Product Description Loaded and wide, nüvi 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 nüvi 700-series, its premium navigation capabilities, like route planning and a handy locator, give you peace of mind on the go. Save up to 10 routes, and specify via points and preview simulated turns on the 4.3 widescreen, or enter your via points and let the nuvi 750 automatically sort multiple destinations for an efficient route Hands free calling with Bluetooth phones A trip log of up to 10,000 points keeps a record of where you've been on the map for easy reference Speed limits for all major highways and interstates A high-sensitivity internal (non flip-up) antenna keeps the unit sleek and compact while the rechargeable lithium-ion battery allows you to use the unit in and out of the car for up to 5 hours MP3 playback with Audiobook player (subscription to Audible.com required), JPEG picture viewer, and currency converters Built-in FM transmitter allows you to listen to your music, audio books, and gps voice prompts through your car's stereo] Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls, etc.), Route setup (choice of faster time, shorter distance, off-road), Auto re-route (fast auto-recalculation when you take a wrong turn or want to avoid traffic), and Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest) FM traffic alerts (3 months of service included) Optional MSN Direct, and Garmin Lock (an anti-theft feature) Interfaces - USB, Audio line-out (headphone) Unit Dimensions - 4.8w x 3h x. 8d Weight - 6.2 oz
Amazon.com Product Description -- January 8, 2008 Garmin's nüvi 700 series brings two exciting new features -- multi-destination routing and, "Where am I?/Where's my car?" -- to its popular pocket-sized GPS navigator lineup. As with all nüvis, you get Garmin reliability, the fast satellite lock of an integrated high-sensitivity receiver, a slim, pocket-sized design with a gorgeous display, an easy, intuitive interface, and detailed NAVTEQ maps for the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico with more than 6 million name-searchable points of interest. All of the 700-series navigators also feature a rich array of features including spoken directions in real street names, MP3 player and photo viewer, and an FM transmitter that will play voice prompts, MP3s, audio books, and more, directly through your vehicle's stereo system. The nüvi 760 and 770 add integrated traffic receivers and Bluetooth capability for hands-free calling. The nüvi 770 adds maps for Europe. The nüvi 780 adds enhanced MSN direct content capability..
Which nüvi is Best for You?: Click here to see a quick, simple comparison of features for all Garmin nuvi GPS navigators
Garmin's nüvis pack top of the line features into a slim form factor.
Wider screen lets you see more of what's around. Compare these actual size views of a 3-inch (diagonal) screen
and a 4.3-inch diagonal widescreen
New Features -- Where Am I? Where's My Car? The nüvi 700 series is the first to answer two common questions: "Where am I?" and "Where's my car?"
At any time, with a single tap of the screen, drivers can display their exact latitude and longitude coordinates, the nearest address and intersection, and the closest hospitals, police stations and gas stations. And to help drivers find their car in an unfamiliar spot or vast parking lot, all nüvi 700s automatically mark the position in which they were last removed from the mount.
New Features -- Multi-Destination Routing This lets you enter several spots into the device (day care - supermarket-cleaners - office - day care, for example) and it will plot the fastest route. And once you've found the best router, the "Route Planning" feature lets you save up to 10 different routes, Garmin touts the feature for providing, "the most efficient route for errands, deliveries and sales calls." The feature also makes this an instant essential accessory for anyone who shops garage sales (you know what we're talking about).
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.
See Better, See More The super-bright, 4.3-inch (diagonal) touchscreen display gives is anti-glare for ease of viewing during the day and automatically changes its color profile for easy viewing at night or in dim light. It offers 2d or 3D perspective views.
The widescreen format gives you 70% more actual screen area than a 3.5-inch screen. Primarily this translates into a better view of the area through which you are driving. This is especially useful in showing you what parks, restaurants, ATM, gas stations, etc. are nearby, or in letting you know whether a detour is a good idea. Also, the device itself is larger, meaning controls on the screen are more widely spaced and somewhat easier to push.
First Rate Map Data All nüvi 700s come preloaded with highly detailed City Navigator NT road maps for the entire United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. This map database features nearly six million points of interest (POIs), including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, and attractions. Garmin gets its map data from NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping.
Important note about map updates: Due to our high volume of sales, almost every Garmin portable GPS navigator sold by Amazon.com will come with the most recent map version. If you ever do need a map update, you can purchase one from Amazon.com at our Garmin Store.
Hands-Free Calling In more and more places, it is becoming illegal to use cell phones while driving without a hands-free kit. WIth Bluetooth capability, microphone and speaker, you can match your nüvi to any bluetooth-capable phone to make hands-free mobile phone calls. Simply dial the phone number with the nüvi's touch screen keypad to make a call on a compatible phone. To answer an incoming call, just tap the screen and speak into the built-in microphone. Making and taking calls on the road has never been easier, or safer. In addition, Garmin makes it a breeze to look-up and dial numbers from your personalized phone book or even tap into your cell phone's call history log.
