Garmin nuvi 650 Review
By
June 3rd, 2008
Summary
Get widescreen navigation at a price that won't break your budget with nuvi 650. This affordable personal travel assistant comes with many of the popular features found in the nuvi 660 minus Bluetooth wireless technology, an integrated traffic receiver and FM transmitter - perfect for everyday navigation.
nuvi 650 features a super-bright 4.3" widescreen display for improved map viewing, POI lookup and MP3/audio book playback. This landscape display has white backlight and a touchscreen for easy use.
nuvi 650 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 sunlight-readable color screen to enter a destination, and nuvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. It even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road. In addition, nuvi 650 accepts custom points of interest, such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs.
Navigation is just the beginning. nuvi 650 includes many "must have" entertainment and travel tools including MP3 player, audio book player, JPEG picture viewer, currency converters and more.
nuvi 650: it's a whole nu way to travel.
Specs
GPS Type Automotive
Waypoints 500
SBAS WAAS
Trip Computer Back-On-Track, Avoid highways, Avoid toll roads, Fast/short route
Features Calculator, Clock, 2D / 3D map perspective, Garmin Lock, Custom POIs, Preinstalled POIs
Display Display Type TFT
Display Size 4.3 in
Display Color Support Color
Display Resolution 480 x 272
Display Illumination Yes
Connections Connector Type USB
PC Connection USB
Slot Type SD Memory Card
Power Average Battery Life 7 hour(s)
Battery Technology Lithium ion
Battery Enclosure Type Internal
Miscellaneous Included Accessories Automotive windshield mount, USB cable, Vehicle mount, Car power adapter
Included Software MapSource City Navigator North America NT
General Product Info Weight 6.7 oz