Garmin nüvi 760 Automobile Navigator

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Loaded and wide, nvi 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 nvi 700-series, its premium navigation capabilities, like route planning and a handy locator, give you peace of mind on the go. See More: With nvi 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. Navigate With Ease: nvi 760 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps and millions of points of interest such as hotels, restaurants, fuel stations, ATMs and more. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nvi 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, nvi 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. Where Am I?: Keep track of yourself and your car with nvi 760. Just tap Where Am I? to find the closest hospitals, police stations, fuel stations, nearest address and intersection. Also see your exact latitude and longitude coordinates. nvi 760 even remembers where you parked. It automatically marks your position when you remove it from the windshield mount, so you can navigate with nvi on foot and find your way back to your vehicle. Perfect for unfamiliar spots and crowded lots such as amusement parks, stadiums and malls. Plan Ahead: nvi 760 includes advanced navigational features to take the worry out of traveling. With route planning you can save 10 routes, specify via points and preview simulated turns on the 760's wide screen. In addition, nvi 760 automatically sorts multiple destinations to provide an efficient route for errands, deliveries or sales calls. It also displays speed limits for highways and Interstates. A trip log provides an electronic bread crumb trail of up to 10,000 points, so you can see where you've been on the map. Make Hands-free Calls: Talk about worry-free driving. nvi 760 integrates Bluetooth wireless technology with a built-in microphone and speaker for hands-free calling. Just pair it with your compatible Bluetooth phone and talk hands-free through the 760 while staying focused on the road. Simply dial numbers with nvi's touchscreen keypad to make a call. To answer calls, just tap the screen and speak directly into its built-in microphone. Avoid Traffic Tie-ups: Steer clear of traffic with nvi 760's integrated FM TMC traffic receiver. Receive alerts about traffic delays and road construction that lie ahead on your route. Next, simply touch nvi's screen to view traffic details or detour around the problem area. Take It With You: nvi 760's high-sensitivity internal antenna gives it a sleeker, thinner design than the nvi 600-series, making it easy to slip in your pocket or purse. Its rechargeable lithium-ion battery makes it convenient for navigation by car or on foot. Go Beyond Navigation: Navigation is just the beginning. nvi 760 includes many must have entertainment and travel tools including MP3 player, audio book player , JPEG picture viewer, currency converters and more. With nvi 760's wireless FM transmitter you can hear audio, including voice prompts, MP3s and audio books, through your vehicle's stereo. It also includes optional MSN Direct and comes with Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and configurable vehicle icons that let you select car-shaped graphics to show y

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Product Type: Automobile Portable GPS Navigator

Diagonal Screen Size: 4.3 in

General Features: Voice Prompt

Display Type: color

Included Devices: Speaker, Audio Player, Photo Viewer, FM Transmitter, FM TMC Traffic Receiver, Microphone

Summary

Product Title: Garmin nüvi 760 Automobile Navigator

Manufacturer: Garmin

Power Score: 4.1 | 30 Reviews

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Product Reviews (13)

Garmin Nuvi 760 Review

Strengths: Compact packaging, intuitive interface, refined graphics, Bluetooth capability, extensive POI's, extra functionalities

Weakness: FM traffic feature fee-free for only a month, long car adaptor with integrated FM antenna (for traffic information), map update fee-free only for the first two months

I have been using Nuvi 760 for about three weeks now. Nuvi 760 is a compact and very refined GPS unit with useful navigation-related core features such as street naming and speed limit posting; Bluetooth capability is very important as it allows a hand-free mobile phone operation during driving (this is the cheapest 7xx series Nuvi with Bluetooth capability). With the firmware update (available on Garmin web site), the unit picks up satellite signal quickly.

Even though the price of Nuvi has come down to a more reasonable level recently, it may not be the cheapest GPS compared to other GPS units with comparable functionalities; however, in my opinion, the refinement and enhanced user experience of this unit is worth the premium.

Compared to more basic Garmin units (such as Nuvi 250W), the operation of Nuvi 760 is more refined with very useful additional features such as Bluetooth, street naming, and speed limit posting. Other non-essential extra features are very nice as well. I enjoy using this unit over built-in GPS in Mazda CX-9, which costs substantially more.

I find the adapter with built-in FM antenna (for traffic information) rather long and cumbersome - it would be better if the adapter were more compact. The traffic information service is rather expensive after the free first month trial. The map update is free of additional charge only for the first two months. I was lucky that a new map was available within a month of my purchase. After a large sized file download (more than 2GB), I was able to successfully install it to the unit; the installation took a while even with my latest laptop (Intel Core Duo T9300 with 4GB of memory) - so be patient.

Even though the unit does not come with a carrying case, one can easily find various options and good deals on the web. In addition, I would recommend Garmin portable friction mount (another small extra purchase) as it provides a surprisingly sturdy support without the need to struggle with either the windshield mount or fixed dash mount which will be difficult to remove at later time.

Overall, I would recommend Garmin Nuvi 760 highly. Together, the refinement and genuinely useful core functionalities enhance the user experience of this unit greatly.

By login4k - May 22, 2008

Garmin 760....great but not perfect

Strengths: Excellent database. Easy to use. Excellent mount. Includes traffic, Bluetooth, MP3 player, lots of extras. Compact design.

Weakness: Imperfect routing. Does not take traffic lights into consideration. Bad FM transmitter. Too many zoom levels. Expensive.

