Purchase a GPS for my daughter

 

I have a c550 with all the bells and whistles. I would like recommendations on a model for my daughter who lives in Washington DC that does the basics and has voice prompts. She does not need traffic or weather, or an mp3 player. The new flat screens are nice too. Any info and price range would be appreciated.

thanks

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What is the difference between the 12 channel and High sensitivity GPS receiver by SiRF Because I have been looking at the C340 at Costco for $209 delivered and the only difference is the 12 channels.

Thanks everyone for all the info

new GPS for daughter

If you're thinking of getting a Garmin, go to the link below and you can see which model will suit her needs.

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

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-Garmin Nuvi 760 & 765T-

Spoken street names is what I miss on my 200.

I have a model 200 which is the basic model. My wife gave it to me for Xmas. I don't need the stuff you mentioned either, but one thing I am finding I wish I had that is not available on some of the "lower" models is voice prompt that speaks street names.

In other words, mine will just say "Turn Right in point 3 miles" where as some other models that supports speaking the street names will say something to the effect of "Turn right on Maple Street in point 3 miles".

I find without it saying the name, in more street crowded areas (like in the city) you have to keep looking at the GPS to read what street it is you are looking for. And when you are trying to navigate a busy city you want to keep your eyes on the road, and NOT on the GPS. If I hear the street name, I can simply be looking on my left for that street.

With mine I am first reading the name of the street than trying to determine how many street between me and that one. Granted, with the spoken street name one, you may look at the GPS to determine how many streets as well, but I think if I knew the street name and never had to look at the GPS I wouldn't bother looking at it at all. With mine, since I am looking at it anyway for the name, I then try to determine where the street is on the map sort of automatically, if you know what I mean. With spoke street names I think I would be more "trained" to listen and not look at all at the GPS when watching traffic, lights, turns etc.

Since she is in the DC area (congested, dense, etc), that would be my main recommendation.

PT

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Garmin nüvi 200 (my first GPS), 780, & 3700 Series. And a Mac user.

Really depends on your

Really depends on your budget. I have a v7 nav730 GPS that works really well which I got for $100 (a release special at Fry's). It has everything like voice prompts with "Turn Right on street name" etc. I think it goes for around $160 nowdays.

Since this is the only GPS I've tried, I cant really speak for any of the others.

Garmin nuvi

the nuvi 350/360 is a great unit, and the prices have been dropping like a stone lately.

the nuvi has been awarded many "best gps" awards, and tons of members of this site have them and love 'em.

you can't go wrong

Nuvi

The Nuvi 200/250 should be good for her. They're small and they'll fit in her purse very easily. Should cost between $150-$200 if you do some research.

What is the difference

What is the difference between the 12 channel and High sensitivity GPS receiver by SiRF Because I have been looking at the C340 at Costco for $209 delivered abd the only difference is the 12 channels.

channels

Channels have nothing to do with the chip set used to operate the unit.

When GPSr first came on the market they had only one channel, meaning the GPSr could only receive information from one satellite at a time to gather the necessary information, later they introduced the 4 channels and then the 12 channels, in theory they can receive simultaneously from twelve satellites at a time, but it is unlikely that there are 12 satellites over any given location, the number varies depending on location and time of day.

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Garmin 38 - Magellan Gold - Garmin Yellow eTrex - Nuvi 260 - Nuvi 2460LMT - Google Nexus 7 - Toyota Entune NAV

+1

djs wrote:

the nuvi 350/360 is a great unit, and the prices have been dropping like a stone lately.

the nuvi has been awarded many "best gps" awards, and tons of members of this site have them and love 'em.

you can't go wrong

Ditto.

The 360 is an unparalleled value at $250.

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(2) Nuvi 1450LMT + 3597LMTHD + 2557LMT + DS61LMT-S Boston MA

Nuvi 350

I travel almost every week both out of state as well as metro areas - I have used my Garmin Nuvi 350 for almost a year and never have had a complaint with the accuracy, alerts etc. I am notified in plenty of time of approaching streets, intersections, hwy exchanges etc, and with the fm traffic reciever accessory I am able to resond to real time traffic updates while driving - my purchase price was about 400 - again it just depends on your needs but i recommend the nuvi 350

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CW -------Please Remember Those Who Are Serving & Those Who Have Perished Defending Our Freedom-------1Sgt(Ret)

External Volumn Control

My Garmin c550 has an external volume control and I use it often do the nuvi also have external volume controls to lower the speech? and if so which models.

