Garmin nüvi 760 Portable GPS Automobile Navigator

Manufacturer: Garmin Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 months List Price:$857.13 Our Price:$476.92 Features: Sleek Ultra Slim Design; Bright 4.3 Inch Diagonal Color Touchscreen Display; Multi-destination routing; "Where Am I?" and "Where's My Car?" Integrated FM Wireless Transmitter Sends Audio Through Vehicle Stereo GTM 20 FM TMC Traffic Receiver and 3-Month Free Traffic Data Subscription Bluetooth for Hands-Free calling Description: N of the Garmin

Reviews:

Good but window holder slips
Bought the 760 over the cheaper 660 largely because I heard the screen was clearer. My cousin showed me his 650 and I couldn't tell much difference.

Also, the suction cup that attaches to the window comes off. Not often, but when it does the screen craches into the dash. I've been lucky not to get a scratch, but sooner or later, that will happen. I'll probably buy a different base.


Garmin Nuvi 760
I have had some gliches in which it refuses to direct determined ways down. Moreover with the routes it generates to you with the waypoints multiple to times traverserà put out of order them.


Garmin Nuvi 760
Great product. Extremely easy to use and very accurate directions. Bluetooth works well.


positive after alot of reviews
Put simply, I have put the alot of time in the search of just GPS that has satisfied all my requirements. I have read the alot of the good and defective reviews. For how much they are interested this is the perfect solution to my requirements of navigation. Make the job and make the questions


Device is inaccurate - invents road names
This device of GPS is not trusted. I have obtained like gift for my parents, but it is not sure for giving the senses. before what with the thing we had to make to trace them the senses from my house to they, a short 20-tiny travel. The senses have included the names fictional of the road. That is to astonish inept, because these are all old ones, well-travelled roads that they have not changed the names in the decades therefore we have tried to trace a brace of other routes, the same problem is introduces on one of they that one to you is obviously much poor one. the customer service up to now has been useless. I would appreciate to I make them give to me to supply more best the tracing of the software or a reimbursement so as to I can obtain to my parents a better device from a different company, which Magellan. Up to now it has been a runaround. Therefore it saves your moneies, not not sprec the hundreds of the dollars on Nuvi 760.


Garmin nüvi 760 is a Winner
To have a factory it has installed the system of GPS in my Porsche and in learning how much practical one can be in obtaining to a destination disowned, after a sure search that is deposited me on the Garmin Nüvi 760 for mine other automobiles. It is found in order to be the much easiest one to use and exact how much equally my navigator of Porsche. He is not infallible however. Once that it took it to the warehouse of the immondizia of the city rather than where I have wished to go. That is not common however. I love the operation of the touch-screen of the Nüvi and the power to couple it with my allowed telephone Bluetooth. Mine only disappointment is that the transmitted healthy quality to an other telephone when I communicate with the Nüvi is not large. I say to that it is echoing on the other extremity. Also when to play the music memorizzata on Nüvi 760 through the radio of FM of my automobile it is frequently static electricity here and one must try an other made unusable rabbet in order to couple with the Nüvi. All in all, benchè, it is a large device in spite of being a po' expensive. I have found the price better direct Amazon available.


This product work well
Before that it buys to me the N760 has the N350. The N760 is a po' slow to proceed the information, the greater program slitly from the screen is good but the sound of the call is not much bond. The reception of the satelite ones is a po' slow also. A CC and the MD of the sink of the job of receiving of traffic once available, a contract of course of the life with they will be better when you must pay therefore a lot the GPS. In a generalized manner they are satisfied it I guide it where I have need of.


