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Garmin nuevi 760 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Automobile Navigator

Garmin nuevi 760 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Automobile Navigator

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Brand: Garmin
Category: CE

List Price: $599.99
Buy New: $249.29
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New (89) Used (7) Refurbished (6) from $227.38

Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 344 reviews
Sales Rank: 2

Color: Gray
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 0.8 x 2.8
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.

MPN: Nuvi 760
Model: Nuvi 760
UPC: 753759072391
EAN: 0753759072391
ASIN: B000UX9YJ0

Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Features:
  • 4.3-Inch Diagonal Touch Screen Color Display
  • 480 X 272 Pixels, Wqvga Display With White Backlight
  • Preloaded With City Navigator(R) North America Nt
  • Bluetooth(R) Wireless Technology For Hands-Free Calling
  • Speed Limit Indicator Displays Speed Limits For Highways & Interstates

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Loaded and wide, n?vi 760 has it all - advanced navigation features, a widescreen display, preloaded maps, an FM transmitter, hands-free calling, traffic alerts and more. Like the rest of the wide n?vi 700-series, its premium navigation capabilities, like route planning and a handy locator, give you peace of mind on the go. With n?vi 760's widescreen display, you'll always get the big picture. View map detail, driving directions, photos and more in bright, brilliant color. Its sunlight-readable, 4.3-inch display is easy to read - from any direction.n?vi 760 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps and millions of points of interest (POIs) such as hotels, restaurants, fuel stations, ATMs and more. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and n?vi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. It even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road. In addition, n?vi 760 accepts custom points of interest, such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs. The European version even includes a preloaded safety camera database containing locations of cameras for parts of Europe.

Amazon.com Product Description -- January 8, 2008
Garmin's nAvi 700 series brings two exciting new features -- multi-destination routing and, "Where am I?/Where's my car?" -- to its popular pocket-sized GPS navigator lineup. As with all nAvis, you get Garmin reliability, the fast satellite lock of an integrated high-sensitivity receiver, a slim, pocket-sized design with a gorgeous display, an easy, intuitive interface, and detailed NAVTEQ maps for the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico with more than 6 million name-searchable points of interest. All of the 700-series navigators also feature a rich array of features including spoken directions in real street names, MP3 player and photo viewer, and an FM transmitter that will play voice prompts, MP3s, audio books, and more, directly through your vehicle's stereo system.The nAvi 760 and 770 add integrated traffic receivers and Bluetooth capability for hands-free calling. The nAvi 770 adds maps for Europe. The nAvi 780 adds enhanced MSN direct content capability..

Which nAvi is Best for You?: Click here to see a quick, simple comparison of features for all Garmin nuvi GPS navigators

slim form factor
Garmin's nAvis pack top of the line features into a slim form factor.
Wider screen lets you see more of what's around. Compare these actual size views of a 3-inch (diagonal) screen
3-inch screen


and a 4.3-inch diagonal widescreen
4.3-inch screen

New Features -- Where Am I? Where's My Car?
The nAvi 700 series is the first to answer two common questions: "Where am I?" and "Where’s my car?"

At any time, with a single tap of the screen, drivers can display their exact latitude and longitude coordinates, the nearest address and intersection, and the closest hospitals, police stations and gas stations. And to help drivers find their car in an unfamiliar spot or vast parking lot, all nAvi 700s automatically mark the position in which they were last removed from the mount.

New Features -- Multi-Destination Routing
This lets you enter several spots into the device (day care - supermarket-cleaners - office - day care, for example) and it will plot the fastest route. And once you've found the best router, the "Route Planning" feature lets you save up to 10 different routes, Garmin touts the feature for providing, "the most efficient route for errands, deliveries and sales calls." The feature also makes this an instant essential accessory for anyone who shops garage sales (you know what we're talking about).

A trip log provides an electronic bread crumb trail of up to 10,000 points, so you can see where you've been on the map.

