Garmin nüvi 5000 5.2-Inch Portable GPS Navigator | 
| Brand: Garmin Category: CE
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Format: CD Color: SILVER Media: Electronics Autographed: No Memorabilia: No Number Of Items: 1 Batteries Included: Yes Operating System: N/A Native Resolution: 800x480 Display Size: 5.2 Includes MP3 Player: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.4 Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 3.7 x 0.8
MPN: Nuvi 5000 Model: Nuvi 5000 UPC: 753759071431 EAN: 0753759071431 ASIN: B0011UIXLG
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| • | Bright, Sunlight Readable 5.2-Inch Diagonal Color Display | | • | 800 X 480 Pixels | | • | Wvga Display With Auto-Dimming Backlight | | • | Easy-To-Use Touchscreen Interface | | • | Sleek, Ultra-Slim Design |
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Product Description Get big-time navigation and mapping with the large screen nuvi 5000. This super-sized navigator is designed for RV and truck drivers and gives a big picture of the route ahead without obstructing your view. It 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. nuvi 5000 also includes a composite video input so you can connect it to a rear-view camera for backing up safely. nuvi 5000 comes with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps and thousands 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. nuvi 5000 includes advanced navigational features to take the worry out of traveling. Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi 5000 includes many ?must have? entertainment and travel tools including MP3 player, audio book player (subscription to Audible required), JPEG picture viewer, Garmin Games and more. With nüvi 5000's wireless FM transmitter you can hear audio, including voice prompts, MP3s and audio books, through your vehicle's stereo. It's also compatible with FM traffic alerts or MSN Direct content (receiver and subscription required). It comes with Garmin Lock (an anti-theft feature). Unit Dimensions - Width 5.65 x Height 3.71 x Depth 0.8D (14.35x9.42x2.03cm) Unit Weight - 9.29 ounces (263.3 grams) The built-in MP3 player lets users browse music by artist, album, song or genre. Music can be loaded onto an SD card - no special software is required. The nüvi 5000 is also compatible with audible, via subscription
Amazon.com Product Description This super-sized navigator combines a big 5.2-inch display with the convenience and flexibility of a portable device and fits a full array of features into a slim, easy to carry package that's just .8 inches thick. The nüvi 5000 was designed for RV and truck drivers, whose distant windshields can make a small screen hard to see and even harder to reach. In addition to its large, bright display, its features include preloaded maps for all of North America, a photo viewer and MP3 player, and an FM transmitter that lets you hear turn-by-turn voice navigation prompts, MP3s, and audio books through your vehicle's stereo. It's also compatible with FM traffic alerts or MSN Direct content (receiver and subscription required). It 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. Optional plug-in SD cards let you add additional features to enhance your travel experience including language translation and detailed travel guidesWhich nüvi is Best for You?: Click here to see a quick, simple comparison of features for all Garmin nuvi GPS navigators  Garmin's nüvis pack top of the line features into a slim form factor. | Big 5.2-Inch screen lets you see more of what's around from any distance 
| See More Clearly, the display is the main differentiator of the nüvi 5000. With nüvi 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. nüvi 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.
Where Am I? Garmin's "Where Am I?" feature is a useful safety feature on all nüvis, but voice recognition makes it even better.
On any nüvi (including this one), you can just tap "Where Am I?" to find the closest hospitals, police stations, fuel stations, nearest address and intersection. Also see your exact latitude and longitude coordinates. With the 800s, all you have to do is say "Where am I?" to get the info. 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 Important note about map updates: Due to our high volume of sales, almost every Garmin portable GPS navigator sold by Amazon.com will come with the most recent map version. If you ever do need a map update, you can purchase one from Amazon.com at our Garmin Store. 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. Beyond Navigation  Browse your stored pictures with an easy-to-use JPEG viewer. | A handy MP3 player lets you play songs stored on SD memory cards. | nüvi accepts custom points of interest. | Navigation is just the beginning. The nüvi features travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, MP3 player, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. It 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.
