Garmin nuvi 5000

screen, size, usability, reliability

71% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, screen, performance, price, size

route planning

78% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Large display, simple interface and map screen, Where Am I help menu, FM transmitter, Australian text-to-speech voice

No internal battery, no Bluetooth, unorthodox address input method, sluggish start-up time

We really like the nuvi 5000's large screen, but the lack of Bluetooth and an internal battery will undoubtedly turn potential users elsewhere. It’s a shame, as the navigational experience is otherwise excellent.

Large, auto-dimming screen. Multisegment routing. Text-to-speech conversion. Video input for a backup camera

Lacks Bluetooth phone interface, integrated traffic receiver. No battery

This new navigator from Garmin boasts a sprawling 5.2-inch widescreen display. But you'll pay a premium for it, and give up some other key features as well.

Large, auto-dimming screen. Multisegment routing. Text-to-speech conversion. Video input for a backup camera.

Lacks Bluetooth phone interface, integrated traffic receiver. No battery.

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Big 5.2inch screenMSN Direct offers traffic updates, movie times and other cool featuresSolidly built with nice mounting hardware

No internal batteryNo hands-free calling

The Garmin Nuvi 5000 GPS is a navigation device that offers a huge...

5.2-inch diagonal screen is the biggest in the portable car GPS market., Audio-visual input jack and video display capability.

No internal battery to allow programming when disconnected from a power source., Does not accommodate hands-free calling.

The new-for-2008 Garmin Nuvi 5000 features the biggest screen in the portable car GPS market, at 5.2 inches (diagonal) compared with the more typical 4.3-inch and 3.5-inch sizes. This provides a wider view of the map and navigation cues. The big screen...

Large bright screen, great POI database, automatic screen brightness, multiple map displays 3D and flat, good point to point directions, compact size for having large screen display, good sound from 2 speakers, finds GPS satellites quickly.

Major flaw is the speed limit feature which takes up 5% of the map space, is often incorrect, extremely annoying because if its size and brightness (white) and cannot be turned off, screen very reflective in daylight, no battery, touch screen not very...

big easy to read display. changes screen color scheme when it is dark out so that you can still see clearly, but is not so bright as to hurt your night vision. Plays MP3s through your car radio. Great system even if it is a bit pricey. Haven't found a...

A bit pricey. No battery, so if you have to restart the car, or it comes unplugged, you have to wait for the system to reboot to be able to use it again. And speaking of booting, it seems to take a long time to boot up (this may be normal as this is...