Garmin nüvi 275/275T 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic |  | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $379.99
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Rating:  112 reviews
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 3.5
Battery: 1 Lithium-Ion
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 3.8 x 0.8 x 2.8
nv:Condition: New
Type: Automotive
Waypoints: 1000
Display: LCD
Display: TFT
Display: Backlight
Screen Size: 3.5"
Touch Screen: Yes
Voice: Yes
Expansion Slots: microSD Card
Battery Type: Rechargeable lithium-ion
Battery Life: 4 hours
Special Features: Bluetooth
Special Features: Spoken Street Names
Maps Included: United States
Maps Included: Canada
Maps Included: Europe
MPN: NUVI 275T
Model: NUVI 275T
UPC: 053759082438
EAN: 0753759082437
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Bright, 3.5-inch diagonal color QVGA TFT touchscreen with 320 x 240 pixels and white backlight | | • | Sleek, ultra-thin design fits easily in pocket | | • | Preloaded with City Navigator North America NT and Europe NT | | • | Bluetooth wireless technology for hands-free calling | | • | NOTE: Model number on the box is 275T because the traffic receiver is included; however, the model number on the device itself is 275 as the "T" in 275T refers to the additional component |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 112
 Great tool when traveling abroad December 22, 2008
M. K. Love (New Jersey, USA)
156 out of 159 found this review helpful
I purchased this device a few weeks ago in anticipation of a trip to the UK. I've driven there before, navigating with the excellent AA road atlases, but being an American driving a right hand drive car with a manual transmission, sometimes in bad weather, I would often get task-saturated. I thought a GPS or "Sat Nav" as they call them, would make the job a little easier.
The only features that I really needed in a GPS unit were the U.S and European maps and text-to-speech, ("turn left on High street"), beyond that, additional whistles and bells didn't matter to me.
Initially I looked at both Garmin and TomTom and decided to go with Garmin since it was less expensive to find a unit that had North American and European maps. I paid about $270 for my 275T, it was the least expensive unit that had European maps pre-installed. Buying the European map separately would cost you approximately $150 and the UK-only map runs about $99.
The 275T operation is fairly straight forward. It has all of the normal features that one would expect to find on a modern GPS unit to include a fairly robust POI (Point Of Interest) database loaded with gas stations, restaurants, airports etc... The touch screen works well and although the size is smaller, (3.5" vs 4.3" on some larger units), it was more than adequate to display all of the necessary information. The voice directions are very helpful, especially when driving in heavy traffic. Traffic updates in the US arrive via an FM transmitter in the charger cord, (in Europe you have to plug in an antenna wire which comes with the unit). You can also easily preload lots of destinations to your "favorites" on the device by using the Google map or Panoramio photo websites.
In the UK the 275T proved to be invaluable; you feel much freer to stray from the beaten path and do a bit of exploring knowing that your GPS will always get you to your appointed destination. The time to destination estimates were accurate and the routes were efficient. When initially turned on, the unit located satellites quickly and never lost the connection except when in parking garages, or tunnels. Sometimes when surrounded by lots of tall buildings, like in downtown London, the unit would appear to get confused about the direction in which it was pointing. Moving the car just a few dozen feet or so normally corrected this. The included Europe maps were very accurate with the exception of a new stretch of highway between Falkirk and Edinburgh which was not included on the map database. Road names, one-way streets, and parking areas were all up to date. I found the inclusion of "safety camera" locations, (read: "speed trap cameras"), to be very helpful; it even flashed a red warning when you exceed the speed limit in an area with a camera.
The only feature that I sometimes wish was included was a compass heading. If you just turn on the unit, but don't program in a destination, your directional heading, (North, East etc...), is displayed in the lower right hand corner. However when it's giving you directions, your estimated time to arrival takes up that area of the screen. Overall however, I thought the unit was great and I would recommend the 275T if your travels take you between North America and Europe on occasion. Renting a GPS with your car in the UK will typically add about $15 per day; use your 275T for a couple weeks and it's practically paid for itself.