Versitle GPS
First gps that of the automobile I have possessed. The program like is indicated in the announcement but that what I would not consider 3D to align (control towards the outside the Navigon 7100 diagrams 3D). That one has said that ago a good graceful job. The loudspeaker leaves one heads to want being a po' tinny. You can use the FM emitter in order to feel itself through your loudspeakers of the automobile, but that one is not all that is broken until is. It turns out you that better I have observed I am putting my audio music or books on the Garmin and use a converter of the tray or mp3 have immesso to the audio system of your vehicle. It will cut to music or the audio book for giving the senses without to lose its place. If you are in a city (like I was to Pittsburgh, PA) and hit a shunting line can play the havoc with the movement. The system is necessary 10 typically second affinchè ricalcoli, this is enough long affinchè is beyond the turn that following wishes them to take. They have been forced to pull in a parking space and to wait for it in order to catch up and dirmi where to go. That one was enough annoying. On the open road he is large. Automatically changes from the day to the night. It has possibility of Bluetooth, but various of being able to record the volume individually in order to obtain music and the senses, not there is specific recording for the telephone and comes on meaningfully more high of the other regulations. It does not give always to the route more express, knowing all the senses alternated you to my center, can enough be like a dog with a bone with trying to obtain one of new to interstates and the beltways that it seems to prefer with unconcern as far as the logons of traffic also with the traffic ridirigono the allowed characteristic. Once that the totality of the package is resolved you can wish also to consider Navigon 7100. Navigon 7100 my first was chosen until that it will not read of that problem. Moreover, the traffic characteristic is a subscription after the 3 lusinghieri months expires, with Navigon 7100 that is free.


Prompt
Recieved it in time without editions from the marine shipper. However, the 760 with the sterio of FM are not real glade.


How did I travel without this?
For: Running programs, exact senses, facility of use, possibility MP3. Against: Only the playback of tray-quality MP3, frequency-luppolo must find the free stations in the spaces builds up, could not find the arrests to you from one be to the other of rest like THEN. After to have affittato a Garmin C550 when they lead a affittato truck, it has been convinced that this was a useful modernization from previous mobile strategy. In the past, it would visit Google or the MSN programs, to write within the positions to machine of to/from, to print it turns out to you, to sew with metallic points with the mess, then in order to try to read the programs while they guided the route. Many chronometers and paper-consuming, turn out to you not always exact (on which the side of the road it is my destination). Nuvi the 760 repair all the that one. Purchase 2008 has greater part of recent programs of the county of the Anne Arundel (MD), than they were not in the c550, comprised the roads constructed in 2005. The suggestion of offering of the destination and nuvi 760 of near beating to machine begins simply (in order to avoid to write entire entrance to machine). The blow "GOES" and the nuvi more less (than 10 second ones usually) selects quickly a route, visualizing before the turn. I have extinguished the nav of voice because he was grinding on my nerves. The FM emitter has worked large with the suggested modifications elsewhere. That consists to insert all the caps of 3.5mm (has used cable MP3 of the male-$$$-MASCHIO the 8 ') units and directing mirror rear-view of the surplus appreciate it an antenna as an example (and following the line of headliner/window). Assigned, poichè entered in the greatest cities you will amuse yourselves that found one free station; however, to play MP3 to me for is a substitute for the good local programming, than the greater part large city it supplies. On the rural sections of from one be to the other nuvi the 760 it was welcome in a F150 without the taken member of the women's army auxiliary corps of the input for iPod. The quality of music is less than the CD and the occupied songs (which "dualità" of the Slipknot) seems to overwhelm the possibilities of MP3 of the unit. I suggest to directly mount the unit under and to the left of your mirror rear-view as in F150 and other great vehicles more low to mount it means that you cannot catch up sure the unit while in course. Moreover the sure sense and express supply you to control the unit as you regularly it controls yours rear-view (you are all that make this, of right). The humidity is applied to the aspiration cup in order to assess the sure assembly. Other useful characteristics: hard-guides the grips over value 500mb of the lime, cancel the icone additional of the vehicle in order to earn a sure space (therefore like the audio of the champion and the lime of the JPEG) and for upload your favorite MP3. It works well with the OS 10.4.x, unit of the mac of the modernization not hardly you obtain domestic servant to it. In order to conserve your own ones waypoints, it touches the screen simply when you are to an point-de-interest. The black case grants to more contrast that the silver models. I have not opened the handbook, all I was much intuitivo. The characteristic of the restaurant is pleasant poichè gives to the sense and the relative distance. It ignites the route that it annotates in order to observe a blue line that follows where you have been. If been making a search methodical of a vicinity - to of pursuit it loved or a search of the lost domestic animal, as an example - you can trace the roads that already you have guided. My telephone does not couple with the unit, so as to it cannot suggest the relative characteristics of Bluetooth. Nuvi the 760 obtain 4 stars for editions of compatibility of the bluetooth, playback the medium MP3 and a sure moderate difficulty that writes the correct characters to machine (greatest barrette can lack the letter/number planned). This unit lever in feet the head-and-shoulders over every competitor, based on the personal observation (TomTom and Magellan). It does not buy from an electronics warehouse chain; theirs geek/nerd/dork do not possess and have produced least knowledge.[...


