NUVI 880 MAP CAPABILITIES 

Navigate With Ease nüvi 880 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator® NT street maps and millions of points of interest (POIs) such as hotels, restaurants, fuel stations, ATMs and more. The 880 will ship preloaded with maps of North America, 6 million POIs, supports multi-destination routing with route optimization (sorting by distance), and has a trip log that provides an electronic bread crumb trail of up to 10,000 points. The nuvi 850 and nuvi 880 have pre-loaded maps of the United States and Canada, text-to-speech voice directions, an MP3 player, FM transmitter, multiple point routing, and an extra-wide 4. All Garmin nuvi 700 series models have pre-loaded maps of the United States and Canada, text-to-speech voice directions, an MP3 player, FM transmitter, multiple point routing, and an extra-wide 4. All Garmin nuvi 600 series models have pre-loaded maps of the United States and Canada, text-to-speech voice directions, an MP3 player, and an extra-wide 4. All Garmin nuvi 300 series models have pre-loaded maps of the United States and Canada, text-to-speech voice directions, an MP3 player, and a 3. All Garmin nuvi 200 series models have pre-loaded maps of at least the continental United States and provide basic voice prompts.

With a 480x272-pixel resolution, the display is bright and easy to read, whether you're reading maps or using the other features. Other new features found on the 800 series includes "instant on" startup, which eliminates the typically long wait for maps to load. Meanwhile, the Garmin nuvi 860 is the European version of the nuvi 880; it does not include maps of North America. In addition to 2D maps, the device offers 3D digital elevation maps, plus "millions" of points of interest (POIs). That right there is the deal killer for me… The number one complaint GPS users have about their devices is out of date maps. Both units came with 2009 maps and are fantastic performers. 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. Now, it's easy to search for locations on Google Maps or Mapquest, then transfer the addresses directly to your Garmin GPS navigator. Note: All nüvis come with detailed NAVTEQ maps containing more than 6 million pre-loaded point of interest locations. The maps Garmin uses (which they buy from Navtek) are "acceptable" but in my travels I find annoying errors. The Navtek maps are mostly accurate for the base (missing one of the entry gates) and surrounding areas but when I ask the 880 to take me somewhere off the base it tries to route me straight through a 10 foot tall barbed wire fence rather than through the main gates. My aviation Garmin units have very detailed maps which include lots of detail on unpaved roads and associated POI's and when you use them in automotive mode you get to see this detail. Speak a menu option or touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with 2-D or 3-D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. It not only advises you with alternate routes, but gives 3-D maps and turn by turn walk throughs of those routes, so you can forecast the trip before time and effectively plan. It has high levels of brightness making text clearly visible and maps look great. The brightness can be adjusted and there is also an automatic mode for viewing maps. This widescreen navigator features speech recognition (SR), preloaded maps, hands-free calling and an FM transmitter plus real-time local weather, traffic, movie times, gas prices, stock information, local news and events.