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Nuvi 650 Specifications
Unit Size: 2.9”H x 4.9”W x .9”D
Display Size: 4.3” Diag.
Weight: 6.2 oz.
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I used the Garmin Nuvi 650 on a road trip to Virginia for a college graduation. When I first powered it up I was immediately blown away by the size and clarity of the display. When I began to enter the address I noticed that the buttons for each letter were larger than most other units due to the large 4.3” display of the Nuvi 650. I found my destination which was located in the lodging category of the Nuvi 650. I was on my way to the Holiday Inn on Prices Fork Road. Since I had been to that college town before, I knew how to get there from my home, but was not very familiar with the roads around town. The Nuvi 650 got me right to the Holiday Inn and I was ready to go to graduation. This is where things got interesting. I hopped into a car with some relatives that had an in dash navigation system. Not knowing that ahead of time, I brought the Nuvi with me because I knew they were not at all familiar with the area. We set the address into the in dash system and we received a warning that we were in an unverified area. We followed the directions that it gave us and were sent in circles. I set up the 650 and we put in the address and we were sent right to the doorstep. I know that we were all happy to have the Nuvi 650 because without it we would have been late for the ceremony.
Nuvi 650 Special Features
- Large 4.3" diagonal wide-screen color touch display.
- 700MBs of internal memory plus SD Card expansion for storing maps, mp3s and digital audio books.
- Contains preloaded maps of North America with nearly 6 million Points-of-interest (POI)!
- Optional GTM-20, enables realtime traffic alerts.
- Highly sensitive WAAS SiRFStar III antenna.
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Garmin Nuvi 650 - 4.3" display, Text-to-speech, and Optional Traffic!
The Garmin Nuvi 650 is a full featured Portable Navigation Device that is easy on your pocket. Garmin has stuck with the core features of the Nuvi 660 but they have removed some bells and whistles that will save you some money with the Nuvi 650. Garmin has stuck with the beautiful 4.3” large color, touch screen display with the Nuvi 650. With the larger widescreen display Garmin has not only made it easier to see, but they have increased the amount of options that are at your fingertips. The ultra sensitive 12-Channel WAAS flip up antenna will give you unmatched performance and reception. The Nuvi’s integrated Lithium Ion battery will allow you to use the 650 away from a power source for anywhere from 3-7 hours.
The Nuvi 650 is pre-loaded with the entire Mapsource City Navigator North America NT software. The City Navigator software features street level detail from Navteq for the entire United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, plus all of Canada. Garmin‘s City Navigator data also includes almost 6 million points of interest, with categories ranging from restaurants, hotels, ATM’s, gas stations, shopping centers, plus many more. With the data already loaded to the Nuvi 650, all you have to do is turn it on and enter the address or point of interest that you are traveling to and let the 650 guide you there. The Garmin 650 will give you visual directions, plus verbal turn-by-turn guidance with text-to-speech commands. Text-to speech guidance will take the verbal directions one step further by not only announcing the distance and direction of your next turn but also including the name of the street that you will be turning on. This helps to keep your eyes off the Nuvi 650’s superb display and on the road ahead. If you need to view the map, Garmin gives you the ability to change between the traditional overhead view and a 3-D view of the road ahead and to chose from several different Vehicle icons.
The Nuvi 650 is compatible the optional Garmin GTM-20 traffic receiver for real time traffic information from Total Traffic Network. The Total Traffic Network traffic information is transmitted through an FM broadcast to your GTM-20 receiver allowing the Nuvi 650 to use that information and route you around any delays, including traffic jams, construction, or accidents. Garmin includes a 15-month subscrription of the traffic service with the purchase of a GTM 20; a subscription is required after the first 15 months..
The Total Traffic Network is available in the following cities:
Just like the other Nuvi series units the 650 is also compatible with Garmin’s optional Travel, Savers, and Language guides. The Garmin 650 has 700 MB of free space for storage of other programs as well as an SD card slot for optional international maps and the addition of MP3’s and audio books.
