Pros: Multi-stop routing, easy Bluetooth connection, ease of use.
Cons: Smaller speaker than the 600 series, price could be better.

This unit replaces a Garmin 650. The 760 is incredibly easy to use and set up (even easier than the nav in my wife's Infinity) The first time satellite acquisition took about 3 minutes. Be sure to do your initial setup in an open area, no tall buildings. Also, before you initialize, connect the unit to Garmin's site and make sure you have the latest firmware version. Easy to do and mine didn't. Haven't seen any of the delay that some others have complained about. I would guess that anyone having satellite issues either is not running the latest firmware or never initialized properly.

Bluetooth connection to my phone took less than 30 seconds, transferred all my phonebook, easily connects to numbers. Suggest you get a cheap $10 external mike as the only complaint is an "echo" effect on the receiving end. Transmission through my truck radio was very clear using the inclusive FM xmitter. Set up a sample sales route that had stops in Orlando (3), Oviedo and Ocoee in cental Florida. Took about 4 minutes, but you can save the route to use later, saving time. The 760 optimized and plotted the route in 35 seconds. Navigation voice is very clear. Checked the traffic on I-4 in Orlando and the unit let me know where there was a delay and even how long.

My wife just went out and set up a destination and even placed a call without ever looking at a manual. She can't even do that in her car. Easiest unit I've ever used. So far, absolutely no unpleasant surprises. The fact I can set up the keyboard as a QWERTY was a nice discovery. I would enthusiastically recommend the nuvi 760 to anyone using the unit for sales calls, pickups, deliveries, etc. As a sidenote, the unit registers the max speed driven, miles driven, time of stops, and also will give you a breadcrumb trail of where it's been, useful for keeping track of employees and billing customers.

UPDATE: Since purchasing this unit, I've had the chance to research both this device and it's closest competitor, the TomTom 920. Both are excellent devices, Top of the line, but in some areas, the nuvi 760 really outshines the TT920:
Let's see. The Garmin 700's use sirf QuickfixII, can display position accuracy, use the new MSN2 services, can easily do a screen shot of the map to give to your GPS-less friends, can navigate to any set of coordinates within the map if the address if not known, will verbally announce what side of the road your destination is on, has stable support for Mac-based computers, offers tru multi-stop route optimization, warns you when exceeding the posted speed on U.S highways with posted speed limit icon on the map, includes Auto_tune to assist in finding an open FM channel for broadcast,can use topo maps, displays trip statistics such as time driving, time stopped, max speed, etc., uses a single integrated cable for both power and US traffic, can store 10x the favorites, and uses a active mount so that nothing has to be plugged into the nav itself. NONE of these features is available from it's nearest competitor, TOMTOM. Garmin has also been great at adding new features, supposedly reserved for the new 800 series to the 750, 760 and 770.
With the new enhancements from Garmin, I'm even more impressed with the 760.

I've never written a review but this item caused me to take the time. I've owned a Magellan Meridian Platinum for years mainly for geocaching. Great handheld unit but not user friendly. When I decided to get something for my vehicle I found the Garmin Nuvi 760. What a great unit! Simple to use out of the box, very user friendly, not intimidating at all and works as advertised. Very bright display even in the Arizona sun. The vehicle mount is the best design ever! Easy to pop out and put in your pocket and pop it back in when you return to your car.
Yesterday I needed to go to 3 places in Tucson I had never been before. Normally I would print out maps for each place and try to find my way through traffic while glancing at them. With the Nuvi, I simply entered each address and drove from one to the other without any problems even though downtown Tucson is a mess with all the highway construction. Nuvi simply kept recalculating new routes whenever I encountered blocked roads etc. Amazing gadget and while expensive, if you need to get to where you going as fast as possible, like me, worth every penny!

Nuvi 760 Software Version 2.10 / 2008 maps

This unit is replacing a nuvi 360, which is going to my sister. The nuvi 760 is still a bit hard to find. I found one in stock at a local SoCal retailer on 28-Oct.

Overall, I like the new compact form factor. There have been concerns expressed in various forums on the sensitivity of the internal antenna. So far, it seems to be sensitive enough. Side by side, signal strength and accuracy of the 760 are maginally better than my old 360 with the pop-up antenna. I'm getting 21 foot accuracy inside an office, a few feet from East facing windows. Attaching my external antenna to the MCX connector gives 9 Foot accuracy with 10 satellites at full signal strength.

The wide screen display is much brighter than the 360, readable in direct sunlight. The interface refinements are generally improvements, cleaner, more logical. I like having a choice of a QWERTY keyboard, better editing with retained history for the search field. Based on limited testing, the routing engine seems to perform identically to the 360, which was excellent. I've noticed a few updates to reflect newer roads in the 2008 maps. POIs are much improved in the San Diego area.

"Where am I?" works well and is quite useful displaying nearest address, major intersection, nearby hospitals, police and gas stations. "Where did I leave my car" is a bit clunky since you have to go into setup and change the Navigation to "off road" and then select "Last Location" from Favorites.

I've found two bugs so far in the initial firmware:

1) Start guidance with GPS active on a stored route with a distant starting point, decline "Navigate to Starting Point", nuvi will crash and delete the route.

2) Bluetooth dialing of "Home" phone number is truncated when using "Call Home" from the Phone screen. Dialing the same number from the "Home" entry in Favorites works.

Bluetooth paired easily with my Motorola E815 phone. Call history and phone book are loaded into the nuvi automatically. The sound from the built-in speaker is just OK. You may want to run it through your car speakers using the FM transmitter or Aux jack. If you use the phone a lot, buy the optional microphone and clip it to your visor... people will hear you better.

Garmin do not provide an AC charger in the box. They will sell you one. Using a generic USB charger (I used on from a Blackberry) places the nuvi in Data Mode. It charges just fine, but you can't use it while it is charging.

Still no selective route avoidance. The 2008 maps actually have a road near me that is not yet open. The nuvi always wants to take it to get to the freeway.

Haven't tested the traffic functionality yet. The nuvi comes with a 3-month subscription, then it's $60/yr.

The FM transmitter is less than useful with the crowded spectrum in SoCal. Hard to find an open channel, need to change it periodically. Often get a bit of static. I'm using the Aux input on my car stereo instead.

All in all, a great evolution of the nuvi line. I'm sure the firmware glitches will get worked out over time. If you are in the market at this price range and can find one, buy it.

I have been using the Nuvi 760 for about 2 weeks and I love it. It does what it is supposed to do very well, telling you where you are. It is stylish and the user interface is easy to use. Has tons of features such as "Where am I" feature which tells you your current coordinates, nearest address, nearest intersection as well as nearest Hospitals, Police Stations and fuel. The only thing I noticed with this is when you try to find anything that is near to you it uses nautical miles to find places. Some other neat little features are that you can change the vehicle icon (very minor but fun). One feature or features I found to be very handy so far is the ability to look up a business and be able to call them at the touch of a button with the Bluetooth feature. When I was looking at the Nuvi it was a toss up between the 750 and 760. The 750 is much cheaper so I asked the sales associate. He told me that the 760 not only has the Bluetooth but a faster processor.
I have had some very minor issues with the Satellite signal. Sometimes I get it immediately and sometimes it take s a minute. Another a bit more major issue is the directions it gives you and the addresses are a bit off. For example, I live in Birmingham, AL. I have a Walmart about 3 miles away, It had the store in the middle of a main road about 1 mile short of the actual location. Another was a recreation place we take our son, it had their address 5 miles away. It also had my house on the wrong side of the street, no biggie, I know where I live. The other flaw with the directions was when we were going to downtown B'ham to the McWane Science Center. I live 10 exits away, it kept taking me off the highway wayyyy to soon to take back streets all the way there when it was easier and faster to take the interstate. It has a setting where you can change from shorter or faster, neither helped. I have found from talking to several people that have GPS units that this is common with a lot of them.
The map is very detailed. I was recently deployed to a small, tiny town of Delta Junction in the very interior of Alaska. It had the town and all the streets so the map is great. The only thing I wish they added was a button to go straight back to "View Map" when you are deep in the menu.
Overall I like the Nuvi 760. Many great things you can do with it. Several ways to charge it such as vehicle adapter through the windshield mount (included), USB or AC charger (not included but I bought a Blackberry one which works from Target). I have not used the traffic since they do not have it here. The FM turner is garbage. One last thing that I think is great, depending on what time of day it is the screen changes background color. During the day the background is a bright easy to see white. At night it changes to a easy to see black background. The setting you can change to always white, always black or to auto.

I own both the Nuvi 660 and the 760, I'm writing this review for people having trouble deciding between the two as the price difference between the two products at the time of this review is about 100 dollars. I'm not going to focus on the feature differences, as that information can be easily obtained from specifications and online reviews. The 660 was a fine product back in 2005-2006, but the new 760 outdoes the 660 in practically everything, but there are some key usability fixes that make the 760 a better buy for the frequent user.

