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Garmin Nuvi 765T

Approximate retail price:

$200

Summary: This Garmin has a 4.3-inch LCD screen. It is preloaded with maps covering the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

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Type: 4.3 - inch screen size

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Joe From Jersey

from

Woodland Park, NJ

3.0

I'm Happy with it.

1/11/2012

Pros

Acquires Satellites Quickly

Compact

Easy Menus

Easy To Read

Easy To Setup

Free traffic is worthadds

Large Screen

Simple Controls

Somewhat Reliable 90

Cons

Inacurate at times

Sometimes routes long way

Best Uses

Faster Routes

Rural Navigation

Urban Navigation

Comment:

On my way to the Coors Plant in Colorado it routed me to what it showed as a dead end which was actually a fenced in cow pasture. Then when I went by it. All it tried to do was get me to make a U-Turn and go back to that imaginary street which it called 1st Ave. I had to put it on map and figure out the route myself. Sometimes it will bring you out of the way to go on a long route. No brand or model of these things are accurate all the time. Sometimes it brings me to nothing and says I'm at my destination. Usually I'm somewhere around it though. Then I have to put it on map and figure it out. But all in all it is worth having and does make life easier. 90% of the time it works great. I have talked to other owners who have gps's and they all have similar complaints about their units no matter what the brand. Traffic is free and worth having and the adds are non-obtrusive. They come up for maybe 30 to 60 seconds are small and never come on when you are moving.

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.

Ed Bo

from

Lenexa KS

1.0

This nuvi 765 unit was a disaster

12/12/2011

Pros

Easy To Read

Cons

Acquires Satellites Slowly

Short Battery Life

Best Uses

Finding Specific Address

Planning Trips

Comment:

battery life was 20 minutes and decreasing. Aquiring a satellite lock often was 10 to 15 minutes. Previously had the nuvi 660 and it was a fine unit, received even inside buildings and battery life wsa 3+ hours. I decided to upgrade to get the great features available on the 765. Fortunatly, I bought the 765 at [@] and after a year and a half of frustration and dealing with Garmin customer service, I returned it and [@] allowed that. I bought the nuvi 1490, which was less expensive and has all of the features. It is a good GPS.

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

TOM

from

Reno, Nv.

1.0

Garmin no more

10/6/2011

Pros

Cons

Flimsy Mounting

Inaccurate

Short Battery Life

Best Uses

Comment:

Have owned 3 different Garmin products.<br />Bought this one new. Product unreliable out of the box. Bad guidance ( wrong direction on one way streets); bad routing ( 1 1/2 hrs for 30 min. trip) hard to charge ( difficult connection with mount plug-in). C/S replaced with reman. unit. Continued charging problems. C/S offered to replace connecter cord with a generic replacement without the FM antenna after warranty expired ( never solved existing problem while in warranty). Replaced it with different Manufacturer and am very happy with it.<br /><br />Used Garmin for skeet shooting.

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

The Garmin Nuvi 765T is part of the GPS test program at Consumer Reports. The Garmin Nuvi 765T GPS features and specs include Spoken street names, Bluetooth hands-free calling, Screen size (in.), Weight (oz.). In our lab tests, GPS models like the Garmin Nuvi 765T are reviewed on Info for driver, Mount design, Overall score, Tested battery life (hrs.), Traffic interface, Display, Ease of use, Routing. Consumer Reports subscribers share reviews of the Garmin Nuvi 765T based on personal experience. The Consumer Reports user reviews of the Garmin Nuvi 765T include star ratings, pros, cons, best uses, and a bottom line review to help guide your purchasing decision of the Garmin Nuvi 765T.

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