This device 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. Trick Your GPS Ride Custom vehicle icons let you ride in style, at least inside your GPS. See more icon option | All Garmin nüvis support configurable vehicle icons. These fun, customized car-shaped icons come in a variety of colors to add a personal touch to your vehicle's position on the map. With this GPS system on board you'll be prepared to steer clear of traffic with the integrated FM TMC traffic receiver. The nüvi 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 nüvi's sophisticated automatic routing will get you back on track in no time.
What's in the Box nüvi 5000, Preloaded City Navigator NT for North America, Vehicle suction cup mount, Vehicle power cable, Dashboard disc, USB cable, Quick start manual Notes - The FM transmitter feature is only available in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
- Like most USB Mass Storage Devices, the nüvi is not compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me.
Which nüvi is Best for You? Note: All nüvis come with detailed NAVTEQ maps containing more than 6 million pre-loaded point of interest locations.
Device | Screen Size inches (W x H) | Included Maps | Text-to-Speech (Directions in Real Street Names) | Traffic | Bluetooth | Media | FM Transmitter (audio through car stereo system) | Multi-Point Routing | Battery life (hours) | Cont. U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico | AK and Canada | Europe | | nüvi 5000 | 4.5 x 2.7 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | external battery only | | nüvi 205 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 205w | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 255 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 255w | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 260w | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | | | Photos | | | up to 5 | | nüvi 265T | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 265WT | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 275T | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 285WT | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (receiver included; 3 months free); | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 465T | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 755T | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 760 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 5 | | nüvi 765T | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 775T | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 780 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (receiver included; 3 months free); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 5 | | nüvi 785T | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (receiver included; 3 months free); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 850 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 855 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 885T | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (receiver included; 3 months free); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos, MP3s | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 1200 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 1250 | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 1260T | 2.8 x 2.1 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 1300 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 1350 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 1350T | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 1370T | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 1390T | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 1490T | 4.4 x 2.5 | | | | | MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | | nüvi 1690 | 3.81 x 2.25 | | | | | NAVTEQ Traffic, 2 years free (Garmin nüLink! service) | | Photos | | | up to 4 | This nüvi is compatible with MSN Direct content (optional receiver and subscription required) Basic MSN Direct Content Features
|  | Traffic Reports - Find the best route through traffic. Your GPS device uses MSN Direct traffic data to select the best route for you to avoid traffic congestion.
- Check traffic flow. Know at a glance where to expect slowdowns in traffic.
- Get accident warnings. Receive warnings about accidents, road closures, and construction in the area that may affect you.
|  | Gas Prices - Compare local gas prices. See a list of recent gas prices in your area and an indication of how recently the prices were reported.
- Find your way to the savings. Once you find the best price in your area, use your navigation system to guide you to the gas station.
|  | Weather Reports - Stay on top of current conditions. View the current weather conditions in your area, including today's high and low temperatures, chances of precipitation, and more.
- View the three-day forecast, Plan ahead by checking the three-day weather forecast for your area.
- Check weather in other cities. See current weather conditions in major cities across the country.
|  | Movie Times - Search for a movie. Find the theaters in your coverage area that are showing the movie you want to see.
- See which movies are playing. View which movies are playing in your coverage area or at your favorite theater.
- See show times and get directions. Once you find a show you want to see, check the show times and use your GPS device to guide you to the theater.
| Enhanced MSN Direct Content
|  | Web Favorites (Send custom destinations to your GPS with Live Search Maps) - Powerful trip planning: Use Live Search Maps on your computer to look up an address, search for a business, or plan a trip
- Choose your favorite location, and then MSN Direct delivers the address, phone number, and more straight to your navigation system.
- Visit Live Search Maps at http://maps.live.com.
|  | Local Events - See what's happening near you. Find nearby events to see what's happening in your area.
- Find the events that interest you. Browse events sorted by category.
