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October 21, 2009
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Verdict: Good, Basic Reliable GPS with Text To Speech
Garmin's nuvi 260W has been moved to the "Discontinued" section of Garmin's website, but the company still provides regular firmware and map updates for the 260W.
Recent price drops have made the 260W more popular than ever, and it's currently the #1 selling GPS on Amazon.com. And with good reason - for close to $100, the 260W brings solid, reliable navigation, a 4.3-inch widescreen display, text to speech (speaks actual street names), and a large Points of Interest (POI) database of 6 million.
Review Highlights:
- Easy to use GPS provides solid, basic navigation at bargain pricing
- Speaks actual street names (text to speech)
- Discontinued model, but still gets regular firmware / map updates from Garmin
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Page 6 -- Language Preferences -- has what must a typo where it says that the nuvi 260W does NOT have text-to-speech capability.
Outdated info (2007/early 08):
The two largest mapping data providers are NAVTEQ and Tele Atlas . NAVTEQ is generally more accurate and complete in North America, so it's preferable to buy a GPS that uses NAVTEQ rather than Tele Atlas (as of this writing). (for more detailed information on both NAVTEQ and Tele Atlas, check out "NAVTEQ vs. Tele Atlas, Which one is Better?")
From 885T review (Jan 09):
The two largest mapping data providers are NAVTEQ and Tele Atlas . NAVTEQ used to have the advantage in mapping quality in North America, however in recent years Tele Atlas has improved its US database and both companies are now roughly equal in quality.