On the day this article was written the Garmin Nuvi 255W was the number two selling GPS on Amazon and the Garmin Nuvi 760 GPS was in the number one position. The selling price for the Nuvi 760 was approximately $200 and for the Nuvi 255W, the price was approximately $173. Wonder why a discontinued unit like the Nuvi 760 GPS would cost $27 more than the current model widescreen Nuvi 255W GPS and still outsell it?
The Garmin Nuvi 760 may be discontinued, but it is the better GPS for the money than the Nuvi 255W GPS. Why? Two reasons: First, discontinued units are priced to clear inventory and this is the point in their product life cycle where you can buy them for the very best value. Second, the Nuvi 760 GPS has more valuable features than the newer GPS.
Let's go through a comparison of the features of the two units and see why this is the case.
Both of these units have the most important feature an automotive GPS must have and that is the ability to speak the street names of the streets on which you are going to turn.
Both the units are wide screen and are exactly the same size. Surprisingly, the Nuvi 760 GPS weighs a whole one ounce more than the Nuvi 255W GPS which is insignificant.
The Nuvi 760's battery lasts one more hour than the Nuvi 255W (5 hours versus 4 hours). This is rather insignificant too.
The Nuvi 255W GPS can hold up to 1,000 way points/favorites where the Nuvi 760 GPS can hold up to 500. Conversely, the Nuvi 760 can store up to ten routes and the 255W cannot store routes. Here you must decide which feature is important to you. My preference is route storage.
The Nuvi 760 will automatically take multiple destinations for a trip and calculate the most direct route to the destinations. The 255W does not have this capability.
Both of these units are FM traffic compatible. However, the Nuvi 760 has a built in FM receiver which is a major plus. This is an expensive add on. The Nuvi 760 also includes a starting subscription to the Clear Channel FM traffic network.
Two additional major advantages for the Nuvi 760 are the Bluetooth® wireless technology which allows you to connect to your cell phone for hands-free calling, and the FM transmitter that allows you hear the audio output from the Nuvi 760 GPS over your car stereo. This gives you improved sound quality. The fact that the Nuvi 760 has an MP3 player and an audio book player lets you enjoy the output from these features over your car stereo also. The Nuvi 255W GPS does not have these features. On the subject of audio, if you want to plug earphones into the Nuvi 760, you can do so. The Nuvi 255W does not offer this option.
The final options that the Nuvi 255W GPS has that the Nuvi 760 GPS does not offer are photo navigation where you can navigate to geo-tagged photos, and ecoRoute(TM) which calculates the most fuel efficient route.
In the final analysis, wouldn't you pay approximately $27 more for the Nuvi 760 with an FM transmitter to hear better audio over your car stereo, audio book player, MP3 player, the FM traffic receiver (including traffic subscription), Bluetooth® for hands free calling, and slightly longer batter life? See the resource information below for a more comprehensive comparison.
John V. W. Howe is an entrepreneur, author, inventor, patent holder, husband, father, and grandfather. His degree in physics makes him curious about how things work and he was naturally fascinated with early GPS units and has followed their development.
His website, The-Best-GPS.com, helps readers identify the best GPS units. For a more detailed comparison of the Nuvi 255W GPS and the Nuvi 760 GPS, go to http://www.the-best-gps.com/Nuvi-255W-GPS.html
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