1. 760 has much better fonts for street names than the 660. This may seem like a trivial update to some, but the 760's fonts greatly improve visibility. The 660 uses all capitalized text for street names on the map, and the font is incredibly cartoonish and unaligned, something like the scribbling Comic Sans font on the PC. The 760 uses your standard Verdana-like font with street names in capitalized and lowercase letters. The fonts on the 760 are smaller, cleaner and surprisingly much easier to read while driving. The maps end up looking professional, and not some cartoony children's video game.

2. 760 has better rendering in 3D map mode than the 660. In the 660 when you are zoomed in under 3D map mode, the roads close to your car are displayed incredibly large, so large that they run into other roads, making the zoom function essentially kind of useless for dense roads. The 760 does not oversize your roads just because you zoomed in to view smaller roads in detail. This fix is very nice for those who drive in places with dense roadways, like New York City.

3. No antenna on the 760 makes hooking up your Nuvi to the cradle one step easier. On the 660 you need to flip up the antenna before attaching the cradle. For people who park their cars on the street overnight, removing the GPS from the cradle for storage in the console or glove compartment is a must, and it's a lot easier hooking up the 760 to the cradle than the 660. It's hard to aim the 660 to its cradle in the dark as you have to align both the bottom edge and the charge port under the antenna. In the 760, the charge port is directly on the bottom of the unit; you can attach it to the cradle with one hand in the dark easily on the 760.

4. It takes the 660 a good 45 seconds on average (sometimes longer than 2 minutes) after boot up to locate the satellite on a cold start. If you have firmware 2.6 installed on the 760, the satellite acquisition time after boot up is between 10-20 seconds. After the firmware update, my 760 also holds a stronger lock to the satellites than my 660, I can get satellite lock inside my house with the 760, whereas I can't get a lock with my 660 (adjusting the antenna does very little).

5. The ability to set multiple ad hoc viapoints on the 760 means it's a lot easier creating alternate routes (very handy to avoid a specific interstate or a high traffic road). Whereas the 660 gives you just one viapoint.

First Impression. I spent considerable time researcing all brands and models. I already own a Garmin GPSMap 60CSx so I'm not a newbie. The Garmin 760 is my #1 choice over everything currently out there, at the time of this post, based on features vs. street price. Don't worry one second about buying this navigator. It will serve you very well and I expect you'll be very happy with it. Hopefully you've already done your research and know a lot about this unit so I won't repeat. Here are my first impression highlights based on my first hour of use.

Pros:
Beautiful large colorful display, no bad pixels, Jill's voice is loud enough and she is easy to understand, unit knows what side of major streets you are traveling on and took me straight to my test destinations. The Garmin 760 suction cup mount works well but I ordered a bean bag mount anyway. The find my car that is lost in a huge parking lot function worked perfectly.

So so: You can charge the unit with the furnished USB cable so you don't need an external charger. Garmin did a pretty good job with the menus. My unit came with the latest production map and the 2.10 operating system.

Cons: I cannot say the following too loudly. It is almost criminal that Garmin didn't include a complete operating manual! You have to download it from Garmin or read the 760 review at gpsmagazine dot com to learn operating details. While Garmin provides a web updater program on their web site to bring your 760 operating system up to date the updater connection to Garmin is very flaky. Too many users trying to hit Garmin's overloaded server is likely the problem. To get a proper update you have to run the updater repeatedly until you get everything right. There are lots of foreign language downloads available but most of us can skip those.

See Amazon discussion below the reviews for my comments on the Bluetooth function.

Pro: Current Maps, accurate directions, ease of use, MP3 capability.

Cons: Only cassette-quality MP3 playback, must frequency-hop to find clear stations in built-up areas, could not find Interstate Rest stops as POI.

After renting a Garmin C550 when driving a rented truck, became convinced this was a useful upgrade from previous traveling strategy. In the past, would visit Google or MSN Maps, type in to/from locations, print results, staple the mess together, then try to read maps while driving route. Very time- and paper-consuming, not always accurate results (which side of the road is my destination on?).

The nuvi 760 fixes all of that. The 2008 purchase has most recent maps of Anne Arundel County (MD), which were not in the c550, including roads constructed in 2005. Simply begin typing destination and nuvi 760 offers close suggestion (to avoid typing entire entry). Hit "GO" and nuvi quickly (less than 10 seconds usually) picks a route, displaying the first turn. I turned off the voice nav because she was grating on my nerves.

The FM transmitter worked great with modifications suggested elsewhere. This consists of plugging any 3.5mm headphones (I used an MP3 male-to-male 8' cord) into the unit and routing it like an antenna (e.g. over rear-view mirror and along headliner/window line). Granted, as you enter larger cities you will have a difficult time finding a clear station; however, playing MP3 for me is a substitute for good local programming, which most large cities provide. On rural sections of interstate the nuvi 760 was welcome in an F150 with no aux. input jack for iPod. The music quality is less than CD, and busy songs (such as Slipknot's "Duality") seem to overwhelm the unit's MP3 capabilities.

I recommend mounting the unit directly below and to the left of your rear-view mirror as in the F150 and other large vehicles lower mounting means that you cannot safely reach the unit while underway. It also provides you with safe, quick way to check unit as you regularly check your rear-view (you're all doing this, right?). Apply moisture to the suction cup to ensure secure mounting.

Other useful features: the hard-drive holds over 500mb worth of files, delete the extra vehicle icons to gain some space (as well as the sample audio and JPEG files) and upload your favorite MP3. Works well with Mac OS 10.4.x, update unit as soon as you get it home. To save your own waypoints, simply touch the screen when you're at a point-of-interest. The black case allows more contrast than the silver models. I haven't opened the manual, everything was very intuitive. Restaurant feature is nice as it gives direction and relative distance.

Turn on route logging to view a blue line that traces where you have been. If you are doing a methodical search of a neighborhood - stalking a loved one or looking for a lost pet, for example - you can track the roads you have already driven. My phone doesn't pair with the unit, so cannot recommend its Bluetooth features. The nuvi 760 gets 4 stars for bluetooth compatibility issues, average MP3 playback, and some moderate difficulty typing the correct characters (larger fingers may miss the intended letter/number).

This unit stands head-and-shoulders above every competitor, based on personal observation (TomTom and Magellan). Don't buy from a chain electronics store; their geek/nerd/dork doesn't own one and has very little product knowledge.[...]

I feel a great amount of sympathy for consumers shopping for a portable GPS systems or any sophisticated electronic product for that matter. There is such a dizzying array of models/brands/functions that it is both a blessing and a curse. I am very tech oriented and enjoy researching and evaluating new electronic gadgets. After a few days of reviewing GPS brands and models, I narrowed my selections down to the Garmin 760, Garmin 680, TomTom 920T and the Magellan Maestro 4250.

I am not going to dive deeply into the features and benefits of each model because many of the reviews on Amazon and other websites do a great job of that. However, I will summarize my thought process for finally choosing the 760 as the best GPS for me. Let me start by stating that there is no perfect GPS system and therein lies the challenge. Every model that I looked at had strengths and weaknesses and there wasn't a product that made it a clear cut decision. What I did (and recommend) is to make a priority list of the features and functions that are most important to you and to pick the model that best fits your requirements. This sounds like an obvious approach but it was a lot harder than it sounds.

The single most important aspect for me was the accuracy and capability of the routing engine. That seems simple enough but when you throw in the all the other features offered in today's GPS models the decision making process becomes much muddier. In staying with my original strategy, I determined that the Garmin 7xx series had the best routing engine for North America. My conclusion is based on consumer and professional reviews, discussion boards, and my own testing. With that being said, the 760 is not perfect and I have experienced a few quirky directions but nothing that was of great concern.

How do I like the 760? For the most part, I am extremely pleased with the performance and functionality of the 760. Like most people I do have a list of my personal improvement and enhancements for the system but they are not deal breakers. When I first received the unit, I tested it on a trip to Palm Springs and Joshua Tree National Park. The directions to and from the Park and Palm Springs were flawless and the GPS recognized all the main roads within the park. We actually encountered some road construction on one of the main highways and the traffic receiver recognized the jam but gave us a strange recommendation. It directed us to go down the off-ramp and immediately get on the next on-ramp. We did this twice and it actually moved us ahead in traffic. I'm not sure how effective that strategy would be in other similar situations. The speaker volume could be louder but I could easily understand the commands traveling at 80 mph. I have also tested the system on several routes throughout Southern California and the system performed very well. All of the main features worked as published with a few exceptions noted below. The user interface is very well designed and I was able to operate 80% of the functions without reading the manual. In addition to the 760, I also purchased the Garmin Friction Dashboard Mount which I believe is superior to the glass suction mount provided.

