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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | Garmin continues to build up its nüvi 7xx series portableGPS navigators with its nüvi 755T, which adds a number of handy routing and communication features to an already impressive list of specs, including a 4.3-inch widescreen display, text-to-speech capabilities, media player, and FM transmitter for transmitting audio--including directions and MP3 music and audiobooks--from the device to your car radio.New to the nüvi 7x5 lineup is Garmin's HotFix satellite prediction (which locates your position quickly and precisely), Lane Assist (which provides lane guidance and junction views when possible), automatic time zone transitioning, and 3D Building views as well as Garmin Connect Photos to help you visually ascertain your position. Additionally, the nüvi 755T includes free real-time traffic updates from Navteq (for the life of the device) via the included GTM 20 traffic receiver.The bright, 4.3-inch 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 percent 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. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 4.8 inches | | Product Width: | 0.8 inches | | Product Height: | 3.0 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.4 pounds | | Package Length: | 6.6 inches | | Package Width: | 6.5 inches | | Package Height: | 3.4 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.3 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 234 reviews |
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| | Features | Bright 4.3-inch diagonal color WQVGA TFT touchscreen with 480 x 272 pixels and white backlightPreloaded with City Navigator North America NTHigh-sensitivity GPS receiver for improved performance and receptionPOI Loader program allows user to set up proximity alerts for school zones, safety cameras, and custom POIsNOTE: Model number is 755T; however, the model number on the product itself is 755
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 Slow response time & wacky touch screens Mar 10, 2010
I chose this product because I was told by my sister about the greatness of its features. Additionally, her review was backed up by most of Amazon's reviewers. Upon receiving the product, I was disappointed to find there was no or little direction on how to use it. Not that I'm computer illiterate but this was my first Garmin. So, a little direction would've been greatly appreciated.
Furthermore, the touch screen was wacky. There were 2 icons available on one of the screens and I was clicking on the icon "Where to" and received the "View Map" screen instead (which is the other icon). I tried to click "Back" and received the "Settings" instead (which is another different icon). I kept hitting "Back" and "Back", and, suddenly, the screen took me to things like trip calculator and statistics, etc. I had problems inputting street #'s and names accurately because I had to keep hitting erase (which often leads me to a different character). Sometimes I would click a letter and some other letter that is not in close proximity of that letter would pop-up. During the first few incidents I thought I was imagining things until the incident with the icons.
Next problem is the slow direction. I tested the product going to and from home. I am familiar with the traffic routes and not once it gave me warning that there will be traffic ahead; it didn't give me alternate routes to avoid traffic; and the direction was sllllooooowwww! It will tell me where to exit either while I had just past it or about to pass it. Okay... that's lame, I thought.
All in all - I had to return the item after 2x of use. I was mostly frustrated with the touch screen. Coupled with the slow direction, I wouldn't recommend this item for my senior citizen parents! After experiencing such difficulties, I found 765 nuvi @ Costco and almost all of the reviewers were having the same problems. I feel so validated! Especially after reading all of the great reviews by Amazoners... I thought I was the only one having these problems. (sanity restored!) :)
 I love the product. It was a great purchase. Mar 09, 2010
This is my first GPS navigator. It's very user friendly and works flawlessly. The best part is the price at Amazon.com, can't beat it. It was a great buy and am enjoying the product.
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 Nice Unit, Easy to Use, Quality a bit suspect Mar 08, 2010
Purchased this unit for my wife, she had a GPS that was several years old and figured this would be a nice upgrade.
Item is great, the lane assist is a very helpful, probably my wifes favorite feature. The route it selects is very logical (the older unit would suggest odd routes).
The only downside, Item was purchased as a christmas gift, here we are 2 months later and the unit stopped working. The display no longer funtions. When I called Garmin, I was told the wait time on the phone was 60 to 90 minutes. I went to get an RMA on the net, that will take 2 to 3 days, then I need to ship it back at my expense so they can repair or replace. (I've read that they usually send back a refurished one)
So the unit is nice, the quality not that best and the customer service and Garmin not all that great.
 Garmin Nuvi 755T rocks!!! Mar 08, 2010
I reviewed a number of models online, and researched Consumer Reports for a few months before actually purchasing this unit. The Garmin Nuvi 755T is outstanding, and surpassed my expectations right out of the box! It is incredibly easy to use, no manual needed -- extremely user-friendly machine, even for a novice GPS person. Saving and locating new routes, locations was very intuitive, and required little or no effort. On-screen prompts are helpful. Highly recommend this unit to any first-time GPS user looking for a moderately priced starter machine.
An Excellent Device In the Hands of a Knowledgeable User Mar 08, 2010
I purchased the 755T after considerable research including Amazon users' mixed reviews. I'm finding it an outstanding value. My experience with this device has been excellent. Rather than share its many virtues - covered elsewhere - let me share my observations on three weaknesses observed by other reviewers.
First, the accompanying documentation is limited to a Quick Start Guide. I encourage you to download the 76-page user manual from the Garmin website and read it cover-to-cover. Doing so should alleviate many pitfalls experienced by others. Second, map updates are - as many have noted - a slow (several hours) download. Certainly tedious if you hover over your PC. Two suggestions. Read and follow the directions exactly. (Get impatient, try a shortcut, and you're likely to have problems.) Next, as I did, simply activate the download program before going to bed and the software will be ready to install and run in the morning. Again, read and follow directions and it should go without a hitch. I had no problems. (IMPORTANT - deactivate your energy-saving power settings on your PC (Control Panel > Display > Screen Saver/Power) so your hard drive does not hibernate or shut off during the download.) Finally, several reviews note poor navigation (e.g., taking the long way around). In my experience no GPS device - the 755T or any other - is a substitute for common sense. Case in point - last night my wife and I drove to a restaurant accessible via a one-way access road. Leaving the restaurant, the Nuvi wanted to take us West, down the access road to the next highway cross-over where we could U-turn - a diversion of 2 miles. Unlike me, the Nuvi did not understand a shortcut through the parking lot back to an intersecting road that allowed us to reverse our original route to the restaurant. Once there, however, the 755T quickly recalculated and had us on the original path.
GPS is a tool. You need to know how to use it and how to blend it with your own observation and common sense. Do this and I'd be shocked if you don't find the 775T a very capable, dependable travel aid. Last word: the Garmin friction mount is superb - holds its position on the dash while driving; is transferrable to a second vehicle; and can be removed for storage to help avoid theft. Much preferred to a windshield/suction mount.
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