Text-to-speech enhances the device's safety.. Our XXL's EasyPort was prone to popping off while adjusting. Its huge 5-inch touch screen is easy to read and to input addresses.
The bottom line: By itself, the Garmin Nuvi 1690 is merely a solidly performing GPS device, but it earns its keep through the free NuLink service, giving users easy access to up-to-the-minute data...
The design is great, and offers the added feature of connecting through your Bluetooth mobile phone to download traffic and weather updates. The color screen is bright and because it is a newer ge...
The ball-and-socket joint on the windshield mount makes it easy to adjust the nuvi's viewing angle with one hand, and without having to turn any knobs or slip any levers.
It's also compatible with MSN® Direct (receiver purchase and subscription required). Its sunlight-readable, 4.3-inch display is easy to read — from any direction.
I found this as a very useful feature that is more explicit to understand rather than the GPS simply suggesting "stay in left lane". The WAAS enables faster lock-on GPS signals, and the trip optio...
Driving directions were generally accurate, though (as with every GPS unit I've tested) the device produced a few head-scratchers. It's lightweight, it has a crisp 4.3-inch touchscreen, and it off...
The nuvi 5000 is ideal for those with larger vehicles that need navigation on a big screen," said Dan Bartel, Garmin's vice president of worldwide sales. The Nuvi with the 5.2-inch screen has a lo...
As usual, you can instruct the device to calculate directions based on a number of criteria, including quickest or shortest route, with or without toll roads, or by a certain time. Maps looked cle...
The powered windshield mount makes it easy to quickly snap the nüvi 785T in and out of the docking cradle. GPS signal performance was solid, and the 785T had no problem maintaining a strong signa...