See Better, See More
The super-bright, 4.3-inch (diagonal) touchscreen display gives is anti-glare for ease of viewing during the day and automatically changes its color profile for easy viewing at night or in dim light. It offers 2d or 3D perspective views.

The widescreen format gives you 70% more actual screen area than a 3.5-inch screen. Primarily this translates into a better view of the area through which you are driving. This is especially useful in showing you what parks, restaurants, ATM, gas stations, etc. are nearby, or in letting you know whether a detour is a good idea. Also, the device itself is larger, meaning controls on the screen are more widely spaced and somewhat easier to push.

First Rate Map Data
All nAvi 700s come preloaded with highly detailed City Navigator NT road maps for the entire United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. This map database features nearly six million points of interest (POIs), including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, and attractions. Garmin gets its map data from NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping.

Important note about map updates: Due to our high volume of sales, almost every Garmin portable GPS navigator sold by Amazon.com will come with the most recent map version. If you ever do need a map update, you can purchase one from Amazon.com at our Garmin Store.

Hands-Free Calling
In more and more places, it is becoming illegal to use cell phones while driving without a hands-free kit. WIth Bluetooth capability, microphone and speaker, you can match your nAvi to any bluetooth-capable phone to make hands-free mobile phone calls. Simply dial the phone number with the nAvi's touch screen keypad to make a call on a compatible phone. To answer an incoming call, just tap the screen and speak into the built-in microphone. Making and taking calls on the road has never been easier, or safer. In addition, Garmin makes it a breeze to look-up and dial numbers from your personalized phone book or even tap into your cell phone's call history log.

Integrated FM Traffic Receiver
TMC traffic service coverage map
Steer clear of traffic with an integrated FM traffic receiver designed to receive alerts from TMC Clear Channel about traffic tie-ups and road construction that might lie ahead on your route. All you have to do is simply touch the screen to view traffic details and you'll be ready to detour around any problem area. And if you end up missing a turn, or you're forced into a detour that is not relayed through the traffic receiver, the nAvi's sophisticated automatic routing will get you back on track in no time.

In most areas, TMC Clear Channel traffic broadcasts are continuous a there's no waiting for scheduled traffic news updates or random alerts. Because traffic broadcasts are received via a "silent" FM data channel, you can still listen to music or news programming on your car radio without interference from incoming FM traffic data transmissions.

A 3-month subscription to TMC Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network is included with purchase of this device. For more information on subscription fees, coverage in individual cities, and traffic data networks in the United Kingdom and Europe, check the Garmin website.


Garmin Lock

Garmin's patent pending theft prevention system that disables the unit from performing any functions until the user types in a specific 4-digit PIN or takes the unit to a predetermined secure location

Easy To Use Interface
Garmin's interface is a key to their success and one of the things that makes their devices such a pleasure to use. Simple controls and sub-screens make it easy to enter or search for destinations and get data about your trip.

Garmin's own navigation is easy to use

Beyond Navigation

Browse your stored pictures with an easy-to-use JPEG viewer.
MP3 PlayerA handy MP3 player lets you play songs stored on SD memory cards. nAvi 250W accepts custom points of interest (POIs). View larger.

Navigation is just the beginning. All nAvi 700s feature travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, MP3 player, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more.

They are also compatible with optional content plug-ins available via SD card, such as the Garmin Travel Guides and Garmin SaversGuide provide detailed data for attractions and information on nearby merchants offering discounts, so you can customize your nAvi for all your travel needs.

Garmin has also added the ability for customers to add custom points of interest (POI’s) from third parties such as school zones and safety cameras.

Trick Your GPS Ride

custom vehicle icons
Custom vehicle icons let you ride in style, at least inside your GPS.
See more icon options
All nAvis support configurable vehicle icons. These fun, customized car-shaped icons come in a variety of colors to add a personal touch to your vehicle's position on the map.





