Just curious (not a nuvi 200?)

 

Yesterday, I stopped by an Office Depot near my home and was looking at the GPS devices that they carry. There was a nuvi that caught my eye. The sign said that it was a nuvi 200, but since I have one, I knew that it wasn't. what caught my eye was that it doesn't have a "car" icon, instead a triangle ala Tom Tom! It has a fold up antenna and is shaped a little different than my nuvi 200. In addition, the maps didn't seem to be as detailed as mine. Does anybody have an idea on what it is? (The model number was covered up by the security device attached to it.

williea

Maybe a 350?

williea wrote:

Yesterday, I stopped by an Office Depot near my home and was looking at the GPS devices that they carry. There was a nuvi that caught my eye. The sign said that it was a nuvi 200, but since I have one, I knew that it wasn't. what caught my eye was that it doesn't have a "car" icon, instead a triangle ala Tom Tom! It has a fold up antenna and is shaped a little different than my nuvi 200. In addition, the maps didn't seem to be as detailed as mine. Does anybody have an idea on what it is? (The model number was covered up by the security device attached to it.

williea

It could be a Nuvi 350. When you say "car icon", are you talking about the vehicle icon on the screen? If so, there are a lot of custom vehicle icons built into the Nuvi series, one of which is an arrow.

Anyway, the 350 and 200 are very similar in size and shape. The 200w is wider, due to the widescreen.

HTH - S4TP!

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What is it?

You might check Office Depot's online listings by searching on GPS. Maybe spot the model you saw. Sounds like the unit may have been displayed wrongly....

Office Depot pulled out the Phoenix area several years ago. Too many similar stores selling the same items. There are 2 or 3 stores still in the Tucson area.

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nice

nice

Map Detail

Map detail can be modified by the 5 settings in "tool symbol > Map > Map Detail"

At least in my units it can !

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Also it could be a wrong

Also it could be a wrong sign. You should have asked somebody if that was really a nuvi 200.

As you describe it will be hard of us to tell the model. By asking someone in Office Depot my have solved your curiosity

Yeah, I was talking about

Yeah, I was talking about the vehicle on the screen. My nuvi 200 has a blue car and I know that they can be changed, but just the look of the maps on this other unit was different than mine, as was the "case" of the gps unit. I was under the impression that all nuvis have the same "look and feel." The maps on this particular unit look more like my son's Tom Tom XL. The colors were not as "rich" as those on my nuvi, nor were the edges of the renderings as sharp. It's not a biggie. I just thought that somebody might be able to clarify it for me I don't think the clerk would have been any help at the store.

Thanks to all you for your comments.

williea

By default, The nuvi 350

By default, The nuvi 350 comes with the triangle as the default car (I think). That is the one that I use.

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(maybe) a picture is worth a thousand words

williea wrote:

Yeah, I was talking about the vehicle on the screen. My nuvi 200 has a blue car and I know that they can be changed, but just the look of the maps on this other unit was different than mine, as was the "case" of the gps unit. I was under the impression that all nuvis have the same "look and feel." The maps on this particular unit look more like my son's Tom Tom XL. The colors were not as "rich" as those on my nuvi, nor were the edges of the renderings as sharp. It's not a biggie. I just thought that somebody might be able to clarify it for me I don't think the clerk would have been any help at the store.

Thanks to all you for your comments.

williea

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=134

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Nuvi 350

It sure sounds like you were looking at a Numi 350

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I want a numi 350...lol.

I want a numi 350...lol. Just joking around. I agree.

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Charley - Nuvi 350 - Bel STI Driver - Cobra 29 w/ wilson 1000 - AIM: asianfire -