Jun 21, 2009
Garmin nüvi 850 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator
–May 2, 2008
With the nüvi 800 series, Garmin adds smooth speech recognitionto its bestselling line of sleek portable GPS navigators. As with all nüvis, you get a slim, pocket-sized navigator with a gorgeous display, detailed NAVTEQ maps that let you search by name for more than 6 million points of interest like stores, restaurants or hospitals, and an easy, intuitive interface. All of the 800-series navigators also feature a rich array of features including spoken directions in real street names, integrated traffic receivers, MP3 player and photo viewer, and an FM transmitter that will play all the nüvi’s audio, including voice prompts, MP3s, audio books, and more, directly through your vehicle’s stereo system. The top-of-the-line nüvi 880 adds Bluetooth for hands-free phone calls, an integrated traffic receiver and enhanced MSN Direct content with traffic data, reas-time gas prices, movie times and more.Key Features/Benefits New — Voice Recognition — Just tell it what you’re looking for (Learn more) Easy to use interface (Learn More) Integrated Antenna for a slim form factor Pre-Loaded Maps for North America with 6 million searchable points of interest (POIs), plus add your own custom POIs (Learn more) Multi-Destination Routing — tells you the best way to get to a lot of different places in one trip (Learn More) FM Transmitter lets you hear spoken navigation prompts, MP3s or audio books through your car’s stereo system Add FM traffic incident data or Enhanced MSN traffic flow data and content with an optional antenna (Learn more) Where Am I? — instantly shows you all of the emergency services nearby (Learn More) Where’s My Car? — never forget where you parked again (Learn More) Widescreen — (more…)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great but has some mapping quirks that all GPS’s have
This was a great deal. The whole thing works really well and the voice control is more intuitive than a lot of reviewers will lead you to believe.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Garmin Nuvi 850
This is a perfect trip companion. Navigation is excellent. A feature comparison among all the different Nuvi’s would be helpful, though.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome GPS System for the Price!
I got this GPS because it was on sale and it also had voice recognition. My husband’s and my cell phones had GPS with voice recognition but it cost us money each month for that…
3.0 out of 5 stars
Over-priced and all features not so good
We, as consumers, seem to easily reward mediocrity. That is why I see some folks have given this model a good rating. I think this model, at best, should get a 3 out of 5.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Works great…when it is FULLY charged and out of the sun.
I loved this the first week, but after 8 months of frustrations I have turned against it. I am a heavy user of this GPS for comping foreclosures before auction.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Terrible technical support
The product works well enough, but you will need divine assistance if you ever try to update the maps.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love it!
I’m new to the GPS world, having purchased a Navigon several months back (which was stolen). I decided to get a unit with speech recognition, because without it I found myself…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Garmin Nuvi 850 Navigator
Recently, I purchased Garmin Nuvi 850 navigator from Amazon. It has voice recognition feature that I am really enjoying. I also got it at a very good price.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Wow great when it works
First this product is not made any more - Thanks Amazon for letting me know that piece of information. Great price should have known.
4.0 out of 5 stars
GARMIN GPS REVIEW
Very satisfied with the Garmin 880 performance .. directions are clear and precise and the Voice commands work quickly and well.