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Garmin Nuvi 760 760T Car GPS Receiver

$353.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
anyhow, after doing approx 4 weeks of on-line research i had narrowed my search down enough to know that it was a garmin product, but not enough to know which model.
from www.amazon.com
however rubberbanding (please search google for rubberbanding on nuvi's for further info)along with less accuracy may deter one away from this product which otherwise takes you just a few feet away
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this may be to keep people from frying there nuvi's with too much juice, but it means we now have to search for a power cord at the last minute before a trip.
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if i enter a search for any location in this state i get a no match.
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2) another problem i have with the unit is that, to the best of my knowledge (i haven't had time to research it further), while you can find services (e.g., food, fuel, etc.) near your current

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

2 RECOMMENDED by 12 people for SEARCH FEATURES

Garmin Nuvi 265W GPS Receiver

$353.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
also, i wish it had capabilities to search a poi at a remote location.
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the screen is clear and easy to see, the voice is easy for me to hear, particularly on the highest volume, and it is smart enough to search on your current route for a point of interest (this took me
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i've used the moov extensively, and as a pure navigator, at less cost, i'd rank it higher (re poi name search) than the garmin 265wt for the simple reason that its database for poi's appear more
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but if we try to find using a name or category search, it takes a very long time to find the location.
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i was told that there was a kohls in the town, so i put it in the gps to search for it.

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 19 people for SEARCH FEATURES

Garmin nuvi® 255W GPS Receiver

$290.00 Est. at Amazon

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it is quick in picking up satellite signals and very responsive with the user interface (for instance during menu changes or address search).
from www.amazon.com
we can either use the search function that comes with it or plug in a street address from google using a usb cable and the google map plugin.
from www.amazon.com
we've used it on 2 long trip and some local travel and found only minor quirks when searching for points of interest.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?widescreen, intuative interface, points of interest what's not so great:?gps fix time can sometimes take a while to fix, no mini for usb cable included "i did a ton of
from lt.dell.com
you don't need to know the city to find your destination just "search all".

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

4 RECOMMENDED by 11 people for SEARCH FEATURES

Garmin nüvi 265WT GPS Receiver

$290.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the screen is clear and easy to see, the voice is easy for me to hear, particularly on the highest volume, and it is smart enough to search on your current route for a point of interest (this took me
from www.qvc.com
garmin is supposed to be top of the line...this thing wouldn't find my address, my parent's address, and a few others i searched for.
from SE, www.newegg.com
after using the nuvi several times, i'm finding that google maps on my phone provides much better location / point of interest search results and better routing instructions.
from www.amazon.com
and in addition to the fact that it couldn't find the places i wanted to go, it took forever to show any results for my searches.
from www.amazon.com
i've used the moov extensively, and as a pure navigator, at less cost, i'd rank it higher (re poi name search) than the garmin 265wt for the simple reason that its database for poi's appear more

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for SEARCH FEATURES

Garmin nuvi 205 GPS Receiver

$224.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
i love how it starts searching for the names of cities and streets as you start entering letters, so it will usually find the name long before you have to enter the whole thing.the touch screen works
from www.amazon.com
it will guess the city / street names after only a few letters, and it has a large preloaded database of locations to search.
from www.bestbuy.com
i searched for lake havasu, az as well as yosemite natl.
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* searching the poi database is often so slow that it's unusable.
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also favorite places are grouped into folders like food so you don't have to search through all the favorites.

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

Garmin nuvi 260W Car GPS Receiver

$235.00 Est. at Amazon

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i don't usually write reviews but i know how valuable a good or bad review can be to someone searching the internet for the "right" product.
from www.amazon.com
all the poi are sorted into different categories (unlike the tomtom one my girl friend has), so searching is much easier.
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cons: takes long time to acquire satellites even outside the city, in the open (usually have to select keep searching for satellite, the second time it finds them).
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2 - the system expects me to enter the city name for all searches for an address.
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on a recent trip to california, i sat in the rental car for 15-20 minutes while the unit searched for satellites.

