Garmin nüvi 255W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator
"If you spend much time driving in unfamiliar territory, especially if you rent cars in big city, a good portable GPS makes an amazing difference. And the Garmin nuvi 255W is the best one I could find in the $250 - $350 range. "
Garmin's nüvi 255W improves upon its 200-series predecessors by adding top-of-the-line features such as FM traffic updates or MSN Direct content to an entry-level line. But Garmin is also introducing some significant improvements with this new series, like a predictive technology that gives faster satellite lock, a redesigned screen with more information, terrain maps, and an exciting new photo navigation feature.
The 255W GPS adds complete maps for North America and Text-to-Speech, so you get turn by turn spoken directions with the real names of streets (e.g. "turn left in 50 feet at Nebraska Way", rather than merely "turn left in 50 feet"). It also offers a wide 4.3-inch (diagonal) screen that displays 70% more of the road around you.
