Ratings & Reviews Garmin - 50LM - 5'' Touchscreen (with Free Lifetime Maps)

Could not find major point of interests in Hyderabad Metro area. Most of the time it is unable to calculate route information and gives an error saying not enough memory for even 5-6 kilometer routes. It can not find the GPS signals even in the city center. I'm very disappointed with product performance.

Best navigation device in the class

Great product for the roads. Lifetime Map updates is a very good feature.

Cool Product ! Works as i expected . .

Worth buying

Touchscreen is very responsive. Screen is larger than actually necessary, but good quality product and mount. Bright and loud. Good database, more intensive than it shows on search (it could'nt find my building in search, but my building showed up on the map). I have tried it only for 2 days for commute between my home and my office (roughly 22.5km one way) and the experience was good, except that it mislead me in a few places. Did not recognise the Mulund flyover over EE highway which is probably 2 years old now (wrongly asked me to keep to the left to go below the bridge for some reason), and did not recognise Chandivali flyover over JVLR, again wrongly asked me to continue whereas I would have had to take the service road. I think the maps could do with an update. Registration of product on web was easy, and software and map checks are easy too. Thumbs up!

Garmin is the best hardware. Can't say the same about Maps. Map loading & Update Instructions are unclear and very bad. Quick Start Manual extremely poor. Bangalore Maps require much improvement and upgrades, which I am sure will happen over time. Satellite acquisition is painfully slow, not instant like I am used to in the US with Garmin. But the device does get you from point A to B. Overall a good device with life time update. Note: Don't know why Garmin is overcharging here in India, when it is just INR 7000 in the US - perhaps Garmin thinks we are gullible idiots. Still I have given it 4-stars because of good Garmin technology and my usage of Garmin in the US.

After using Garmin in US for more than 3 years, I was sceptical when buying a GPS in India because on unplanned roads and Indian names. I chose Garmin over MMI as I knew its hardware quality would be anytime better. Now after using this GPS multiple times, it has never taken me to a wrong destination. For such unplanned roads in India, this GPS is really a miracle. Negative points: - Say if road name is SV road, it calls out South V road instead of Swami Vivekanand Road. Similary NS Phalke road is being called as North South Phalke road :)..its actually funny. - Although it takes to the final destination, it sometimes choses bad quality inner roads instead of highways.

Good screen size and an excellent device. All streets covered in Urban areas and about 95% streets covered in rural areas! I have been using it for the last 3 months (in Kerala). Better than what I expected it to be.

The device feels solid in the hand and the build quality is impressive. There are no squeaks or other sounds when handling the device. But the screen looks somewhat cheap when turned off. Now a days touch screens are everywhere and the contrast ratio has gone up multi-fold since the old days. Our AMOLED equipped phones are capable of producing absolute black colour and thus this grey screen looks old and faded. But for the purpose of the device, the screen suffices and it does its job well. Once turned on, the resolution is just about average but it's not an eyesore (Its 480x272 to be precise). Positives: Extensive POI database Excellent voice navigation in English,Hindi and other regional language. Lifetime free updates of maps and ability to update maps by connecting to the computer. Responsive touch screen makes it a breeze to use. Flexibility to add maps from other service providers. Negatives: Limited battery life of only about 2 hours Not able to save routes No data cable and wall charger included in the box Map display not progressive (Too bare bones at lower zoom setting and a barrage of information at higher zoom setting) NOT A SINGLE service center facility for Garmin in India incase something goes bad.