Navigon 2100 with the bells and whistles $149.00

bill1480 wrote:

I have a c550 with all the bells and whistles. I would like recommendations on a model for my daughter who lives in Washington DC that does the basics and has voice prompts. She does not need traffic or weather, or an mp3 player. The new flat screens are nice too. Any info and price range would be appreciated.

thanks

ALSO
What is the difference between the 12 channel and High sensitivity GPS receiver by SiRF Because I have been looking at the C340 at Costco for $209 delivered and the only difference is the 12 channels.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-det...

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Using Android Based GPS.The above post and my sig reflects my own opinions, expressed for the purpose of informing or inspiring, not commanding. Naturally, you are free to reject or embrace whatever you read.

Have a look at the Nuvi 260.

Have a look at the Nuvi 260. It has everything your daughter needs and has the added benefit of text to speech.

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Nuvi2797LMT (2) Nuvi260,Ford Sync3 Navigation. Captain Cook was a Yorkshire man too.

Navigon 2100

dog_poop wrote:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3301400&CatId=3421&SRCCODE=WEBGOOGPS&CMP=KNC-GOOGL

The only bells and whistles I see are TTS and the option to buy traffic service. No Mp3, FM, bluetooth, or routing.

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nuvi 200 | lifetime maps

I got my daughter ...

... a Garmin C330 for Christmas. I got it on sale at Wal-Mart for $175. It's a very nice, basic GPS, and I can load it up with updates and POIs using my software.

That being said, I would get her a Nuvi 2xx now. I lean towards Garmins because I have had great luck with the units and the service, when I have needed it (rarely).

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Garmin #1: eTrex Vista Garmin #2: Nuvi 350 Garmin #3: Forerunner 201 <br> "You are entitled to your own opinion, but you’re not entitled to your own facts." - Sen. D.P. Moynihan

Personally I wouldn't

Personally I wouldn't consider anythign but a Garmin, but I am biased by many years of success with Garmin products and spoiled by their excellent customer service. My first GPS was a Garmin G45 - I think... It was a long time ago.

You should identify the features that you need and buy the least expensive unit that fills the bill. For me it was voice prompts via streetname, no bluetooth, no live traffic. Bought a Nuvi 660 at Costco for $299. ( not 100% certain of the cost ) but it was reasonable compared to some of the more feature laden Nuvis.

Paul

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navigon 2100

You can pick them up for $125 or less, they have TTS and navigon is giving free map updates. They have reality view of interstate exits which is very helpful for the big cities. no mps or custom POIs without a lot of trouble but a good gps.

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I expect TTS is something all GPS's will eventually have, regardless of price. And maybe one free map update. My GPS is 5 months old, which means that my map was already 7 months old when I got it sad

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nuvi 200 | lifetime maps

Nuvi 350

We bought a Nuvi 350 for our son this past Christmas and I would recommend it for your daughter. The TTS with street names is a feature I highly recommend.

This was our first GPS experience and really found it handy so I just got my Nuvi 750 last week.

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Nuvi 750

nuvi 260/260W

bpaine wrote:

Have a look at the Nuvi 260. It has everything your daughter needs and has the added benefit of text to speech.

X2 ... the 260 is a very nice feature-laden device. If I had to do it over aain, I would spend a few extra bucks and go with the nuvi 260W

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Garmin DriveSmart 5 My other toys: IMac quad-core i3, Mac Mini M1. MacOS: Ventura 13.3.1 The dog's name is Ginger.

Get you facts right before you bash someone!

dminz wrote:
dog_poop wrote:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3301400&CatId=3421&SRCCODE=WEBGOOGPS&CMP=KNC-GOOGL

The only bells and whistles I see are TTS and the option to buy traffic service. No Mp3, FM, bluetooth, or routing.

Ahh well for starters it does routing, and your right no MP3's but plays wav files. TTS and life time traffic. That my GPSR, Now if I want to look at Pictures I will use this laptop or my Televison, if I want to listen to music I will turn on my sat radio.
So you see the GPS does have the bells and whistles just like yours, and I only paid $99.00 for mine with lifetime traffic, how much did you pay for yours? Oh yes I have a cell phone that I open and answer. So if your testing my GPS intelligence I wish you luck.
I have had many and still have a few beside the Navigon since 1992. I decided to go with Navigon This time because of it's great screens and open architecture and also because they make your Navteq maps and my GPSr as well.

Bob

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Using Android Based GPS.The above post and my sig reflects my own opinions, expressed for the purpose of informing or inspiring, not commanding. Naturally, you are free to reject or embrace whatever you read.

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No reason to get hostile, I wasn't bashing you, and I didn't know that I was supposed to do additional research before responding to the page that you linked. I still don't see where it says anything about routing. I'm glad it has the the features you need and you think those are ALL the bells and whistles. I'm just saying that most people define ALL as including mp3, FM, bluetooth.

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nuvi 200 | lifetime maps

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Little dogpoop goes wha wha wha hahaha.

Chill out man.