Integrated FM Traffic Receiver
Steer clear of traffic with an integrated FM traffic receiver designed to receive alerts from TMC Clear Channel about traffic tie-ups and road construction that might lie ahead on your route. All you have to do is simply touch the screen to view traffic details and you'll be ready to detour around any problem area. And if you end up missing a turn, or you're forced into a detour that is not relayed through the traffic receiver, the nüvi's sophisticated automatic routing will get you back on track in no time.
In most areas, TMC Clear Channel traffic broadcasts are continuous — there's no waiting for scheduled traffic news updates or random alerts. Because traffic broadcasts are received via a "silent" FM data channel, you can still listen to music or news programming on your car radio without interference from incoming FM traffic data transmissions.
A 3-month subscription to TMC Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network is included with purchase of this device. For more information on subscription fees, coverage in individual cities, and traffic data networks in the United Kingdom and Europe, check the Garmin website.
Garmin Lock Garmin's patent pending theft prevention system that disables the unit from performing any functions until the user types in a specific 4-digit PIN or takes the unit to a predetermined secure location
Easy To Use Interface Garmin's interface is a key to their success and one of the things that makes their devices such a pleasure to use. Simple controls and sub-screens make it easy to enter or search for destinations and get data about your trip.
Beyond Navigation
Browse your stored pictures with an easy-to-use JPEG viewer.
A handy MP3 player lets you play songs stored on SD memory cards.
nüvi 250W accepts custom points of interest (POIs). View larger.
Navigation is just the beginning. All nüvi 700s feature travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, MP3 player, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more.
They are also compatible with optional content plug-ins available via SD card, such as the Garmin Travel Guides and Garmin SaversGuide provide detailed data for attractions and information on nearby merchants offering discounts, so you can customize your nüvi for all your travel needs.
Garmin has also added the ability for customers to add custom points of interest (POI's) from third parties such as school zones and safety cameras.
Trick Your GPS Ride
Custom vehicle icons let you ride in style, at least inside your GPS. See more icon options
All nüvis support configurable vehicle icons. These fun, customized car-shaped icons come in a variety of colors to add a personal touch to your vehicle's position on the map.
What's in the Box nüvi 760, Preloaded City Navigator NT for North America, FM traffic receiver with vehicle power cable, 3-month subscription to TMC real-time traffic services, Vehicle suction cup mount, USB cable, Dashboard disc, Quick start manual
Notes
Optional software for language translation, detailed travel guides, and savings programs allow you to customize your nüvi to fit your travel needs
The FM transmitter feature is only available in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
This nüvi comes with a free, three-month trial for MSN Direct services.
Like most USB Mass Storage Devices, the nüvi is not compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me.
Which nüvi is Best for You? Note: All nüvis come with detailed NAVTEQ maps containing more than 6 million pre-loaded point of interest locations.
Screen Size inches (w x h)
Included Maps
Text-to-Speech (Directions in Real Street Names)
Traffic
Bluetooth
Media
FM Transmitter (audio through car stereo system)
Multi- Point Routing
Battery life (hours)
Cont. U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico
AK and Canada
Europe
nüvi 200
2.8 x 2.1
Photos
up to 5
nüvi 200w
3.81 x 2.25
Photos
up to 5
nüvi 250
2.8 x 2.1
Photos
up to 5
nüvi 250w
3.81 x 2.25
Photos
up to 5
nüvi 260
2.8 x 2.1
Photos
up to 5
nüvi 260w
3.81 x 2.25
Photos
up to 5
nüvi 270
2.8 x 2.1
Photos
up to 5
nüvi 350
2.8 x 2.1
FM (with opt. receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 8
nüvi 360
2.8 x 2.1
FM (with opt. receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 8
nüvi 370
2.8 x 2.1
FM (receiver included)
Photos, MP3s
up to 8
nüvi 650
3.81 x 2.25
FM (with opt. receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 7
nüvi 660
3.81 x 2.25
FM (receiver included)
Photos, MP3s
up to 7
nüvi 670
3.81 x 2.25
FM (receiver included)
Photos, MP3s
up to 7
nüvi 680
3.81 x 2.25
MSN (receiver included; 1-year free); FM (with opt. receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 7
nüvi 750
3.81 x 2.25
FM (with opt. receiver); MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 5
nüvi 760
3.81 x 2.25
FM (receiver included); MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 5
nüvi 770
3.81 x 2.25
FM (receiver included); MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver)
Garmin 760September 4, 2008 Good piece of equipment. Initially, I did have a problem when trying to activate the integrated FM receiver, but it's now working and is absolutely great! Once the three month free trail has expired I will most definitely become a subscriber. The Bluetooth is good (hands free are law now in CA) the overall reception is okay but not perfect. I brought the dashboard mount as the suction cup is illegal in CA, besides which is a devil to remove, this thing does not move even when making a harsh cornering maneuver.
Overall I would not hesitate in recommending this unit, price and delivery from Amazon was first class.