So why did I only give it 4 stars? The one big annoyance for me was that if you directly input the POI name, the search can take a long amount of time (greater than 5 minutes)if it goes outside of your vicinity. This is extremely slow compared to our in-dash GPS system. The touch screen could be more responsive and is not that sensitive especially with the browse map option. The 760 bluetooth pairs consistently and quickly with my Motorola KRZR phone but the receiving and transmitting sound quality is very poor. The FM transmitter is unusable.

I really wanted to like the TomTom 920T especially with the voice recognition, user updates for maps and a long list of customizations. However, the routing engine seems to produce more inconsistent performance than the Garmin and I could not find enough information on their mapping data to understand how accurate it is today. The two main providers of map data are Navteq and Tele Atlas. Garmin and Magellan use Navteq and TomTom uses Tele Atlas. In the past, Navteq has been considered more accurate and complete for North America but Tele Atlas has made significant updates in recent times. Interestingly the 760 uses Garmin's 2008 North American maps but the source data is 18 to 24 months old which shows there is always a large lag in map information. Garmin has been very good at providing updates more frequently than the other manufacturers. My impression is that TomTom is much stronger with the European maps than the NA maps.

Here is a quick rundown of how I view the models:

Magellan Maestro 4250:
Pros: multi point destination routing with optimization, great address and text input system
Cons: questionable routing engine, outdated map data, inconsistent voice recognition, cumbersome POI interface, poor text to speech quality, poor customer support in US

TomTom 920T
Pros: voice recognition, enhanced positioning technology, map share, excellent customization options, multi-destination routing
Cons: questionable routing engine, outdated map data (although this is somewhat offset by map share), no routing optimization, cumbersome user interface

Garmin 760
Pros: routing engine seems very good, multi-destination routing optimization, good POI database, more map updates compared to competition, great user interface
Cons: touch screen is not very sensitive, outdated map data, FM transmitter is useless, expensive

Garmin 680
Pros: most of the same features and functionality as the 760 but with MSN Direct, louder speaker volume than 760, much better value than the 760
Cons: no multipoint destination, older look and feel than the 760

I have only listed a limited set of the pros and cons for each of the different models but these were the areas that stood out the most to me. When it's all said and done, I probably would have been happy with any of these models but if you can afford the 760 and routing directions in North America is your most important requirement then I would highly recommend the 760.

I have seen questions about whether the 760 comes with the SiRF Star III chip and the unit that I just purchased from Amazon did come with that chip. The SiRF is a high performance GPS chipset that can quickly acquire and maintain a lock onto satellite signals for position information. It is considered the chipset of choice for the higher end mobile GPS devices. All of the models I have described above have the SiRF chipset. I also have seen questions about how quickly the 760 can lock onto satellites. I updated my system firmware to version 2.6 and the satellite acquisition time is lightning fast. I have found in outside environments, my 760 can consistently acquire a signal in under 10 seconds even first thing in the morning.

There are a couple of other useful features that are not described in the instruction manual. If you hold down on the signal strength bar in the top left corner, you will get the satellite acquisition screen which shows the position accuracy. If you hold down on the battery indicator for a few seconds, this will allow access to the diagnostic screen which is where you can identify the GPS chipset among other information.

I initially purchased the Navigon top of the line unit. It was cool, but a little sluggish and the buttons did not work as well. This device is much faster, more intuitive to use and has a great display. I love it. I even take it with me on walks with my son - put the GPS on the stroller and it tracks my MPH, total time traveled, stopped etc... It was definitely expensive, but I love it!

First auto gps I've owned. The map is as shown in the ad but what I would not consider true 3D (check out the Navigon 7100 3D graphics). That said it does a pretty good job. The speaker does leave a bit to be desired being a bit tinny. You can use the FM transmitter to hear through your car speakers, but that isn't all it is cracked up to be. Best results I have observed is putting my music or audio books on the Garmin and use a cassette converter or mp3 input to your vehicle's audio system. It will cut out the music or audio book to give the directions without losing one's place. If you are in a city (like I was in Pittsburgh, PA) and hit a detour it can play havoc with re-routing. It typically takes 10+ seconds for the system to recalculate, this is long enough for you to be past the next turn it wants you to take. I was forced to pull into a parking space and wait for it to catch up and tell me where to go. That was quite annoying. On the open road it is great. Automatically changes from day to night. Has Bluetooth capability, but unlike being able to individually adjust the volume for the music and directions, there is no individual adjustment for the phone and it comes on significantly louder than the other settings. It doesn't always give the quickest route, knowing all the alternative ways to my home, it can be quite like a dog with a bone with trying to get one back to interstates and beltways which it seems to prefer regardless as to the traffic tie-ups even with the traffic re-route feature enabled. Once package completeness are resolved you may wish to also consider the Navigon 7100. The Navigon 7100 was my first choice until I read of that problem. Also, the traffic feature is a subscription after the 3 month complimentary expires, with the Navigon 7100 it is free.

This is one product that delivers 100% out of the box! The directions are spot on, time arrival is dead on, fastest vs. shortest works and provides different routes, Bluetooth functionality works very well for your phone, I could go on and on. This product is worth the money! I can't believe I waited so long to get one.

Dennis

Having a factory installed GPS system in my Porsche and learning how handy it can be in getting to an unknown destination, after some research I settled on the Garmin Nüvi 760 for my other cars. It was found to be much easier to use and just as accurate as my Porsche navigator. It is not fool proof though. Once it took me to the city garbage dump instead of where I wanted to go. This is not common though. I love the touch-screen operation of the Nüvi and being able to pair it with my Bluetooth enabled phone. My only disappointment is that the sound quality transmitted to another phone when I talk through the Nüvi is not great. I am told there is echoing on the other end. As well when playing music stored on the Nüvi 760 through my car's FM radio there is frequently static and one has to search for another unused channel to pair with the Nüvi. All in all, though, is a great device despite being a bit costly. I found the best price available through Amazon.

Many reviewers seem to be in awe & at the same time, point out some deficiencies. I have used an earlier version of Garmin (2720) which had less # of features but was vey good. In most areas, the 760 is pretty good. However, here are some shortcomings:
(a) the earlier unit (not Nuvi) from garmin gave a scale when viewoing a map. This was very useful in a pinch and one could (in long trips) visually approximate the distance to reach a certain town without reprogramming the device
(b) earier version displayed the block number of the street as you went along. This is great since in the night, you need not squint to find out house numbers in dark areas -- not till you are very close to the destination :)
(c)FM antenna is pretty lousy
(d) MSN is not included - read the fine print
(e) Traffic service (free for 3 months) is very average. Has very outdated performance in Dallas metro (outdate by hours smetimes).
For $350, it would have 5 stars. For about $600, I would be hardpressed to give more than 3.

I am a brand consumer. Garmin is all I've ever own since the eMap (monochrome display) first came out. After reading the glowing review in PC Mag, I recently decided to upgrade from my 60CX for the larger display (getting older) and it IS great.

However, that's about as far as it goes. Here are my complaints:

(1) You cannot sort your Favorites by e.g. alpha/numeric, they only display nearest to your location (in miles) Bogus! So, if you have 300 favorites you have to scroll and guess when to stop.

(2) There is no audible "DING" when you arrive at your turn, causing you to keep your eye on the map. Bogus! -driver safety compromise.

(3) You cannot customize data fields to display (e.g.) time in m/h to next turn or favorite, time of day, etc. while in map view.

(4) The sound from the single speaker is very bad. My bluetoothed phone sounded like crapola. A cheap speaker phone and nothing more.

(5) To use the FM transmitter to hear from the car's speakers, you have to tune to an FM channel with static!!!!! The instructions even say so. Triple BOGUS! Who wants to drive while listening to nothing but static so you can hear the voice prompts.

(6) Even when using the FM transmitter, mp3's sound terrible through the car speakers.

(7) Only the Quick Start guide was in the box. To my surprise I found the full instruction manual on Garmin's website (still made no diff on my experience).

I could go on and on. I'm giving 2 stars just for the display. All those that glow about this product are probably new to gps/mapping technology so they don't know how high the bar was previously set by Garmin. Only thing left for them to add now is a stupid useless vanity camera!!! Shame Garmin!

I have had a few gliches where it refuses to route down certain streets. Also with created routes with multiple waypoints it will sometimes navigate them out of order.

The device itself lives up to expectations. Satellite acquisition is relatively fast, display is bright and clear in all light conditions (suitably dimmed at night, of course), and voice directions are easy to understand. Menus are intuitive such that a first-time novice can figure it all out rather quickly. Bluetooth acquires my mobile phone quickly and functions very well as a hands-free device.

