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Garmin nüvi 260W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

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BrandGarmin
List Price$229.99
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Features
  • GPS system preloaded with City Navigator North America NT
  • 4.3-inch touchscreen display with 2D/3D mapping perspective
  • Turn-by-turn directions with voice guidance and text to speech
  • Rechargeable lithium-ion battery makes it convenient for navigation by car or foot
  • Includes JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more
Categories Portable Vehicle GPS   Discover Holiday - MP3 & Media Players   Photo Viewer   Text to Speech   Photo Playback   20 Inches & Under   4 to 4.9 Inches   5 to 9 Hours   North America   Street   2005 & Earlier   12 Inches & Under   AmazonNow_AmazonFresh  

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Description

Garmin's nüvi 260W combines the thinprofile and attractive cost point of other nüvi 200-series GPS together with directions in real street names and a wide screen this lets you see extra of what's all-around you as you drive. Garmin's line on the device is this, "the nüvi 260W provides consumers the much sought-afterwards navigation features, while eliminating many of the premium add-ons. The outcome is a PND this just gets you from point A to point B – reliably, efficiently, and together with style." As together with all nüvis, you get Garmin dependability, the quick satellite lock of a high-sensitivity included receiver, a slim, pocket-sized navigator together with a gorgeous display, detailed NAVTEQ maps this lets  you search by name for extra than 6 million points of interest like stores, restaurants or hospitals, and an simple, intuitive interface.

Wider screen lets you see extra of what's all-around.
Evaluate these actual size views:

3-inch screen

3-inch (diagonal) screen


4.3-inch screen

4.3-inch (diagonal) widescreen



The nüvi 260W comes preloaded together with maps for U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, and features an  ultra-slim design.
Topic-To-Speech
The topic-to-speech aspect of the nüvi 260W means this device automatically calls out street names (saying "turn right on Main Street" instead of "turn right in 200 feet."). This aspect lets drivers keep their eyes on the road while navigating throughout busy traffic and tricky roadways.

See Extra of What's All-around
The 4.3-inch backlit widescreen touchscreen on the nüvi 260W provides you 70% extra actual screen region than a 3.5-inch screen. Primarily this translates into a better view of the region throughout which you are driving. This is particularly useful in showing you what parks, restaurants, ATM, gas stations, etc. are nearby, or in letting you recognize whether a detour is a good idea. In addition, the device itself is big, meaning controls on the screen are extra widely spaced and somewhat easier to push.

Smart, Great Design
The nüvi 260W is built together with a high-sensitivity GPS receiver for extreme accuracy, as well as an SD card slot for storing your media and additional navigation tools, and a USB interface for loading data.The nüvi display is touchscreen-enabled, making it a cinch to control the device together with your fingertips. A rechargeable lithium-ion battery offers up to five hours of battery life depending on use.

Garmin Lock
Garmin's patent pending theft prevention system this disables the unit from performing any functions until the customer types in a specific 4-digit PIN or takes the unit to a predetermined secure setting

First Rate Map Data
The nüvi 260W comes preloaded together with City Navigator NT North America--road coverage for the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico and nearly 6 million points of interest. City Navigator North America NT provides you everything you want to journey North America. Powered by NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-excellence digital map data, City Navigator delivers you the much detailed street maps available so you can find the way together with exact, turn-by-turn directions to any address or intersection.

Simple To Use Interface
Garmin's interface is a key to their success and one of the things this makes their devices such a pleasure to use. Neat controls and sub-screens do it simple to enter or search for destinations and get data concerning your trip.

Garmin's own navigation is simple to use


Beyond Navigation


Browse your stored images together with an simple-to-use JPEG viewer.
nüvi 260W accepts custom points of interest (POIs). View big.

Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi 260W features journey tools counting JPEG image viewer, world journey clock together with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and extra. It in addition comes together with Garmin Lock, an anti-theft aspect, and configurable vehicle icons this let you pick and choose car-formed graphics to show your setting on the map.

This device is compatible together with optional content plug-ins available via SD card, such as the  Garmin Journey Guides and Garmin SaversGuide offer detailed data for attractions and information on nearby merchants offering discounts, so you can customize nüvi for your journey needs.

Garmin has in addition added the capability for clients to add custom points of interest (POI’s) from third parties such as school zones and security cameras.


Trick Your GPS Ride

custom vehicle icons
Custom vehicle icons let you ride in style, at least inside your GPS.
See extra icon option
Like all nüvis, the 260W maintains configurable vehicle icons. These fun, customized car-formed icons come in a diversity of colors to add a personal touch to your vehicle's position on the map.




What's in the Box

nüvi 260W, preloaded City Navigator NT for North America, vehicle suction cup mount, vehicle power cable, dashboard disk, and fast begin manual.

Visit Garmin.com to get the latest firmware updates for your nüvi to keep it existing and performing at its excellent.

