Garmin n vi 780 4 3 Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator

Garmin n vi 780 4 3 Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator

The nuvi 780 4.3″ GPS Personal Travel Assistant has advanced navigation features, a widescreen display, preloaded maps, an FM transmitter and hands-free calling, plus real-time local weather, traffic, movie times, stock information, gas prices, news and local events. Its premium navigation capabilities, like route planning and a handy locator, give you peace of mind on the go. With next-generation dynamic content from MSN Direct, nuvi 780 is one resourceful personal travel assistant. You’ll always get the big picture with nuvi 780′s widescreen display. View map detail, driving directions, photos and more in bright, brilliant color. Its sunlight-readable, 4.3″ display is easy to read from any direction. In addition, nuvi 780 accepts custom points of interest, such as school zones and safety cameras, and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs. nuvi 780 includes advanced navigational features to take the worry out of traveling. It also comes with Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and configurable vehicle icons that let you select car-shaped graphics to show your location on the map. High-sensitivity receiver Built-in memory – Internal solid state with optional SD Card Slot Voice prompts Speaks street names Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route) Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation) Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road) Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest) MSN Direct for U.S. compatible MP3 player Audio book player Configurable vehicle icons (select car-shaped icons for map navigation) World travel clock, currency & measurement converter, and calculator Headphone jack/audio lineout Unit Dimensions – Width 4.8 x Height 3.0 x Depth 0.8 (12.2×7.6×2.0cm) Weight – 6.2 ounces (176 grams)

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars An Amazing Little machine
This Garmin 780 GPS is magic. I investigated the navigation products for months before I purchased, and I’m glad I settled on this baby. What can I say in a nutshell…It works. The thing truly amazes me with features beyond map navigation. This machine thinks, and it let’s you know it.

Besides being right on accurate directions, it features great visability with its wide screen. It’s bright during the day,then after dusk it switches to a deeper color for night mode,so not to blind you while driving.The bluetooth feature is such a plus,it works as an incredible hands free phone system. The MSN direct is a great add on for the traffic, movie times, stock prices and more.

I think it’s great the way it warns me of upcoming construction tie-ups miles ahead. This gives me plenty of time to divert.

There’s so much more I could say about it, but to keep it short…As one who has logged many of road miles for sales appointments in the residential market, I wish I had this unit years ago. It’s a time saver, a co-pilot, and it’s a keeper.

Michael B

1 Star WORTHLESS GPS
I used to be a Garmin guy. After purchasing this unit, this will be MY LAST GARMIN GPS ever. I bought this specifically to listen to audiobooks and Bluetooth over FM. The FM TRANSMITTER features in the Garmin GPS JUST DOESN’t WORK – PERIOD. I called Garmin support and they basically said – we know the FM transmitter doesn’t work in most places because it is not strong enough. THEN WHY THE HE** PUT IN FEATURE IN KNOWING IT DOESN’T WORK!!!! It is the most ridiculous response I have ever heard from a company. Unfortunately it is past my Best Buy return date so I am stuck with it. Hopefully I will prevent someone else from making the same mistake.

1 Star Many Bluetooth issues
FYI, if the Bluetooth feature is important to you (you are paying extra for it) you s/b aware that many phones and Blackberry’s have serious bluetooth issues with Garmin Nuvis. Many will only connect one time (after power on) and when it does connect, they drop easily. See blogs and search the internet about these issues before you purchase.

Garmin tech support seems helpless and is incapable or unwilling to get these issues resolved. They can’t tell you if or when these issues will be addressed. They can’t tell you which phones will work perfectly without a problem. Even their so-called compatible phones can have issues.

If you have similar issues, please complain loudly and bitterly. Maybe if this issue starts affecting their sales they will a do a much better job of giving this issue the serious attention and resources it needs. Right now all they do is try to backdate you to an older version of Bluetooth s/w (which didn’t work) or they tell you to keep watching their websites for bluetooth upgrades but can’t tell you when, if ever, these issues will be resolved.

BUYER BEWARE.

3 Stars Garman Nuvi 780
I had a TomTom GO-910 for a number of years, and was very happy with it’s performance, especially it’s accuracy. However it’s niggly little qurks made it a pain to use. The poor quality of it’s mount, and charging connection along with the inability to read the screen in daylight made it problematic.

The constant need to re-boot it and the gamble of it’s coming alive again was the final straw. My decision to purchase the Garmin over a newer version of the TomTom was based on the reviews found on Amazon.

Very easy to use, very intutive. Easy to read screen, great mount, and good graphics are a huge advantage.

However, short or no battery life when not plugged in are a pain. We just came back from a trip to Washington D.C., and it got us lost where the TomTom would not have! We’re taking it to California, which is why I bought it, and I will make sure I plan the trip out on a map first, just so if it screws up, I’ll have a fighting chance.

2 Stars Garmin Nuvi
This item is not what I expected. It takes a long time searching for satellite. I find myself looking in my thomas guide more. This was a pricy item and not worth it.

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