Garmin support web site, though, is unintuitive and awkward. I am still unclear how often they update maps and make them available for download but I suspect it is not often. For example, the fairly large US Post Office nearest my home, one that has been there for years, does not appear in the list of Items of Interest. And the recent modification to a major intersection of US495, US395 and US95 just south of Washington, DC is not up to date in the supplied maps. The other day I was following directions but diverted to the HOV lane and the Garmin thought I was driving off-road next to the freeway. It kept telling me to get back to the freeway. Interestingly, I purchased a Garmin Nuvi 750 at the same time (Xmas gift for my daughter) and when I used it a couple days prior, it had no difficulty sorting out the same HOV lane. In fact, it correctly recognized that the HOV would be open to all traffic at the time I was approaching and suggested that I use it.

The device itself is great, but in time it will be only as good as the update frequency of the maps. Garmin will have to get in gear on this soon or it will begin to lose market share in a mature market to returning customers looking to upgrade.

A few years back I bought the Garmin Pilot lll. At the time it was considered the top of the line and it was expensive too ($900.00). I never did like it much, it wasn't intuitive at all, cumbersome and the maps really sucked. Soon it ended in the pile with the rest of my junk. I'd never buy another Garmin product (so I thought).

Recently, I don't know why, I took the plunge for the second time and stayed with Garmin. I ordered the "nuvi 760" model and Wow! What a difference, it's like having a Mac in your car, so easy to use and classy. I am 60 years old so I can't give you all the technical jargon about it, I just know that it works and thinks like I do.

The maps are great, 3D is definitely the way to go. the little lady's voice is not annoying and most of all the directions are extremely accurate. My favorite feature is how it instantly locates and saves places for you, such as addresses, motels, restaurants, fast food places, department stores and much more, the list of features is endless and very simple to use.

In short, my nuvi has become part of my car along with the radio, radar detector and all the other features that we use on a daily basis.

Only one wish; I would like the day/night light feature to be manually controlled, I prefer it to stay on day time mode even at night, no biggie though.

I give the "nuvi 760" five stars out of five. Buy it, you'll love it.

I've been using GPS since the first satellites were in place twenty years ago. I consider GPS navigation to be as important a technological leap as the airplane itself. After all, humans have been wondering where they were and how to get somewhere else at least as long as they've been dreaming about flight. I first used GPS in aviation. GPS units replaced inertial navigation units with improved accuracy at a tiny fraction of the cost of inertial units. In my book Garmin has always been way out there in front of the pack. That's been true with aviation GPS, marine GPS, automotive uses and every other use I can think of. Other well-known producers of electronic equipment, such as Sony, struck out with GPS. The Nuvi 760 simply overwhelms earlier models in that its satellite acquisition time, computing speed and screen clarity/visibility are far superior. Pure dynamite performance. The only thing I think Garmin could do better with this unit would be to provide an altitude readout in their primary display. Most folks, even landlubbers, are interested in their altitude. The 760 does determine altitude, but the method of viewing that altitude is a bit cumbersome, requiring extra screen taps. Even Rand McNally shows altitude readouts on their road maps, as do highway signs in the real world. With their background in aviation, I think it is particularly frustrating that Garmin units do not display altitude as a primary readout.

This is a great unit! Since there are so many reviews already, I am not going to spend too much time talking about it. For me:
Pros:
1. Very accurate guidance. Almost never miss any turn.
2. Instantaneous lock on of satelite signal, no waiting for signal pick up. Unit never lost signal even in city driving.
3. live traffics if you subscribe MSN direct or TMC traffic. Automatic warning of up ahead traffic jams. (Even though the traffic report from both subscribers is usually delayed, it is better than nothing).

cons:
1. As others mentioned, the map is quite outdated!!! This is my biggest complaint. I moved into this new house September 2007 and the surrounding area is totally blank in the map even now. I found my house from both Google map and Yahoo map 4 months ago, but not in the 2008 Garmin map!!! I can't use the coordinate as my "Home" location because it will route me throught moutains without roads.
2. There are too many "backs" to go back to the map after looking at the live traffics.

The newly out "Dash Express" seems to be better than many other GPS with internet connection and constant update of maps, live traffics and many other features, although it cost $10-$13 monthly to maintain. I hope Garmin can at least update the maps more frequently with a little more affordable price. Let's wait for more reviews for that unit and hope Garmin can do more to improve its units and maps.

I believe the personal GPS units have evolved into a great product with many good choices. My choice on which unit was not easy. Magellan, TomTom and Garmin all have their strengths and weaknesses but I feel Garmin is the best overall choice.

I selected the Nuvi 760 and love it. The satellite aquisition is very fast. The routing calculations are very good with many easy to use options.

The only items I would like to see improved are the internal speaker and FM transmitter. They both work ok, but not great. Sound quality on the built in speaker is just not that good in noisy environments. The FM transmitter was my first try to overcome this but I found myself constantly having to change channels. I may look into an external speaker for the headphone port.

I travel a lot, and have used the nuvi 760 for the past six weeks in California, Colorado, Florida and for a road trip from Michigan to Kansas. It is completely easy to use. I printed out the manual, but find everything is intuitive. No need to read it, except to set up the bluetooth for the cell phone, which worked well immediately, even loading my entire contact list automatically. I choose the 760 specifically to get the bluetooth and use it for handsfree phone calls. (If you don't need the phone, the 750 would be great I am sure.) This is my 6th GPS over the years, and the best one yet for me. I'm quite happy with it.

I do not konw what to say that has not already been said!
This Nuvi760 by Garmin is the BEST! I am sure you will always be safe with any Garmin but their Nuvi series leave nothing left, the BEST!

Thank you,

cba

Great product. Extremely easy to use and very accurate directions. Bluetooth works well.

Before I bought the N760 I have the N350. THe N760 is a bit slow to process informations, the map slitly bigger by the screen is good but the sound of the call is not very good. The satelite reception is a bit slow too.
The traffic receiver work well DC and MD when available, a lifetime contract with them will be better when you have to pay so much for the GPS.

Overall I am satisfied it drives me where I need.

Great price from Amazon at $250, probably because it's being replaced by new models that have free traffic reports. That's fine because I really don't want advertising on my GPS. Having such a beautiful screen to look at is distracting enough.
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br /So far this has worked out great, even though I haven't had a chance to take it on any long trips. One great feature is that it lists on the screen each street before you approach it, so its great to have some warning of what's coming up even navigating around town, rather than try to look for street signs. Another welcome surprise is the multiple languages for both text and language. It even has simplified and traditional Chinese text.
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br /Only a small number of minor negatives.
br /1. The bluetooth connection would not remain paired with my Motorola Q (keeps disconnecting). I don't know if this is a problem with the GPS or my phone, but I hadn't had any problems connecting my phone to BT headsets, so I assume it's the GPS.
br /2. FM transmitter not strong enough. When I was able hear the GPS through my radio speakers (such as for listening to the built-in MP3 player) the sound came out with a bit of static. You may have a different experience as there may be too many radio stations in the area where I live that interfer with the FM signal transmitted by the GPS unit. Instead, I ended up plugging my tape adapter into the headphone jack, so it works out fine.
br /3. Positioning a little off. I don't know if it's because of some sort of lag, but the the indicator on the GPS map always trails where I actually am by about 20 feet. When I'm actually going through an intersection, the GPS shows me approaching it. Maybe this is normal, but I mentally compensate by telling myself that the car is actually a little ahead of where the the graphic shows me on the 3d map.
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br /Overall, a great unit at $250.

Very satisfied with this GPS unit... does everything I needed in a portable GPS. Has lots of built-in functions, I especially like the mp3 player option that plays music/audiobooks over the vehicle speakers (via built-in FM Transmitter) and mutes the music when providing audio directions to the driving destination. Lots of downloads including Point of Interests (POI) and scenic drives in North America.

