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Garmin nüvi 285W/285WT 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic

RatingCustomer rating is 4 of 5
BrandGarmin
Colorblack/gray
TypeElectronics
List Price$249.99
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Features
  • 4.3-inch widescreen touch display lets you view map detail, driving directions, photos, and extra in bright, brilliant color
  • Preloaded together with detailed 2D and 3D City Navigator NT street maps, together with over 6 million points of interest
  • Voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions together with spoken street names and HotFix satellite prediction
  • Features Bluetooth wireless technology together with a built-in microphone and speaker for hands-free calling
  • NOTE: Model number on the box is 285WT for the reason that the traffic receiver is integrated; however, the model number on the device itself is 285W as the "T" in 285WT refers to the additional component
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Description
This sleek widescreen navigator takes you there together with preloaded maps and turn-by-turn directions this call out streets by name. It brings real-time local weather, traffic, movie times, stock information, gas prices, news and local events as you find the way. The 285WT offers complete maps for North America and the handy Topic-to-Speech aspect, so you get turn-by-turn spoken directions together 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-simple to use.

Stay Connected
The nüvi 285WT proposes MSN Direct Service and is compatible together with Garmin's lifetime traffic update receiver. Enjoy 3 months of free MSN Direct Service (integrated) or buy the GTM 25 and get real-time traffic updates for the life of your nüvi. Select what's excellent for you.

Intuitive touchscreen interface. Click to enlarge.

Together with photo navigation, you can download images from Garmin Connect Photos and find the way to them. Click to enlarge.

Pair together with your compatible Bluetooth phone and speak hands-free. Click to enlarge.

MSN Direct
Together with next-generation dynamic content from MSN Direct, nüvi 285WT is one resourceful personal journey assistant. Utilizing the integrated receiver and free trial service to MSN Direct, you can check your flight status, avoid traffic backups, evaluate local gas prices, get complex weather information, increased movie listings, stock information, news and local events when you journey together with your unit. Even plan trips from the convenience of your computer, via Windows Exist 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) integrated in the box
  • Expanded MSN Direct service subscriptions available for buy: 12 months for $49.95 + tax (visit MSN for further details)
Notice: MSN Direct service will be available only until January 1, 2012.

Included Traffic Receiver Ability
Power your nüvi and get lifetime traffic updates all together with one cable, the GTM 25 together with Lifetime Traffic (buy necessary). This optional device offers you together with updates from NAVTEQ Traffic, a real-time traffic services provider together with no monthly fees or maintenance costs. NAVTEQ Traffic brings accurate, dependable, lifetime traffic data directly to your compatible navigator. NAVTEQ Traffic offers real-time traffic conditions for extra than 90 metropolitan markets in North America, counting Toronto, Canada. Locate out extra on the product detail page.

See Extra
Together with nüvi 285WT's widescreen display, you'll always get the big image. View map detail, driving directions, photos and extra in bright, brilliant color. Its sunlight-readable, 4.3-inch display is simple to read--from any direction.

Get Turn-by-Turn Directions
nüvi 285WT's intuitive interface greets you together with two neat questions: "Where to?" and "View Map." Touch the color screen to effortlessly look up addresses and services and get voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions this talk street names to your destination. It comes preloaded together 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 find the way. Its digital elevation maps show you shaded contours at higher zoom levels, giving you a big image of the surrounding terrain. In addition, nüvi 285WT accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and security cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs. Together with HotFix satellite prediction, nüvi calculates your position faster to get you there quicker.

Do Hands-free Calls together with Bluetooth
For hands-free calling, nüvi 285WT integrates Bluetooth wireless technology together with a built-in microphone and speaker. Just pair it together with your compatible Bluetooth phone and speak hands-free throughout the 285WT while staying focused on the road. Just dial numbers together with nüvi's touchscreen keypad to do a call. To answer calls, just tap the screen and talk into its built-in microphone. Enjoy convenient one-touch dialing for contacts and points of interest.

Get It Together 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. Together with its "Where Am I?" emergency locator, you always recognize your setting. Just 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 consists of many journey tools counting JPEG image viewer, world journey clock, automatic time zone transition, currency converter, unit converter, calculator and extra. Together with photo navigation, you can download images from Garmin Connect Photos and find the way to them. The 285WT is compatible together with our free Garmin Garage where you can download animated vehicles this show your setting on the map. It in addition comes together with Garmin Lock, an anti-theft aspect. Increase your journey experience together with optional plug-in SD cards such as Garmin Journey 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) together with included vehicle power cable, Vehicle suction cup mount, USB cable, Dashboard disc, Fast begin manual

Visit Garmin.com to get the latest firmware updates for your nüvi to keep it existing and performing at its excellent.


Which nüvi is Excellent for You?

Note: All nüvis come together with detailed NAVTEQ maps containing extra than 6 million pre-loaded point of interest locations.

Device
Screen Size inches (W x H)
Integrated Maps
Topic-to-Speech (Directions in Real Street Names)
Traffic
Bluetooth
Media
FM Transmitter (audio throughout 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-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 205w 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 255 2.8 x 2.1
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 255w 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together 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-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 265WT 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 275T 2.8 x 2.1
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 285WT 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (receiver integrated; 3 months free);
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 465T 3.81 x 2.25
FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 755T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 760 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 5
nüvi 765T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 775T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 780 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (receiver integrated; 3 months free); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 5
nüvi 785T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (receiver integrated; 3 months free); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 850 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 855 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 885T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (receiver integrated; 3 months free); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 1200 2.8 x 2.1
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1250 2.8 x 2.1
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1260T 2.8 x 2.1
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1300 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1350 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1350T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1370T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1390T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1490T 4.4 x 2.5
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; 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
Customer rating is 4 of 5  Good GPS but not great   2010-08-30
By 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.
Customer rating is 5 of 5  Good GPS   2010-08-25
By 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.
Customer rating is 5 of 5  Garmin doesn't disappoint   2010-08-21
By 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.
Customer rating is 4 of 5  Good GPS   2010-08-20
By 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.
Customer rating is 3 of 5  It get you where you want to go but...   2010-08-19
By 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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