Note: Like much USB Mass Storage Devices, the nüvi is not compatible together with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me.

Which nüvi is Excellent for You?

Note: All nüvis come together with detailed NAVTEQ maps containing extra than 6 million pre-loaded point of interest locations.

Device
Screen Size inches (W x H)
Integrated Maps
Topic-to-Speech (Directions in Real Street Names)
Traffic
Bluetooth
Media
FM Transmitter (audio throughout car stereo system)
Multi-Point Routing
Battery life (hours)
Cont. U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico
AK and Canada
Europe
nüvi 260 2.8 x 2.1
 
Photos
up to 5
nüvi 205 2.8 x 2.1
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 205w 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 255 2.8 x 2.1
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 255w 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 260w 3.81 x 2.25
 
Photos
up to 5
nüvi 265T 2.8 x 2.1
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 265WT 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 275T 2.8 x 2.1
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 285WT 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (receiver integrated; 9 months free);
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 465T 3.81 x 2.25
FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 755T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 760 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 5
nüvi 765T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 775T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 780 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (receiver integrated; 9 months free); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 5
nüvi 785T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (receiver integrated; 9 months free); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 850 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 855 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 885T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (receiver integrated; 9 months free); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 1200 2.8 x 2.1
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1250 2.8 x 2.1
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1260T 2.8 x 2.1
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1300 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1350 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1350T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1370T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1390T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1490T 4.4 x 2.5
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1690 3.81 x 2.25
NAVTEQ Traffic, 2 years free (Garmin nüLink! service)
Photos
up to 3

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Customer Reviews

Customer rating is 5 of 5  Garmin Quality   2010-03-14
By Casey P. (Houston, TX)
Purchased this to replace a previous Garmin that had outdated maps.

Was a bit surprised with this one that the map updates took 3 hours to download via the Garmin website on DSL. Had I known, I would have done it at my office where we have truly high speed internet.

Downloading seems to have been achieved without a glitch though.

I love the wider screen. My older one was the smaller screen.

Very pleased with this item.

Customer rating is 4 of 5  Easy to use !   2010-03-13
By booerdem (Wisconsin)
I was able to use my new Garmin right out of the box. Size is great & it's not obnoxious like some GPS are. Good value for the money!
Customer rating is 4 of 5  Generally on target, but...   2010-03-13
By T. Patnode (Littleton, CO USA)
I've had the Magellan 2200T for a couple of years, and generally liked it, but found it was taking longer and longer to acquire a signal. It got to the point that I'd find my destination on my own before the signal synced up, so it was time for a new one. I decided to try the Garmin Nuvi. For slightly over $100, I thought it was a pretty good deal.

Overall it's a nice unit, and seems to do the job. The only thing I'm questioning is some of it's routing algorithms, which don't seem as efficient as the Magellan. I've tried some routes I know well just to see what it would do, and it takes some strange (unncessary) twists and turns -- probably not out of the way, but I wonder sometimes why it goes one route vs. another that seems easier to me. For example, on one route it took me down a state hiway that paralelled an interstate that probably was faster... But maybe it took me .2 miles out of the way to get to the interstate. That left me scratching my head.

But in most other ways, it is certainly comparable if not slightly better. I bought the Garmin Portable Friction Mount which is a neat way to display. I never had a mount for my Magellan and it is really nice to be able to glance at the Garmin, see speed, and the road ahead. The Garmin does have a much improved map with readable text for street names, etc.

Overall, for the price, it's a good solution.
Customer rating is 5 of 5  Very nice unit. Garmin 260W   2010-03-12
By M. Neeley (Texas)
This is the 3rd GPS unit that I have owned. My first was an older Garmin model. My second was another brand. I decided to buy the Garmin 260W because I liked the first Garmin better than the other brand.

I bought this unit online on a Monday afternoon and it arrived on Thursday which was two days before the scheduled delivery date. The unit worked great right out of the box. My wife used it immediately.

Since this model has been out for over a year it is VERY IMPORTANT to register the unit and update the maps. My unit came with 2007 maps which I updated to 2010 maps. The updated maps are free (one time update). I connected the unit to a computer and went to the Garmin web site. The registration/update process was easy (almost automatic). The unit's operating software (firmware) was also updated. The whole process took almost two hours (because the map file is large) but it was easy.

The 260W is a great unit. It is simple to use. Everything works just like it is supposed to. This unit is for my wife. She doesn't use features like bluetooth, mp3 or FM transmitter so this unit is perfect for her. We both like Garmin's the best.

From the Garmin website, I downloaded a couple of new voices and a vehicle that looks a lot like the one she drives.

I'm very happy with this purchase.

Customer rating is 5 of 5  Great GPS and easy to use   2010-03-12
By DB (Ohio)
This is a very easy to use GPS. I have rented cars that had a GPS in them and they were not easy to use, but this one will get you where you want to go with no problem. I would recommend it to any one.



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