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Garmin Nuvi 760 Satellite Navigation System | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
Buy New: £178.99
New (14) from £178.99
Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 562
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 6.4 x 3.4
MPN: 010-00657-15
Model: 010-00657-15
UPC: 753759075071
EAN: 0753759075071
ASIN: B000Z2UHIS
Release Date: December 6, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand new in box - perfect for Xmas
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| Features:
| • | General information: Type - Stand-alone GPS | | • | GPS performances: Number of channels - Information not provided / Precision - Information not provided / Upgradability - Information not provided / Route planning - Shortest, fastest route, hands-free mode, car mode, bike mode / Vocal guidance - English, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, Spanish, French, Croatian, Italian, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish / Bluetooth transfer - Yes | | • | Extra functions - 500 favourite destinations 310,000 points of interest Speed limit indication Journey tracking with export to Mapsource and Google Earth TMC traffic info Bluetooth FM transmitter MP3 player JPEG photo viewer Universal clock, calculator, measurement converter Travel guide and multilingual translator - optional PIN code locking system | | • | Mapping: Support type - SD / Included cards - Navteq mapping: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Monaco, Germany, Greece*, Italy, San Marino, Vatican City, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Ireland, Spain, Andorra, Sweden, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, UK, Bulgaria*, Croatia*, Estonia*, Hungary*, Latvia*, Lithuania*, Poland, Romania*, Slovakia*, Slovenia* *Major cities and roads / MapSource (download possibilities) - Information not provided | | • | Physical specifications: Display - 4.3" WQVGA TFT touch screen - anti-glare 64,000 colours 480 x 272 pixels / Antenna - High sensitivity antenna WAAS/EGNOS compatible / Power - Internal lithium battery / Battery life - 5 hrs / Internal memory - Information not provided / Included accessories - Suction windscreen mount, dashboard disk, in-car cable, FM/TMC receiver, leather case / Dimensions - 71 x 122 x 20 mm / Weight - 173 g |
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 Excellent at what it does November 14, 2008
Andrew Johnson (Shifnal, Shropshire United Kingdom)
I 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 in by the remainder of your and the speed limit for those roads. This isn't particularly accurate over a long run, it does take in your elapsed distance and time but can't factor conditions ahead I don't there is a Sat Nav that can so this is not an issue. Be aware you can get routed down a lane where it thinks you can do 60 mph on a road where this would be suicide (or murder). Some routes are little odd, like directing me off the M5 at J7 through Worcester instead of going to J6 to avoid it (I ignored it and ETA came down by 10mins). However, the downloadble POI's are a realy usefull feature if you're in an unfamiliar town and hungry or low on fuel etc.
Traffic alerts are limed by the capability of the Trafic Master network. It covers most Motorways and selected major A roads. Alerts are only triggered when average traffic speed drops below 35 mph, so you could well find yourself averaging doing 40 mph on the Mx with the unit happily telling you there is no problem! (And your journey time will still be estimated on 70 mph) again this is no fault of the Sat Nav simply a network limitation.
When it does trigger an alert it is excellent, you get a delay icon up which tells you in minutes and you can ask to avoid it manually or use auto avoidance (default setting). I have turned this off, because all needs is one big delay on your route to re-route you. On a short journey this is fine on a long run the hold up could well be 100 miles ahead and could clear before you get there. Best go manual, touch the icon and the system will display a traffic map and where the hold up in your route, then you can opt to avoid. Avoidance will take you on the next direct route to avoid the jam. Be warned if this is a road that is unmonitored by Traffic Master you could end up on a minor road feeding the original jam.
As was written on the box of my first ever GPS "this is a navigation aid" it has some excellent features to help you get around and avoid jams, but it is limited by the information systems that it uses, and is no substitute for applying your inteligence and experience. This said it has proved to be a very useful tool in helping make those decisions.
If you're planning to buy this (or any other Sat Nav) so that you can switch off your brain and "listen to the voices" you're in for trouble. If you want a good travel and navigation aid this is definately worth putting on your shortlist.
Well I like it November 8, 2008
A. J. S. Tait
Seems 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
 first sat nav! November 1, 2008
Mrs. J. Chappell (Norfolk, UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
Garmin 760T September 16, 2008
Fido (England)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Good 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 down its star rating.
Good unit just hope it will be reliable September 12, 2008
M. King (Basingstoke, UK)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This 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 as the vast majority of mobiles are Nokia.
Navigation is not quite as smooth as TomTom and going into roundabouts is a little jerky but this is picky.
On the plus side, the POIs are really good and the unit comes with a large number of these with the option to add loads of free or paid for content. Favourites are flexible and destinations can be entered as coordinates which is something I could not do before. I like the last position feature when detached from the mount which helps you find your car later if you forgot where you parked it.
The mount is simple and solid although the FM cable is a bit of a pain if you remove the unit each trip which I do.
Route setting with multiple stops is very good when you get to grips with it.
Some previous comments regarding entering addresses are maybe not as bad as it seems, as you can skip over info you don't know, but asking for the house number before the street seems a little odd.
Conclusion - A good upgrade once you understand the slightly illogical User Interface. Slightly surprised that things have not progressed a little further in the world of sat-nav. But I am happy so far as long as it does not let me down!
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