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Garmin nüvi 765/765T 4.3-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic | 
| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $499.99
Buy New: $219.99
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New (51) Used (1) Refurbished (4) from $218.00
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  244 reviews
Sales Rank: 9
Format: CD
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: N/A
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 0.8 x 3
nv:Condition: New
Type: Automotive
Waypoints: 1000
Route Capacity: 10
Display: TFT
Screen Size: 4.3"
Touch Screen: Yes
Voice: Yes (Voice Prompt)
Expansion Slots: SD Card
Battery Type: Rechargeable lithium-ion
Battery Life: 5 hours
Special Features: Bluetooth
Special Features: Traffic Ready
Special Features: Spoken Street Names
Special Features: 3D Landmarks
Special Features: Lane Guidance
Maps Included: United States
Maps Included: Canada
MPN: NUVI 765T
Model: NUVI 765T
UPC: 834140676005
EAN: 0753759077716
ASIN: B001ELJER4
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Bright, 4.3-inch diagonal color WQVGA TFT touchscreen with 480 x 272 pixels and white backlight | | • | Preloaded with City Navigator North America NT | | • | Bluetooth wireless technology for hands-free calling | | • | High-sensitivity GPS receiver for improved performance and reception | | • | NOTE: Model number on the box is 765T because the traffic receiver is included; however, the model number on the device itself is 765 as the "T" in 765T refers to the additional component |
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Product Description
Have you lost your sense of direction? Let Garmin nuvi 765t 4.3" GPS be your guiding system to take you hither and yonder. It opens United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico for visual exploration. You'll get the knowledge of a native where and when ever you choose to go. It's the surefire tool for any traveler even for those with no sense of direction. The Garmin nuvi 765t is fully equipped to help you get where you're going. The nuvi 765T offers full coverage mapping for the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The preloaded map data features nearly six million points of interest, including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs and attractions. The map data is provided by NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping. It features 3D buildings, lane assist and lifetime traffic alerts from NAVTEQ. Take advantage of Garmin's first premium traffic service without subscription fees. 3D navigation with lane assist provides drivers a clear picture of what lies ahead on their route, including road sign detail and arrows indicating the proper lane for navigation. Some areas even offer a 3D view of buildings. Steer clear of traffic with nuvi's integrated FM traffic receiver. Receive alerts about traffic delays and road construction that lie ahead on your route. Feel comfortable and at home on the road with this Garmin nuvi 765t. It's essentially a must for any trip. Auto time zone will automatically adjust your time zone while navigating Garmin Connect Photos - associate your favorite images with saved locations DEM maps show you shaded terrain contours at various zoom levels High-sensitivity GPS receiver for improved performance and reception Turn-by-turn directions with voice guidance Easy-to-use, Touchscreen interface Trip computer records mileage, max speed, total time and more Simplified PC connectivity, using USB mass storage Configurable vehicle icons allows users to select a fun
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Garmin was better than the TomTom November 23, 2009
J. Marsal
I couldn't decide between the TomTom XL 340S and the Garmin nuvi 765T. So I bought both and compared them with extensive on-the-road testing. I preferred the Garmin. Here is how they compared:
Garmin advantages:
- Nicer looking maps. They were more readable, plus I liked the map perspective better. The Garmin lets you see more surrounding streets from a perspective that seems to be "higher up" than the TomTom's 3D perspective
- Much better text-to-speech. The Garmin pronounced most street names very well. The TomTom was amazingly bad! About one-third of the street names were so badly pronounced that, if I didn't know what the street name was, I would not have figured it out. The whole point of my purchase was to upgrade from an older TomTom that didn't have text-to-speech capability, so I decided that good text-to-speach was a critical factor. The TomTom XL 340S was full of all sorts of weird speech mannerisms, like saying "turn right at exit four hundred and fourteen" instead of "turn right at exit four-fourteen".
- More ergonomic user iterface. Fewer taps on the Garmin screen needed to accomplish things. Easier to zoom in or out on the map.
- Better point-of-interest database. The Garmin's ability to search for businesses, and the superior way that the Garmin displays results, won hands down. I think the TomTom's point-of-interest categories might be tuned to the way Europeans think, but not me.
- Free traffic information. I don't expect this feature will often prove to be really beneficial, but you never know. If it saves me 20 minutes of travel time four or five times during the life of the product, that would be worth something to me.