What's in the Box

nAvi 760, Preloaded City Navigator NT for North America, FM traffic receiver with vehicle power cable, 3-month subscription to TMC real-time traffic services, Vehicle suction cup mount, USB cable, Dashboard disc, Quick start manual

Notes

  • Optional software for language translation, detailed travel guides, and savings programs allow you to customize your nAvi to fit your travel needs
  • The FM transmitter feature is only available in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
  • Like most USB Mass Storage Devices, the nAvi is not compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me.

Which nAvi is Best for You?
Note: All nAvis come with detailed NAVTEQ maps containing more than 6 million pre-loaded point of interest locations.



Screen
Size
inches
(w x h)
Included Maps
Text-to-Speech
(Directions in
Real Street
Names)

Traffic
Bluetooth
Media

FM Transmitter
(audio through
car stereo
system)
Multi-
Point
Routing

Battery
life
(hours)
Cont. U.S.,
Hawaii, and
Puerto Rico

AK and
Canada

Europe
nAvi 200 2.8 x 2.1
check




Photos


up to 5
nAvi 200w 3.81 x 2.25
check




Photos


up to 5
nAvi 250 2.8 x 2.1
check check



Photos

up to 5
nAvi 250w 3.81 x 2.25
check check



Photos

up to 5
nAvi 260 2.8 x 2.1
check check
check

Photos

up to 5
nAvi 260w 3.81 x 2.25 check check
check

Photos

up to 5
nAvi 270 2.8 x 2.1
check check check


Photos

up to 5
nAvi 350 2.8 x 2.1
check check
check FM (with opt.
receiver)

Photos, MP3s


up to 8
nAvi 360 2.8 x 2.1
check check
check FM (with opt.
receiver)
check Photos, MP3s

up to 8
nAvi 370 2.8 x 2.1 check check check check FM (receiver
included)
check Photos, MP3s

up to 8
nAvi 650 3.81 x 2.25
check check
check FM (with opt.
receiver)

Photos, MP3s

up to 7
nAvi 660
3.81 x 2.25
check check
check FM (receiver
included)
check Photos, MP3s check
up to 7
nAvi 670
3.81 x 2.25
check check check check FM (receiver
included)
check Photos, MP3s check
up to 7
nAvi 680 3.81 x 2.25
check check
check MSN (receiver
included;
1-year free);
FM (with opt.
receiver)
check Photos, MP3s check
up to 7
nAvi 750
3.81 x 2.25
check check
check FM (with opt.
receiver);
MSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver)

Photos, MP3s check check up to 5
nAvi 760 3.81 x 2.25
check check
check FM (receiver
included
);
MSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver)
check Photos, MP3s check check up to 5
nAvi 770 3.81 x 2.25
check check check check FM (receiver
included
);
MSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver)
check Photos, MP3s check check up to 5
nAvi 780 3.81 x 2.25 check check

MSN-enhanced
(receiver inc.;
3 months free)
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)
check Photos, MP3s check check up to 5
nAvi 850
3.81 x 2.25 check check

MSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)

Photos, MP3s check check up to 4
nAvi 850
3.81 x 2.25 check check check
MSN-enhanced
(receiver inc.;
3 months free);
FM (with opt.
receiver)
check Photos, MP3s check check up to 4
nAvi 5000
4.5 x 2.7 check check
check MSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)


check check external
battery
only
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Customer Reviews:   Read 339 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended   October 30, 2007
Road Warrior (Vista, CA USA)
180 out of 184 found this review helpful

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.





5 out of 5 stars Simple to operate and works great!   November 22, 2007
Kurt Obermeier (Arizona)
81 out of 83 found this review helpful

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!



5 out of 5 stars Great unit, easy to use, very cool!   March 6, 2008
Erica Pearce (Scottsdale, AZ)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful

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!