br /I do most of my driving on roads that are well known to me, so I didn't think of a GPS as a necessity. But after borrowing a TomTom from a friend when I traveled a few months ago, I've been keen to have my own. I chose the Garmin nüvi 760 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Automobile Navigator in my usual way: did quite a bit of research on line and decided which features I wanted, then bought the one that was too cute to resist. I'm delighted with this little thing.
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br /Being unfamiliar with the technology that delivers the maps, I noted that the NAVTEQ maps are said to do a good job in the Northeast. I wanted the bigger 4.3 inch screen and navigation directions using the street names for the turns ("text-to-speech"). I had heard that some units take longer than others to lock onto a satellite signal so speed was of interest to me. Putting all that together, I was finally influenced by the good deal Amazon was offering on this model.
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br /After charging the 760 on my computer's USB port (no separate charger is supplied with it), I turned it on in the house and was surprised when it found its signal in just a few seconds. You can only play with it so much in the house, so I set it up in the car and have been enjoying it very much. Though my travels have not been extensive yet, it's been spot on with everything I asked it to do so far. Plenty of notice on the turns, map display BIG and crystal clear, speed limit displayed on the screen, very intuitive even for a novice GPS user. It's quite easy to grab it from the mount and pack it into the case I bought for it. I LOVE the "where am I", though so far I've only used it for fun. I wish I'd had it when I drove in Boston a couple of months ago .... And another thing I like is that whenever I've gone a different way from the directions - once from missing a turn, and a few times because I preferred to take a different route - it recalculates very fast; though the voice says "Recalculating" in a tone that sounds pained to me, which is pretty funny.
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br /A tech gadget like this is a work in progress, however sweet. There are a couple of factors that led me to a four star rating, and they are: (1) the voice could be louder; (2) I drive a smallish car and just don't like the windshield mount; I'll eventually buy the dashboard cradle, I suppose; (3) a couple of reviewers have mentioned features that are not in the written directions, which doesn't surprise me because they seem pretty cursory to me; and (4) it would be nice to have a transformer for charging.
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br /It's not likely that I'll use the bluetooth connection nor even the MP3 player, but if those features are important to you, you'll find them on the 760.
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br /I'm delighted with the perfomance of this Garmin so far, and look forward to traveling long and far with it.
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br /Linda Bulger, 2008
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I've really liked using this product and all it's features. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that the maps seem a little out of date for my area (Reno, NV). Specifically, it wants me to get off the U.S. 395 freeway when heading south in Reno where the freeway used to end - but that was over 5 years ago.

THE GARMIN NUVI 760 IS WONDERFUL. IT TRULY TAKES YOU WHERE YOU NEED TO BE.I AM MORE COMFORTABLE USING THE DASHBOARD MOUNT VS THE WINDSHIELD,BUT IT'S GOOD TO HAVE CHOICES.I PURCHASED THE AC ADAPTER WHICH IS A GREAT PLUS.I CAN PROGRAM MY ADDRESSES AHEAD OF TIME, WHEN I GO TO THE CAR,I JUST LOCK IT ON THE MOUNT AND OFF I GO.IT'S MONEY WELL SPENT.

The Garman 760 is a great GPS with all of the bells and whistles you need to navigate the roads. The bluetoooth works great (with the Blackberry 8830) although I did need to back down the BT firmware to 240 from 300.

All in all its an excellent device and with no issues so far.

I loved the ease of set up and operation. The 760 is very intuitive to use. I may get around to reading the instructions if I ever neeed to.
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br /The only short-comming is that if you use the Bluetooth/FM transmitter feature for voice calls and audio directions you can't use the radio or CD player. It's one or the other.
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br /The mapping is very good as has very up to date points of interest.
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br /I recommend this unit to anyone who wants or needs a good GPS. It will make you wonder how you ever got around without one. But, if you like to listen to music as you drive you can't use the Bluetooth/FM feature. Thus the lack of 5 stars.

The Positive:
br /The Garmin 760 is an excellent unit. Living in Houston, TX I had no trouble finding an FM station to have the unit broadcast through on the radio. The quality of the sound through the radio is very good and for those people that complain about static, there is some static at times, but then you can turn the radio volumn down and then read the next turn at the top of the unit. We usually set the FM station that the Garmin is using on the pre-set buttons of the radio so that we can easily go back to it. Unless I'm coming up on a number of turns, I just push another radio pre-set button to listen to music, then switch back to the Garmin when needed.
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br /My cell phone is not one of those listed on the Garmin site to be able to utilize the Bluetooth, so I have no input there as to how that performs.
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br /After the initial start up (first time to turn on), the next time the unit is turned on it is ready to navigate in less than 20 seconds to sometimes a little more. It's amazingly quick.
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br /The Negative:
br /On occasion, if you turn before the street that the unit specifies, like taking a short cut on another street, or pass the turn by deciding to continue on and stay on a highway and go another route, because there is less traffic, then the unit recalculates and tries to get you to make a U-Turn to go back to the same street that the unit wanted you to take originally, instead of recalculating a new route from where you are. Then as you approach the next exit, the unit will specify that you turn and go on the original route specified again, even though you have passed that route and it would be a longer distance to go back. I will have to calarify that this is only on a minor number of occasions, when I decide not to follow the instructed route, because normally the recalulation is correct. Typically if I were not in a location or city that I knew, then I would follow the unit's directions and continue to go the fastest route getting into the congested traffic of that street or highway specified. I suppose that it is when you decide to not follow the directions that the Garmin wants o take you back to get you on the street originally specfied. Maybe the advice that you should only use the Garmin when you do not know the area would eliminate this situation.
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br /Before I purchased this unit, I borrowed a StreetPilot 2720. There is a big difference in the detail of the maps between the two units. The StreePilot shows the names of the lakes, ponds, parks, etc. that are shown on the map. The Garmin 760 maps show that they are there, but does not list the names. They just show up a s green area or blue area on the map.
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br /I purchased a Garmin 750 unit for my wife, at a hundred dollars less than the 760 and would recommend that unit if you do not need the cell phone bluetooth, the only difference in the two units.
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br /Overall i am very happy with the 760 and would recommend it if you need Bluetooth for the cel phone, otherwise the 750 will do the same job at less cost.
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I like the bright screen that allows visibility even on the sunniest days. but you have to have it plugged in rather than on its battery to keep it bright. there could be better directions on how to add addresses and use the various functions. i am learning by just doing on this thing. it is very handy and helpful. i havent tried it for all of the bells and whistles yet -- bluetooth, traffic program, routing through radio speakers so i cant really comment on those features which it has. i tried to set up the bluetooth but it was not being detected when i tried it. the mount is very nice, holds tight.

We have found this easy and fun to use.It didn't come with a manual but we downloaded one from Garmin as well as 2009 maps. We will use this a lot on our travels!

Garmin 760 had the features and recommendations I was looking for. When the price dropped I jumped on it like a hobo on a hotdog.
br /Easy to use and set up. Sometimes takes a while to acquire satellites, turning if off and on helps. Blue tooth a bit of a struggle to set up (wife's phone as stubborn as she is) but got things to work out. Blue tooth with phone sounds a bit scratchy.
br /All in all a good buy!. Places of interest came in handy in local area to locate and get phone numbers for restaurants. Wife likes multi language function for verbal directions.

This Garmin Nuvi 760 is great has the most recent map) set (09) as well as firmware. I am pleased with Garmin's Mac Computer support as well.

In use for a month, it has proven satisfactory. It occasionally sends me in the wrong direction, but quickly corrects itself. The voice could be more pleasant, but that is a minor quibble. It is better than the OEM GPS unit I had in a 2004 Dodge Ram. I haven't had it long enough to assess the traffic feature yet, but I would buy it again. I could have purchased it cheaper from other sites, but be very careful doing that as you may get a gray market unit for which Garmin provides no warranty and no support. Amazon is a safe way to go.

Bought myself a Garmin nuvi 760 over a year ago. My daughter wanted a GPS, and when I checked out the price it had come down 60+%, so I got her one too. Had an opportunity to check it against Toyota's factory installed in a Prius and Garmin outperformed the factory GPS hands down. Had a Magellan a few years back and like the Garmin much better. If I lost my current one I would buy another.

I am not going to get into the technical aspects of this item, as you can read all about it in the description. I am going to let you know my experience with the Garmin Nuvi 760. I have only used it a couple of times for trips no longer than an hour each way.
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br /I recently moved to Dallas and have a choice to stay put or venture out and about. I tried mapquest; printed directions and still got lost! Driving and trying to read and remember what the directions are while you are driving in fast moving multi lane traffic is awkward and unsafe.
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br /I got lost a lot and was about to give up going anywhere that wasn't in my immediate area. Then, my brother visited over Thanksgiving and brought along his Garmin. We went everywhere and never did get lost!
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br /I was so impressed that I went into action and puchased one on Amazon. I received it within days and am very impressed. It has the current 2009 map and is so user friendly. It prompts you every step of the way so there's no guesswork. I also purchased an AC adapter so I can pre-program my destinations while looking up addresses in the comfort of my home. It even allows you to simulate your route.
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br /When I turn it on, it takes less than a minute to get a signal and I am off. If I go off the pre-programmed route, it quickly re-adjusts and continues to take me to my destination.
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br /When I am ready to go home, I simply touch 'GO HOME' (which was programmed in the unit) and that is it!
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br /It has so many bells and whistles that it will be fun learning how to use them all. I have already selected the voice I wanted to hear (British male) to give me directions. The volume is adjustable and the voice is loud and clear! It is almost like having someone in the vehicle reading off directions.
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br /Being an older female, I didn't think I would have use for a GPS. However, now that I have it... I am now getting out more and have no anxiety about getting lost.
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br /I highly recommend the Garmin Nuvi 760 4.3 screen.

