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Garmin nüvi 285W/285WT 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic | 
| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $249.99
Buy New: $153.89
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Seller: Big VALUE Inc
Rating:  478 reviews
Sales Rank: 639
Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Color: black/gray
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: Windows
Display Size: 4.30
Battery: 1 Rechargeable Li-ion
Size: 4.3" display
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5.4 x 2.8
MPN: 010-00575-05
Model: 010-00575-05
UPC: 753759084547
EAN: 0753759084547
ASIN: B002DN928S
Availability: Usually ships in 1-3 weeks
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| Features:
| » | 4.3-inch widescreen touch display lets you view map detail, driving directions, photos, and more in bright, brilliant color | | » | Preloaded with detailed 2D and 3D City Navigator NT street maps, with over 6 million points of interest | | » | Voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions with spoken street names and HotFix satellite prediction | | » | Features Bluetooth wireless technology with a built-in microphone and speaker for hands-free calling | | » | NOTE: Model number on the box is 285WT because the traffic receiver is included; however, the model number on the device itself is 285W as the "T" in 285WT refers to the additional component |
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Amazon.com Product Description
This sleek widescreen navigator takes you there with preloaded maps and turn-by-turn directions that call out streets by name. It delivers real-time local weather, traffic, movie times, stock information, gas prices, news and local events as you navigate. The 285WT provides complete maps for North America and the handy Text-to-Speech feature, so you get turn-by-turn spoken directions with the real names of streets (e.g. "turn left in 50 feet at Nebraska Way", rather than merely "turn left in 50 feet"). Like the rest of the nüvi 205-series, this portable navigator is priced right and ultra-easy to use.
Stay Connected
The nüvi 285WT offers MSN Direct Service and is compatible with Garmin's lifetime traffic update receiver. Enjoy 3 months of free MSN Direct Service (included) or purchase the GTM 25 and get real-time traffic updates for the life of your nüvi. Choose what's best for you.  Intuitive touchscreen interface. Click to enlarge. |  With photo navigation, you can download pictures from Garmin Connect Photos and navigate to them. Click to enlarge. |  Pair with your compatible Bluetooth phone and talk hands-free. Click to enlarge. | MSN Direct
With next-generation dynamic content from MSN Direct, nüvi 285WT is one resourceful personal travel assistant. Using the included receiver and free trial service to MSN Direct, you can check your flight status, avoid traffic backups, compare local gas prices, get advanced weather information, enhanced movie listings, stock information, news and local events when you travel with your unit. Even plan trips from the convenience of your computer, via Windows Live Local, and wirelessly send locations to nüvi 285WT. - Free 3 month trial subscription to MSN Direct services, activation instructions provided*
- MSN Direct Traffic Receiver (GDB 55) included in the box
- Extended MSN Direct service subscriptions available for purchase: 12 months for $49.95 + tax (visit MSN for further details)
Notice: MSN Direct service will be available only until January 1, 2012.
Integrated Traffic Receiver Capability
Power your nüvi and get lifetime traffic updates all with one cable, the GTM 25 with Lifetime Traffic (purchase required). This optional device provides you with updates from NAVTEQ Traffic, a real-time traffic services provider with no monthly fees or maintenance costs. NAVTEQ Traffic delivers accurate, reliable, lifetime traffic data directly to your compatible navigator. NAVTEQ Traffic provides real-time traffic conditions for more than 90 metropolitan markets in North America, including Toronto, Canada. Find out more on the product detail page.
See More
With nüvi 285WT'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. Get Turn-by-Turn Directions
nüvi 285WT's intuitive interface greets you with two simple questions: "Where to?" and "View Map." Touch the color screen to easily look up addresses and services and get voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions that speak street names to your destination. It comes preloaded with detailed City Navigator NT street maps, over 6 million points of interest (POIs), 2-D or 3-D maps and smooth map redraw rates as you navigate. Its digital elevation maps show you shaded contours at higher zoom levels, giving you a big picture of the surrounding terrain. In addition, nüvi 285WT 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. With HotFix satellite prediction, nüvi calculates your position faster to get you there quicker. Make Hands-free Calls with Bluetooth
For hands-free calling, nüvi 285WT integrates Bluetooth wireless technology with a built-in microphone and speaker. Just pair it with your compatible Bluetooth phone and talk hands-free through the 285WT while staying focused on the road. Simply dial numbers with nüvi's touchscreen keypad to make a call. To answer calls, just tap the screen and speak into its built-in microphone. Enjoy convenient one-touch dialing for contacts and points of interest. Take It With You
Like the rest of the nüvi 205-series, nüvi 285WT sports a sleek, slim design and fits comfortably in your pocket or purse. Its rechargeable lithium-ion battery makes it convenient for navigation by car or foot. With its "Where Am I?" emergency locator, you always know your location. Simply tap the screen to get your exact latitude and longitude coordinates, the nearest address and intersection, and the closest hospitals, police stations and fuel stations. Go Beyond Navigation
Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi 285WT includes many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock, automatic time zone transition, currency converter, unit converter, calculator and more. With photo navigation, you can download pictures from Garmin Connect Photos and navigate to them. The 285WT is compatible with our free Garmin Garage where you can download animated vehicles that show your location on the map. It also comes with Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature. Enhance your travel experience with optional plug-in SD cards such as Garmin Travel Guides for detailed data on attractions. What's in the Box
nüvi 285WT, Preloaded City Navigator NT for North America (full coverage), MSN Direct receiver (GDB 55) with integrated vehicle power cable, Vehicle suction cup mount, USB cable, Dashboard disc, Quick start manual Visit Garmin.com to get the latest firmware updates for your nüvi to keep it current and performing at its best.