My impressions on the nuvi 760
The Garmin NUVI 760, works as specified. Easy to mount, very intuitive to use. If the unit had any faults I would say that for the price Garmin should provide an instruction manual, and the built in speaker could be better. At the very least there should an optional external speaker.

Easy to see, easy to use..


Not the greatest
They are a consumer of marks. Garmin is all the that it has never possesses since eMap (monochromatic exposure) in the first place has exited. After the reading of the emitting review light in the MAG of the PC, recently I have decided to dawn from my 60CX for the greatest exposure (that it obtains older) and He is large. However, that one is approximately for how much goes. Here they are mine you protest: (1) you cannot as an example fascicolare your favorites from alpha/numeric, only visualized more close to your position (in the miles) bogus! Therefore, if you have 300 favorites you must roll up and indovinare when to arrest itself. (2) it is "audible DING" when succeeded in to yours here turn, inducing to maintain your eye to them on the program. Bogus! - compromise of emergency of the driver. (3) you cannot as an example adapt the fields of information for the customer to exposure (.) time in m/h after to turn or favorite, hour, etc while in the sight of the program. (4) the sound from the single loudspeaker is much defective one. Mine bluetoothed the sonorous telephone like the crapola. A little expensive telephone and nothing of the loudspeaker more. (5) in order to use the FM emitter in order to feel itself from the loudspeakers of the automobile, you must syntonize to one rabbet of FM with static!!!!! The instructions even say therefore. Triple BOGUS! Who wishes to guide while the static electricity listens to nothing but so as to you it can feel the voice callbacks. (6) also when using the emitter of FM, terrible healthy of mp3' s through the loudspeakers of the automobile. only (7) the fast guide of beginning was in the box it. With my surprise I have found the handbook of full instruction on the Web site of the Garmin (still rendered to no diff on my experience). I could go without pause. I am giving 2 stars hardly for the exposure. All those that emit light approximately this product are probably new to technology of gps/mapping so as to they do not know high the bar previously has been regulated from Garmin. Only the left thing affinchè they hour adds is one useless stupid camera of vanity!!! Garmin Shame!


First Impression
First Impression. I spent considerable time researcing all brands and models. I already own a Garmin GPSMap 60CSx so I'm not a newbie. The Garmin 760 is my #1 choice over everything currently out there, at the time of this post, based on features vs. street price. Don't worry one second about buying this navigator. It will serve you very well and I expect you'll be very happy with it. Hopefully you've already done your research and know a lot about this unit so I won't repeat. Here are my first impression highlights based on my first hour of use.

Pros:
Beautiful large colorful display, no bad pixels, Jill's voice is loud enough and she is easy to understand, unit knows what side of major streets you are traveling on and took me straight to my test destinations. The Garmin 760 suction cup mount works well but I ordered a bean bag mount anyway. The find my car that is lost in a huge parking lot function worked perfectly.

So so: You can charge the unit with the furnished USB cable so you don't need an external charger. Garmin did a pretty good job with the menus. My unit came with the latest production map and the 2.10 operating system.

Cons: I cannot say the following too loudly. It is almost criminal that Garmin didn't include a complete operating manual! You have to download it from Garmin or read the 760 review at gpsmagazine dot com to learn operating details. While Garmin provides a web updater program on their web site to bring your 760 operating system up to date the updater connection to Garmin is very flaky. Too many users trying to hit Garmin's overloaded server is likely the problem. To get a proper update you have to run the updater repeatedly until you get everything right. There are lots of foreign language downloads available but most of us can skip those.

See Amazon discussion below the reviews for my comments on the Bluetooth function.