I have a Garmin Nuvi 760 GPS for my own and I like it so well that I purchased two additional units for Chrismas presents. It is an exceptional unit and I am very please with it. The first time I bought a unit for my vehicle it was not a Garmin...a big mistake. I took it back and will not own anything else but a Garmin.

See other reviews for the usual stuff. The hardware is excellent, except for the audio circuitry... tinny and quiet speaker, can't deal with full duplex audio when doing phone stuff. The nav stuff is mostly excellent, although there is no documentation on how to overlay your own maps onto the basemap, so I am not even sure if this is possible, which is rather upsetting. I should have liked some topos of particular local areas, whose paths are either not on the basemap or which have no established paths, onto which to overlay tracks and routes.

However, my major gripe is with the complete lack of typical GPS features. No scale on the maps, no information on satellite lock and precision, sky view, etc., no obvious way to measure distances and areas on the map screen, which with a touch pad should be a no brainer, no ability to change datums, no ability to change coordinate systems (doesn't even recognize MGRS coordinates!!!) or input using alternate coordinate systems, no obvious or easy way to record, create or edit tracks (again it is a touchpad!!!), no adjunct data other than x/y evident in the waypoints (elevation, comments, etc.), and so on and so forth. YMMV as to what features you like... but prepare to find that most of the typical Garmin GPS features are missing. And, although I am someone who avoids RTFM until needed, I do not appreciate having to download the manual (doesn't come with one) and then only to find that it is very non-technical and does not delve into how to achieve any of these features which are presumably either missing or well hidden behind undocumented commands.

Prepare to be seriously underwhelmed if you think that this battery-powered device which is designed to be undocked can serve double or triple duty as an on-road nav box, an off-road or even off-the-beaten-track mobile-in-vehicle GPS, and an off-road man-portable GPS.

As an on-road navigation unit though, or even as a cellphone GUI, it rocks.

For the most part, I have enjoyed the 760. I purchased the 760 over the 750 so I could take advantage of the bluetooth and multipoints. The bluetooth has not really operated properly. The FM transmitter works sometimes and sometimes it is not so good. However, the speaker on the unit has plenty of volume so it has still worked out well.

This product does not live up to all the "hype" as provided by the product description itself. The Bluetooth capability is limited to a very few phones, (which was very frustrating to find out), and the capability to hear the unit over your in-car speakers is great if you don't want to hear your radio. You can't listen to your radio and receive directions simultaneously. For what this product cost, I thought the manufacturer could be a bit more forthright in the description of what the unit actually functions like. While telling everyone how great their product is, tell us what its limitations are also. I WILL NOT buy another Garmin unit, Tom Tom looks like the one to go with.

I LOVE MY GARMIN!! Nicknamed Lola. I bought one for my husband six months ago. We like it so much I bought a second for myself.

This is my first GPS. All other features are OK except the FM tranmission. The transmission thru the FM radio is terrible. I have no idea about what I am hearing from the radio. Does anyone know how to get this feature improved or worked properly? This was one of the selling points I decided to get this unit, but obviously it has been extremely disappointed. Oh, yeah, another problem is that the unit startup is sort of slow and the route re-calculation is also slow when you missed your turn. One more other problem is that when the cell phone connected to the unit thru bluetooth and every time you turn on the unit, it keeps asking to connect to your phone; if you say "on" on the unit, it just keeps asking until you finally take out your phone and select "no" on your phone - very annoying.

I'm not a techie and probably only use a few of the many features everyone mentions here, but for good, reliable directions and a clear screen, this Garmin fits the bill. Don't let the long lists of pros and cons scare you away--this model is easy to use and I've only had to consult directions a few times. A friend warned me that the windshield mount doesn't really work, but I haven't had any problems. A great gift!

I love this device. It simplifies my life. Made the interview trail so simple to be able to have turn by turn directions, locate the food I was in the mood for, give me bluetooth hands free telephone while on the road, and let me know about traffic problems.

Great price on a very good product. Does everything is says it will. It is tough to find unused FM signals in some areas but otherwise a great buy.

The turn-by-turn directions with actual street names are a big help in the city. But every Garmin I've owned seems to take a while to calculate a route. Driving off before the unit is ready to start navigating causes the unit to basically lock up. The only solution is to shut off the unit and start over. Still, this unit does almost as much as the very expensive unit that came with my wife's Nissan Murano.

As an EMS worker I depend on these units constantly. For the Nuvi 760 there are many positives with a few drawbacks.
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br /Pros:
br /* Big Screen
br /* Fast Satellite Acquisition
br /* Free Traffic (useful for city driving)
br /* Easy Searching of POI's
br /* Easily Updated with Google Maps
br /* Many Language Options
br /* Bluetooth (You can call the place you are driving to)
br /* Fm Transmitter (a must have)
br /* Thin (won't obstruct view)
br /* Easily Mountable
br /* Nice Extras...which I don't use
br /* Good Price Tag
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br /Cons:
br /* Screen not as touch sensitive as some other models
br /* Traffic (Time to acquire and not available in some suburban/rural areas)
br /* No Celebrity Voices (Like on TomTom)
br /* Bluetooth only has value when used with FM Transmitter (People can hear your conversations on that frequency!)
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br /All in all this is one of the best GPS units I have owned, it just needs some minor fixes, like an audio output.
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Love the Nuvi.. it gets us from home to all of our favorite places. Was great for my husband when he was just about on empty and had to find a gas station quickly. Won't leave home without it. Only thing I dont like is the fact that it does not beep when you are about to make a turn.. you can easily miss it if you dont see the street sign. It may be that I havent figured out how to fix that problem yet either.

The unit performs great! Nice size of screen (4.3"). Screen is bright and sharp. The screen does wash out when in direct sunlight.
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br /Multi-point routing is easy to program and modify.
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br /I have not successfully linked my phone to the bluetooth feature yet. I will have to read the skimpy directions to do that.

works great and haqs features that i have not even used yet a real good unit

I'm very pleased with the performance of the nuvi 760. It is very user friendly. The maps are easy to read and the sound quality is excellent. The only downside is the POAs are not current. Some of the POAs listed have been out of business for 2 years.

This machine may do well for those who never travel anywhere except big cities and associated roadways, but for those of us who spend time in more rural areas, it leaves much to desire. It always seems to route through the center of all towns when maps clearly show far better routes which miss the center of the towns, and it describes roads which do not exist or which have long since been merged into other roads, I'm talking years and years ago. It will eventually get you there if you know to ignore the confusion created by nonexistent roads, but I always check the maps first.

The 760 is great. Do not know how I got by with out one before. Very easy to use.

Unit works well. I like the portability and support on line. Unit is easy to use and very accurate for the most part. Well worth the money.

I bought this as an upgrade to my Garmin Nuvi 200w. The primary reason I bought the 760 is that it calls out the street names.
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br /Pro's:
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br /* Nice, large LCD, touchscreen is more responsive and intuitive than my 200w was.
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br /* Mount assembly base has the charger built in.
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br /* Solid look and feel.
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br /* The windshield mount is STILL on my window ever since I bought this about a month ago. That may be a miracle of the windshields mount god though.
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br /* High quality power adapter.
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br /* The trip computer is a nice feature.
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br /* Bluetooth phone connectivity: Nice feature, but the speaker in the unit has pretty bad quality. High volume produces distortion and it's not very loud either. The person on the other end of the line had a hard time hearing me clearly complained of echo and feedback. My phone, a Samsung Blast, will connect to it and function despite it not being on the compatibility list.
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br /* The GPS can take you on some pretty strange routes at times. You'll get to where you need to be most of the time. And I have tested this using both the Fastest time and Shortest route settings.
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br /* Sometimes the unit will have the address wrong (destination point on GPS is farther down the street than where it actually is).
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br /If you are looking for a basic GPS unit and don't care much about the other fluff, this can be a good unit at the right price. Having a decent Bluetooth capability would have been nice, as some cities I travel to have laws requiring hands free when driving, in my opinion this option is sorely lacking. But the main function is why I bought this and it performs well over all.

Received this in a timely manner just before my travel. Helped a great deal and I'll recommend it to anyone looking for a good GPS

This unit has loads of features and perhaps that's its downfall. It doesn't do anything very well. The text to speech doesn't work at all. The directions seem to be accurate enough, but, you have to look at the map while driving!!!! I'm sure all the issues I have with this item are not what all of the 760s are about, but, mine is just terrible.
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br /One BIG positive is how quickly it boots up and finds satellites. The several times I've used this GPS I was on my way in under on minutes, and usually less than 30 seconds!! But that's all the goodie this one has.
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br /The FM transmitter worked for the one time that the text to speech was working, but, that was it. I actually found this "perk" to be rather useless as I'd much prefer to listen to my radio with my own channels than listening to my GPS waiting to give me directions!! Just not useful at all.
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br /Sorry, but, this one flunks in far too many areas. It's going back.

