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List Price: $599.99
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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Garmin
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Batteries Included: 1
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Garmin
Color: Gray
EAN: 0753759072391
Feature: Sleek Ultra Slim Design; Bright 4.3 Inch Diagonal Color Touchscreen Display;
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Garmin
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: Garmin
Model: Nuvi 760
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Publisher: Garmin
Special Features: nv:Type^Receiver|Waypoints^500|Route Capacity^10|Display^TFT|Display^Backlight|Touch Screen^Yes|Voice^Yes|Expansion Slots^SD Card|Battery Type^Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery
Studio: Garmin
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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
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Editorial Reviews:
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Loaded and wide, n?vi 760 has it all - advanced navigation features, a widescreen display, preloaded maps, an FM transmitter, hands-free calling, traffic alerts and more. Like the rest of the wide n?vi 700-series, its premium navigation capabilities, like route planning and a handy locator, give you peace of mind on the go. With n?vi 760's widescreen display, you'll always get the big picture. View map detail, driving directions, photos and more in bright, brilliant color. Its sunlight-readable, 4.3-inch display is easy to read - from any direction.n?vi 760 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps and millions of points of interest (POIs) such as hotels, restaurants, fuel stations, ATMs and more. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and n?vi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. It even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road. In addition, n?vi 760 accepts custom points of interest, such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs. The European version even includes a preloaded safety camera database containing locations of cameras for parts of Europe.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Worse than the 660
Comment: I've used both the 660/650 and 760/750 and IMO Garmin has been cutting corners developing the 7XX. The 660 is superior to the 760 because:
- 660 comes with more accessories like case and AC adapter
- GPS receiver not as sensitive as the 660. The 660 would literally take 5 secs to get a fix, while the 760 usually ranges from 5 secs to 5 minutes. It's not very consistent
- Really poor speaker compared to the 6XX series. Garmin really cheapened out putting such a poor sounding speaker in the 7XX series.
- The 760 freezes around once a week! Usually it happens when I search for a POI, enter an address or try to add a new route under multirouting. The 660/650 that I've had NEVER froze during the 1 year that I used them
- BAD routing. This is really the deal breaker for me. I've used both the 2008 and 2009 maps and the 760 gives me really bad routes sometimes here in LA. The 660 gives much more efficient routes. It sounds crazy, but its true.
- BT interface is well done, but the sound quality of the speaker is horrible, so its almost impossible to understand the other party.
I really wanted to like the 760 as it has nicer graphics, multirouting, QWERTY, and history of cities. However, I plan to return my 760 and get a 650 instead.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent..even better at the Amazon price.
Comment: Excellent gps unit.... my only complaint is the "tinny" sound and the lack of a signal beep as you approach a turn. The features of the 760 are as described and function well... although I've only had my unit for the last 2 days. I'm not too sure whether I'll subscibe to the traffic feature after the 3 month trial subscription expires... but I'll give it a few weeks of use to see if the subscription is worth it.
I'm using the supplied dashboard mount. It seems to be well secured to the dashboard. I don't think I'll need the windshield mount.
I did have to upgrade the software. When I registered the unit on the Garmin webpage, it offered a free upgrade to the 2009 version of the map software. It takes a good hour or two to do the upgrade using the Garmin web updater program that is free to download.
I was quite suprised to find that the brightness of the display is excellent, even in bright sunshine.
All in all this gps is really quite good and very easy to use... I highly recommend it.
I've noticed that the Amazon price varies from day to day (hour to hour?), but still the price I paid beat Best Buy and Circuit City (both were selling it at $599 plus tax)... I was able to catch the Amazon price of $342... quite a deal considering the free shipping option and no sales tax (I did opt for the 2nd day delivery for $6.95...would you believe that the unit was delivered the day after I ordered it!)
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Summary: Excellent navigator
Comment: I have just moved to a new city and this unit has been invaluable. Having it speak the names of the streets is a very worthwhile plus. The maps seem to be up to date in urban areas although there are some gaps in eastern Canada. Even in these cases it "does its best" which is pretty good. I found the "find lodging" function useful while travelling but using the unit to play music through the car stereo can present a problem since it is often difficult to find sustained "blank space" on the FM dial especially while travelling any distance as the nuvi is "stepped on" by local stations.
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Summary: Perfect for travel, the Garmin solution
Comment: The Garmin nuvi 760 is perfect for our needs. Everything works as described. I really enjoy the MP3 feature. Easy to configure and use. In California we had to order the dash board mount and it works perfectly. We have not used all the features yet but feel they will work as described. I highly recommend this product.
For this price is should include a carring case and household adapter which were ordered after we received the Garmin 760.
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Summary: maps not current
Comment: The unit works ok but the maps are not current. It is disappointing that newer neighborhoods (built 2 years ago) and other newer restaurants are not on the maps. The website offers to sell the current maps and I do not know if that fixes the lack of up to date information.
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