I got this to replace my nearly 10 year old Garmin StretPilot 2720 (which amazingly is still being sold used by some sellers). The Garmin StreetPilot 2720 was a top of the line unit back in 2006 and I was pleased to find that the "cutting edge" tech of 2006 is now in the "low end" Nuvi series of modern models. Amazing that a sub $200 GPS does way more than a $1000+ 9 year old GPS could do.
For those wondering, YES there are still reasons to own a standalone, dedicated GPS in 2015. Those reasons include (1) Smartphone battery drainage. The GPS on a smartphone tends to drain it, then you have to have a cable running to your lap or a windshield mount and I find it a big pain in the you know what. (2) You don't need cellular coverage, or more importantly DATA coverage. This isn't a problem if you never leave New York City or San Francisco, but for those of us who live out in the country or do field service of some sort and travel all over (big cities and small towns), there are still places where my phone can't get 3G or can't find any data connection. You do not need data to use your "real" GPS. This is the biggest reason I have a real GPS in 2015. Nothing worse than not being able to use Google Maps because you have no data signal. (3) It more easily saves all of my favorites which is nice when I have over 100 customers I store in the unit.
I went ahead with the 6" screen but a 5" model (57LMT) would be the same but smaller. I also went with the lifetime maps and traffic. The traffic feature runs off of the antenna which is the power cord itself (no external antenna used). It seems to work well but not as fast as crowd sourced traffic such as Waze.
The directions are very accurate and if you hook it up to a PC and download Garmin Express you can get alternate voices and vehicles. If you don't mind dragging and dropping files directly into the file system of the unit there are sites with HUNDREDS of custom vehicles which is cool, but I won't go into that process here.
I love the school zone warnings and the light shade of red the speed display shows if you are exceeding the posted speed limit. Like any other data there are rare times that the speed limit in the GPS doesn't match the actual speed limit if it has been adjusted in the past few years.
The new turn by turn directions work well especially with the supported voices that do the "real speech" thing, it may say "turn left at traffic light" or "turn left before the CVS" which is nice. Of course the built in voices do Text To Speech and will say things like "In half a mile, turn left on Miller street". The volume adjusts to very loud, which is nice if you've got the radio cranked and the window down. The screen CAN be a tad bit hard to read compared to my old 3.7" Garmin StreetPilot 2720, but just a small turn to the left or right will fix it.
I went ahead and sprung for the beanbag dash. I never liked windshield mounts and my old Garmin 2720 only had a beanbag which was nice to move car to car. The extra $15 or so dollars was worth it.
The unit has tons of points of interest such as restaurants and gas stations. The "Where To" screen is also customization in terms of icon placement and the items on there! For example I added a shortcut to the "Fast Food" section in addition to the standard restaurant icon as I frequent those the most (hey, don't judge me).
I was able to export my old 2720 favorites to a program call MapSource from Garmin, but that program couldn't see the new GPS, so I exported the MapSource database and installed a program called BaseCamp by Garmin. I was able to open the database file in BaseCamp and drag my favorites into the new GPS. THEN I installed Garmin Express which is the current software and from there you can backup your favorites to a single file.
This thing acquires Satellites in a fraction of the time it took my old GPS. The only two things I found that I wish I could change would be (1) having a north indicator (red arrow or letter N with a pointer) on the screen at all times. My old GPS had this. There is a field in the bottom right that you can use it for, but that leads me to (2) only being able to display one extra data type. In the bottom right you can display arrival time, time left to destination, driving direction etc, but not more than one. I would gladly sacrifice a bit more screen space (of which there is plenty) to be able to display two fields. But overall its not a big issue.
I would highly recommend this to anyone who still wants a "real" GPS.
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| Price | $79.99 | $159.95 | $149.99 | $169.99 | $249.99 | $129.99 |
| Delivery | Get it May 16 - 21 | Get it as soon as Tuesday, May 14 | Get it as soon as Tuesday, May 14 | Get it as soon as Tuesday, May 14 | Get it as soon as Tuesday, May 14 | Get it as soon as Tuesday, May 14 |
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| Sold By | iTech365 (We Record Serial Numbers) | Bulkbuy Partners | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Sports-and-Gadgets | Amazon.com |
| control method | touch | — | — | — | voice | touch |
| resolution | 480 x 272 | — | 480 x 272 | 480 x 272 | — | 480 x 272 |
| mounting type | found in image, Dashboard Mount | found in image, Windshield Mount, Dashboard Mount | Windshield Mount, found in image, Dashboard Mount | found in image, Dashboard Mount | Suction Cup | Suction Cup Mount |
| batteries included | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| battery average life | 2 hours | — | 1 hours | 1 hours | 1 hours | 1 hours |
From the manufacturer
Dedicated, Easy-to-use GPS Guidance
For driving directions on the road, put away the smartphone and power on your nüvi. nüvi 57 is an easy-to-use, dedicated GPS navigator that does not rely on cellular signals and is unaffected by cellular dead zones. nüvi 57 features sleek styling and a bright, 5.0-inch dual-orientation display, for use horizontally or vertically. Its included suction cup mount keeps it firmly in place.
nüvi 57
Advanced Driving Navigation at a Value Price
- Easy-to-use dedicated GPS navigator with 5.0-inch dual-orientation display
- Preloaded with detailed maps of the lower 49 U.S. states
- Garmin Real Directions guide like a friend using landmarks and traffic lights
- Find new and popular restaurants, shops and more with Foursquare
- Direct Access simplifies navigating to select complex destinations, like malls and airports
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Garmin Real DirectionsSpoken Garmin Real Directions guide you like a friend, using recognizable landmarks, buildings and traffic lights. |
Up AheadEasily find places Up Ahead, like food and gas stations, without leaving the map. |
Foursquare DataPreloaded Foursquare Data adds millions more new and popular search results. |
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Direct AccessSimplifies navigating to select complex destinations such as malls and airports. |
Lane Assist with Junction ViewDisplays upcoming junctions and uses brightly colored arrows to indicate your proper lane. |
School Zone WarningsIssues and audible alert and displays an onscreen warning whenever you approach a school zone. The displayed speed limit also changes to reflect the school zone speed limit. |
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I'm in a cat rescue group in a small Texas town. I was having trouble getting out of Austin after delivering some baby kittens to Austin Pets Alive Neonatal Unit one Friday evening at rush hour and didn't have a clue how to get home. I was using a GPS function on my cell phone and it ran the phone battery down, plus it quit working in certain areas. I got home to Deep East Texas at midnight, to a worried husband. The next transport trip, I borrowed a friend's Garmin, an older model. I thanked her the next day, saying if it hadn't been for the Garmin, I'd likely still be lost in Austin. My husband urged me to order one from Amazon and said it was an early birthday gift. My friend said the new models had free updates on maps. I find my new Garmin very helpful. We took a vacation two weeks ago and had to drive through the Dallas-Fort Worth area. I need to print the user manual (we are old-school baby boomers) and I'm still learning how to use this device. Not knowing how to use it may have caused some trouble. I set it for taking us on a route not including toll roads. Texas' toll road systems have exploded. Garmin took us almost to Denton through the DFW area. My husband said that was about an hour added to our trip. He knows North Texas well and it was frustrating when Garmin took us home through that area without heading down 175. We finally turned it off and he found a route to get us home more directly. So yeah, learning more about my device and preferences etc. will prevent such situations. But for my needs in transporting little kitty cats to a better rescue destination and then getting home safely, I am pleased as punch. Well worth every penny!!!
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Amazon Customer Linda in Gatineau
Amazon.ca sells gps for USA.... not usable in Canada
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