TomTom advantages:
- Announces the upcoming turn farther in advance than the Garmin. Sometimes the Garmin would tell me to turn one second before -- or sometimes even AFTER -- I arrived at the intersection. This mostly happened during testing when I tried to appear lost, going in circles. It never happened on the highway.
- Louder speaker. The Garmin speaker volume is marginal, whereas the TomTom speaker was really booming. I decided I could live with the Garmin's speaker. If I ever need really booming volume (say, during a thunderstorm, or when I'm driving on an unusually noisy road surface), I can use the Garmin's ability to broadcast over FM radio, or I could plug a cassette adapter into the Garmin's audio-out port. Both alternatives worked very well.
I'm sure the Garmin marketing managers reading this post will wonder why I didn't mention all the other features the Garmin has -- for example, playing MP3 files -- but those features are of no value to me. I've got an iPod for music, I am buying a GPS for directions.
That's it! Hope this review is helpful to you.
 My Travel Helper November 21, 2009
Dewight Smith (NM)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was very surprised when I received my Garmin 765T. The price was very reasonable at Amazon compared to all the stores I looked at. Right out of the box it was very very easy to use. The icons on the screen are pretty self explanatory and I could plan an entire trip without going to the manual at all. However you still need to read the manual for certain things. I was also pleased how easy I could read the screen in the sunlight (good job Garmin).
Bottom line; if I had to buy another one I would..
 Awful experience so far... November 17, 2009
Deirdre Menard (USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
In the past several years, I've had a built-in nav, a TomTom, a Garmin 660, and now a Garmin 765t for a couple of days. Having had so many, I felt I knew what I was looking for in upgrading from the 660 to the 765t.
Things I've observed that are awful:
1) ADVERTISING. Ads pop up when you use the traffic feature. This is lousy, and makes me feel annoyed and cheated, but what's worse is that one popped up when I arrived home when I wasn't using the traffic feature. An ad for Hyatt...really?? Get off my screen.
2) CALIBRATION. Just the worst! I found out how to recalibrate the screen and have done it three times and it just gets worse every time. When I try to type in a new state, it brings up the new country option from below no matter how high up I tap. When I try to type in the name of a street, it chooses the letter next to it and if I try to compensate, it still won't choose the right letter. Unusable!
3) DEAD PIXEL. Out of the box, it had a dead (always red) pixel. Nice.
4) POINTS OF INTEREST. My Nuvi 660 always found the points of interest I was looking for reasonably quickly. The 765t does not. Either it doesn't find them in its results at all (where the 660 had), or I get the hourglass spinning until I give up.
5) REDRAW. I bought this unit above the voice activated unit for a few reasons and one was that reviewers had said that it had quicker redraw, which I knew I'd find valuable when I decided to override its directions and make it recalculate. Unfortunately, the redraw even when doing things like changing the basic settings is not smooth and quick, as I'd expected.
I haven't had much time to use the unit for travel, so I can't comment on the wonderful features like lane assist and 3-D buildings that I bought it for. I can just say that this was not at all what I was expecting given the decent experience I'd had with my 660. The 660 lacks some basic features that I want - like telling me things in time or showing me which way I will be turning before I actually need to make the turn - so I really felt like this was a good buy, but it's going back.
 765t locked up 1st time when updating map November 15, 2009
James Farrell (Colorado)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Would not power on after 1st time linked to computer had to send in for repair, returned with in a week and works fine , however thier known software problem and still selling unit distrubed me.
Top notch November 15, 2009
John Schonmeier (Dearborn, Michigan USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hocked off my old Nüvi 250, picked up this 765T. Primary reason was for bluetooth phone integration. Traffic notification & lane assist end up being much more valuable than bluetooth, although the 765T's bluetooth functionality works great with my Moto Razr V3M. The 765T definitely gets satellite lock much quicker than the 250 did. It still has a little trouble locking on in downtown Detroit, amidst the skyscapers. But it does lock on before I get out of downtown, whereas the 250 had to reach Michigan & Third before it knew where it was. Love the "send to gps" integration with Google Maps--very useful feature. One bummer of upgrading GPS units is that I lost all of my favorites in my 250. Maybe Garmin will one day stop worrying about unlock codes & user-hostile stuff like that, and worry more about giving me an easy upgrade path.
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