Garmin Nuvi 200 vs 250

[madh83]

I was thinking of getting one of nuvi's and was just wondering if there was any difference in hte navigation abilities. I don't really need it to play mp3s or etc..

 

[jlazzaro]

wrong forum, but what the hell...

The differences between the Garmin Nuvi 200 line ONLY lie between the maps that are pre-loaded onto the units. The Nuvi 200, Continental US Only, Nuvi 250 North America (adds Canada, HI and AK), and the Nuvi 270 adds maps of Europe. Again, these are all pre-loaded and ready to go out of the box. Going to Europe and need to navigate? Grab the Nuvi 270, or 370 or 670, as they have the maps you need. To be clear, I used the Nuvi 250, but what I observed should be applicable for the Nuvi 200, and the Nuvi 270, at least domestically.

Like all Garmins the unit gives you plenty of notice when approaching a turn in a clear concise voice. The Nuvi 200 line does not have Text-to-speech capability that says the road name, so instead it tells you to ?Turn in 400 yards? instead of ?Turn on Maple Street in 400 yards.? That capability is reserved for higher end units.

The unit also sheds any ability to use TMC traffic, which is optional at the Nuvi 350 level (an extra $150 for the antenna) and standard on the Nuvi 660 (about $400 more than the Nuvi 200), so it?s not cheap if you want the capability. It?s not a value feature anywhere at this point that I know of.

 

[madh83]

LOL, oh man I was so tired when I posted this. Sorry moderators.