Masters of Rural France April 13, 2009
Derrick (Texas, United States)
42 out of 43 found this review helpful
I am amazed! We got this device to use on our vacation driving though France and it made the trip. No stress about getting lost, or running out of gas. If we saw a cute country road, we took it, when we wanted to find our way back, the 275 would tell us in easy to follow instructions on how to get back on track. We went on roads without names, signs, or map instructions fearlessly. When we needed gas in rural nowhere, it took us right to it. Highway interchanges in the city, no problem, it tells you in advance if you are going to be splitting left or right. It also will take you right to your hotel, so don't worry about directions, or if you need, it will find you a nearby hotel like the gas station.
I have only used it for the 2 weeks in France, but it far surpassed our expectations. Indeed I just gave up trying to follow where we were on the map and just relaxed. It even gives a rather accurate ETA, which it updates continuously.
Now we did try using it to navigate on foot in Spain with somewhat spotty results. It seems to work much better when you are in a car. It trys to navigate like you are in a car and has difficulty at street corners trying to tell which direction you are going...but it did find us nearby Chinese food in Madrid when we got a craving.
Really this gadget saved us so much stress, time, and fuel. The included car charger worked great in Europe, so don't bother with the travel pack.
Great help April 21, 2009
A. Thomas (Fort Wayne, IN United States)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
We bought this particular model because of the pre-loaded European maps, the bluetooth capability and because of the no-subscription traffic info. It is true to Garmin's high quality standards. The screen is easy to see and the spoken directions with street names are very clear. It's easy to learn to use, and has options for walking and biking modes as well as automobile. The box includes a car charger cord but not an AC cord, as well as a windshield mounting bracket. The fact that the car adapter is listed under the "those who bought the Garmin nuvi 275T also bought the car adapter" is misleading. I suspect that statement is true only because there were many like me who thought this was a necessary addition to the order--not an unnecessary duplication. We also opted for the dashboard "beanbag" mount because we thought there was no mounting fixture included. Wrong again, although in this case I think the dash mount is a much better option. The AC adapter comes with UK and European adapter plugs. Buy the Garmin, but wait to see what you really need before adding accessories that you may end up having to send back. We haven't tried the FM traffic info, but it appears the service has some coverage limitations. Check the Garmin website for coverage areas before buying if this is a deal breaker for you.
Don't leave home without it! July 2, 2009
CK (Sacramento, CA)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I purchased the nuvi 275T for a trip to France this past spring. After downloading the US and European map updates (it takes awhile) I practiced with the unit on a few local trips. Everything worked as expected, even the FM traffic updates (you won't get these in Europe unless you subscribe to the service for that area -- unnecessary, in my opinion). I was surprised how useful the info provided by the Garmin was compared to the two nav units (Nissan & Honda) in my automobiles. No more high priced OEM navigators for me! In France unit worked very well for walking around Paris in the pedestrian mode -- just don't expect to get more than four hours useful time if you leave it on continuously. The real "proof in the pudding" came in our rental car. Simply put, the nuvi 275T lived up to my every expectation. Of particular usefulness was the speed limit indicator and speed camera alert. On several occasions while driving in small towns with very narrow winding streets I missed a turn or two (well, maybe three), the Garmin always found a quick re-route to get us back on track -- trust me in this -- it knows better than you which streets are one way and which are not! I have read on a couple of travel sites that implied the Garmin was better in the US but the Tom Tom was better in Europe -- I find it hard to believe that the Tom Tom could be better than perfect -- because that's what the Garmin was.
Garmin Nuvi 275t February 13, 2009
R. Messmore
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
This unit replaced a stolen nuvi 270 and the improvements made in the last two years are fantastic. We like this size Garmin because it's compact and can be used when walking around a vacation city (in the "walk" mode). For the car the updates with the full spoken names of streets, the new next turn graphic and the new traffic service are awesome. Also the ability to download addresses from Google Maps makes vacation planning even easier. This is a great all-around unit!
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