Garmin nuvi 5000 Review:

Get big-time navigation and mapping with the large screen Garmin nuvi 5000. This super-sized Garmin 5000 navigator is designed for RV and truck drivers and gives a big picture of the route ahead without obstructing your view. Garmin 5000 features a 5.2″ display, preloaded maps, an FM transmitter and lots of entertainment features for fun on the open road. View map detail, driving directions, photos, play games and more in bright, brilliant color. Its sunlight-readable, 5.2″ display is easy to read and gives you an extended view of your surroundings. Garmin nuvi 5000 also includes a composite video input so you can connect it to a rear-view camera for backing up safely. Garmin nuvi 5000 comes with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps and millions of points of interest (POIs) such as hotels, restaurants, fuel stations, ATMs and more. Touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nuvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. Garmin nuvi 5000 includes advanced navigational features to take the worry out of traveling. With route planning, you can save 10 routes, specify via points and preview simulated turns on the nuvi 5000’s wide screen. In addition, Garmin nuvi 5000 automatically sorts multiple destinations to provide an efficient route for errands or deliveries. It also displays speed limits for highways and Interstates. A trip log provides an electronic breadcrumb trail of up to 10,000 points, so you can see where you’ve been on the map. With nuvi 5000’s wireless FM transmitter you can hear audio, including voice prompts, MP3s and audio books, through your vehicle’s stereo.

With nuvi 5000’s large, clear display, you won’t miss a thing. View map detail, driving directions, photos, play games and more in bright, brilliant color. Its sunlight-readable, 5.2-inch display is easy to read and gives you an extended view of your surroundings. Garmin nuvi 5000 also includes a composite video input so you can connect it to a rear-view camera for backing up safely.

Multi-Destination Routing
This lets you enter several spots into the device (day care - supermarket-cleaners - office - day care, for example) and it will plot the fastest route. And once you’ve found the best router, the “Route Planning” feature lets you save up to 10 different routes, Garmin touts the feature for providing, “the most efficient route for errands, deliveries and sales calls.” The feature also makes this an instant essential accessory for anyone who shops garage sales (you know what we’re talking about).

A trip log provides an electronic bread crumb trail of up to 10,000 points, so you can see where you’ve been on the map.

First Rate Map Data
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 nüvi 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, nüvi 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

Garmin Lock
Garmin’s patent pending theft prevention system that disables the unit from performing any functions until the user types in a specific 4-digit PIN or takes the unit to a predetermined secure location
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.

The Garmin nuvi 5000 features travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, MP3 player, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. nuvi 5000 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.
Garmin nuvi 5000 is compatible with optional content plug-ins available via SDcard, 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 nüvi 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.

With Garmin nuvi 5000 GPS system on board you’ll be prepared to steer clear of traffic with the integrated FM TMC traffic receiver. The nuvi 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 nuvi’s sophisticated automatic routing will get you back on track in no time.

Garmin 5000 User Said:

The Garmin nuvi 5000’s 5.2 Inch screen is much easier to read than most GPS units I have seen. Fits easily into my wife’s purse, so she doesn’t even need a carrying case. Voice is pleasant, and not intrusive. Re-calculations are almost instantaneous.

First thing I did was to update to version 2.80 of the software. Seems like it only took 1, maybe 2 minutes, for the unit to update when plugged back in the car.

Granted at $799 the Garmin nuvi 5000 is pricey compared to most, but did I mention that the 5.2″ will spoil you?

By Dr. Bobby H. Wang MD

Garmin nuvi 5000 Features

• GPS Navigator and Personal Travel Assistant
• Sunlight Readable 5.2 in Diagonal Color Touchscreen Display
• Turn by Turn Directions with Voice Guidance/ Text to Speech Feature
• Features Language Guide, MP3 Player w/Playlist Support/ Audio Book Player / Picture Viewer
• 1.8 Lbs (WxLxH) 0.8″ x 5.7″ x 3.7″

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