The nüvi 270 is built with a high-sensitivity WAAS-enabled GPS receiver for extreme accuracy, as well as an SD card slot for storing your media and additional navigation tools, and a USB interface for loading data. All this is wrapped up in a package that measures 3.8 x 2.8 x .8 inches (W x H x D) and weighs just 5.2 ounces. The nüvi 270's 3.5-inch (diagonal) display is touchscreen-enabled, making it a cinch to control the device with your fingertips.Amazon.com Product Description Navigate both North America and Europe without loading more maps with the affordable nüvi 270. This entry-level Personal Travel Assistant makes traveling so simple. For even more mapping options, nüvi 250 and nüvi 200 offer less map coverage at a lower price. Like all nüvi 200-series members, the 270 features an easy-to-use colorful touchscreen and ultra-slim design--perfect for everyday navigation.
The nüvi 270 comes preloaded with maps for North America and Europe, and features an easy-to-use touchscreen and ultra-slim design. |
Configurable vehicle icons let you select car-shaped graphics. |
nüvi 270 accepts custom points of interest (POIs). View larger. |
The nüvi 270 is built with a high-sensitivity WAAS-enabled GPS receiver for extreme accuracy, as well as an SD card slot for storing your media and additional navigation tools, and a USB interface for loading data. All this is wrapped up in a package that measures 3.8 x 2.8 x .8 inches (W x H x D) and weighs just 5.2 ounces. The nüvi 270's 3.5-inch (diagonal) display is touchscreen-enabled, making it a cinch to control the device with your fingertips. A rechargeable lithium-ion battery provides up to five hours of battery life depending on use.
Navigate with Ease
nüvi 270 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps, including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. 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. In addition, nüvi 270 accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs.
Go Beyond Navigation
Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi 270 features many 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. Optional plug-in SD cards for our line of 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.
Note: Like most USB Mass Storage Devices, the nüvi is not compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me.
What's in the Box
nüvi 270, preloaded City Navigator NT for North America and Europe (full coverage), vehicle suction cup mount, vehicle power cable, dashboard disk, and set up and go guide.
Device | 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 270 | 2.8 x 2.1 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 5 | |||||||
nüvi 205 | 2.8 x 2.1 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 205w | 3.81 x 2.25 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 255 | 2.8 x 2.1 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 255w | 3.81 x 2.25 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 260w | 3.81 x 2.25 | Photos | up to 5 | ||||||||
nüvi 265T | 2.8 x 2.1 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | Photos | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 265WT | 3.81 x 2.25 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | Photos | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 275T | 2.8 x 2.1 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | Photos | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 285WT | 3.81 x 2.25 | MSN-enhanced (receiver included; 3 months free); | Photos | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 465T | 3.81 x 2.25 | FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | Photos | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 755T | 3.81 x 2.25 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | Photos, MP3s | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 760 | 3.81 x 2.25 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos, MP3s | up to 5 | |||||||
nüvi 765T | 3.81 x 2.25 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | Photos, MP3s | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 775T | 3.81 x 2.25 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | Photos, MP3s | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 780 | 3.81 x 2.25 | MSN-enhanced (receiver included; 3 months free); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos, MP3s | up to 5 | |||||||
nüvi 785T | 3.81 x 2.25 | MSN-enhanced (receiver included; 3 months free); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos, MP3s | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 850 | 3.81 x 2.25 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos, MP3s | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 855 | 3.81 x 2.25 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos, MP3s | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 885T | 3.81 x 2.25 | MSN-enhanced (receiver included; 3 months free); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos, MP3s | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 1200 | 2.8 x 2.1 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 1250 | 2.8 x 2.1 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 1260T | 2.8 x 2.1 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | Photos | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 1300 | 3.81 x 2.25 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 1350 | 3.81 x 2.25 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 1350T | 3.81 x 2.25 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | Photos | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 1370T | 3.81 x 2.25 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | Photos | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 1390T | 3.81 x 2.25 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | Photos | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 1490T | 4.4 x 2.5 | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | Photos | up to 4 | |||||||
nüvi 1690 | 3.81 x 2.25 | NAVTEQ Traffic, 2 years free (Garmin nüLink! service) | Photos | up to 4 |
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GPS With European Maps
The Garmin GPS was a godsend on our trip to Europe. If you have ever driven into cities or small towns in Europe you will know how difficult it is to navigate, while trying to read foreign street signs, dodging motor scooters and bicylists, finding the right exit out of a around-about all the while being pushed along by the very aggressive drivers behind you. But with the GPS most of that stress goes away as you know when and where to turn and you drive through towns like a native. I was very impressed that even going through the miles long tunnels of the alps the GPS must be programmed to keep the unit tracking without a satellite signal because several minutes later coming out of the tunnel it still provides instructions. I purchased the pricier model 270 because of the factory installed European maps. If you purchased a GPS with only North America maps and had to load the European maps the cost of those maps would be another $250. It's less money to get the 270 or 370 with...
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Not for Pedestrians in France and Switzerland
I retired a couple years ago as a commercial pilot who dealt with GPS's on a daily basis and have a factory installed unit in my Acura TL.
I bought this unit to use as a pedestrian sight-seeing in France and Switzerland. This review is only my experience trying to use the Garmin Nuvi 270 as a pedestrian in European cities. I make no supposition how it would work in a car in the USA nor in a car through the narrow streets of Europe or as a pedestrian in US cities..
The Garmin Nuvi 270 has a pedestrian mode and is pre-loaded with maps of Europe. At slightly over $300 the unit was very appealing so I bought one for my trip in May 2008.
The Good:
1. The touch screen is very responsive
2. The screen is very clear and bright.
3. 3.5 inch screen, in my view, is the perfect pedestrian size.
4. The database used is good by today's standards.
5. Physically the 270, in my opinion, is the correct size for walking.
The...
Nuvi 270 used in Italy
I bought the Nuvi 270 for my 24 day trip to Italy. The unit is very user friendly for menus and visibilty. We used our Garmin in coordination with a TomTom 910 and our unit out mapped the TomTom every time. The mapping is great and points of interest are good, but rememeber that Italian locations are not always translated the same IE; "leaning tower of Pisa" is actually "tower pendentta. The other thing you never want to do is hit "shortest route" when in Italy!!! You will end up driving curvy mountain roads and maybe end up on a goat trail. We almost trippled our trip time by doing this one evening. So to end this, I highly recommend this unit if you are going to Europe and keep it when you come home, cause it has even better use on the US roads.
Product Features :
- 3.5-Inch Qvga Display
- Sleek, Pocketable Form Factor
- No Flip-Up Antenna
- Full Coverage Of Us & Europe
- Map Data Of Internal Flash Memory
Rating : 4.3
List Price : $649.99
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