- Search for an event. Get details about a particular event.
|  | Stock Quotes - Watch the stocks that interest you. Select stocks that you want to keep an eye on, and then see regularly updated stock prices and daily changes.
- Get a little more detail. Touch a stock in your list to see daily highs, lows, and trading volume.
|  | News Headlines - Browse the headlines at a glance. See breaking news and other major news stories of the day.
- Read more details. Select a headline to read all the details about the news story on your navigation system.
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| Get detailed info for your Zip Code at the MSN Direct website. 
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garmin gps nuvi 5000 April 3, 2010 Noah Weiszner (Canada) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It works well. I did not realize that it does not have an internal battery and that Garmin discontinued selling this product.
However they do support it and I was able update the software and map.
You can only use it while plugged in a car. You cannot use it by plugging it to your computer.
You can use it as a screen for a backup camera but I did not buy the attachments or use it for that purpose
This Garmin demonstrates vividly why TomTom is KING March 14, 2010 Glenn G. Young 3 out of 8 found this review helpful
Garmin, how do I hate thee; let me count the ways...
This Garmin has no internal battery. That means that every time I turn the car off, the Garmin has to reboot & reacquire satellite lock again. This delay is no issue if I'm driving all day, but on short trips, it is maddening. Garmin makes models with an internal battery, but the 5000 lacks one. This alone means that nobody should ever buy this unit. Boo Garmin!
Second, the Garmin doesn't remember the city you last used. This means that every time you want to enter a destination, you have to retype the city. Again, this feature alone should prevent one from ever buying a Garmin. The TomTom One that I bought for less than half the price of this Nuvi 5000 conveniently displays a list of recently used cities that you can select with a single touch. BOO Garmin!
Third, the Garmin doesn't remember the streets that you've most recently used. The TomTom conveniently displays a list of recently visited streets (AND their addresses) so that you don't have to retype. BOO Garmin!
Fourth, the Garmin has routing, but it doesn't quite work. One can enter up to five addresses in a "route," and then ask the Garmin to optimize the best way to get between them. Should you opt to actually deviate from the entered route, though, the Garmin gets lost & tries to drive you back "home." This "routing" feature was the reason I bought this Garmin (my first) at all. Previously, I'd used only TomToms that lacked routing. "Disappointed" is too mild a word to express my feelings on the Nuvi's routing. I have yet to get a route that worked from beginning to end. BOO Garmin!
Fifth, the Garmin has profoundly cryptic names for streets (and LACKS many streets that have been around for years!). I tried to navigate to an intersection of a local highway and an interstate highway. The Garmin would not find "I-10" or "Interstate 10" or any other variation! Unlike the TomTom, that is not only generous in allowing naming variations but also immediately displays a list of matches that gets shorter as you enter letters, the Nuvi won't display ANY matches unless you have a "short list" that exactly match your entry. BOO Garmin!
To summarize, the Garmin Nuvi 5000 is not user friendly, does not work as advertised, and is the worst GPS that I've ever owned. If anyone wants to buy this dog cheaply, contact me! Otherwise, it is going out at my next yard sale. This device reminds me again of why I happily buy TomTom products. BOO GARMIN!!!
Almost just right March 4, 2010 D. FANN (GA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The nuvi 5000's display is great. Big is good, and it does not obstruct the windshield view much at all, as most of the mount is hidden behind the GPS.
I didn't realize until after I received it that Garmin intends the 5000 for use in RVs. The big display would be especially nice in a roomy RV cockpit. However, the lack of internal battery--OK in an RV with plenty of non-switched 12V outlets--is annoying in my car, which has only switched outlets. After each pit stop, I must wait for the GPS to get back online. Fortunately, that is pretty quick after a short power-down, and navigation picks up where it was before the stop.
Also, I would prefer a map that shows more water bodies, their names, and other features of use in navigation, like railroads and airports. All in all, though, the supplied map gets me where I want to go.