Awesome!
I've been using GPS since the first satellites were in place twenty years ago. I consider GPS navigation to be as important a technological leap as the airplane itself. After all, humans have been wondering where they were and how to get somewhere else at least as long as they've been dreaming about flight. I first used GPS in aviation. GPS units replaced inertial navigation units with improved accuracy at a tiny fraction of the cost of inertial units. In my book Garmin has always been way out there in front of the pack. That's been true with aviation GPS, marine GPS, automotive uses and every other use I can think of. Other well-known producers of electronic equipment, such as Sony, struck out with GPS. The Nuvi 760 simply overwhelms earlier models in that its satellite acquisition time, computing speed and screen clarity/visibility are far superior. Pure dynamite performance. The only thing I think Garmin could do better with this unit would be to provide an altitude readout in their primary display. Most folks, even landlubbers, are interested in their altitude. The 760 does determine altitude, but the method of viewing that altitude is a bit cumbersome, requiring extra screen taps. Even Rand McNally shows altitude readouts on their road maps, as do highway signs in the real world. With their background in aviation, I think it is particularly frustrating that Garmin units do not display altitude as a primary readout.


Very Impressive Navigator
The device in if it lives until the expectations. The aquisizione satellite is relatively fast, the exposure is luminous and clear in all the clear circumstances (darkened adequately to the night, naturally) and the voice senses are easy to understand. The menu they are intuiti to you such that principiante debuttante can calculate it all outside rather quickly. Bluetooth acquires much good quickly my mobile telephone and the hands-free functions like device. The Web site of support of Garmin, benchè, is unintuitive and scomodo. They are still little clearly every how much time modernize the programs and they make available them for the transfer from the system centers them towards the satellites but I think suspicion that it is not often. As an example, the reasonably large post office them of the United States the more close my center, one that has been here for the years, does not appear in the list of interest articles. And the recent modification to an important intersection US495, US395 and US95 of just south of Washington, DC is not modernized in the supplied programs. The other day I was following the senses but had next to the alley of HOV and the Garmin it has thought that sterà guiding the cross-country vehicle close to the freeway. It has continued to dirmi obtaining of new to the freeway. Interesting, I have bought a Garmin Nuvi 750 at the same time (Christmas present them for my daughter) and when I have used it prior days of the brace, it has not had difficulty to choose the same alley of HOV. In fact, it has recognized correctly that the HOV would be opened to all the traffic then that I was approaching myself and suggested that the use. The device in if he is large, but to time will be only good how much the frequency of the modernization of the programs. Garmin will have to obtain in gear on this soon or will begin to lose the percentage of the market in a mature market to the dismissal customers whom they observe to the modernization.


A very handy navigation thingummy, but does it work as a GPS too?
See other reviews for the usual stuff. The hardware is excellent, except for the audio circuitry... tinny and quiet speaker, can't deal with full duplex audio when doing phone stuff. The nav stuff is mostly excellent, although there is no documentation on how to overlay your own maps onto the basemap, so I am not even sure if this is possible, which is rather upsetting. I should have liked some topos of particular local areas, whose paths are either not on the basemap or which have no established paths, onto which to overlay tracks and routes.

However, my major gripe is with the complete lack of typical GPS features. No scale on the maps, no information on satellite lock and precision, sky view, etc., no obvious way to measure distances and areas on the map screen, which with a touch pad should be a no brainer, no ability to change datums, no ability to change coordinate systems (doesn't even recognize MGRS coordinates!!!) or input using alternate coordinate systems, no obvious or easy way to record, create or edit tracks (again it is a touchpad!!!), no adjunct data other than x/y evident in the waypoints (elevation, comments, etc.), and so on and so forth. YMMV as to what features you like... but prepare to find that most of the typical Garmin GPS features are missing. And, although I am someone who avoids RTFM until needed, I do not appreciate having to download the manual (doesn't come with one) and then only to find that it is very non-technical and does not delve into how to achieve any of these features which are presumably either missing or well hidden behind undocumented commands.

Prepare to be seriously underwhelmed if you think that this battery-powered device which is designed to be undocked can serve double or triple duty as an on-road nav box, an off-road or even off-the-beaten-track mobile-in-vehicle GPS, and an off-road man-portable GPS.

