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Garmin nüvi 760 Portable GPS Automobile Navigator
Garmin nüvi 760 Portable GPS Automobile Navigator

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Brand: Garmin
Category: CE

List Price: $857.13
Buy New: $407.00
You Save: $450.13 (53%)



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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 72 reviews
Sales Rank: 25

Color: Gray
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 0.8 x 2.8
nv:Type: Receiver
Waypoints: 500
Route Capacity: 10
Display: TFT
Display: Backlight
Touch Screen: Yes
Voice: Yes
Expansion Slots: SD Card
Battery Type: Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery
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 1-2 business days

Features:
  • Sleek Ultra Slim Design; Bright 4.3 Inch Diagonal Color Touchscreen Display;
  • Multi-destination routing; "Where Am I?" and "Where's My Car?"
  • Integrated FM Wireless Transmitter Sends Audio Through Vehicle Stereo
  • GTM 20 FM TMC Traffic Receiver and 3-Month Free Traffic Data Subscription
  • Bluetooth for Hands-Free calling

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Loaded and wide, nüvi 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 nüvi 700-series, its premium navigation capabilities, like route planning and a handy locator, give you peace of mind on the go. Save up to 10 routes, and specify via points and preview simulated turns on the 4.3 widescreen, or enter your via points and let the nuvi 750 automatically sort multiple destinations for an efficient route Hands free calling with Bluetooth phones A trip log of up to 10,000 points keeps a record of where you've been on the map for easy reference Speed limits for all major highways and interstates A high-sensitivity internal (non flip-up) antenna keeps the unit sleek and compact while the rechargeable lithium-ion battery allows you to use the unit in and out of the car for up to 5 hours MP3 playback with Audiobook player (subscription to Audible.com required), JPEG picture viewer, and currency converters Built-in FM transmitter allows you to listen to your music, audio books, and gps voice prompts through your car's stereo] Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls, etc.), Route setup (choice of faster time, shorter distance, off-road), Auto re-route (fast auto-recalculation when you take a wrong turn or want to avoid traffic), and Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest) FM traffic alerts (3 months of service included) Optional MSN Direct, and Garmin Lock (an anti-theft feature) Interfaces - USB, Audio line-out (headphone) Unit Dimensions - 4.8w x 3h x. 8d Weight - 6.2 oz

Amazon.com Product Description -- January 8, 2008
Garmin's nüvi 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 nüvis, 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 nüvi 760 and 770 add integrated traffic receivers and Bluetooth capability for hands-free calling. The nüvi 770 adds maps for Europe. The nüvi 780 adds enhanced MSN direct content capability..

Which nüvi 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 nüvis 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 nüvi 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 nüvi 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 nüvi 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 nüvi to any bluetooth-capable phone to make hands-free mobile phone calls. Simply dial the phone number with the nüvi'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 nüvi's sophisticated automatic routing will get you back on track in no time.

In most areas, TMC Clear Channel traffic broadcasts are continuous — 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. nüvi 250W accepts custom points of interest (POIs). View larger.

Navigation is just the beginning. All nüvi 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 nüvi 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 nüvis 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

nüvi 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 nüvi to fit your travel needs
  • The FM transmitter feature is only available in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
  • This nüvi comes with a free, three-month trial for MSN Direct services.
  • Like most USB Mass Storage Devices, the nüvi is not compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me.

Which nüvi is Best for You?
Note: All nüvis 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
nüvi 200 2.8 x 2.1
check




Photos


up to 5
nüvi 200w 3.81 x 2.25
check




Photos


up to 5
nüvi 250 2.8 x 2.1
check check



Photos

up to 5
nüvi 250w 3.81 x 2.25
check check



Photos

up to 5
nüvi 260 2.8 x 2.1
check check
check

Photos

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

Photos

up to 5
nüvi 270 2.8 x 2.1
check check check


Photos

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

Photos, MP3s


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

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

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

Photos, MP3s

up to 7
nüvi 660
3.81 x 2.25
check check
check FM (receiver
included)
check Photos, MP3s check
up to 7
nüvi 670
3.81 x 2.25
check check check check FM (receiver
included)
check Photos, MP3s check
up to 7
nüvi 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
nüvi 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
nüvi 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
nüvi 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
nüvi 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
nüvi 850
3.81 x 2.25 check check

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

Photos, MP3s check check up to 4
nüvi 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
nüvi 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 67 more reviews...

3 out of 5 stars Question to all you peeps who know a lot more about GPS than me.   May 11, 2008
I have an older model of Garmin and I love it except for one thing. When I am putting in the city's name, it - depending on what city I'm entering - lets me put a few letters in and then pulls up the wrong city. How do you enter ALL of the city's name so it won't stop deciding itself which city it THINKS I want? I have been thinking of getting one of the nuvi 760's but wondering if it does the same thing. Can anyone help me?


2 out of 5 stars sent it back. Got a refund   May 9, 2008
 1 out of 3 found this review helpful

Kept giving me the wrong directions so I sent it back and bought a DASH express. Love the DASH.


5 out of 5 stars Great Product   May 7, 2008
 3 out of 3 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 Garmin Nuvi 760-GREAT!   May 6, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

The Nuvi 760 is a great navigation unit. I have owned it for appx. 3 months. It offers all of the options that are available. The Bluetooth feature works with more phones than are on the list. Very easy to use. Self explanitory. The only fault that I have is that there is not an external volume control.


5 out of 5 stars nuvi 760 GPS- awesome!   May 6, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This device was my first portable GPS. I am so impressed with how easy it was to install ( Just turn it on!). I downloaded a newer map and exchanged the car for a tank on the screen. The satellite links are quick, the instructions come fast, it says street names and I haven't been so impressed with a product for a long time. I read other reviews talking about the bluetooth is not very clear... I don't care. Its irrelevant. I'll use that as much as I use the MP3 player or picture viewer.. (Never). The GPS has a beautiful easy to read screen and is more accurate than device in my Infinity G35. My only gripe with the nuvi 760 was the sarcastic attitude of the voice when she says.' Recalculating.. " with a long sigh.. Look, if you want an awesome reliable, easy to run, touch screen GPS I cannot imagine a better product. My wife loved it right off also. We have already recommended it to a few others. I am so glad I purchased this item!

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