I but 4 devices last 2 months for me and my friends in Saudi Arabia .
br /I used most of Garmin nuvi models like 200,200W.250W,660.670.680,750,770.
br /the have nice 4.3 wide touch screen and good 3d drew
br /and lighter than the 6xx
br /The thing I didn't like in it is the speakers , I make some noise if you make the vice in hi level and have bad connection to the car FM radio
br /And I don't see this problem with the 660 670 but it is in all 7xx.
br /Also the devices as all carmine devices who have a Bluetooth connection doesn't support all the mobile phones
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br /Thing I don't like in Garmin nuvi is you when you use POI in Saudi Arabia
br /He make your trip longer than what should I take unlike the Garmin program for Nokia mobile phone
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I've bought this GPS for my wife. All features matches my wife's criteria. 1. Easy to operate. 2. Clear Text to voice. 3. Accurate turn to turn guidance. 4. Bluetooth. 5. FM Transmission. 6. Up to date map (2008). 7. $250 price range. She have it for one month and so far is satisfied with this product.

This is an excellent value. However the GPS was purchased over others since it has hands-free capability for cell phone use. One problem that we had was not being able to couple it with my cell phone. The Garmin website did not list my phone, which is a common Samsung phone. I asked a friend who had purchased the same GPS, and he had the same problem. He told me to keep working at getting the GPS to recognize the phone, by placing them right next to each other. I finally got the phone to recognize the GPS, and then the GPS finally recognized the phone.
br /The instructions were very brief and poor. If not for my friend, I would have sent the GPS back

Overall it is a good product. The biggest problem that I have run into is that it has no highway only capability. It will take you through city streets with 20 stop lights rather than taking you via 65 Mile/Hr. highway route even though it may be 5 miles longer.
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br /I would look into other products and ensure that they have Highway only capability.

Showed up on time and in new condition. This thing is awesome. Just make sure to get a good dash mounting device for it so that it doesn't slide around the car. Battery life seems good, but i don't like how you can't change the battery. Hopefully it will last a long time. But for now, this thing rocks and will make your life much easier.

Great improvements over already intuitive, reliable products from garmin like Nuvi 360. Traffic alerts work great in cities...not so much in areas outside of big cities. Overall, its the perfect GPS!

I bought this from Amazon recently and use it occasionally. It is very nice and it serves the purpose very well. It is accurate and it recalculates the routes very quickly if you use some detour. Audio is very clear and loud. Other features like photos and mp3 are good as well, but less useful (at-least for me). User Interface is very simple. Battery remains charged for about 4+ hours, which is very good. "Points of interest" feature is the best one I liked, I don't need open my computer to look up nearby restaurants or shops. I am yet to try bluetooth functionality. So far so good, I highly recommend this product to any.

Pros: The nuvi 760 is a great gps. It is extremely efficient in the route calculation and re-calculation. Has good features like the bluetooth connectivity to the cell phone and music playback, with FM transmitter. This allowys you to carry everything in one.
br /Cons: It is a bit expensive and take a bit of time to get the satellite connection in the beginning, but then works superbly. Its FM transmitter is not too effective, so generally I use an aux, cable.
br /Also I read a lot of reviews where the bluetooth was not working with the gps navigating. It works perfectly for me. So there might have been a few lemons out there, but that does not mean that this is a defected model. Its great.

I purchased the 760 in advance of a trip to San Diego and Victoria British Columbia - had never been in either local. We had numerous locations in both designations to visit - and the 760 worked like a dream. I entered the locations we wanted to visit in advance - saved them as favorites - jumped in the car, pushed two buttons - and it was totally brainless getting where we wanted. Saved lots of time messing across with MapQuest - and saved arguments with the wife who can't read directions - a much better vacation. Plus I'm sure saves lots of time by not getting lost. The 3D view is fantastic. Purchased in Nov 2009 - my unit came with 2009 map update. You don't need a separate car charger - one comes with the unit. Bought the bean bag mount - I prefer it vs. window suction mount - but not totally necessary. Haven't use the blue tooth - audio from unit is fine. As someone who has paid thousands for in vehicle GPSs in MBs and BMWs - this unit blows them away. Best $300 I've ever spent.

I bought this in November prior to a trip to DC. Best thing I ever did. Got me around Northern Virginia without any problems. Now I use it all the time, even at home. The traffic monitoring feature is helpful. I just wish I had bought one of these sooner.

This is my first time getting a gps. Very pleased with performance. Just a few small quirks. It does not want me to make left turns across traffic. Plus how do i upload phone contacts

I look thoroughly at the crowded market of automotive GPS devices before making my decision. If you can't make up your mind, I strongly recommend this model. If you are looking for other extras that the 760 does not have, you can probably find them in the later Nuvi models.
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br /1. Routing is fast and accurate. I have had no problems searching for an address.
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br /2. Satellite reception is exceptional. I have been using a Lowrance IWay 500c--also a good GPS--with an external antenna and the reception was acceptable. The Garmin 760 does not come with an antenna and works better than my IWay ever did. I turn it on INSIDE my house and within seconds I have a full strength signal. If you are not pleased, the 760 comes with an outlet for an MCX antenna which may help.
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br /3. Screen size is nice; 4.3 inches--about average. Map is easy to read.
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br /4. Awesome MP3 player. You can see all the MP3s in order by title, album, artist, or genre.
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br /In summation, the Nuvi 760 is an awesome device. I have no regrets about choosing this unit.

This is a good unit I would recommend for the price.It doesnt have some features others do but still has alot of great features.I guess it depends on personal preference.Overall I like it.

I received our Garmin Nuvi 760 GPS on time and absolutely love it. Would recomend this product for anyone looking for a new GPS!

bought it for my trip to California, works great FM transmitter could be better but it works! i love the bluetooth, works with my iphone!

Great product! Works as advertised. Settings and controls take some getting used to but work well. Could use a better manual for start-up. On-line manual is OK but not when you are in a car. Traffic feature works well.
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br /Over all a good purchase. You can always wait for the latest but for the $'s it's a good buy.
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I bought the Nuvi 760 for my husband when it first came out in Nov. 2007, and paid over $700. The voice stopped working two months later. My husband called Garmin, and they sent him a refurbished model in Feb. 2008. The refurbished model stopped working 8 months later. It had been working in the morning, but was not working when he went home that night. The unit indicated that it could not unlock maps, showed no streets on the screen, and had lost all his favorites. When he called Garmin, they refused to help him because they had not registered the product when he had called them to do so after he had received the refurbished model, and he couldn't get his unit connected to his computer. GARMIN WAS USELESS -- I THREW AWAY $700! STAY AWAY FROM GARMIN!

I bought the 760 for work but use it in my personal time as well. I love the traffic reports and the way I can avoid them. I have literally found new ways of getting around. It's easy to use and works with my cell phone via Bluetooth. Make the purchase and see for your self.

Nice working GPS, but routing is rather a hastle. Lots of address's are hard to put in or it cannot find. Even some major cities are entered and it cannot find them in it's database. It would be nice to be able to plan a route on my laptop and then download the route to the Nuvi. I am used to routing with Microsoft Streets & Trips, and that is so much easier to pre-plan a trip on. Audio book feature is real nice and I like using the bluetooth function to connect my cell phone for hands free operation.

This is my fourth Garmin product and they get better and better. I use all the functions of this Nuvi 760, and all are excellent. I would highly recommend this to anyone who spends any time on the road.

Bought the 760 over the cheaper 660 largely because I heard the screen was clearer. My cousin showed me his 650 and I couldn't tell much difference.

Also, the suction cup that attaches to the window comes off. Not often, but when it does the screen craches into the dash. I've been lucky not to get a scratch, but sooner or later, that will happen. I'll probably buy a different base.

The Garmin NUVI 760, works as specified. Easy to mount, very intuitive to use. If the unit had any faults I would say that for the price Garmin should provide an instruction manual, and the built in speaker could be better. At the very least there should an optional external speaker.

Easy to see, easy to use..

It is sad that people are so mistified by glitter.
br /I had to test out many of them because I wanted to get a GPS for my parents. I tested TomTom, Magellan, Garmin and others...
br /Bottom line - Garmin was the easiest, most reliable and clear sounding system. That was the 650 model.
br /Features to avoid in any models - FM transmitter - none of them work. It is a great sounding idea but the clarity is horrible and you are more likely to get lost from not hearding the directions. When they added this feature, they reduced the size of the speaker on the back which ruined the sound which meant there was no way to hear the GPS.
br /The bluetooth connection is just as worthless. You might as well be ordering burgers at a fast food window.
br /Summary: Garmin 650 is perfect for everything. Anything newer is a waste of time.

