Garmin nuvi 855 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator with Speech Recognition

4.3-Inch Garmin nuvi 855 with full North American mapping, voice-activated navigation, lane assist with junction view, and spoken street names

Garmin nuvi 855 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator with Speech Recognition Technical Details

• Sleek, ultra-slim design fits in a pocket; High-sensitivity GPS receiver for fast satellite lock
• Pre-loaded with City Navigtor NT maps for North America, including more than 6-million name-searchable points of interest
• Speech recognition–speak menu options and keep your eyes on the road
• Multi-destination routing–enter several destinations and get the best route to all of them; "Where am I?" and "Where’s my car?" features
• Full feature set–text to speech for spoken directions with real street names; MP3 player, and Photo viewer

Garmin nuvi 855 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator with Speech Recognition Other Features

• Auto time zone–nüvi will automatically adjust your time zone while navigating
• DEM maps–show you shaded terrain contours at various zoom levels
• Trip computer records mileage, max speed, total time and more
• Built-in travel kit includes features such as picture viewer, world clock, currency and measurement converters and calculator
• High-speed PC connectivity using USB 2.0 mass storage
• Configurable vehicle icons–select fun, customized icons from www.garmingarage.com
• Standard headphone and microphone jacks
• microSD card slot for optional mapping and data storage

Garmin nuvi 855 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator with Speech Recognition Review

Garmin nuvi 855 GPS Navigator & Personal Travel Assistant w/ Speech Recognition
I’ve had my Garmin nuvi 855 GPS Navigator for four months now. I’ve used it to navigate all over my home state of Texas and used it on trips to Canada and Hawaii. It worked perfectly in all locations. In Hawaii the "points of interest" feature was especially useful. I only had to search for "blow hole" or "castle" and it would pull up the attractions I was looking for.
I used the Garmin web site to update the firmware, voices, and maps as soon as I bought it. I had to send an email to Garmin to get the "free" map upgrade for new purchases but they honored it right away. All updates were easy to perform by following the on-screen instructions with the included software. After experimentation I settled on the "Australian Female" voice as the best to listen to. The accent made the Hawaiian street names sound hilarious, but it works perfect for me.
One feature I really like is that if you miss a turn (on purpose or by accident) it doesn’t bug you to make a U-turn and go back. If there is another route within reason it "recalculates" and gives you new directions based on your current path. My only other GPS experience was with a different brand and it would continually tell you to take a U-turn if you didn’t follow it’s directions. This was very annoying in a construction zone. The Garmin’s method is perfect if you’re doing a bit of sightseeing on the way to your destination.
I would recommend this device to my friends and family. It’s been great for me, and my wife (who is very critical of most technology I buy) even loves it.

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