 | Garmin nüvi 1200 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Brand : Garmin Model : 010-00783-40 Overall Rating :  From : 9 Reviews Color : / Size : |
Technical Details
- High-sensitivity GPS receiver for fast satellite lock; sleek, ultra-slim design fits in a pocket
- Pre-loaded with City Navigator 48 States NT maps, including millions of name-searchable points of interest
- Pedestrian navigation capability enabled through optional CityXplorer maps; ecoRoute suggests fuel-efficient routes to save drivers money and fuel
- Public transit mode allows you to navigate using buses, tramway, metro, and suburban rail systems
- Turn-by-turn directions with spoken street names (text-to-speech)
Product Description
nuvi 1200 easily fits in a pocket and won't stretch your wallet either, thanks to regional mapping and its slim design. This ultra-thin GPS announces streets by name and calculates a more fuel-efficient route with ecoRoute.[...]
Customer Reviews (see all-reviews)
J. Rubiales Garmin Nuvi 1200 This model is very simple to use. Simply enter the destination address and press the go button and you're on the right track. Verbal instructions are clear and the card gives the names of streets and / or roads that intersect with the movements of the vehicle along the road. The management has to travel is clearly indicated on the map with a different color. If you veer off course, take the track. Knowing where you are at any time. The weight is light, small and easy to carry in a purse or pocket. This model has the maps of all states and Hawaii. They can be updated when necessary. And 'the best air travel, we have already used!
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A. Cohen ( usa ) I really liike the product. The volume and color are great. is very easy to use. However. portable stand is a little 'pain. I just wish it was a "built-in support that would more easily in most vehicles.
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D. Sedman ( Detroit )Nuvi is a great GPS. I had used a Magellan before and it was better than the Nuvi. I bought the Nuvi because it is the only GPS that I could find that also had the capability to map in Europe. If I didn't need that feature, I would have went with a Magellan. Also, a side note .. you have to buy a USB cord to connect your GPS and register it from your computer. It's silly that Garmin does not include that as an automatic accessory. One more ouch to your purchase.
The screen is clear and the maps are easy to follow. However, Nuvi doesn't do well in big cities. For some reason, Nuvi announces turns at streets that don't exist. Or when you make the suggested turn, it recalculates because somehow or another you went the wrong way. This is a problem I had navigating Detroit. But, I know the city well enough to get around the false directions given by the GPS.
The points of interest work well in America, but in Europe that's another story. See info below.
Onto Europe -- I bought the Citi X-ploer maps for my GPS. The one for Paris was $14.99 and the one for the French Rivieria is $9.99. You can download specific maps to explore the city as a pedestrian or in an auto. Also, works the subway and bus system. These maps helped immensely in Paris and made navigating easy as a pedestrian. However, I couldn't figure out how to get the voice to work in pedestrian mode. Still have to figure out that one. Garmin says it works, but I couldn't figure it out. Also, a note on configuring your device. Here we are in Paris and we can't access France maps. There is some reset thing that you have to do to get the maps of a different region. Be sure to bring those instructions on resetting for a new country or it won't automatically sense where you are.
A note on pronunciation. When driving, the GPS says the street name and it is pronounced so weird (in English) that you can't recognize the name of the street by the spelling on the sign. You just have to follow the map.
Now, in Monaco, it was a totally different story. The GPS was useless. A feature the GPS needs is a compass. You can then determine if you are facing north or south. The whole idea of navigating a city with sharp turns, steep hills and unfamiliar names is beyond the capabilities of the Nuvi 1200. It didn't matter if we were in auto or pedestrian mode. We had to use an old fashioned map.
Names of landmarks in Europe are not necessarily searchable by American terms or by the names on the map you get from the tourist office. As a silly aside, we ended up at the "Grand Arch" instead of the Arch De Triump. Who knew? We felt so silly in the middle of a corporate center with its grand arch. And, you have to lock in your position when you get in the subway as it loses its signal. But, fortunately, the steps are still on the screen so you can refer back to the directions you need to navigate.
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Cool dude ( usa ) small enough to slip in your pocket. But he did not "announce the lane change, a feature that my nuvi 750 s. It also has no say" active "in the menu that other more expensive Nuvi did. He gave the wrong name for the road ahead of me. However, you can not find my position much more quickly (in seconds) that my Nuvi 750 (which can take up to 3 minutes). The home page menu is better than the 750 too. It has no mp3 player that my 750 ha. The free update of the map became available a few months after I registered, but has not been notified (I discovered by chance) and this update could be relieved if I had not stumbled. Support via e-mail has been good .
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N. Bhatti ( Boston, MA ) Pros:
-Better processing speed.
-Good starting point for new GPS users
-Ease-of-use, bright display and good speaker.
Cons:
-I have used Nuvi 200, there is no big difference between 200 and 1200. In fact its almost same. Processing speed is little improved in 1200.
-Sometimes gets bad data form satellite which leads to wrong turn. It happens twice so far.
-No QWERTY keyboard.
-No USB cable in the box. Although Garmin insists to register the product by connecting your device to computer.
-Expensive as we can get same functionality in Nuvi 200.
-Better processing speed.
-Good starting point for new GPS users
-Ease-of-use, bright display and good speaker.
Cons:
-I have used Nuvi 200, there is no big difference between 200 and 1200. In fact its almost same. Processing speed is little improved in 1200.
-Sometimes gets bad data form satellite which leads to wrong turn. It happens twice so far.
-No QWERTY keyboard.
-No USB cable in the box. Although Garmin insists to register the product by connecting your device to computer.
-Expensive as we can get same functionality in Nuvi 200.
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Accessories
- Garmin MapSource MetroGuide of Denmark and Sweden for Garmin GPS Units (CD ROM)
- InstallerNet Navigation System InstallCard
- Garmin City Navigator Nordics for Detailed Maps of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden (microSD/SD Card)
- Garmin City Navigator France for Detailed Maps of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France (microSD/SD Card)
- Garmin City Navigator for Detailed Maps of the United Kingdom and Ireland (microSD/SD Card)
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