Garmin nüvi 3590LMT 5-Inch Portable Bluetooth GPS Navigator
Garmin nüvi 3590LMT 5-Inch Portable Bluetooth GPS Navigator with Lifetime Map and Traffic Updates
- Dual-orientation 5.0″ color touchscreen
- Subscription-Free Garmin 3D Digital Traffic2 updates as often as every 30 seconds3
- Multi-touch glass display with pinch to zoom
- Hands-free calling compatible
- Safe texting capable, reads text messages to you
Our thinnest 5” touchscreen navigator with free Lifetime Map updates1 represents the next generation in personal navigation with our most advanced mapping and navigation features available. Equipped with new Garmin Guidance 3.0 to deliver the fastest route and exclusive Garmin photoReal junction view2 to ensure you navigate with ease. Includes enhanced exit services and along route search capabilities. It also offers 3-D landmarks and terrain to help you better know your surroundings. Automatic dual-orientation screen is perfect when walking or driving.
Garmin Digital 3D traffic Subscription-free, extensive, traffic service that combines trafficTrends™, current traffic and predictive traffic to provide re-route opt
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J. York
August 20, 2012Great GPS with big beautiful screen,
I briefly owned a Nuvi 3490LMT and found it to be a great GPS. Shortly after I purchased the 3490LMT this 5″ model was announced. I returned the 3490LMT and ordered the 3590LMT that very day. I am pleased to report that the Nuvi 3590LMT is also a great GPS navigator.
PROs
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+ Screen is very easy to see, even in bright daylight
+ Thin for a 5″ unit
+ No issues with polarized sun-glasses
+ Snappy user interface; every touch is immediately registered
+ Drag gestures work on most screens
+ Intuitive design, easy to use
+ Removable window mount has a built-in speaker
+ Map and software updates are easy; no registration required
+ Very fast acquisition of GPS satellites
+ Very fast routing and rerouting
CONs
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– Pricey
– Screen looks delicate, like it could scratch easily
– The 5″ screen makes this too bulky to fit in your pocket or carry around (compromises!)
– Windshield mount falls on occasion
SCREEN
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The first thing I noticed about this GPS is the big bright screen. From past experience, I knew that 5″ was the right size for me. With a 5″ screen, I don’t have to focus as hard on the GPS when I take my eyes off the road. This allows me to get my eyes back ON the road as fast as possible which makes the GPS safer for me.
The screen on this unit is among best I’ve ever seen on a GPS (almost equal to the 3490LMT) and is clearly visible in the bright Texas sun. Even my polarized sun glasses do not interfere with the screen. The screen is really something to behold and is clearly where a lot of the cost of this unit stems from. The reason I say this display is not quite equal to the 3490LMT is because it has the same pixel count but spread over a larger surface. This means the display is not quite as crisp as the 3490LMT. But you’ll have to look really really hard to notice the difference!
The unit has an auto-night feature that reacts quickly to changing light conditions so that the GPS is never too bright when driving at night or in a dark area.
The LCD viewing angle seems decent. There is definitely some darkening of the display as you move off to the side. For the primary viewer (the driver), the display will be easy to see even as you move your head around. The passenger may have difficulty viewing what’s on screen if the unit is pointed at the driver.
Much less important but still nice is how crisp the screen is. It is a high resolution screen that renders maps faithfully with great detail, even when held close to your face. This makes everything smooth and pretty. Again, this is of questionable value when mounted in your windshield but it does look really nice.
TRAFFIC
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I haven’t had much time to test the included HD traffic feature. It seems like traffic information is only given to you if you’re driving on a route. It would be nice if it actually showed you traffic in the area, even if you’re just driving without any route set. Surely it could at least figure out that I’d be interested in traffic information on the very road I’m driving on! After I’ve had more time with the unit I’ll update my review with more information on the traffic feature.
From my experience with the 3490LMT, I expect it will tell me when traffic is ahead on a selected route. One thing I wished the 3490LMT would do was tell me about traffic on the road ahead, even if it doesn’t know my destination. It does not do that (though neither does the competition as best I can tell).
NAVIGATION
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I love how quickly this unit acquires my location from the satellites. Within a few seconds after turning on, it knows where I am. My old TomTom often didn’t know where I was until I was well outside of my neighborhood.
As with every other GPS I’ve ever owned, the default navigation view shows the current speed limits. The bad news is the speed limits are sometimes wrong by 5 to 10mph. This seems to be more common in neighborhoods and on lesser traveled roads but I’ve also encountered this on major freeways. The good news is that you can tap on any bad speed limit shown on screen and a “+/-” button shows up that quickly lets you edit the speed limit. I found myself doing this often after first but eventually the streets I drive most often were all corrected. I wish they could get this stuff right without me making changes but it seems to be a universal problem.
A nice visual cue to help you see your route is that after each turn, the graphical display zooms out to show you more of the upcoming route. After a few seconds, it zooms back in to the previous zoom level. This is subtle but effective in helping you see the details of your route while getting an occasional glimpse of the…
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