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The Garmin 765T bundle includes lifetime map updates and features a 4.3-inch widescreen display, text-to-speech capabilities, media player, and FM transmitter for transmittingaudio–including directions and MP3 music and audiobooks–from the device to your car radio. Garmin nuvi 765T bundle comes with a lifetime map update card
Garmin’s nüvis pack top of the line features into a slim form factor.. Garmin’s HotFix satellite prediction (which locates your position quickly and precisely), Lane Assist (which provides lane guidance and junction views when possible), automatic time zone transitioning, and 3D Building views as well as Garmin Connect Photos to help you visually ascertain your position. Additionally, the nüvi 765T includes Bluetooth connectivity to your cell phone and free real-time traffic updates from Navteq (for the life of the device) via the included FM tra… More >>
Garmin nüvi 765/765T 4.3-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic & Lifetime Map Updates
John T. Reiter // Jun 5, 2010 at 2:18 pm
This unit has excellent graphics and the menu is very intuitive, but that’s where it ends. When you upload google maps routes, it only saves the destination; not the route you planned. When trying to set-up custom routes, this thing will route you around every country road in the USA to get to your destination. When you try the optimize feature for the route, not matter which optimize feature you select, it always says this is the best route and will not let you adjust it. If your going to the grocery store at the end of your street, then this is your machine. Otherwise, I would look somewhere else. Also, the disclamer on the lifetime maps is it’s good for the life of the machine or the current map provider; whichever happens first.
Salit L. Gazit // Jun 5, 2010 at 4:05 pm
Got this one to replace my aging 370. On the whole I like the 765 (and the lifetime map updates!) though was hoping that 3 years and a higher end model would result in a far better GPS. It is more accurate, has better graphics and visibility even in strong daylight (unlike 370), faster and shows both turn lanes and traffic conditions, which I like.
On the con side, it took forever to update the map, the 765 is a lot more heavy than the 370 (no more keeping it in my purse) and the speaker is FAR worse. The voice sounds choppy and I had a hard time understanding what a caller was saying on an incoming call. The 370 voice quality was much better. I don’t know why a newer higher end model should have such poor sound.
The navigation options should have improved. I was hoping the 765 will have overcome the 370 tendency to select obscure highways rather than freeways, and/or allow the option of preferring freeways, but that seems to still be a problem. Having the 370 navigate me through high Sierra mountain roads during winter, rather than go through the freeways, is downright crazy, and potentially dangerous. I have not driven to Tahoe with the 765 yet, but I hope it will be better in that respect.
Inserting an address also hasn’t improved much (except for switching to QWERTY keyboard). The device should remember cities inserted and offer them earlier than new ones (e.g. if I used Santa Clara, I w
So on the whole a decent GPS and certainly does the job. Lifetime maps and traffic are great. But the poor quality of the speaker and lack of configurable navigational choices lowers the score heavily.
G. Meador // Jun 5, 2010 at 4:53 pm
I have owned five Garmin GPS units prior to ordering the nüvi 765t. They’ve generally been excellent, and I have a great experience overall with the Garmin brand.
I ordered this as an upgrade to my aging StreetPilot c550. Bluetooth is a requirement for me, as my c550 is the core of my handsfree communication setup. The 765t is not cutting edge now, so the price has dropped significantly, and the inclusion of nüMaps lifetime upgrades in this bundle makes it a great value.
My initial impressions were positive. The build quality of the 765t is excellent, and it has a speedy CPU that offers smooth screen updates and fast, responsive operation. The included traffic receiver seems nice, although I don’t live in a coverage area, and the nüvi quickly picked up the satellites overhead.
Once I started using the 765t, however, the honeymoon was over. The touchscreen occasionally registered taps in areas far away from where I had tapped, even after I calibrated the screen.
More importantly, however, the speaker in the 765t is terrible. It is less than half as loud as the speaker in my older StreetPilot. After trying a handsfree call, I discovered that I couldn’t hear the other party even while I sat quietly in a parking lot. On a drive around the block, I couldn’t hear the spoken directions … even at maximum volume. This is absolutely unacceptable for a GPS featuring spoken directions and handsfree calling. Garmin really shot themselves in the foot by cutting corners with the speaker.
I’m sorry to say the nüvi has been boxed up for return, something I’ve never done with a Garmin. Stay far away from this model and look at other Garmins with dual and/or front-firing speakers.
Jaybee // Jun 5, 2010 at 7:40 pm
Knowing our area, it didn’t take us the best way (for traffic). We were looking for lane-specific items, but haven’t seen that.
Amnia // Jun 5, 2010 at 7:55 pm
- unit occasionally shows my car icon driving in the fields parallel to the road i am on. at intersections it then thinks i am driving on the intersecting road. after 5-10 minutes it settles down.
- sometimes it takes several minutes to acquire satellites; sometimes the unit does not find any satellites after 10 minutes and i have to turn it off and then on again.
- when typing in the name of a place or the address of a place, often the unit does not enter what i actually typed. something is wrong with the sensors of the touch screen. others seem to be having this same problem with their 765 as well.
- screen shows lots of fingerprints.
- about once a week the unit tells me my maps are out of date, even though they are the latest maps.
- it seems to receive far too many advertisements for local fast food and hotels when it gets traffic updates. for example, without naming names, i have seen over a hundred ads for a well known seafood restaurant named after a red crustacean that goes well with drawn butter.
note that the 765 does not have the latest operating system. the newest units like the 1390 have the latest operating system, but garmin has removed the mp3 player, fm transmitter, store routes/multiple destinations, audio book player, locate (where is the car parked), 3D building view, accept SD cards (1390 only takes micro-SD), and a few other things.
a year ago a lot of the 7×5 series were turned into bricks when they received a bad firmware update, and needed to be sent back to garmin to have them fixed.
so i think the 7×5 series were just lemons. my last garmin did not have any of these problems. i was very satisfied with my previous garmin and only replaced it so i could get traffic info.