what is the difference between a garmin nuvi and a garmin gps ?

John H asked:


I am considering purchasing a gps and I am confused when I see GPS and Nuvi. I want this for automobile travel.

Jill

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3 Responses to “what is the difference between a garmin nuvi and a garmin gps ?”

1. ngufra Says:
   December 23rd, 2008 at 1:40 pm

   nuvi is a line of GPS receivers for car use.
   They also have the zumo line for motorcycles.

   The main contenders are garmin and tomtom. i find the User Interface better on TomTom but their map is worse for USA use.
   The basic nuvi 200 is a no frills receiver that will get you to your destination on the cheap.
   For about the same amount (around $100) you can cheap receivers from smaller companies that include text to speech (spell name instead of saying “turn left”) i have not tried those.

2. put_lake Says:
   December 26th, 2008 at 11:56 pm

   ngufra is right. nuvi is a line of GPS. If you want to compare the different Garmin GPS systems, check Diffen (see the source). They have info about both nuvi and non-nuvi GPS. Best thing there is when you compare two systems, you can easily see differences and similarities.

3. IRSmurf Says:
   December 27th, 2008 at 10:14 am

   A GPS receiver is a device that uses the Global Positioning System to estimate your location.

   All Garmin products, with the exception of the Forerunner 50, have a built-in GPS receiver. This includes the Nuvi. The Nuvi is Garmin’s latest generation of automobile GPS.

   The Nuvi is a device that features preloaded maps containing detailed street data with the ability to calculate routes from Point A to Point B. The higher-end Nuvi units can also calculate multi-point routing. (From A to B to C to D to…)

   There are *many* more advanced features to a Nuvi, so use the information on Garmin’s website to whittle it down to the one that fits your needs: