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Garmin Nuvi 850 Specifications
Unit Size: 3.1”H x 4.9”W x .7”D
Display Size: 4.3” Diag.
Weight: 6.1 oz.
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Garmin Nuvi 850 Special Features
- Voice Recognition capabilities to speak your destination as well as all menu options.
- Contains preloaded maps of North America with 6 million Points-of-interest (POI)!
- Compatible with the optional GDB 50 MSN Direct Receiver which enables real time traffic alerts, weather reports, gas prices and more.
- High sensitivity WAAS GPS receiver for unmatched GPS reception.
- Features the “Where Am I?” feature locating your position and the nearest emergency services.
- Sunlight viewable, 4.3" diagonal wide-screen color touch display.
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Garmin GPS with Speech Recognition and Detailed Maps on a 4.3" Display.
The Garmin Nuvi 850 features a sunlight readable, wide 4.3” display that will automatically adjust for night time use for easy viewing. The display is also a touch screen, so if you do not speak your destination to the Nuvi 850 you can use the touch screen to simply enter it in. Built right inside every Garmin Nuvi 850 case is the Garmin Mapsource City Navigator NT North America software, featuring detailed maps from Navteq, as well as over 6 Million points of interest. Once you have touched in or spoken your address to the Nuvi 850, it will safely guide you to your destination. The Garmin Nuvi 850 will give you both on screen and verbal turn-by-turn direction with text-to-speech technology which announces the name of the street you will be turning onto. The Nuvi 850 and its custom avoidance option gives you the ability to avoid specific roads or sections of roads that you do not want to travel on and even choose an area that you want to avoid traveling through.
The Garmin Nuvi 850 is compatible with dynamic services from MSN Direct. With the purchase of a Garmin GDB-50 receiver and service through MSN direct the Nuvi 850 will gain access to Real time information on gas prices, weather conditions, traffic reports to route you around delays and construction, local movie times with ratings and movie genre, news and stock reports, and local event information for sporting events, festivals, and concerts. You also have the ability to plan trips and locate destinations using Windows Live Local on your PC with the ability to wirelessly send this information to the Nuvi 850. The MSN Direct is currently available in over 100 cities and the information is broadcast over FM frequency directly to the MSN Direct receiver which is part of the Nuvi 850’s cigarette lighter adapter. Check this link for a list of cities where MSN direct is currently available and the current subscription cost.
Other features include Garmin’s “Where Am I?” feature to give you your position and local emergency services and their telephone numbers. The Trip Log feature will show you exactly where you have been by leaving a trail on the map as you move along, this feature can be turned on and off in the menu. The Nuvi 850 will also mark its position when it is removed from the vehicle mount so it can safely navigate you back to your parked vehicle. Garmin Lock feature and speed limit indicator are also included.