Garmin is cheap, Amazon is now evilSeptember 2, 2008 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
My step-son ordered the nuvi 760 as a gift for my wife's birthday at the beginning of September. We were about to meet him in Alaska for Summer tours of Denali, Prince William Sound, Anchorage, and other places. We reasonably expected to use the Garmin during the trip. Nope....
It arrived with the tip of the combination car power cord/traffic receiver broken off. The shell of this critical part is made of flimsy, inferior plastic, is less than 1/16" thick, and broke off at some point while lying in the package from the pressure exerted by the fuse spring. If that isn't despicable enough for an indispensable part of a nearly $400 appliance, Garmin has since told us that a replacement for the power cord/receiver costs about $240!!!!
I have been buying things from Amazon for years, and I have occasionally had problems with a vendor. I have always been able to depend on Amazon's customer service to promptly handle these problems, and replace defective merchandise quickly.
WHEN DID AMAZON TURN TO EVIL?!
Since we are in Texas, where the unit was shipped for my wife's birthday, and the step-son is in Alaska, I went to the Amazon return page, and completed the process to return the defective unit through the "received as a gift" option. I got a return authorization and shipping label. While I was preparing to return the defective package, I got an email from an Amazon representative, saying that he had cancelled my return, because the original purchase did not appear under my email address! I couldn't return the gift, he basically said, because I hadn't ordered it myself---"received as a gift" apparently wasn't on his instruction card...As if this wasn't infuriating enough, he communicated this to me via a no-response email address, so I couldn't directly respond to explain this.
The step-son in Alaska next arranged, using his email address, to obtain a replacement unit and have the defective one shipped back via UPS later, since we were scheduled to leave for Alaska in a couple of days. He received a return authorization and a printable shipping label. We expected to return from our trip in about 10 days and find the house-sitters had found the replacement from UPS and taken it inside.
WRONG! It was obviously never shipped....I guess we should have asked for a tracking number, but we were busy, and didn't expect this from Amazon.
He called and finally got through to somebody at Amazon by phone (for those of you scoring along at home, this will be the THIRD time they will agree to ship the replacement and provide shipping for the return). Amazon told him they would ship the replacement to us and get UPS to pick up the package, which, again, they obviously never did. This was last week, before the holiday weekend, and I believe the last few days of our 30 day return period to send the unit directly back to Amazon, which I'm guessing was their intention all along. There is no tracking number, no explanation, and no evidence that Amazon actually shipped the replacement unit, or ever intends to.
After two angry emails using their well-concealed contact page, I finally got a response from another representative, which I will quote so that no one thinks I'm making this up:
"Thank you for contacting Amazon.com regarding this matter. I've researched your account; it appears that one of my colleagues has already resolved this issue creating replacement order for the defective item which you received as gift. I do apologize for the delay in responding to your e-mail inquiry."
Whether it will ever be possible to obtain a replacement or refund from Garmin for the busted part is to-be-determined. But Amazon won't be getting another chance to let us down.
As for the Garmin, I did manage to test the GPS itself, after charging from a USB port, and found that it performed basic functions and linked to a satellite with several bars from my living room. Note that Garmin is so cheap that they won't include a $3 wall cube charger with this nearly $400 piece of equipment. I've already expressed my opinion of the $240 power cord/receiver.
While on our trip, we used my brother-in-law's Garmin---I think it was the somewhat bulkier 660---mostly around Anchorage, since Alaska has about six contiguous roads outside of cities that go anywhere. It worked okay, except that it fell off the windshield at least twice. The giant suction cup isn't especially reliable.
I'm not completely sure that I wouldn't have been far happier printing off maps from Google and MapQuest. Since I currently can't use the GPS in the car except while the >non-replaceable< battery holds up, I probably won't have any choice.
Garmin 660 is similar to garmin 760September 1, 2008 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Garmin 660 has almost the same features as Garmin 760, except it does not have the multipoint feature and the msn feature. Garmin 660 is under $300. I have a 760 but I think the msn feature is not essential.
found other sellers selling the same model for lower price with free shipping. waiting for amazon.com to lower the price of this model to match other seller's price.
Excellent Product... excellent price!!September 1, 2008 My cousin from Seattle introduced me to the Garvin nuvi760 on his recent stay with us. He had purchased it within the past year for $700 and felt, at the time it was a good price. I liked the features but wasn't willing to pay that much. You can imagine my delight to find the Amazon price to be so attractive! Now I've just returned from a week on the road using it and it is marvelous. Always feel in touch with where you are and the sights close by. It is extremely user friendly with easy access to accommodation info and easy phone calling access with the bluetooth feature which we totally found to be useful and so very convenient. Highly recommend this item!
Really a good productSeptember 1, 2008 I have only had a couple problems with this product. It wants to send me through town when there is a bypass available, and I have been unable to get it registered. Otherwise I've been very happy with this garmin.
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A handy MP3 player lets you play songs stored on SD memory cards.
nüvi 250W accepts custom points of interest (POIs). View larger.
