Garmin nuvi 205WT

I'd been looking at sat navs for some time (due to the amount of 3-point turn practice I'd been getting in) and I got this one as a Christmas present. So, 6 months on, here's my verdict: Display - It's clear with some good features. These include the bar at the top that displays your next instruction (and how far away it is) and the estimated arrival time. It automatically goes to a darker colour scheme for night driving and you can choose whether you want the top of the map to be the way you're going (if you're sensible like me and always turn maps around) or north (if you're a man and insecure about your macho, visuospatial abilities). I do find it a bit ...  Read the complete review

This is my first satnav (except for the pretty useless app on the Nokia N95)so I have nothing to compare it with. All in all it does what I need it to do. It does take a up to minute to pick up the satellite when you turn it on but unless you are completely lost that is not a problem because you can head off in the right direction and it will catch up with you. The wide screen is easy to read and the graphics are clear. I do find that you have to look at the screen rather than just listen to the voice as she (a bit posh and commanding) will often tell you to turn left or right when in fact the road you are on simply curves away, but the screen is always clear about ...  Read the complete review

The Garmin Nuvi 205WT Sat Nav is a definite improvement on my previous Sat Nav. Before purchasing I wondered why Sat Nav manufacturers were pushing wide screen models. Logically you would expect portrait orientation to be the obvious design. When travelling down a busy trunk road at 70mph your thoughts are about the next turn ahead that you have to make not how pretty the fields are to left and right. In practice I find the screen format quite pleasing. The 205WT is easy to set up but the time it takes to establish satellite connections at the start of each journey is infuriating. Screen clarity is more than adequate but I have to say that the speed limit graphic ...  Read the complete review