Garmin Nuvi 650 Personal Travel Assistant GPS Review and Price Comparison

November 28, 2007

The Garmin Nuvi 650 GPS is one of the top sellers this year for hand held GPS devices. It has a great wide screen display which is normally only found in the higher end, more expensive GPS devices. But many people who are looking for a wide screen display are not necessarily interested in all of the advanced features you commonly find in higher end GPS devices. Thats where the Garmin Nuvi 650 comes in.

The Nuvi 650 comes with Text to Speech which is wonderful when you are in dense traffic areas and don’t have time to glance down at the screen. You can simply have the Garmin Nuvi 650 read the street names to you. Also included is an MP3 player. While I’m not sure exactly why they would include an MP3 player in a mid range GPS, someone will find it useful. You will commonly find that with most Text to Speech GPS devices they will also include a MP3 player.

The Nuvi 650 does not have what most people come to expect in a wide screen GPS device. It does not include hands free BlueTooth calling, a FM transmitter or a traffic receiver although there is one available. So it’s not as feature rich as some of the higher end wide screen GPS devices but, it’s not as expensive either.

Conclusion

Overall the Garmin Nuvi 650 gives you an option of having a wide screen GPS without all of the bells and whistles you will likely never even use. The great thing is, it’s not tough on your wallet either. With the Nuvi 650 you are getting a great quality GPS, wide screen display and text to speech for only a few bills. This is a nice GPS device, one of the top sellers this year and it will continue to be a hit.