Nuvi 2595LMT - Features Voice Activated Navigation

Garmin Nuvi 2595LMT is another street navigator with wide, 5” touchscreen. It offers a lot for a small package and beside standard functions offer some that are not included on the most of the similar units.

Let’s start with what is different and what can make you decide to go for this unit.  Nuvi 2595LMT features voice activated navigation. That means that you can control your navigator while you are driving without the need to take eyes of the road or hand off your wheel. You can already see why this function can means a lot for safety on the road.

Dealing with your gps while you are driving can take a lot of your attention which is not good. This is a specially the case with the units that have complicated and not intuitive menus. Customizable voice commands will let you to choose your destination in easy and intuitive way, of course, you can always use touch screen to communicate with the unit. 

Garmin Nuvi 1595LMT - My personal review

        Garmin introduced Garmin Guidance 2.0 and it will make the whole process of using this unit a lot simpler. You can choose if you are going to choose your destination by voice commands or touch screen. When you choose the address where you want to go, Garmin Nuvi 1595LMT will take you there by Turn-by-Turn commands. It will tell you where to turn and what street you are in so that you can never get lost.

This unit comes with preloaded maps for North America and 8 millions points of interest. There is the possibility to add your own points of interests widening the usability of the unit. The important thing is that you can update maps up to 4 times a year for free. This way you won’t have any additional expenses. Units that don’t come with free updates can cost you a lot of money over the years if you want to stay updated. With all the new roads that are built every year there is great need to update maps regularly.

Traffic updates from 3D Traffic are also free for a life time. With this system you will be always know if there is some jam or delay ahead of you. Then you can choose different route that will take you faster and more efficient than the original one. Speaking of efficiency Garmin Nuvi2595LMT has a feature called ecoRoute built in. It will optimize your route to save you fuel. This way you will save money for the gas and lessen your carbon footprint. 

My favorite GPS - Garmin Nuvi 2595LMT

Know the lane feature will tell you which lane you should take making your life easier. If you are travelling a lot than this is feature is a must for you. If you miss the right exit on the highway it can take you a lot of time to get to another one. In the metropolitan areas there is also possibility to use photoReal junction view. GRAMIN 2595 will slit a screen for you and show you a realistic 3D view of the junction ahead of together with signs and lane markings. This way you will always know where to go.

It offers a lot more functions beside basic navigation; Bluetooth connection for your phone is one for example. You can connect Nuvi with the phone and make calls using your gps while driving. There are additional traveling tools included on the most modern Garmin units.

In conclusion I can say that this unit is good for all those who want to add extra safety to their driving. Voice commands are really great feature and it will save you trouble of dealing with your gps unit while you are on the road. If this is important to you, than you might consider buying Garmin Nuvi2595LMT. If you are going to use it mostly in pedestrian mode than you should probably go for cheaper navigator. 

Garmin Nuvi 1450LMT 5” TFT screen

Garmin Nuvi 1450LMT is another good street navigator from Garmin. The first thing you see when you take the unit in your hand is big, 5” TFT screen. It is sunlight readable with480 x 272 WQVGA pixel resolution. We didn’t test it in the sun but it is good feature and it works quite well on the most Garmin units – so you can expect that it works fine. Colors look very nice and the general impression is that visibility is very good.


If you are already familiar with Garmin navigators Garmin Nuvi 1450LMT will not disappoint you. It has all that you are expecting and some more. Beside standard two questions: "Where To?" and "View Map." it has “Where Am I” function that will tell you where you are in a simple way. You can get coordinates and the nearest address to your position. Also, you can find the nearest police station, hospital, gas station and additional points of interest. It comes with preloaded maps and City Navigator including millions points of interest. 

Garmin Nuvi 1450LMT you get free lifetime updates

The important thing is that when you buy Garmin Nuvi 1450LMT you get free lifetime updates both for maps and for traffic. You can update maps 4 times a year and it is enough to keep you updated with new road and junctions. Also, this will save you considerable money over the years for new maps. This fact should be kept in mind when you are deciding which navigator you are going to buy.

Free life time traffic update will help you choose the most efficient routes when there are some delays in front of you. It will save you time in a rush hour. There is a big difference from navigating just according to the map and according to the real conditions on the road.

Garmin Nuvi 1450LMT feature

Know the lane feature is already a standard on Garmin street navigators, it works well and will help you a lot on complicated junctions. 1450LMT will display signs and junctions ahead for you so you can drive along the route without any confusion – very helpful when you find yourself in the city you don’t know or you are trying to find the right exit.

Beside road navigation Garmin Nuvi 1450LMT offers pedestrian mode. With downloadable cityExplorer it will help you to find your way in the cities you don’t know. With this feature you will travel like you are local. You will always know where to catch some mean of public transportation, where to get off the bus, for example. CityXplorer Maps are available for North America and Europe. 

Garmin Nuvi 1450LMT

Garmin Nuvi 1450LMT has a route planner – you can save up to 10 routes that are specified via points. You can even simulate driving along the route. 1450KMT will lead you Turn-by-Turn giving you voice prompts and the street names so you can always know where you are. You can choose to see 2D or 3D view of the map. Preloaded City Navigator has 6 millions points of interest and will show you even speed limits for the most of major roads in the U.S. Terrain relief is show in contours so you can know what is ahead of you.

This unit comes also with additional travel tools like picture viewer, calculator, currency and measurement converter. It also comes with HotFix technology that will make searching for satellites much faster.

All together I can say that Garmin Nuvi 1450LMT is solid street navigator that will serve you well. It is reliable and with free updates you can use it for years without any additional costs.  I would say that price is a good point of this unit. It works well and if you can get a good price you won’t make a mistake if you decide to buy Garmin Nuvi 1450LMT.