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113 of 114 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very good in parts - not as customisable as some - but getting better!, 30 Dec 2008
I have owned most of the different Sat-Nav makes over the last year or so and always liked Garmin, but have had a TomTom Go 920 for a while. This Chrsitmas, I thought I'd treat myself to the new Garmin. For a week, i thought I'd done well, but slowly the faults came to light.
The Good
1. Garmin's maps (from NavTeq) are always one-generation more up-to-date than the TomTom. There are omissions (all sat nav maps are way behind paper ones), but Garmins are good.
2. Route accuracy has always been excellent with Garmin
3. TMC now seems to be much quicker to lock-on and gets much more data than my old Garmin 660
4. Scroll speed is MUCH improved - very smooth and quick
The Bad
1. The lane guidance often has font sizes you can barely read and is not on-screen long enough to properly assess. The dithering on the image is very noticable, too - you CAN see it in Amazon's pic, but it looks worse in real life.
2. The Bluetooth was very unstable with my Samsung, the I-Phone (both generations) and the LG Prada. In all cases it would re-boot or simply switch off. As there is no reset button, it was hard to figure out what to do next!
3. Garmin still gives later 'turn warnings' and fewer directions overall than my TomTom. Only you can say if that's an issue for you.
4. The Speed Camera warnings show fixed and mobile sites. Many people like this, but it means in my part of Derbyshire, I have a camera warning constantly - wherever I go! The updates are very expensive, too.
5. Many (but not all) users have reported sudden, uncommanded, shutdowns of their units.
The Ugly
1. The unit looks great, but is VERY susceptible to fingerprints.
Overall, it's a good unit, but compared to TomTom, Garmin just haven't moved on far enough, or fast enough. Maybe in the next generation (which might be why the 765T is only a refresh rather than a complete new model)
The Beautiful
Garmin have now released software v3.0 (you need to load WebUpdater from Garmin), which fixes many of the issues that users had problems with. Best news of all, though, if you have the funds, is that Garmin will now provide you with lifetime fresh maps (4 per year for the life of the unit) for £99. You will need a good broadband connection, though - downloads ara around 3GB each!
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186 of 192 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great navigator - but the 760 is better value..., 28 Oct 2008
I have been using the Nuvi 765T for three weeks, having previously owned a Garmin Nuvi 760 Satellite Navigation System which found its way to my mother in law.
Like the 760, the 765T is a "premium" navigator, in that it has detailed maps for the whole of Europe, integrated traffic (note the reception is patchy, but is useful if you do a lot of motorway journeys), a stereo bluetooth connection, photobrowser, FM transmitter, etc. I have loaded the whole of the Good Pub Guide and have pub reviews and locations conveniently to hand.
The 765T is considerably more expensive than the 760 and for this you get:
- more up to date (dated 2009) maps. This is a good thing. For example most roads now have the speed limits coded and displayed on screen - useful in changing 30/40/50mph areas.
- a faster satellite lock i.e. less than 10 seconds provided it has been used in the last few days.
- a faster screen update (around 4Hz), smoother scrolling screens and customisable fields on the display.
- 3-D rendering of buildings and some landmarks.
- lane assist for selected motorway juntions - this is a still screen which appears on the approach to (most) M-way junctions image to guide your lane positioning. This is shown in the pic above.
After owning the 760, I have to say I was a bit underwhelmed by these extra features. They are helpful for the most part and improve the look of the device, but I'm not sure they warrant the extra cash. It has a more powerful processor and more storage but this is offset by the need to process 3-D maps, so overall it doesn't appear lots faster. The rendering looks good but doesn't add to the drivers understanding of the route. It's a great gadget if you must have the latest, but the 760T is better value and does 90% of the work.
(added 11/11/08) I've been using this device for a couple weeks and I have grown to like the smoothness updating of the display and also the traffic display has been upgraded from the 760. I think this would be 5 stars if it was cheaper, and didn't overlap so much with the 760.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Caution!, 27 Jun 2009
Think carefully before choosing this well-regarded GPS. Mine died the first time it was mounted in the car, and could no longer even be powered on. In mid June, the gps forums have been inundated with anguished posts from 765t owners all over North America and Europe who have watched their units die. An automatic update bug seems to have caused this havoc, and on the 25th June the Garmin support site led with news of a mandatory update issued that day for the 765t to fix the problem.
So, if you go for this unit, when you unpack it DO NOT SWITCH IT ON.
Download the WebUpdater from the garmin site, attach the 765t to a usb port on your computer, and register the device. (At this stage, it is not functioning as a gps, but as an external usb drive.)
On registration, it will receive a software update. After that is done, your computer screen will tell you updates are available: click on update now. The gps firmware will be updated. It is only after you have safely removed hardware for the 765t connection, that the gps will restart and install the firmware.
Amazon replaced my dead unit and I have run the above routine on the replacement. I am leaving the gps attached to the usb port to give the battery some charge before safely removing hardware, and completing the update procedure. This is essentially what I did with the first unit, except that I switched it on, and it seemed to be working indoors.
If the unit refuses to power on, it has to go back to the factory for repair (at your expense), and the current turnaround is claimed as 10 days.
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