As an on-road navigation unit though, or even as a cellphone GUI, it rocks.


Garmin NUVI 760
My system of GPS really has come a day more soon than estimated how much. I could take it to the box it and use it immediately. No problems any.


AVERAGE (for the money),
Many reviewers seem to be in awe & at the same time, point out some deficiencies. I have used an earlier version of Garmin (2720) which had less # of features but was vey good. In most areas, the 760 is pretty good. However, here are some shortcomings:
(a) the earlier unit (not Nuvi) from garmin gave a scale when viewoing a map. This was very useful in a pinch and one could (in long trips) visually approximate the distance to reach a certain town without reprogramming the device
(b) earier version displayed the block number of the street as you went along. This is great since in the night, you need not squint to find out house numbers in dark areas -- not till you are very close to the destination :)
(c)FM antenna is pretty lousy
(d) MSN is not included - read the fine print
(e) Traffic service (free for 3 months) is very average. Has very outdated performance in Dallas metro (outdate by hours smetimes).
For $350, it would have 5 stars. For about $600, I would be hardpressed to give more than 3.


NUVI GPS a winner
I purchased this unit as an alternative to an expensive built in system in a new German car. I was not disappointed. The graphics are stunning, the maps are accurate and the GPS is, as expected, phenomenal. Real time traffic updates are invaluable. The multimedia capabilities make this a real winning package for Garmin. Add to that the capability to feed the audio directions through the vehicle audio system and it truly becomes an integrated product. Keep it up Garmin, you've got the edge.


A Great Purchase
I bought this as a Christmas present for my girlfriend who recently relocated from her hometown to the city I am currently living in which is much bigger. She does a lot of driving for her job and I wanted to give her something that would help make the transition a little smoother. After doing a lot of research on the Garmin and other GPS units I decided to go with the Garmin Nuvi 760. It was a great choice and she has told me it was one of the best Christmas gifts she has ever received. The only thing that I wish it had was a remote. Overall I would recommend this product to anyone.


Overpriced
I have Nuvi 770 which is the same as 760 with the addition of Europe map. It is an overpriced unit that is not much different from its much cheaper sisters. Long satellite acquisition time. Bluetooth is not reliably usable. No software to plan your trip on home computer. Does not accept an address from search engines like TomTom and Google. The interface needs work. For example, there is no simple menu button to take you to the menu during certain applications and you have to keep pushing back 5 or 6 times which becomes bothersome after a while. No dead reckoning. Very slow when searching for points of interest beyond 5-10 miles which tells me something about their processor speed for such an expensive unit. What about accessories? Shouldn't they at least include a carrying case for this top of the line unit? My brother in laws older Nuvi does some of the same things with slightly faster speed! Save your money and buy a cheaper Nuvi or a TomTom.


Garmin Nuvi 760 is a TOP PICK!
I bought the 760 for work but use it in my personal time as well. I love the traffic reports and the way I can avoid them. I have literally found new ways of getting around. It's easy to use and works with my cell phone via Bluetooth. Make the purchase and see for your self.


