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Garmin nuevi 660 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator

Garmin nuevi 660 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator


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Brand: Garmin
Category: CE

List Price: $699.99
Buy New: $299.99
You Save: $400.00 (57%)



New (50) Used (1) Refurbished (5)

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 1254 reviews
Sales Rank: 6

Format: Cd
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: N/A
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 6.5 x 6.5
nv:Type: Car Kit
Waypoints: 500 with name and graphic symbol
Trip Computer: Average Speed
Trip Computer: Resettable Odometer
Trip Computer: Timers
Trip Computer: Maximum Speed
Inputs: 12/24 Vdc
Display: Color
Touch Screen: Yes
Voice: Yes
Battery Life: 7 hours
Antenna: Flip-up patch
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.

MPN: 010-00540-00
Model: 010-00540-00
UPC: 053759065110
EAN: 0753759061265
ASIN: B000H49LXQ

Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Features:
  • Dimensions WxDxH - 4.9" x .9" x 2.9"
  • Weight - 6.2 oz
  • Display - 4.3" WQVGA

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  • Garmin 16MB Memory Cartridge for eMap or StreetPilot

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com Product Description
With a gorgeous widescreen display, the Garmin nuevi 660 GPS Personal Travel Assistant is your answer to the call of adventure. A sleek navigator and a keen travel assistant, the nuevi 660 is preloaded with highly detailed City Navigator NT road maps for the entire United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. This map database features nearly six million points of interest (POIs), including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, and attractions, and the data is provided by NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping.This preloaded navigator brings all this fantastic map data to your fingertips with a super-bright, 4.3-inch widescreen display for improved map viewing, day or night. Use the touch screen interface to select destinations, look up POIs, and play your favorite MP3s and audio books. The display also helps you control hands-free calling, traffic alerts, and the FM transmitter, all from the screen of your personal travel assistant.

Which nuevi is Best for You?: Click here to see a quick, simple comparison of features for all Garmin nuvi GPS navigators



Wider screen lets you see more of what's around. Compare these actual size views of a 3-inch (diagonal) screen
3-inch screen


and a 4.3-inch diagonal widescreen
4.3-inch screen
Widescreen -- See Better, See More
The widescreen format gives you 70% more actual screen area than a 3.5-inch screen. Primarily this translates into a better view of the area through which you are driving. This is especially useful in showing you what parks, restaurants, ATM, gas stations, etc. are nearby, or in letting you know whether a detour is a good idea. Also, the device itself is larger, meaning controls on the screen are more widely spaced and somewhat easier to push.

FM Transmitter -- Hear Better, Hear More
Instead of straining your ears to hear turn-by-turn directions or your favorite MP3s, you can enjoy wireless FM audio transmission via the nuevi 660's wireless FM transmitter. Tune your car's radio to the appropriate station and you'll hear all the nuevi's audio, including voice prompts, MP3s, audio books, and more, directly through your vehicle's stereo system. The nuevi 660 includes many "must-have" entertainment and travel tools, including digital music and audio book playback, JPEG picture viewer, currency converters, and more. All these great features make the nuevi 660 a complete Personal Travel Assistant.

First Rate Map Data
The nuevi 660 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps, including a hefty POI database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nuevi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. Garmin gets its map data from NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping.

In addition, the nuevi 660 accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs

Important note about map updates: Due to our high volume of sales, almost every Garmin portable GPS navigator sold by Amazon.com will come with the most recent map version. If you ever do need a map update, you can purchase one from Amazon.com at our Garmin Store.

Hands-Free Calling
In more and more places, it is becoming illegal to use cell phones while driving without a hands-free kit. The nuevi 660's Bluetooth capability, microphone and speaker lets match it to any bluetooth-capable phone to make hands-free mobile phone calls. Simply dial the phone number with the nuevi's touch screen keypad to make a call on a compatible phone. To answer an incoming call, just tap the screen and speak into the built-in microphone. Making and taking calls on the road has never been easier, or safer. In addition, Garmin makes it a breeze to look-up and dial numbers from your personalized phone book or even tap into your cell phone's call history log.

Integrated FM Traffic Receiver

TMC traffic service coverage map
Steer clear of traffic with an integrated FM traffic receiver designed to receive alerts from TMC Clear Channel about traffic tie-ups and road construction that might lie ahead on your route. All you have to do is simply touch the screen to view traffic details and you'll be ready to detour around any problem area. And if you end up missing a turn, or you're forced into a detour that is not relayed through the traffic receiver, the nuevi's sophisticated automatic routing will get you back on track in no time.

In most areas, TMC Clear Channel traffic broadcasts are continuous — there's no waiting for scheduled traffic news updates or random alerts. Because traffic broadcasts are received via a "silent" FM data channel, you can still listen to music or news programming on your car radio without interference from incoming FM traffic data transmissions.

A 3-month subscription to TMC Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network is included with purchase of this device. For more information on subscription fees, coverage in individual cities, and traffic data networks in the United Kingdom and Europe, check the Garmin website.