I had read some very positive reviews on this product and was very excited to get it. Unfortunately, having set high expectations set me up for a couple of let-downs. But it's a very good unit, with a few areas for improvement. Starting with the physical unit, it is sleek, compact and quite portable. The antenna from the 6XX series is gone, which is nice. If you are looking for a case to put it in, it is the same size as a Nintendo DS, so I got a hard, zippered DS case that fits it perfectly. It comes with a dashboard mount, windshield mount, USB data cable for upgrading and transferring files to/from a computer, and a cigarette-plug power cord with integrated FM traffic, with a 90-day trial. The subscription after that is $60/year. The windshield mount is very secure and easy to install. It's the best one I've seen on a GPS unit.

Once I power on the GPS, it usually only takes about 30 secs. for everything to get initialized. The traffic info is usually up to date within a couple minutes. A couple of cool features...if you take the GPS out of the car, it remembers where you parked...a nice feature if you get lost in the parking lot. Also, you can lock the GPS with a PIN, making it useless to a thief. But if you forget the PIN, you can set a location where it will unlock automatically, allowing you to reset the password.

Once the unit is powered up, you can either just look at the map, or do some navigating. The database is quite large and comprehensive. I wish it was easier to find things. You can search by name or by category, but not both. For instance, if you want to find a restaurant, you can specify the type of restaurant only. It will list the restaurants of the specified type, in distance order. If you want to find a specific restaurant, you have to search by name, but it will list every single thing (gas station, restaurant, store, etc) with that name. Also, I wish that it would predict what you are typing. If you want "Cafe Adobe", but type "Cafe Abobe" by mistake, it will let you type it in, even though there is no such place.

Routing is quirky, but navigation works well. I work on the other side of town, and there are 4 ways to get there. Even though I set it to take the fastest route, it takes the slowest route. First, from my house it picks a more direct way that is slower due to traffic lights, vs. a slightly longer route that is mostly highway. Traffic lights must not be in the database, because it assumes you will go nonstop on the shorter route. Then the highway splits, and for some reason it picks the road that is 3 miles longer than the other road, even though both have the same speed limit. As soon as I take the way I know is faster, it recalculates the route, and sure enough, it even acknowledges that it's quicker. On the plus side, it takes into consideration traffic problems. If there is a slowdown, it shows the delay in minutes. If there is a major accident, it will detour around it. Also, it "locks" onto the road very well, and can figure out if you are turning or ignoring the route very quickly. As you approach a complicated interchange, it will automatically zoom in and show you more detail. That's the good part, the bad side is that there are too many zoom levels and the zoom level you choose doesn't stay put very long. It shows the speed limit of major highways which is handy. Voice directions are good, and it converts road names to speech surprisingly well. The speaker is a bit tinny sounding, but adequate. The FM transmitter is very weak. If your radio antenna isn't within a couple feet the GPS unit, it isn't going to work. My antenna is in the back, so it doesn't work at all. There is a stereo plug in the unit, so I hooked it up to my radio using a cassette adapter. If you can get it to work with your stereo, you can hear the directions much better, and use the GPS as a MP3 player and speaker phone with your cellphone. It supports the newest Bluetooth profiles, allowing downloading of your phonebook, voice dialing (if supported), and you can call places in the GPS database. I had problems pairing it with my Treo 755p initially, causing my phone to reset and crash. Garmin emailed me a fix, so it works now.

There are a ton of other features that I don't use, but others might find handy, such as multiple destination sorting, speedometer, compass, currency converter, language dictionaries, audio book player, picture viewer, additional maps, tour guides, etc.

It's a very full-featured GPS. A little expensive, a little quirky, but pretty easy to use and enjoy.

By gman757 - Mar 13, 2008

Nice little GPS

Strengths: Great viewable size, great visibility during nighttime, Bluetooth option, Text to Speech, portable, great accuracy.

Weakness: Relatively expensive, occasional iffy satellite signal.

This GPS is one of the best Nuvi line products I have looked at. The 4.3" widescreen gives a large view of the map so you can see names easily. Despite the large widescreen size, it is fairly portable and fits in my coat pockets easily. I was comparing on buying this model and the 680 and this unit is quite slimmer than the 680. The Text to Speech is also a nice added feature and for the most...
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By freightrain007 - Feb 8, 2008

GARMIN HAS ANOTHER WINNER!

Strengths: Ability to create and sort multiple routesQuirty KeyboardImproved Screen

Weakness: Still looking

Had my 760 a few weeks and first observations 1. My screen is really bright and I like it.No problem seeing it even at night. Seems brighter than the 680. 2.The mount seems improved also.Locks the Nuvi on better and has a quick release button.Easy to use. 3.Signal is great! Mine picks in 15-20 seconds after I turn it on.It is between 11-17 feet accuracy. 4.Love to be able to sort routes, That is...
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By Toys4sale - Nov 3, 2007

Garmin Nuvi 760

Strengths: Just about everything.

Weakness: Doesn't come with the MSN Direct cable. Not necessarily current traffic information. Is a little pricey.

This is my first GPS and it was a great choice! The unit picks up satellites very quickly. Directions are great - very detailed voice commands. The FM traffic works ok in the Norfolk area, but I think the information is delayed. Still a nice feature to have. A lot of fun stuff - plays mp3s, audio books, pictures. I prefer the unit's speakers to using my car's speakers, but the option is nice....
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By mmpostema - Jan 28, 2008

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