Go wide and get peace of mind with nüvi 255W. This affordable, widescreen navigator leads the way with voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions that speak street names and optional MSN Direct® services to get you there on time and keep you informed. It’s packed with millions of destinations and maps for North America. Like the rest of the sleek nüvi 2×5-series, this portable navigator is priced right and ultra-easy to use.

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With nüvi 255W’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.

Navigate With Ease
nüvi 255W comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator® NT street maps, including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. It even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with turn-by-turn voice directions, 2-D or 3-D maps and smooth map updates 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 255W 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.

Take It With You
Like the rest of the nüvi 2×5-series, nüvi 255W 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 latitu

5 Responses to “Garmin nüvi 255W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator”

1. Jenni says:

   July 25, 2010 at 12:00 am

   I really like this GPS. I use it all the time and it gets me where I need to go.
2. B. O'Keeffe says:

   July 25, 2010 at 12:00 am

   Others have had trouble with the refurbished Garmin Nuvi, but ours has been perfect. We took a trip down the east coast through NYC, Baltimore, MD etc. and directions were right on. It is easy to use and updates quickly. So the price was right for us and we got a good product.
3. copr165 says:

   July 25, 2010 at 12:00 am

   I work in law enforcement and the Captain of our Detective division purchased this product for his team. I then purchased one for a vactaion I was taken and love it. I previously owned a Garmin but much perfer this one. Really enjoy the wide screen view and the fact that on main roadways it is very accurate in providing the posted speed limit. Would definitely recomnmend this product.
4. Gary says:

   July 25, 2010 at 12:00 am

   I will never buy a factory refurbish GPS again. The first one quit working after 16 days. Amazon.com responded excellently and delivered another factory refurbish unit within 2 days. The second one received lasted a day and a half and quit working. I need the GPS for work, and it has to be reliable and work as illustrated. It did not. I had to return the second one and request a full refund so that I can purchase a new one and count on its reliability.
5. justin s jin says:

   July 24, 2010 at 12:00 am

   I’ve now gone through 2 garmin nuvi’s and I’ll never buy another garmin product again. The first one died within 1st 2 weeks of buying it while moving to a different city. In the middle of the move the screen would freeze up and I’d have to reset the device, and it would last about another 10 minutes before dying again. I returned it to costco and replaced it thinking I may had a defective device and my second garmin lasted 3 months before the touch screen died on me in the middle of a business trip. I was essentially unable to enter any letter besides “J” when trying to enter an address. It’s too bad, because the garmin’s have some great features such as bluetooth, but a lot of good a GPS system is if it keeps crashing on you. I’m always willing to give a company a 2nd try before passing judgement, but in my opinion Garmin is pure junk. My wife has a Magellan that she has been using for >2 years without a single problem, I think I’ll pick up one of their devices.