I love the 5000, but needs battery February 21, 2010 Manuel S. Cockburn 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have several Nuvis 770 and 11490. All are good, but the large screen is my favoryte
Excellent Potential - Yet Underdeveloped February 13, 2010 Remford 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Why does there seem to be no one product that offers the complete suite of features available? The 5000 is a well-made piece of hardware that feels robust and its 800 x 480 display resolution makes possible detail not commonly available elsewhere. Of course, it really only matters if it's used to its maximum potential, and this seems to be the 5000's Achilles heel. It lacks many of the best and most useful Garmin features like Lane Assist; and many of its other features are subscription-based and available for an additional fee. One really has to be willing to trade away many features now commonly-found it competitor' products for the sake of the 5" display and A/V Input, its only points of differentiation from its competitors.
The A/V input is a tremendous boon for vehicles that either don't offer or aren't equipped with an OEM backup camera, and this was a primary selection criteria for me. In fact, A/V Input limited my search to two units in current production, the nuvi 5000 and the 7" Magellan 1700T (more on that comparison later). The A/V Input is a bit ham-fisted. It offers a choice of configuring the input to be set for either a Backup Camera or generic DVD input. When set to "Backup Camera", rather than switching to video whenever a video signal is detected, it first displays a touch prompt the driver must acknowledge before the video appears. However, when set to "DVD", no such warning exists, and the system can be configured to prompt the user to switch sources or simply display the video image whenever present. This is exactly the opposite of how it should be. Input configured for "backup camera" should simply appear whenever a signal is present.
The second A/V anomaly is the cable. It requires a 4-pole mini (1/8") to composite A/V cable. Garmin sells them through their online store, though many generic cables are also available from Radio Shack, Best Buy, and even eBay. I found that makers sometimes use different mapping in their wiring. For example, a generic "Mini" to Composite A/V cable purchased at Best Buy required me to attach the camera to the Red connector rather than the traditional Yellow assigned for video. However, when I borrowed a similarly plugged cable from another electronic device, the video worked as expected when connected to Yellow. It appears the nuvi 5000 uses a special wire mapping specification despite advising owners they can use "generic" cables purchased elsewhere. I'm certain many less intrepid owners simply gave-up after the yellow connection failed to function. Whether or not these wiring differences can create other problems long-term, and whether or not the audio and video will properly map to their sources when video occupies the red connector is unknown. By contrast, the Magellan 1700's video input worked as expected with the yellow video input from a "generic" electronics store cable. Magellan does not offer their own proprietary cable (as Garmin does). It would be much better if Garmin either included a compatible cable or simply stated that use would be restricted to their own proprietary wiring.
When comparing the 5000 to the Magellan 1700, I have to say that as dramatically larger the 5000 is to conventional 3-4 inch units, the 1700's 7" display dramatically larger again to the nuvi 5000. Both are relatively "basic" units in terms of included features; and the biggest functional difference between them are the subscription features the 1700 doesn't offer. Given the nature that both units seem to be so underutilized relative to their potential, I'd say they're functionally equivalent in terms of the navigation features they provide. And with all else being equal, the 7" display is SO much more compelling, especially when providing input. The Magellan is a much lower resolution, but given the size of the display and the fact that the nuvi makes so little of the resolution it has (apart from its photo viewer and other features), it's hardly the difference it otherwise should be. The biggest difference between them for me was that the nuvi has a much more elegant method for connecting its power and AV cables into its base module which keeps them concealed behind, rather than protruding from the bottom of the unit like the 1700. Otherwise, both are relatively equally flawed.
And I suppose that sums-up my feelings about both of them. Rather than both being equally great, I see them in terms of what they lack, which is a shame for a unit with as strong a foundation as the nuvi 5000 otherwise has with its robust build, elegant design, and terrific resolution. At the end of the day, neither made any more a compelling case for the integrated A/V display than buying one of the many OEM and aftermarket rear view mirrors that offer an integrated LCD for backup camera display and simply adding a navigation unit that's otherwise far better at what it's supposed to do.
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