Works great with a few flaws
I have been using the Nuvi 760 for about 2 weeks and I love it. It does what it is supposed to do very well, telling you where you are. It is stylish and the user interface is easy to use. Has tons of features such as "Where am I" feature which tells you your current coordinates, nearest address, nearest intersection as well as nearest Hospitals, Police Stations and fuel. The only thing I noticed with this is when you try to find anything that is near to you it uses nautical miles to find places. Some other neat little features are that you can change the vehicle icon (very minor but fun). One feature or features I found to be very handy so far is the ability to look up a business and be able to call them at the touch of a button with the Bluetooth feature. When I was looking at the Nuvi it was a toss up between the 750 and 760. The 750 is much cheaper so I asked the sales associate. He told me that the 760 not only has the Bluetooth but a faster processor.
I have had some very minor issues with the Satellite signal. Sometimes I get it immediately and sometimes it take s a minute. Another a bit more major issue is the directions it gives you and the addresses are a bit off. For example, I live in Birmingham, AL. I have a Walmart about 3 miles away, It had the store in the middle of a main road about 1 mile short of the actual location. Another was a recreation place we take our son, it had their address 5 miles away. It also had my house on the wrong side of the street, no biggie, I know where I live. The other flaw with the directions was when we were going to downtown B'ham to the McWane Science Center. I live 10 exits away, it kept taking me off the highway wayyyy to soon to take back streets all the way there when it was easier and faster to take the interstate. It has a setting where you can change from shorter or faster, neither helped. I have found from talking to several people that have GPS units that this is common with a lot of them.
The map is very detailed. I was recently deployed to a small, tiny town of Delta Junction in the very interior of Alaska. It had the town and all the streets so the map is great. The only thing I wish they added was a button to go straight back to "View Map" when you are deep in the menu.
Overall I like the Nuvi 760. Many great things you can do with it. Several ways to charge it such as vehicle adapter through the windshield mount (included), USB or AC charger (not included but I bought a Blackberry one which works from Target). I have not used the traffic since they do not have it here. The FM turner is garbage. One last thing that I think is great, depending on what time of day it is the screen changes background color. During the day the background is a bright easy to see white. At night it changes to a easy to see black background. The setting you can change to always white, always black or to auto.


Highly recommended and full featured
For: Fine-arrests to direct, easy connection of Bluetooth, facility of use. Against: The smallest loudspeaker that the 600 series, price could have been better. This unit replaces a Garmin 650. The 760 are incredibly easy to use and to install (easier anchor of the nav in infinity of my moglie) before turn the aquisizione satellite have occorr approximately 3 minuteren. It is sure to make your putting to point begins them in a space to the open, no high constructions. Moreover, before that inizializziate you, connect the unit to the place of the Garmin and make sure you to have the last version of firmware. Easy to make and mines not. They do not have inasmuch as there is some of ago delaying that some others have protested approximately. Indovinerei that anyone that has editions of the satellite is not making to work the last ones to firmware or not inizializzato never correctly. The connection of Bluetooth to my telephone has taken more less than 30 second ones, transferred all mine phonebook, connects easy to the numbers. It suggests that you obtain to the $10 little expensive the external microphone poichè the only claim is an echo effect "" on the reception extremity. The transmission through mine radio of the truck was much clear one using the xmitter comprised of FM. It installs a route of sales of the champion who has had arrests to Bordering (3), Oviedo and Ocoee in Florida cental. It has occorr approximately 4 minuteren, but you can conserve the route in order to use more subsequently, saving the time. The 760 have optimized and traced the route in 35 second ones. The navigation voice is much clear one. The traffic has controlled on I-4 to Bordering and the unit has left it knowledge where there was ago to even delay and how much time. My moglie as soon as it has exited and installed a destination and even has arranged one called without never to watch a handbook. That one in its automobile cannot not even ago. Unit that easier I have never used. Up to now, absolutely no surprise unpleasant. The fact I can install the keyboard poichè a QWERTY was one discovered pleasant. I would suggest to entusiastico nuvi the 760 to that using the unit to sell the calls, the collections, the deliveries, etc. Like sidenote, the unit records the guided maximum speed, the guided miles, the period of the arrests and to moreover it will give a trace you of the bread crumb of where it has been, useful in order to keep posted itself of it employs and the invoicing to you of the customers. MODERNIZATION: From the purchase of the this unit, I have had the probability to search is this device that is nearer competitor, TomTom 920. Both are devices excellent you, advanced part della line, but in some zones, nuvi the 760 really outshines TT920: We see. Sirf QuickfixII, exactitude of use of Garmin 700' s of position of exposure of latta, uses new services MSN2, can to make easy blow of screen of program for to give to your friends GPS-less-of less, can to traversare at all to regulated to of coordinates to inside of program if the address if not known, will announce orally that side of the road your destination is over, has stable support the Mac-based computers, offers the tru fine-arrests the optimization of the route, perceives them when it exceeds the speed sended on the main roads of the United States with the icona sended of speed limit on the program, includes Auto_tune in order to help in the location of the open rabbet it can use the rat programs, visualizes statistics of travel like time drive the interrupted speed and maximum of time, etc, it uses one single cable integrated for is feeding that traffic of the United States, can store 10x the favorites and uses an active support in fashion does not have to insert nothing the nav in if. NOBODY of these characteristics is available from it is nearer competitor, TOMTOM. Garmin moreover has been large to add the characteristic new, presumed classified for the new 800 series to the 750, to the 760 and the 770. With the new increases from Garmin, still more they are made an impression with the 760.


