What people think about the Garmin Edge 605: (BETA!)
We compute this summary by analyzing 39 reviews from across the web.
The Garmin Edge 605 is good. Reviewers appreciate the mount, cheap price, and voice guidance despite objections to the satellite reception. If you can overlook the satellite reception, don't count this GPS device out.
price
4
- great for the price
- good value for money
- price i am really pleased
- unbeatable for the money
- extra cost
- decent price
- money back from the cheap
- great value for money
- tidy offer price
- reasonable price
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features
3.5
- function is also very useful
- pointless features
- extra features
- feature really handy
- function very useful
- pointless feature
- best bike navigator speedo altimeter
reliability
1.5
- no problems
- no signal problems
display
3.5
- wider screen
- screen is still perfectly legible
- wide screen with good
- screen is always easy
- screen has a handy
- bulky and the general map display
- display is far more sharper
- wide screen is excellent
- display is very clear
- screen is easy to
- touch screen not responsive
- touchscreen is great
- dim the screen
- screen is a great
- display is bright
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accuracy
3
- turn left right
- works fine on main roads
- road directions only around accurate
- roads are more suitable
- road angel was accurate
- wrong turn
- work out how to turn
- road which may well
- clear and the turn
- unit are mostly accurate
- grief on the roads
- streets the wrong
- new road
- no wrong turns
- avoid u turns
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route calculation
3
- instructions are clear
- correct route but was no
- route diversions is performed speedily
- directions overall are excellent
- routes which are quicker
- no problems seeing the route and sound perfect
- route then i would recommend
- directions only around accurate
- original calculated fastest route
- routing seems pretty sensible
- directions in a strange
- odd extra direction
- odd route
- quicker than the routes
- route was quick
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maps
3
- maps was really pretty good
- quick glance at the map
- map coordinates function very useful
- maps i was worried old
- mapping software can be expensive
- maps and am really pleased
- expensive to buy additional maps
- problem is with the maps
- mapping is not fully correct
- badly out of date maps
- errors in the existing mapping
- map views is accurate
- odd error in mapping
- accurate the spanish map
- maps and am pleased
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satellite reception
2.5
- problems picking up satellites
- problem with the signal
- no problems with satellite reception
- no problems getting satellite signal
- choice as a first sat
- problem with locating satellites
- fantastic sat
- slow to find the satellite
- satellite reception would be poor
- slow to pick up satellite
- worse than any other sat
- open to get a signal
- better method of finding satellites
- allow it to seek satellites
- trouble getting a satelite signal
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voice guidance
3.5
- voice is very clear
- voice commands are clear
- nice and the voice
- prompts are clear
- confusing voice
- voice was clear
- clear graphics and the voice
- spoken directions are clear
- pleasant voice commands
database
3
- poi's like
- good points
- information is very clear
- database is inaccurate
- like information
- like points
- database isn very helpful
- poi very useful
- inaccurate poi
- database pointless
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mount
4
- suction cup is great
- mount are very good
- mount is better
- good mounting
- suction cup seem robust
- mount is good
- poor suction cup