5 out of 5 stars Great Product   May 7, 2008
Douglas Powell
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

After getting lost a couple times recently in northern Chicago, decided it was time to invest in some technology as the Mapquest maps were just not cutting it. As with any new purchase, I did my research via countless user reviews along with feature comparisons. I had narrowed my options down to the Nuvi 660, TT720/920, and this unit (mostly based on features and price). All seemed to be fairly balanced with options and value... and each had their good and bad points. But it seemed like the more I researched, the more confusion set in... so my next step is something I would highly recommend to anyone considering this type of purchase - putting your hands on a unit.

I made a trip to the local BestBuy and was quickly met with a sales rep who made it very clear he knew nothing about GPS's, but was willing to "help" by printing out a feature comparison. After he finally left us alone (and not a moment too soon), we started playing with several different TT's and Garmins. My first action was to test the Bluetooth, as my BlackBerry phone was listed as compatible with the Garmin, but not with the TT. I quickly confirmed the Garmin would indeed sync up and worked quite intuitively. Ironically enough, even with an Error Message on the TT about incompatibility with my phone, it still was able to sync and work. Now comes the selling point...

I was struggling with trying to navigate through the TT menu's and was kind of getting frustrated as I really thought before "touching" the unit, that TT was my top candidate. About that time, my girl friend (who is by no means a "technology geek" like me) was showing me all the cool features on the Garmin (the demo unit was actually a 780, but basically the same as this 760) including the POI, "where am I feature", etc. After which I moved over to a Garmin and was instantly hooked. All the menus are easily accessed, it is easy to back up and move around, and the obvious difference was the Garmin was linked to several satellites (even in the store), yet none of the TTs could "acquire".

Pros: Bluetooth works good (even through the FM transmitter), easy to navigate menus, great reception, Querty or standard keyboard (user selectable), great windshield suction mount (unlike TT, has the locking lever to increase suction power) with built-in connection to the dc power cable, trip-o-meter, traffic (optional service, but 3 months included), new mapping s/w ('08 rev. loaded with '09 free to download within 30 days), multi-point destinations, where am I feature, and very accurate. I could go on, but these are the things that stand out.

Cons: only includes USB and DC power cables (No ac adapter included, but any cell or digital camera charger with a mini-USB cable works fine), no case (bought one at the same time for $14), map upgrade took multiple attempts to download as my computer cache kept filling as it is a 2gb file (but seems to have all downloaded - will be upgrading mine this weekend), only includes a US map (TT920 & Garmin 670 both include Europe).

All in all, it really comes down to prioritizing features and price and go from there as all of these units have good and bad things. I could have easily bought the lower end 6xx and had Europe maps as well, but then no multi-point destination (which was important to me for some trips I have planned this summer). And then of course you need to price shop - Amazon once again had the best deal:-)



5 out of 5 stars Excellent..even better at the Amazon price.   July 20, 2008
R. Saul Levinson (Chesterfield, Missouri USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

Excellent gps unit.... my only complaint is the "tinny" sound and the lack of a signal beep as you approach a turn. The features of the 760 are as described and function well... although I've only had my unit for the last 2 days. I'm not too sure whether I'll subscibe to the traffic feature after the 3 month trial subscription expires... but I'll give it a few weeks of use to see if the subscription is worth it.
I'm using the supplied dashboard mount. It seems to be well secured to the dashboard. I don't think I'll need the windshield mount.
I did have to upgrade the software. When I registered the unit on the Garmin webpage, it offered a free upgrade to the 2009 version of the map software. It takes a good hour or two to do the upgrade using the Garmin web updater program that is free to download.
I was quite suprised to find that the brightness of the display is excellent, even in bright sunshine.
All in all this gps is really quite good and very easy to use... I highly recommend it.
I've noticed that the Amazon price varies from day to day (hour to hour?), but still the price I paid beat Best Buy and Circuit City (both were selling it at $599 plus tax)... I was able to catch the Amazon price of $342... quite a deal considering the free shipping option and no sales tax (I did opt for the 2nd day delivery for $6.95...would you believe that the unit was delivered the day after I ordered it!)


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