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Garmin Nuvi 760 760T Car GPS Receiver

$353.00 Est. at Amazon

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garmin n vi 760 4.3-inch widescreen bluetooth portable gps automobile navigatorgreat product-great service from amazon rec'd it when they said at the price they said - no bait and switch nor "extra
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i dont like the auto firmware update when registering the product.
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this product is a good deal and works quite nicely in my auto.
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the product has performed to expectations.garmin n vi 760 4.3-inch widescreen bluetooth portable gps automobile navigator
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once your phones is synced up, then anytime you turn on the gps device your phone automatically connects for ease of use.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Accuracy, Excellent Display, Designation: Automobile

2 RECOMMENDED by 25 people for AUTO, MARINE

Garmin nüvi 265WT GPS Receiver

$290.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.qvc.com
i also like the "extra" features like changing the voice and language, bluetooth capability, ability to change mode from auto to water, etc.
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garmin n vi 760 4.3-inch widescreen bluetooth portable gps automobile navigator i am quite pleased with this product.
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i automatically think that if it shows a road as being grey it is all clear, yellow means traffic is slowly moving, and red means traffic is stopped.
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the restaurant's phone number was listed with the location information, and with my phone connected to it i just had to hit a button to automatically dial the number to make reservations.
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i am in love with this gps because for the first time it provides real time traffic updates and automatically routes you around the traffic.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Display, Excellent Map Quality, Designation: Automobile

3 RECOMMENDED by 16 people for AUTO, MARINE

Garmin Nuvi 780 Car GPS Receiver

$402.00 Est. at Amazon

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even with the detail set at the highest level, this unit seems to autoselect what it wants to show you.
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it is great because it auto connects each time i get in my car ...
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this is my first auto gps, and i use it daily for work.
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while phoenix rush hours are not la's, it is awesome to see all the wrecks by touching a button and be automatically routed around them.
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i haven't bothered with the bluetooth as i don't play the n vi through my car stereo, which means it wouldn't auto-mute when a call comes in anyway (and i have a solid bluetooth earbud i prefer).

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Map Quality, Good Display, Designation: Automobile

4 RECOMMENDED by 21 people for AUTO, MARINE

Garmin Nuvi 265W GPS Receiver

$353.00 Est. at Amazon

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garmin n vi 760 4.3-inch widescreen bluetooth portable gps automobile navigator i am quite pleased with this product.
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the restaurant's phone number was listed with the location information, and with my phone connected to it i just had to hit a button to automatically dial the number to make reservations.
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first test was performed by us in pedestrain mode i noticed that it was a bit slow in tracking our movements (probably it tracks movements fast when we are in automobile) when we did took turn and
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it re-routes me automatically when traffic is too heavy.
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that you cannot select east or west streets, meaning if you wanted to drive to 1 east main street, the unit puts you into 1 west main street automatically, and there is no way to tell it otherwise.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Display, Excellent Map Quality, Form Factor: Fixed

5 RECOMMENDED by 24 people for AUTO, MARINE

Garmin nuvi® 255W GPS Receiver

$293.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
i keep it plugged in to my 12v supply in my car at all times and i like the fact that it turns off and on with the car and automatically goes straight to the map when i start driving.
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it auto adjusts to whatever lighting conditions there are for a picture perfect look.
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you can also use it in pedestrian mode but if you forget to reset it to auto mode it will be extremely confusing when you are driving.
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i also like how it automatically changes the time when traveling between time zones, it's one less thing i have to worry about.
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also, whenenver you type in your destination, it automatically calculates your arrival time.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Display, Good Map Quality, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nuvi 260W Car GPS Receiver

$233.00 Est. at Amazon

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this one automatically changes the information, depending on whether or not you are routing, but basically, the information is configured like they wanted it, not the way you might want it.
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you can adjust the brightness or have it automatically adjust according to the time of day, adjust the volume, save addresses by typing them in or by being in a location and pressing the "car" on the
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i like auto recognition for typing; ie i type in "loui" and it asks me to choose between the two towns in my state that start with that.
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only gripe is that sometimes it gives you the long way around and you can't automatically go back to the main screen if you've started something already.
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if i have a preferred way i like to travel to get to a certain point on my trip, this device automatically recalculates.

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Positives: Excellent Display, Easy To Use, Excellent Map Quality, Form Factor: Fixed

Garmin nuvi 205W GPS Receiver

$212.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
if you decide to venture off or make a detour it reroutes you automatically very quickly.
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i take my garmin on all road trips as well!the only thing i can say against it is that i wish it would automatically update maps, since it does not pick up many new streets.
from www.qvc.com
he usually drives in traffic and this unit has made his drive so much easier since it changes the route automatically.
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i work in the auto industry and would recommednd this over any factory navigation system.
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other great features are the automatic rerouting feature.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Map Quality, Nice Display, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nüvi 265T GPS Receiver

$238.00 Est. at Amazon

from MAG, www.newegg.com
it know exactly where i am going and if i miss a turn it automatically re-routes you and the new route doesnt take anymore time than the original route.
from Merv, www.newegg.com
with that gps, i can just talk the name of my destination into the phone and it automatically finds it and plots the course.
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it automatically turns on when you start the car and offers to power down in 30 seconds when you turn off the car.
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this model automatically re-routed us around a 1 hour delay the first time we passed through.
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in automobile mode, i found little difference between the 1260t and my current 255.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Map Quality, Nice Portability, Designation: Automobile