Which nüvi is Best for You? Note: All nüvis come with detailed NAVTEQ maps containing more than 6 million pre-loaded point of interest locations. | Device | Screen Size inches (W x H) | Included Maps | Text-to-Speech (Directions in Real Street Names) | Traffic | Bluetooth | Media | FM Transmitter (audio through car stereo system) | Multi-Point Routing | Battery life (hours) | | Cont. U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico | AK and Canada | Europe | | nüvi 205 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 205w | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 255 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 255w | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (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-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 265WT | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 275T | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 285WT | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (receiver included; 3 months free); | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 465T | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 755T | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 760 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 5 | | nüvi 765T | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 775T | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 780 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (receiver included; 3 months free); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 5 | | nüvi 785T | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (receiver included; 3 months free); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 850 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 855 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 885T | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (receiver included; 3 months free); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 1200 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 1250 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 1260T | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 1300 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 1350 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 1350T | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 1370T | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 1390T | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 1490T | 4.4 x 2.5 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 1690 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | NAVTEQ Traffic, 2 years free (Garmin nüLink! service) | | Photos | | | up to 4 |
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 478
Good GPS but not great August 30, 2010
J. Lin
It has worked great for short distance travels throughout town. But it given me wrong turns and directions once going to Memphis, TN which is about a 2-hour drive. It's pretty fast finding where i am when I first turn it on. Accuracy is not great, but I wouldn't expect it to find the exact house everytime by typing in the address. Overall, it gets me to where I need to go and it's pretty reliable. It's better than the old GPS systems I had in the past and I would recommend it to anybody.
 Good GPS August 25, 2010
Pedro Sanchez
This Garmin GPS works really fine, it tis fast and accurate. The bad news is that it was discontinued by Garmin. This kind of things must be advertised by amazon or the seller in order to be able to make a better decision, before buying.
Garmin doesn't disappoint August 21, 2010
vantage
Bought this to replace an older Garmin Nuvi 200 and am pleased with the reliability and performance. Compared to the older model, the lock on to satellites is almost instant.
Good GPS August 20, 2010
awgoodkitty (California)
This was purchased to replace a 265T. Other than the wider screen and the MSN traffic cord, the 285WT is about the same. Luckily, I saved the lifetime traffic cord from my 265T which is supposed to work in this model, and will save me $100. A word about the MSN traffic feature - it's not worth it. The lifetime traffic worked better and faster. Neither are entirely reliable. I'm in the LA area and I have seen traffic alerts pop up when the road was clear, and I have been at a dead stop for several minutes with the traffic alert icon on green. The MSN features like weather, news updates, flight schedules really didn't add much to the experience. The gas prices feature would have been nice, but was either out of date with the prices or, on more than one occasion, the gas station had changed owners and companies and I drove in circles wondering why I couldn't see the station. My three month free subscription just expired and I will not be renewing. Just as well, MSN is phasing the service out in 2012. As a GPS, it works as well as other Garmin models - which is to say 95% of the time it is accurate. I've tried several brands - Magellan, Tom Tom and Garmin. Garmin wins hands down.
 It get you where you want to go but... August 19, 2010
Riot (Portland)
It seems to me that a GPS should be able to direct you anywhere you want to go in a decisive, quick and simple manner, this does not seem to be the case.
The Pros:
*Points of interest give you a good idea of whats around you and the categories are easy to navigate
*Screen is a good size and the displayed directions are easy to read
*Long charge cable can reach anywhere in the car from the cigarette lighter power source.\
The Cons:
*Gives estimated time and route based on distance and speed excluding all outside factors such as traffic signs and lights, thus often routing the driver through busy city streets as opposed to open highways.
*Poor response time for recalculations: often finishes recalculating as you pass the turn it recommends taking.
*Automatic zoom fluctuates as you approach your turn making it seem as if you are still at quite a distance, can be confusing often leading to missing your turn.
*While routing the driver through a busy city GPS often recommends, what I maintain is the most complex route directing the driver to made alternating turns left and right through busy 3 lane roads.
*After finding satellites and determining route will not redirect until you begin on the route set
*Initial route setting is often impossible to get to, directing the driver the opposite way the car is parked...even on a one way street.
*Doesn't account for new streets or reconfigured streets.
*Many streets maintain an old name or name they have never had before.
*MSN traffic advisory costs and will be discontinued Jan 1, 2012
*Frequently can't find intersections or manually entered points of interest.
Overall I've gotten where I wanted to go with this GPS even if it took pulling over and getting an exact address via phone but this particular model is no Gem there are some features I would never have considered that make using this device very convenient but overall I would recommend looking elsewhere for a GPS and avoiding this one.
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