Easy To Use Interface
Garmin's interface is a key to their success and one of the things that makes their devices such a pleasure to use. Simple controls and sub-screens make it easy to enter or search for destinations and get data about your trip.

Garmin's own navigation is easy to use

Beyond Navigation

Browse your stored pictures with an easy-to-use JPEG viewer.
MP3 PlayerA handy MP3 player lets you play songs stored on SD memory cards. nuevi 250W accepts custom points of interest (POIs). View larger.

Navigation is just the beginning. The nuevi 660 features travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, MP3 player, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. It also comes with Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and configurable vehicle icons that let you select car-shaped graphics to show your location on the map.

This device is compatible with optional content plug-ins available via SD card, such as the Garmin Travel Guides and Garmin SaversGuide provide detailed data for attractions and information on nearby merchants offering discounts, so you can customize nuevi for your travel needs

Garmin has also added the ability for customers to add custom points of interest (POI's) from third parties such as school zones and safety cameras.

Trick Your GPS Ride

custom vehicle icons
Custom vehicle icons let you ride in style, at least inside your GPS.
See more icon options
All Garmin nuevis support configurable vehicle icons. These fun, customized car-shaped icons come in a variety of colors to add a personal touch to your vehicle's position on the map.

With this GPS system on board you'll be prepared to steer clear of traffic with the integrated FM TMC traffic receiver. The nuevi 770 is designed to receive alerts about traffic tie-ups and road construction that might lie ahead on your route. All you have to do is simply touch the screen to view traffic details and you'll be ready to detour around any problem area. And if you end up missing a turn, or you're forced into a detour that is not relayed through the traffic receiver, the nuevi's sophisticated automatic routing will get you back on track in no time.


What's in the Box
nuevi 660 GPS navigation system, preloaded City Navigator North, America NT data, vehicle suction cup mount, A/C charger, carrying case, FM traffic receiver/12-volt adapter with 3-month free trial subscription, dashboard disk, USB interface cable, sample language guide content (preloaded), sample travel guide, sample MP3s (preloaded), sample audio books (preloaded), owner's manual, and a quick reference guide.

Notes

  • Optional software for language translation, detailed travel guides, and savings programs allow you to customize your nuevi to fit your travel needs
  • The FM transmitter feature is only available in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
  • This nuevi comes with a free, three-month trial for MSN Direct services.
  • Like most USB Mass Storage Devices, the nuevi is not compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me.

Which nuevi is Best for You?
Note: All nuevis come with detailed NAVTEQ maps containing more than 6 million pre-loaded point of interest locations.



Screen
Size
inches
(w x h)
Included Maps
Text-to-Speech
(Directions in
Real Street
Names)

Traffic
Bluetooth
Media

FM Transmitter
(audio through
car stereo
system)
Multi-
Point
Routing

Battery
life
(hours)
Cont. U.S.,
Hawaii, and
Puerto Rico

AK and
Canada

Europe
nuevi 200 2.8 x 2.1
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Photos


up to 5
nuevi 200w 3.81 x 2.25
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Photos


up to 5
nuevi 250 2.8 x 2.1
check check



Photos

up to 5
nuevi 250w 3.81 x 2.25
check check



Photos

up to 5
nuevi 260 2.8 x 2.1
check check
check

Photos

up to 5
nuevi 260w 3.81 x 2.25 check check
check

Photos

up to 5
nuevi 270 2.8 x 2.1
check check check


Photos

up to 5
nuevi 350 2.8 x 2.1
check check
check FM (with opt.
receiver)

Photos, MP3s


up to 8
nuevi 360 2.8 x 2.1
check check
check FM (with opt.
receiver)
check Photos, MP3s

up to 8
nuevi 370 2.8 x 2.1 check check check check FM (receiver
included)
check Photos, MP3s

up to 8
nuevi 650 3.81 x 2.25
check check
check FM (with opt.
receiver)

Photos, MP3s

up to 7
nuevi 660
3.81 x 2.25
check check
check FM (receiver
included)
check Photos, MP3s check
up to 7
nuevi 670
3.81 x 2.25
check check check check FM (receiver
included)
check Photos, MP3s check
up to 7
nuevi 680 3.81 x 2.25
check check
check MSN (receiver
included;
1-year free);
FM (with opt.
receiver)
check Photos, MP3s check
up to 7
nuevi 750
3.81 x 2.25
check check
check MSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)

Photos, MP3s check check up to 5
nuevi 760 3.81 x 2.25
check check
check MSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)
check Photos, MP3s check check up to 5
nuevi 770 3.81 x 2.25
check check check check MSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)
check Photos, MP3s check check up to 5
nuevi 780 3.81 x 2.25 check check

MSN-enhanced
(receiver inc.;
3 months free)
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)
check Photos, MP3s check check up to 5
nuevi 850
3.81 x 2.25 check check

MSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)

