Garmin nüvi 2460LT review
An easy to use navigator, but it lacks live services. The ecoRoute feature is only great if you add the £100 attachment.
There are lots of other features, including the ability to customise the home screen, specify areas and roads to avoid, a photo viewer, calculator and ‘Where am I?’ emergency locator. More importantly, there’s a TMC receiver for traffic information and Bluetooth for pairing a mobile phone for hands-free calling. There’s also ecoRoute which helps monitor your average fuel consumption and improve it through economical driving. A leaf symbol is shown in the navigation view and turns red when you accelerate or brake too hard; it turns green when you’re gentle with the pedals. However, this system works far better when paired with the ecoRoute HD attachment.
We liked the 2460LT a lot, but it lacks the live services of other models such as the more expensive nüLink! 1695 and similarly priced TomTom Via Live 120. Although those services are subscription based, it’s nice to have the option of real-time traffic information and Google Local Search. For this reason, the TomTom is the slightly better-value choice.
Details | |
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Price | £176 |
Details | www.garmin.co.uk |
Rating | *** |
Mapping | |
Navigation software | N/A |
Map data | Navteq |
Countries covered | Europe |
Traffic information | TMC |
Toll road warning | yes |
Roadblock avoidance | yes |
Speed camera alerts | yes |
Hardware | |
Type | standalone satnav |
Compatible operating system | N/A |
Viewable size | 5in |
Native resolution | 480×272 |
Memory card support | microSD |
Memory card included | 8192MB |
Accessories | Car charger with FM aerial, windscreen mount, USB cable |
CCD effective megapixels | none-megapixel |
Extras | Photo navigation, photo viewer, world clock, currency & unit convertor, ecoRoute |
Size | 83x137x15mm |
Weight | 192g |
Buying Information | |
Price | £176 |
Supplier | http://www.roadradio.com |
Details | www.garmin.co.uk |
Performance | |
GPS London route calculation test | 6s |