Simple to operate and works great!
I have not never written a review but this article has induced to be necessary it time. I have possessed a platinum meridian of Magellan for the years pricipalmente for geocaching. Unit held in hand but easy to use large. When I have decided to obtain something for my vehicle I have found the Garmin Nuvi 760. Ché great unit! Simple to use from the box it, much easy one to use, not intimidating at all and systems like fact publicity to Esposizione much luminous one also in the sun of Arizona. The support of the vehicle is never the better design! Easy to crack outside and to put in your pocket and to crack it within when behind sent back to your automobile. Yesterday I have had to go to 3 places in Tucson that I had not been never before. Normally I would print towards the outside the programs for every place and would try to find my sense with traffic while I threw one look they. With the Nuvi, I have supplied simply every address and I have guided from one to the other without some problems even if Tucson of the center is mess with all a construction of the main road. Nuvi has continued simply ricalcolare the new routes every time that I have met the obstructed roads etc. Narcotic device and while expensive, if you must obtain to where you that gone fast like possible, like me, worthy every penny!


Highly Recommended
Nuvi 760 Software Version 2.10 / 2008 maps

This unit is replacing a nuvi 360, which is going to my sister. The nuvi 760 is still a bit hard to find. I found one in stock at a local SoCal retailer on 28-Oct.

Overall, I like the new compact form factor. There have been concerns expressed in various forums on the sensitivity of the internal antenna. So far, it seems to be sensitive enough. Side by side, signal strength and accuracy of the 760 are maginally better than my old 360 with the pop-up antenna. I'm getting 21 foot accuracy inside an office, a few feet from East facing windows. Attaching my external antenna to the MCX connector gives 9 Foot accuracy with 10 satellites at full signal strength.

The wide screen display is much brighter than the 360, readable in direct sunlight. The interface refinements are generally improvements, cleaner, more logical. I like having a choice of a QWERTY keyboard, better editing with retained history for the search field. Based on limited testing, the routing engine seems to perform identically to the 360, which was excellent. I've noticed a few updates to reflect newer roads in the 2008 maps. POIs are much improved in the San Diego area.

"Where am I?" works well and is quite useful displaying nearest address, major intersection, nearby hospitals, police and gas stations. "Where did I leave my car" is a bit clunky since you have to go into setup and change the Navigation to "off road" and then select "Last Location" from Favorites.

I've found two bugs so far in the initial firmware:

1) Start guidance with GPS active on a stored route with a distant starting point, decline "Navigate to Starting Point", nuvi will crash and delete the route.

2) Bluetooth dialing of "Home" phone number is truncated when using "Call Home" from the Phone screen. Dialing the same number from the "Home" entry in Favorites works.

Bluetooth paired easily with my Motorola E815 phone. Call history and phone book are loaded into the nuvi automatically. The sound from the built-in speaker is just OK. You may want to run it through your car speakers using the FM transmitter or Aux jack. If you use the phone a lot, buy the optional microphone and clip it to your visor... people will hear you better.

Garmin do not provide an AC charger in the box. They will sell you one. Using a generic USB charger (I used on from a Blackberry) places the nuvi in Data Mode. It charges just fine, but you can't use it while it is charging.

Still no selective route avoidance. The 2008 maps actually have a road near me that is not yet open. The nuvi always wants to take it to get to the freeway.

Haven't tested the traffic functionality yet. The nuvi comes with a 3-month subscription, then it's $60/yr.

The FM transmitter is less than useful with the crowded spectrum in SoCal. Hard to find an open channel, need to change it periodically. Often get a bit of static. I'm using the Aux input on my car stereo instead.

All in all, a great evolution of the nuvi line. I'm sure the firmware glitches will get worked out over time. If you are in the market at this price range and can find one, buy it.






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