that TomTom may have a stronger market in Europe. But here in the US...Garmin is the one to beat!

Falcondrivr

Don't get the widescreen if you are going to travel with it. The 200 packs easier. Also, it will fit in the pocket of your jeans if you are using it while walking.

Mark in Baltimore

Seriously? The difference between the standard (3.5") and wide (4.3") is about an inch and either one fits in an adult-sized pocket as easily as a PDA.

Falcondrivr

My co-pilot has the "w" we use his in the car and mine for walking...I know it's a small difference, but when you travel for a living, every ounce/inch counts. ( I guess in other things too, but that's another thread.)

Steve 96C4S

This has been great food for thought. You guys are better than a dozen reviews on the net because we have the same car, think very much alike (because we're Porsche-heads) and I trust y'all.

I'm leaning towards the 200 or the 200W then now.

I'll let you know and post pics! If CompUSA takes Paypal, it's a much easier deal as I have $280 in credit on there from the sale of my MY02 shifter.

Steve

flatsixforme

Steve, I just went through this a few weeks ago! I was leaning towards the same one's but ended up finding the Nuvi 360 (talks to you and has bluetooth model) on walmart.com for $229!!! The cheapest I could find in any stores was $380...even walmart brick and mortar was that high. Anyway, I am so glad I went with the 360 as things would be much harder if I had to look at the map instead of it telling me where to go. I don't really care about bluetooth but for that price who cares. Also, I really don't think the widescreen is worth the extra money as the regular is plenty big. Hope this helps.

Steve 96C4S

Thanks Adam, but doesn't the Nuvi 200/w talk to you to? I don't understand alot about this stuff, but it says this on the Garmin website (in addition to saying that the Nuvi 360 is discontinued):

"Wide and way cool, nüvi 200W shows you the way with detailed maps on a bright widescreen display and clear, voice-prompted directions. This stylish navigator and travel companion comes with preloaded maps for the lower 48 states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico or regional coverage in other areas. Like the rest of the nüvi 200-series, nüvi 200W is affordably priced and simple to use.

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With nüvi 200W'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, 4.3-inch display is easy to read — from any direction.

Navigate with Ease
nüvi 200W 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 nüvi takes you there with 2-D or 3-D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition, nüvi 200W 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."

Mark in Baltimore

Steve,

The 200 and 200W do talk to you; they just don't tell you exactly which street to turn on. It's really not a big deal, but if you want to spend the extra $40 and not have to look at your GPS, knock yourself out. Me, I liked the idea of getting a GPS that did everything my trusty but old $1,000 Garmin 2610 did, and more, all for 180 bucks. If you're really far-sighted, I can see not wanting to or being able to look at the GPS screen, but if your vision is normal, you're going to be looking at it fairly often. This is not a detraction, IMO.

Steve 96C4S

Thanks for this info, Mark. I actually am pretty farsighted (I'm assuming farsighted means you can't see things up close real well, that they're blurry), but I don't think it's so bad that I need to know the exact street to turn on. My Nav in my BMW doesn't do this so that's what I'm used to.

In the end, if I really think about it, I rarely ever use my Nav anyway! I usually know exactly where I'm going when I go somewhere, but for the occasional trip that does require a Nav, I'll be set with the 200.

Steve

993James993

Out of curiosity, have any Canadian members used the Nuvi 670? How are the maps? I am considering one as I understand it has maps for all of North America. I will occationally visit the Fort McMurray area in Alberta and it would be nice to have one. Thanks for any feedback!

Jim

flatsixforme

Sorry, I guess I misunderstood the exact difference...the 360 gives voice commands as to the streets to turn on. I would think this is only useful if you are lost and desperately trying to find your way and read oncoming streets. Sounds like you can't go wrong with either.