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| Garmin nüvi 660 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $699.99
Buy New: $299.99
You Save: $400.00 (57%)
New (67) Used (1) Refurbished (5)
Avg. Customer Rating:  1198 reviews
Sales Rank: 4
Format: Cd
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 12 x 12 x 5
nv:Type: Car Kit
Waypoints: 500 with name and graphic symbol
Trip Computer: Average Speed
Trip Computer: Resettable Odometer
Trip Computer: Timers
Trip Computer: Maximum Speed
Inputs: 12/24 Vdc
Display: Color
Touch Screen: Yes
Voice: Yes
Battery Life: 7 hours
Antenna: Flip-up patch
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 010-00540-00
Model: 010-00540-00
UPC: 053759065110
EAN: 0753759061265
ASIN: B000H49LXQ
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Widescreen portable GPS Comparison June 15, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This review may help someone like me who is not knowledgeable about GPS and is looking for basic functionality. I was looking for a unit that is portable (so I could also use it for walking or switch cars) and has a widescreen display, so I settled on comparing a Garmin Nuvi 650 Personal Travel Assistant for North America and a Plenio VXA-5000 4.3-Inch Touch Screen Car Navigation System with Bluetooth.
1.Audio - The Plenio does not have text to speech functionality, meaning the Plenio will announce "Turn left in 500 feet," while the Nuvi 650 will announce "Turn left on Main Street in 500 feet." I found the Plenio confusing if there were two possible left turns close to each other, and the display didn't always help. (See "Display").
2.Display- The Plenio display appeared dim and difficult to read on bright days, even at the brightest setting. The Nuvi had a brighter, easy to read display even when driving toward sunlight. When a turn is announced, the text of the street name on the Plenio is small and difficult to read; on the Nuvi the street name is announced and the visible text is larger, bolder and easy to read. This also makes it easier to keep track of cross streets when operating in "tracking mode" rather than inputting a destination.
3.Portability- The Garmin is thinner and lighter. The Plenio's suction mount is more substantial, but it has to be to hold up the device.
4.Controls- The Plenio has volume up and down controls, on the Garmin these are only accessible with some difficulty through the touch screen.
5.Accessories- The Plenio includes an FM transmitter, (sound can play through your FM radio) and Bluetooth; to get this functionality with the Garmin, a trade up to the Garmin Nuvi 660 Pocket Vehicle GPS Navigator and Personal Travel Assistant is necessary. The Plenio includes an AC charger, a useful tool in a portable GPS. If you have a mini USB AC charger, you can use it with the Garmin.
6.Waypoints- The Garmin allows only one waypoint (stopover on the trip); multiple waypoints are available on the Plenio.
7.**** Satellite reception- The Plenio has an internal antenna while the Garmin has a foldaway flip up antenna flap. The Plenio was totally incapable of getting a satellite fix, and therefore useless, while in my wife's car (she has a metallic layer in the windshield as some cars do); the Garmin had no such problem. The Garmin also could fix while indoors. The Garmin allows the user to turn on "WAAS" which is a combined satellite and ground GPS mode that is more accurate than satellite alone; I haven't seen that WAAS makes a difference to a basic user like me. The Garmin seems to get a fix from a cold start about 25% faster than the Plenio.
8.Points of interest and maps- The Garmin maps (v.8) seemed "less out of date" than the Plenio. (maybe 2 years out of date versus 3-4 years). The Garmin has a more substantial list of points of interest (POI's). The Plenio allows you to program the unit to show your choice of POI's (such as all gas stations and/or restaurants) as icons on the map, and bring up more information ( name, phone number) by touching the icon; the Garmin will provide this information from a separate search menu.
9. Map orientation For some reason, the Plenio map orientation insists on switching from "driving direction up" to "north up" orientation and needs to be manually switched back each time it is turned on. The Plenio map displays a "compass rose", a nice feature, but it is small and unreadable when in 3D mode. The Garmin stays in the map orientation as programmed. There is no compass, but when in "tracking mode" there is a text box that gives the driving direction. (N, SW, etc.)
To summarize, the Plenio had more bells and whistles which I willingly traded in for the much improved basic functionality of the Garmin.
 Nuvi - Great Product June 14, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Easy setup, low learning curve. Some business locations listed are a few years old, but most roads are accurate. Lots of information to view.
Garmin Nuvi 660 GPS Naigator and Personal Travel Assistant June 13, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
How do they do it! This is the most incrediable thing yet. We bought this item for our daughter's birthday. She travels with her job and knew it would be a great present for her on those out of state trips to locate restruants, hotels and her conference sites, ect. Also liked the "hands free" calling/talking which allows her to talk on her cell phone without taking her hands off the steerling wheel (very important). My wife and I visited my daughters home on her birthday and experienced first hand just how nice the Navi 660 worked. Our daughter and son-in-law live in a sub-division in the country which is hard to locate if you don't know where your going, and the Nuvi 660 took us right to the front door. Also what's great about the unit is, if your not paying attention and miss a turn, it recalculates your location immediately and tells you where the next turn is to get you back on track. To say the least, this happened to us, but no worries! I was so impressed with this item, that we are purchasing 3 more Garmins; one for my wife, myself and our son. Great, great product and BUY it from Amazon, you won't find a better deal, I promise, I checked them all out!
Garmin Nuvi 660 - Fantastic Technology June 12, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This technology is amazing to me. There are so many capabilities built into such a small device. The navigation function is what is expected but to have the MP3 function and the blue tooth phone ability is just an added plus. I use this device all the time.
EXCELLENT!!!! NICE PRODUCT June 12, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
this Garmin 660 is the best!!! the features and turn by turn navigation is accurate... highly recommended... easy to use touch screen... if I want to avoid highways...just one touch... PERFECT PRODUCT.... BUY THIS GARMIN 660!!! 5 star rating.
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