I'm going to start driving in a new city soon and was wondering what's a good budget GPS that has:
1)Big screen (I've driven with GPS before and whenever I'm at a stoplight/place to look at the screen, I like to take visual cues)
2)Good speech/volume, maybe even with street names (for times when my eyes need to be on the road)
3)Healthy number of POIs
4)Free/cheap updated maps
Things that'd be an added bonus:
1)Lane guidance, particularly on highways
2)Traffic/nearby utilities (e.g. gas stations), but if they cost a subscription fee, I'm not interested.
Things I do not need:
1)Bluetooth ... the car already has it and I'm sure I won't be using the GPS for every little short trip I make...
2)MP3 player ... have an iPod Touch and the car has an AUX port.
Basically, a GPS that has these things for sub-$200.
I've done some research and found the Garmin 255W, TomTom XL 340-S and Magellan Roadmate 1440 at around the same prices. Does anyone have suggestions on these? Most of my driving will be city driving ...
1)Big screen (I've driven with GPS before and whenever I'm at a stoplight/place to look at the screen, I like to take visual cues)
2)Good speech/volume, maybe even with street names (for times when my eyes need to be on the road)
3)Healthy number of POIs
4)Free/cheap updated maps
Things that'd be an added bonus:
1)Lane guidance, particularly on highways
2)Traffic/nearby utilities (e.g. gas stations), but if they cost a subscription fee, I'm not interested.
Things I do not need:
1)Bluetooth ... the car already has it and I'm sure I won't be using the GPS for every little short trip I make...
2)MP3 player ... have an iPod Touch and the car has an AUX port.
Basically, a GPS that has these things for sub-$200.
I've done some research and found the Garmin 255W, TomTom XL 340-S and Magellan Roadmate 1440 at around the same prices. Does anyone have suggestions on these? Most of my driving will be city driving ...