Photos, MP3s check check up to 4
nuevi 880
3.81 x 2.25 check check check
MSN-enhanced
(receiver inc.;
3 months free);
FM (with opt.
receiver)
check Photos, MP3s check check up to 4
nuevi 5000
4.5 x 2.7 check check
check MSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)


check check external
battery
only



Customer Reviews:   Read 1249 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Works Great with the 2009 Download   August 20, 2008
I purchased 2 of this Garmin Nuvi 660, so my wife & I would have the same GPS. I downloaded the 2009 map version; believe it or not, the whole download was just over 2GB. I allowed Garmin install their downloader that somehow combined 4 of their servers. I have a cable connection for my Internet, but I just let it download and walked away from the computer. I think it took a couple of hours, I really didn't time it. However, once the program was downloaded, I tried to upload it from my regular work computer, which has partition and only about 4 GB of free space on the C drive, while I had about 15GB on my data portion of free space. It wouldn't install because it said there wasn't enough free space on my hard drive. I think the program explodes the zipped 2GB file that is downloaded from Garmin. At any rate, I used my other computer, which is not partitioned, and it installed with no problem. However, it does take a long time. I installed the 2009 version on both GPS that I purchase. The map is great; it has streets on the map in my town that is not even finished yet. BTW, when you explode the 2GB file, I know that took over 2 hours to install on the GARMIN.

The 660 are a great purchase. Consumer Report rated that particular model as a Best Buy.



1 out of 5 stars Really Not Worth the Money   August 20, 2008
I bought this for about 600$ when it came out and it lasted a year and a half before it died. That is ridiculous for how much I spent on it! They said originally that to get it fixed would cost another 230$!!!

The directions it made were terrible a lot of the time. It would take you on the most indirect paths to get places. Consistently, it would take a very long time to locate satellites. The battery life is terrible and it stopped holding any charge about a year after I bought it. The suction cup is horrible.

When I called customer service to fix it, I was on hold for no less than 45 minutes to try and get help. The finally said they would replace it for free since the battery died and the battery has a 5 year warranty on it. So not all is lost but I feel I would like to try another brand instead.



4 out of 5 stars 660 is great but i could have been fine with a 360   August 19, 2008
I was heavily deciding between the 660 and 360. I decided to go for the 660 because of the bigger screen (bigger is better), FM transmitter and traffic. I thought the $75 difference was cheap enough for the added features. FM transmitter is $150 more if you buy separately for the 360. While the basic features work great, text-to-speech, ease of use, the FM transmitter is a disappointment. I live in the Bay Area and couldn't get any decent signal without any interference. A 3.5mm headphone jack with cassette adapter works a lot better but every time i use this it pains me because one of the reason i bought 660 was for me to direct the audio to my speakers. The headphone/cassette jack will work no problem with the 360 if you want this feature.

The traffic feature i haven't used too much but when approaching a route with traffic building up a small icon comes up and shows how many minutes of delay it would take, you then have the option to get a detour if you want. Cool feature but i don't see any much use to it unless maybe i'm in area i'm not too familiar with. But it's a feature i can have if i needed to.

I uploaded the 2009 maps thinking it already showed the new ramps and roads constructed near our place, i tested it with my officemates on board and it led us to a dead-end. It was embarrassing, it kept telling turn left when there is no road and kept recalculating. But with all this gps stuff, i learned that you must not depend too much on it and use some common sense as well.

Other than that one funny incident it guided me through places with ease when before could have got me tense and depended on printed mapquest directions on hand. I like that i know when is the next turn and the distances. Overall, the Nuvi 660 is a very nice and useful gps but if you're in a budget and want to have bluetooth, get the 360.



5 out of 5 stars A great help on the road!   August 18, 2008
What a great GPS! It works great in the city helping us get quickly to a new restaurant. We used it to help us get to several remote locations in the Northwest. When we got lost, it quickly recalculated and got us back on track. The features we used worked as expected. In defense of Garmin: Acquiring satellites in the city took about 2 minutes when the surrounding buildings were tall and about 30 seconds when they were not. In the country, it took under 30 seconds. To those who criticize the satellite acquisition, I say, "Remember what you were doing at the time and reset your expectations to reality." To pick some nits with Garmin: 1) Hey guys, include the automobile adapter in your base package. We shouldn't have to fork over an extra $25-30 to get it. 2) How about providing additional voices -- like Darth Vader or George Bush or Bill Clinton or Captain Jack Sparrow or Batman -- free as downloads or as part of the delivered package? 3) Like other GPS devices, the system sometimes calls out a route segment by its street name instead of the route number. This was no problem once we figured out what was happening.


5 out of 5 stars How did I survive without it?   August 18, 2008
LOVE IT! Precise directions & blue tooth capable makes it fun to use. Large screen is also a plus. I'm from California. My husband & I used it when we drove to Arizona. It was fab. Didn't have to ask anyone how to get around. Good feeling to be able to get to anywhere you need.

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