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

Garmin nuvi® 880 GPS Receiver

$750.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this works a little more efficiently than the previous models because it allows the system to do a single fast search, rather than searching after each letter, and it allows the user to correct any
from www.amazon.com
the added msn features such as searching for the cheapest gas, latest movies, closest theatres and movie time makes the nuvi 880 an exceptional choice!
from www.amazon.com
can attribute to myself by trying to give too much information when searching
from www.amazon.com
garmin packs an amazing amount of capability into this device - routes, amazing poi search capabilities, a huge database of poi's, extensive customization options, beautiful, easy to read display,

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

KENWOOD DNX5120 DVD Navigation System GPS Receiver

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from www.crutchfield.com
if you grab a modified exe (search the internet for modified exe mapsource) for the software you can even do your route planning ahead of time (while not even plugged into the unit) saved as a
from www.crutchfield.com
i have searched the web to see if the kenwood unit supports video from the ipod touch, and everywhere i found that people were not able to play videos only audio.
from www.crutchfield.com
- phone book search only allow 1 alphabet search, conclusion.

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, Excellent Accuracy, Included Units: In-Dash Player, In-Dash Monitor, GPS Receiver

Garmin nuvi 205W GPS Receiver

$212.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's easy to use and all of my research pointed to garmin over all of the other manufacturer's.
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* searching the poi database is often so slow that it's unusable.
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7) the search function for restaurants etc.
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i got "no matches found", i searched again using new hyde park as the city name and then my garmin found a match.
from www.amazon.com
also favorite places are grouped into folders like food so you don't have to search through all the favorites.

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

Garmin Nuvi 780 Car GPS Receiver

$359.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
when searching for a retail or business location by name, the nuvi 780 has found it everytime without fail.
from A Customer from Central, SC, clickfrom.buy.com
typing in a specific name search doesn't work very well, however a specific address gives an instant course.
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it takes a long time searching for satellite.
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see blogs and search the internet about these issues before you purchase.
from www.amazon.com
a quick search of the internet will reveal customer after customer who has experienced like issues with this model.

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

Garmin nüvi 265T GPS Receiver

$226.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.qvc.com
on a recent trip into canada, it was great to search for nearby stores and points of interest my husband and i wanted to check out.
from www.qvc.com
i bought this one as a gift for me, 2months of research finally found it, it's "garmin" what can i say this unit is easy to use,nice screen don't have to worry about directons it takes you from point
from Bala, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: when i switched the gps first i saw poi when i pressed the direction map but now i do not - any ideas?i have not tried way points, picture navigator and actual poi search yet.it is a
from www.amazon.com
pressing the traffic search icon showed yellow color on the route.
from www.amazon.com
the speed of searching the listings was quite slow, seemed like it was slower than my old unit.

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

Garmin nuvi 255 GPS Receiver

$230.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's search functions are pretty good (searching for locations).
from www.amazon.com
still finding little shortcuts they've put in that cut down typing (like the folder icon when entering city name - tap it and a drop-down list will contain the city names you've recently searched).
from www.amazon.com
you can also search for businesses near you, near your destination, or along the route.
from www.amazon.com
searches, map refreshes, etc -- they're all a lot faster and i don't find myself waiting.
from www.amazon.com
it may be because i mistakenly "skipped" the initial satellite search during set up.

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

Garmin nuvi 255T GPS

$252.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's search functions are pretty good (searching for locations).
from www.amazon.com
still finding little shortcuts they've put in that cut down typing (like the folder icon when entering city name - tap it and a drop-down list will contain the city names you've recently searched).
from www.amazon.com
you can also search for businesses near you, near your destination, or along the route.
from www.amazon.com
searches, map refreshes, etc -- they're all a lot faster and i don't find myself waiting.
from www.amazon.com
it may be because i mistakenly "skipped" the initial satellite search during set up.

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

TomTom ONE 125 GPS Receiver

$148.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
spend the extra for one that has tet to speech and your life will be easier.cannot search for poi's (points of interest) farther out than 1 mile from your location--such as restraunts.
from lt.dell.com
however, sometimes searching point of interest is not accurate.
from www.bestbuy.com
after searching the web i found a company called arkon.

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

Magellan RoadMate 1412 GPS Receiver

$193.00 Est. at Amazon

from Moejoe from Flushing,NY, www.circuitcity.com
i was searching for the very best gps out of all the top sellers.
from www.amazon.com
i will start my search for a new device!!!
from www.amazon.com
there are definitely less options available; no choice in voice, only 3 languages available, 30 poi maximum search at a time, can't add via points, screen has frozen 3 times, no access to sd card,
from www.amazon.com
poi searching takes forever.
from www.amazon.com
fantastic poi searches.

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

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