Garmin nüvi 200 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

• 3.5" Qvga Display
• Sleek, Pocketable Form Factor
• Internal Antenna
• Coverage includes: Continental U.S., Hawaii,and Puerto Rico.

The nüvi 200 comes preloaded with maps for U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, and features an easy-to-use touchscreen and ultra-slim design.

Navigate with Ease
nüvi comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps for the continental United States, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, including a hefty database of more than 6 milliong points of interest (POIs), such as hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more, that are searchable by name or category. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. Garmin gets its map data from NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping. In addition, the nüvi accepts custom (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs.

Important note about map updates: Due to our high volume of sales, almost every Garmin portable GPS navigator sold by Amazon.com will come with the most recent map version. If you ever do need a map update, you can purchase one from Amazon.com at our Garmin Store.

Easy To Use Interface
Garmin's interface is a key to their success and one of the things that makes their devices such a pleasure to use. Simple controls and sub-screens make it easy to enter or search for destinations and get data about your trip.

Beyond Navigation

Browse your stored pictures with an easy-to-use JPEG viewer.

nüvi accepts custom points of interest (POIs). View larger.

Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi features travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. It also comes with Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and configurable vehicle icons that let you select car-shaped graphics to show your location on the map.

This device is compatible with optional content plug-ins available via SD card, such as the  Garmin Travel Guides and Garmin SaversGuide provide detailed data for attractions and information on nearby merchants offering discounts, so you can customize nüvi for your travel needs.

Garmin has also added the ability for customers to add custom points of interest (POI’s) from third parties such as school zones and safety cameras.

Trick Your GPS Ride

Custom vehicle icons let you ride in style, at least inside your GPS. See more icon option

All nüvis support configurable vehicle icons. These fun, customized car-shaped icons come in a variety of colors to add a personal touch to your vehicle's position on the map.

What's in the Box
nüvi 200, preloaded City Navigator NT for the continental U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico (no Alaska or Canada detail), vehicle suction cup mount, vehicle power cable, dashboard disk, and set up and go guide

Note: Like most USB Mass Storage Devices, the nüvi is not compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me.

Which nüvi is Best for You?

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

	Screen Size inches (w x h)	Included Maps			Text-to-Speech (Directions in Real Street Names)	Traffic	Bluetooth	Media	FM Transmitter (audio through car stereo system)	Multi- Point Routing	Battery life (hours)
		Cont. U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico	AK and Canada	Europe
nüvi 200	2.8 x 2.1							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 200w	3.81 x 2.25							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 250	2.8 x 2.1							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 250w	3.81 x 2.25							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 260	2.8 x 2.1							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 260w	3.81 x 2.25							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 270	2.8 x 2.1							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 350	2.8 x 2.1					FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 8
nüvi 360	2.8 x 2.1					FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 8
nüvi 370	2.8 x 2.1					FM (receiver included)		Photos, MP3s			up to 8
nüvi 650	3.81 x 2.25					FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 7
nüvi 660	3.81 x 2.25					FM (receiver included)		Photos, MP3s			up to 7
nüvi 670	3.81 x 2.25					FM (receiver included)		Photos, MP3s			up to 7
nüvi 680	3.81 x 2.25					MSN (receiver included; 1-year free); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 7
nüvi 750	3.81 x 2.25					MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 5
nüvi 760	3.81 x 2.25					MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 5
nüvi 770	3.81 x 2.25					MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 5
nüvi 780	3.81 x 2.25					MSN-enhanced (receiver inc.; 3 months free) receiver); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 5
nüvi 850	3.81 x 2.25					MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 4
nüvi 880	3.81 x 2.25					MSN-enhanced (receiver inc.; 3 months free); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 4
nüvi 5000	4.5 x 2.7					MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver)					external battery only

 

Customer Reviews:

Love my Garmin Nuvi

Bought it for a trip that we had never been on. Much easier to use than printed maps from mapquest. Lots of features. Good beginner model.

2008-07-02

Not very pleased

I can't believe that the other people are talking about the same gps. It was hard to program and slow to respond. I saw the hourglass far more than any maps. The points of interest must not be in my area. It did not locate a Dunkin Donuts 3 blocks away and Hershey Lodge was a complete mystery. I previously had a Tom Tom But my daughter talked into giving it to her. I am returning this Garmin 200 and chalking it up to a lesson learned.

2008-07-02

Missing some simple things that disappoint

Compared to my 5 year old basic MIO GPS, I thought I was buying something at least marginally more advanced, only to find that this product is missing some very basic things that I would expect on any GPS:

I was disappointed for the following reasons:

1 - No altitude data is available - Based on the way GPS works, this data is available once you see at least 4 satellites, so why the designers chose not to display it eludes me.
2 - Its difficult to see the actual STREET ADDRESS once you assign a name to it.
3 - Once you name a destination, it doesn't display the address as you approach the destination (I'm not even sure if it does even if you don't name it). This is really annoying as you start approaching a dense neighborhood and start wondering what house number you were going to.
4 - No option to search by ZIP code - I ran into some ambiguities which could have quickly been resolved by the ZIP code.
5 - Complicated to change the screen layout (from 3D to 2D or Directional) - no quick keys to change the display.
6 - If I choose to orient the display based on the direction of the car, one would think that at least somewhere on the map there should be an arrow pointing to North.

If you've never owned a GPS you might not wonder about these things but if you have, you'll be disappointed with the nuvi 200.

2008-06-28

works great... when it works.

I purchased a Garmin Nuvi 200 about a month ago. It worked great and had no problems for about a month. Then things went downhill. The unit would no longer connect to the satellites. It would find the satellites for about a minute then it would lose them again.

I called Garmin's help line and I stayed on hold for 30+ minutes. When I finally got through, the I.T. guy was very kind and somewhat helpful. He gave me a "quick fix" that usually works (so he says) but the fix was only temporary. It went right back to having the exact same problem. Over all, I would not recommend this unit.

2008-06-27

Great affordable Garmin

The Gamin Nuvi 200 is fine for all my GPS needs. I can't imagine paying twice the price for the minor upgrade options... The 200 will find attractions and stores...
I enter the address and it tells me how to get there. Simple.

Once it took me to the totally wrong back woods cabin... but I was in the back woods... it can't know every dirt road in the Poconos...

Totally worth the price.

2008-06-26