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Garmin Nuvi 760 Satellite Navigation System | |
Brand: Garmin EAN: 0753759075071 Label: Garmin Manufacturer: Garmin Model: 010-00657-15 Publisher: Garmin Release Date: December 06, 2007 Sales Rank: 1297 Studio: Garmin Features:
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Garmin See more information on Garmin Nuvi 760 Satellite Navigation System at Amazon UK or at Amazon.com Average Rating:  Rating:  - Excellent at what it doesI have now had the machine for 2 months and have done over 5,000 miles with it around the UK (Blackpool, Preston, Telford, Waterlooville, Portsmouth and London) so it's navigation and traffic systems are well tested. The screen is clear in most conditions and even automatically zooms in as you reach a turn although I have noticed that with sun behind your shoulder the screen washes out, but this is where the voice commands, giving street names comes in usefull so while this can be anoying on a winter morning, it is not a major issue. Features such as Bluetooth, MP3 player etc are good, since buying the 760 it is the first time I have ever considered leaving my phone on in the car. One point to make is the manual doesn't tell you the bigest SD Card it will take is 4GB, although this on the Garmin FAQ page and the plus is it will take HDSD. This is the third GPS system I have owned, it's predecessors were essentially basic point to point GPS locators, although one had a map down load capabiliy. I bought this to combine GPS navigation technology with the liftime Traffic Master licence and it does it very well. I have had a Traffic Master Oracle for 10 yeras or so on annual subscription and wanted something a bit more inteligent, the Nuvi 760 fits this bill very well. Mapping, so far, has been excellent I have not noticed any significant errors, just 1 mini roundabout has been a surprise. Journey times are based on the roads taken ... Read More Rating: - Well I like itSeems that satnavs really polarise opinions. I found it difficult to actually find a common opinion between Garmin and TomTom. After trying both brands out in hire cars I went for this product. TomTom seemed a little less intuitive than Garmin and felt a bit more clunky in design. Garmin 760 turned out to be a good choice. It does what I expect. Only 2 downsides: - battery life seems short (~2-3hrs). I need to have a lot of spaghetti over the dashboard to keep it on mains. The 12v socket competes between Ipod and Satnav and, on long journeys, sometime I have to decide which to go for. - Its a bit US-centric. A keen focus in points of interest like bowling centres whilst it lumps museums in with historical. Seems that historical as a definition could probably have been split out a bit more (eg temples, monuments etc). You search on "Cities" in the US sense (ie including villages and hamlets) Otherwise fine Rating:  - first sat nav!This is my first sat nav. I researched for weeks before taking the plunge. Just returned from 1000 mile round trip from Norfolk to Sheffield via Nottingham, then on to Devon, and back home. I was guided brilliantly through cities, in the remote countryside of the Peak District and Dartmoor, and along motorway routes. I had complete faith in this brilliant piece of technology and wonder how I ever coped without one! Re routing was so quick too. I can't fault it at all. Rating: - Garmin 760TGood Points: This is a very useful device, it is accurate and up to now has been very reliable. The car mode is very accurate and the estimated arrival time gives a very good indication of when you are likely to reach the destination. I found this SatNav to be reasonably easy to program, it is quick at route changes and finds satellites reasonably quickly. Bad Points: Every part of Europe is treated differently with regard to map updates and speed camera updates so there is a separate charge for updated maps and cameras for every European Country that you visit which IMHO is a rip off. (If you pay for updates for one Member of the European Union you should receive updates for them all). I am normally good at finding where I park the car but this unit was so reliable in car mode that I decided to try the pedestrian mode when I parked the car in a Spanish City. (That turned out to be a big mistake as I became completely lost). Therefore, (in Spain at least), the pedestrian mode was useless. When I pocketed the device and retraced my steps I found the car by my own instincts but had I relied on this unit I would still be looking for it. Overall: To recap, this SatNav is very accurate and responsive when used in a car, it has a pedestrian mode which was ineffective when I tried it and Garmin ask for ongoing annual payments to keep it updated for every European Country which pulls ... Read More Rating: - Good unit just hope it will be reliableThis is the second unit I have had as the first would randomly turn itself off and is on its way back to Amazon. I previously had a TomTom Navigator 5 running on a PDA with a separate Bluetooth GPS. This served well for a few years but now crashes all the time. My review is based largely on a comparison between these two systems. Initial impressions were not great I have to say, partly because the unit kept powering off and also it froze a couple of times. The second unit however has not done this and has been fine so far. I think in general the TomTom UI is better, but maybe this is partly personal preference and the fact it is new to me. To start with it is difficult to find things and I thought for some time that some of the great features on TomTom were not available on this. For example, if you set a destination and want to see the whole route. (In the map, touch the top green bar and then "Show Map"). I haven't got any info on the traffic alert thingy but to be fair have only tried on short trips. The LEDs on the cable indicate I am getting reception. FM transmitter works OK but as has been said here the band is very crowded in the South East of England so getting a clear frequency and keeping it for the whole journey may be difficult. Bluetooth connection to phone works OK (like most of these) but does not display phonebook - Nokia N95. Interestingly the product does not list support for Nokia phone models which is interesting ... Read More Garmin_Nuvi_760_SatelliteGarmin Nuvi 760 Satellite Navigation System | |
