The Garmin Nuvi 205(T) is a part of Garmin’s On the Road line of Global Positioning Systems (GPS). The Garmin Nuvi 205(T) is designed to be used in the car, or on foot. The Nuvi line from Garmin represents simple navigation facilities whilst maintaining an affordable price. The unit is 3.8 inches wide (9.7 cm) by 2.8 inches tall (7.1 cm) and 0.8 inches deep (2cm), allowing you to operate it in your car. Alternatively you could just as easily slip the sat nav into your coat or shirt pocket whilst out and about on foot. One downfall of this product that you need to be aware of though is the unit is not waterproof so rain fanatics beware!
Navigation in the Car or On Foot
The Garmin Nuvi 205(T) comes preloaded with a city navigator NT mapping for one European region or country. It has a colour screen that is touch sensitive and allows you to enter your destination with ease. The Nuvi guides you to the final location with turn by turn directions and a configurable voice prompt
The Nuvi sat nav operates off of a lithium-ion battery that can power it for up to four hours before it requires recharging. Maps and navigation routes can be displayed both in 2D or 3D, and the digital elevation maps can give you a clear view of the landscape around you.
Where am I?
If you’re feeling lost you simply need to tap the screen of the Garmin Nuvi 205(T) for an emergency answer to ‘Where am I?’ The Nuvi will display the exact latitude and longitude of your current location, along with the closest fuel station, police station, hospital, and intersection.
The sat nave also uses a Hot Fix satellite prediction to decrease the time required to calculate your position. A faster position calculation means you are well on your way to your final destination in a shorter period of time.
Points of Interest
In addition to the thousands of points of interest that are preloaded with the City Navigator tools, you can add your own customized points of Interest. In addition to setting points of interest themselves, you are also able to set proximity alerts, and have the Garmin Nuvi 205(T) automatically warn you when you get close to a particular point of interest.
More than Just Navigation
The Garmin sat nav offers more than just navigation, it comes with several additional functions useful to any modern day traveler. These include a JPEG picture viewer, a world clock with time zones, a currency converter, a calculator, and a measurement converter.
Expandable
The Garmin Nuvi 205(T) is designed for the budget-minded traveler, but is expandable to allow the consumer to choose which features they wish to add. Google panoramio pictures can be downloaded from the Garmin web site, as can MSN direct content (a subscription fee may apply for these services) It also has live animated vehicles from the Garmin Garage. Garmin Travel Guides can be purchased in microSD format and plugged directly into the Garmin Nuvi 205(T).
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