TomTom ONE 125 GPS Receiver

$148.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.qvc.com
if for any reason you think about somethink else and you did not take the road it told( spoken, written and directed) you, it will automtically tell where to go to reach you destinationation.
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a low price.fast route recalculation "this gps is compact and portable(fits in your palm).easy to use.has all the basic features of a gps.recalculates automatically.excellent price for a basic gps
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the one 125 is only $10 more (on sale) than the auto mount for the motorcycle specific rider 2!
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the only complaint we've had with it is that it doesn't have an auto-shut-off feature like the garmin does.
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+ gives you the option to automatically avoid delays with traffic updates (though receiver is sold separately and it's not clear if and where one can be connected to this model)

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Map Quality, Nice Accuracy, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nüvi 765T GPS Receiver

$408.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?great easy to use features, very user freindly what's not so great:?very short battery life, slightly bulky "this gps for auto is a good bang for your buck.
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it automatically recalculated the route to the route that i usually take.
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she took it on vacation to texas, and while driving in her rental car, the gps automatically alerted her to a traffic problem, recalculated her route, and got her to the airport on time.
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>>>>>update: after some highway driving, it turns out that the full-screen 3d lane assist junction view shows up automatically before potentially tricky highway junctions.
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this is the only unit that does not let you edit an auto-route by touching a street on the map.

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Positives: Designation: Outdoor, Form Factor: Fixed, Display Size: 3.81 in. x 2.25 in., User interface: Touch Screen, Keyboard

Garmin nuvi 205 GPS Receiver

$224.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?easy setup and use, loads of information what's not so great:?direction voice "my first automotive gps, but a great one.
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i work in the auto industry and would recommednd this over any factory navigation system.
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we'll be going to chicago in a week or so and plan to go to ikea and the auto show.
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typed in by name, a national auto parts store, found the closest one and followed the directions.
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in addition to programming the address, you can also designate a location to your address book by pressing the button "this location", which will automatically program the gps coordinates for you

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Map Quality, Excellent Display, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nuvi® 880 GPS Receiver

$800.00 Est. at Amazon

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on trips to the los angeles area and las vegas it "kicked in" automatically to warn us of severe traffic situations ahead, and closed roads.
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so besides the garmin getting me to my destination it plays my mp3 through my fm radio, place and answer call with the built in bluetooth and volume auto adjusts to give you blow by blow turning
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it even adjusts brightness automatically for day or night use.
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my aviation garmin units have very detailed maps which include lots of detail on unpaved roads and associated poi's and when you use them in automotive mode you get to see this detail.
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your computer may not even recognize the unit by auto webupdater service.

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Positives: Great Map Quality, Easy To Use, Excellent Accuracy, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nüvi 755T GPS Receiver

$426.00 Est. at Amazon

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it automatically goes into night mode which is a darker map background with the route highlighted.
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for some reason (a technical error) i was not automaticly regested to get a free map update even though i had the unit for 3 days (the 2nd one) i called garmin told them about the map update issue
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i travel a lot for work and it was just more convenient to own stand alone portable units when i rent auto's.
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my view comes from having used various gps devices since the old garmin 45 single channel marine unit back in the early 1990s.
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the chief value of the fm transmitter though is the automatic updates of the mph speed limit graphic in the lower left-hand corner.

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Positives: Good Durability, Designation: Automobile, Form Factor: Fixed, Display Size: 3.81 in. x 2.25 in.

Magellan RoadMate 1430 GPS Receiver

$259.00 Est. at Amazon

from R. Ross from Bloomfield Hills MI, clickfrom.buy.com
i have two gps units already, (built into my other autos).
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automatically traffic detouring.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Display, Great Map Quality, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nuvi 255 GPS Receiver

$230.00 Est. at Amazon

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when you input more than one destination as a "via point", it automatically picks the shortest route and can take you to all locations.
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the specifications did not suggest that it came with the auto charger so i purchased one separately, only to find that it did come with one so i have to send the other one back.
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i made an assumption that it was a usb cable and ordered an auto 12v adaptor with my 255 as amazon stated it was "what others also ordered".
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- pedestrian mode is hard to access and doesn't automatically change icon

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Map Quality, Nice Display, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nuvi 255T GPS

$251.00 Est. at Amazon

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the specifications did not suggest that it came with the auto charger so i purchased one separately, only to find that it did come with one so i have to send the other one back.
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when you input more than one destination as a "via point", it automatically picks the shortest route and can take you to all locations.
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i made an assumption that it was a usb cable and ordered an auto 12v adaptor with my 255 as amazon stated it was "what others also ordered".
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- pedestrian mode is hard to access and doesn't automatically change icon

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Positives: Good Map Quality, Nice Display, Easy To Use, Form Factor: Fixed

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Garmin Nuvi 760 760T Car GPS Receiver

Garmin nüvi 265WT GPS Receiver

Garmin Nuvi 780 Car GPS Receiver

Garmin Nuvi 265W GPS Receiver

Garmin nuvi® 255W GPS Receiver

Garmin nuvi 260W Car GPS Receiver

Garmin nuvi 205W GPS Receiver

Garmin nüvi 265T GPS Receiver

TomTom ONE 125 GPS Receiver

Garmin nüvi 765T GPS Receiver

Garmin nuvi 205 GPS Receiver

Garmin nuvi® 880 GPS Receiver

Garmin nüvi 755T GPS Receiver

Magellan RoadMate 1430 GPS Receiver

Garmin nuvi 255 GPS Receiver

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