I purchased this unit as an alternative to an expensive built in system in a new German car. I was not disappointed. The graphics are stunning, the maps are accurate and the GPS is, as expected, phenomenal. Real time traffic updates are invaluable. The multimedia capabilities make this a real winning package for Garmin. Add to that the capability to feed the audio directions through the vehicle audio system and it truly becomes an integrated product. Keep it up Garmin, you've got the edge.

I bought this as a Christmas present for my girlfriend who recently relocated from her hometown to the city I am currently living in which is much bigger. She does a lot of driving for her job and I wanted to give her something that would help make the transition a little smoother. After doing a lot of research on the Garmin and other GPS units I decided to go with the Garmin Nuvi 760. It was a great choice and she has told me it was one of the best Christmas gifts she has ever received. The only thing that I wish it had was a remote. Overall I would recommend this product to anyone.

Purchased Nuvi 760 because (based on many reviews) Garmin/Nuvi was the best out there. Have not had experiences with other brands. My take:

- Traffic advisor not worth it. Called out traffic/delays ahead (i kept going to test accuracy). Nothing. This happened multiple times.

- Directions. Keeps taking me off major highways into smaller local roads. I guess in "theory" you could save time this way. In reality traffic lights and even minor traffic make it a bad idea. Could not find a way to fix this. Settings are for (A) shorter distance or (B) faster time. Both lead to this problem.

- Food/Service places. Could be bad luck - but the few times I used this ended up in placed which where shutdown 6 months or years ago.

Combination of these issues led me to return it. Not worth $500.

Simply put, I put alot of time into the research of the right GPS that met all of my needs. I read alot of reviews good and bad. As far as I am concerned this is the perfect solution to my needs for navigation. Do the homework and ask questions

I have been using the Magellan 4050 GPS for about a year, and decided to "upgrade" to a full featured Garmin unit. In some ways the upgrade was significant-first COST! Honestly, there are some features on the Garmin that the Magellan didn't have, and I love it for them but is not a clearly superior GPS. One is the built in MP3 player that allows the unit to be your music player. When you do this the Nuvi will automatically mute the music for routing instruction or bluetooth calls just like a factory installed Nav system. Of course, this is not without fault. The built in FM transmitter is too weak to be used so the only other option is to use the headphone jack to route to your stereo system. This means plugging a headphone jack into the unit every time you use it (the cradle has a mic jack for the phone, and a power jack but no duplicate line out). The other problem is that there is no bluetooth phone volume, and when running through your car speakers the phone is insanely loud to the point of distortion (with no way to turn it down). When using the FM transmitter the phone is perfect and similar in volume to the other sources, but not through line out. STRIKE 1

The second feature I appreciate that was missing in my Magellan is the ability to create routes on your computer and upload them to the Nuvi. This means you can actually plot your own route, as carefully as you'd like, and then let the Nuvi guide you. Magellan are fools for not seeing the value of this.

Now on to the major gripes. As stated, the FM transmitter would be ideal but is too weak to use reliably (making it nothing more than a sales tool). What's worse, the built in speaker sounds like a pair of headphones turned up too loud. tinny, and very distorted (and hard to hear at highway speeds). The Magellan had a fantastic speaker that was both loud and clear always. I'll miss it.

Also, the map screen on the Magellan was more detailed. the Garmin looks prettier, but doesn't show as much useful information. The Magellan had all street names clearly labeled, making it easier to learn your way around unfamiliar areas while following routes. You can see all the roads around you and take note. It's hard not to like the little car icon on the Garmin, but I'll be missing my Magellan's more useful map display.

POIs were way better on the Magellan too. The Garmin says it has more, but can rarely find what I am looking for. Not only that, while POI searches were like lightning on the Magellan, they are slower than molasses on the Nuvi. I wonder why? They should have similar processor capability. On the Nuvi you can add POIs downloaded from the net, but you'll have to buy Garmin's software to do it. That's a feature I'll grow to love (since I can add favorites like Cracker Barrel and Costco to my database easily)

The Garmin is also too menu-centric. When listening to MP3s you have to make at least 3 button presse just to skip to the next song. Why not make a small forward and backward button on the map screen for this? To adjust volume you have to back out of the map to the menu screen, then touch a volume icon. The Magellan had a very unubtrusive icon right on the map screen. The less screen interaction while moving the better. Magellan seems to know this. Garmin has yet to get a clue. The interface needs some streamlining indeed!

Magellan had better options too. You could display time left, miles left, or arrival time on the map screen. Garmin only shows arrival time. You can see miles left, but only after touching the screen and enetering the data mode, which can be dangerous while driving. Routing was also easier on the Magellan thanks to their predictive text system, and ability to use zip codes to instigate a route. Also, it helps that Magellan says the letter you press as you do it (unlike Garmin) which makes typos much less likely.

While driving routes, the Magellan alerts you ahead of time as to the next maneuver, gives you a second screen showing a more detailed image of the maneuver, and then a ding sound at the moment of the event. The chatty Garmin just keeps repeating itself. In .5 miles turn left on 1st street - turn left on first street - turn left (all in 25 seconds). Teh voice will start to annoy you. Maybe selecting the computerized Australian voice will spice it up a bit! ;)

Another feature I'll miss from the Magellan is that it told you both the road you were on and the road of the next turn on the map screen, in addition to an icon indicating the direction of the turn. The Magellan just tells you the next turn in top of the screen and that's it. It has no auto split screen mode, no road currently travelling, and no indicator of the direction (other than the track on the map). The Garmin does automatically zoom out at highway speeds to show more of the map and upcoming maneuvers. This is a feature I like!

As far as satellite reception, the Magellan KILLS the Garmin. It always got full signal within a few seconds of being turned on. Even with the 2.60 update the 760 is slow to get a lock, and even then the signals seem much weaker. Not as good of an antenna. This could be a problem in big cities. Routing engine seemed equivalent to me, and traffic is equally useless whether it's Magellan or Nuvi. The mount is much sturdier on Magellan too. the Garmin mount allows the unit to swivel too easily, so it moves the screen when you try to interface with the touch screen.

So why am I keeping the Garmin if the Magellan beats it in so many ways? I love the MP3 feature, and the ability to create routes. The voices are much better at reading street names, and the updates are much more frequent. Also, the support is reputed to be great unlike Magellan's which is a travesty. The Garmin is the "cool" gadgety GPS while the Magellan is the utilitarian, ultra functional yet less slick looking device.

If you don't care about MP3 support though, and you don't plan on running the GPS through your speakers it is hard for me to recommend the Nuvi over the Maestro series. The Magellan does a lot, better than the Nuvi and at about half the price. If you want features you may not use, and you want to have the same brand as most of your friends the Nuvi is still a great device despite its' flaws. From a pure functionality standpoint I'd say the Magellan wins overall. The lower price is just bonus.

If Garmin would add a blutooth volume, increase the FM transmitter to a useable volume, and reduce the menu depth or add some shortcust on the map screen it'd be a tougher call. With Garmin's frequent updates, some of those things just may happen.

Oh yeah, I though the Garmin's Maps labeled NT 2008 were newer than Magellan's map date 1st quarter of 07. Not the case, only the name is different. They are both 1st Q 2007 Navteq maps.

I recieved it on time with no issues from the shipper. However, the 760 through the FM sterio is not real clear.

My GPS system actually came one day earlier than estimated. I was able to take it out of the box and use it immediately. No problems whatsoever.

I have Nuvi 770 which is the same as 760 with the addition of Europe map. It is an overpriced unit that is not much different from its much cheaper sisters. Long satellite acquisition time. Bluetooth is not reliably usable. No software to plan your trip on home computer. Does not accept an address from search engines like TomTom and Google. The interface needs work. For example, there is no simple menu button to take you to the menu during certain applications and you have to keep pushing back 5 or 6 times which becomes bothersome after a while. No dead reckoning. Very slow when searching for points of interest beyond 5-10 miles which tells me something about their processor speed for such an expensive unit. What about accessories? Shouldn't they at least include a carrying case for this top of the line unit? My brother in laws older Nuvi does some of the same things with slightly faster speed! Save your money and buy a cheaper Nuvi or a TomTom.

This GPS device is unreliable. I got it as a gift for my parents, but it's not reliable for giving directions.

the first thing we with the thing was to have it map directions from my house to theirs, a short 20-minute trip. The directions included fictional road names. This is amazing inept, because these are all old, well-travelled roads that have not changed names in decades.

so we tried mapping a couple of other routes, same problem occurred on one of them. that's very poor obviously.

customer service so far has been useless. I'd like to either have them provide better mapping software or give me a refund so i can get my parents a better device from a different company, such as Magellan. So far it has been a runaround.

So save your money, don't waste hundreds of dollars on the Nuvi 760.