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Garmin nüvi 750 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
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CD. Comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps and millions of points of interest (POIs) such as hotels, restaurants, fuel stations, ATMs and more.. Helps you keep track of yourself and your car. Just tap "Where Am I?" to find the closest hospitals, police stations, fuel stations, nearest address and intersection.. Has route planning so you can save 10 routes and the nüvi 750 automatically sorts multiple destinations to provide an efficient route for errands, deliveries or sales calls.. nüvi 750's high-sensitivity internal antenna gives it a sleeker, thinner design, making it easy to slip in your pocket or purse.. Come fully loaded with entertainment tools including: MP3 player, audio book player, JPEG picture viewer, currency converters and optional FM traffic alerts, optional MSN Direct, and Garmin Lock..
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Customer Reviews
for Garmin nüvi 750 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator --- Garmin
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GPS is awesome
The Garmin Nuvi 750 is everything it is advertised to be. Nice size screen and works well. Would recommend to anyone who needs a good quality GPS Navigator.
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Good..No Bluetooth.. MSN Direct Compatible..Does not maintain lock on GPS signal in downtown Chicago
Had to rely on tour guide maps since my GPS failed every single time in and around Michigan Avenue and downton area of Chicago. It does not maintain lock on GPS signal in downtown Chicago.
Im not sure if this can be resolved by external antenna...Need input from anyone who is using that to resolve signal losing issue.
I bought an MSN Direct receiver from Garmin (Price 124 dollars includes, 1 yr subscrption). It WORKS with Nuvi 750...(Best Buy guys were clueless on this topic during my product comparison phase.)
MSN Direct only works in limites cities....So you may want to check covergae and make sure you really need that.
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Great GPS with key missing items
Pros:
-Great routing. Best GPS I have owned in terms of the routes it calculates. In the end it was so good on this feature that I had to buy it.
-Great text-to-speech with very clear directions.
-Multiple POI routing with optimization
-POI filtering by spelling is awesome!!! Best on the market from what I can tell.
-Good MP3 player.
-FM transmitter works, but hard to find a channel without noise. Needs a stronger signal.
-Map switches from 3D view to 2D N up option when user selects the screen.
Cons:
-Does not maintain lock on GPS signal in downtown Chicago as well as Magellan Maestro 4250 which never lost the signal. Still much better than the older Garmin units. Much better than StreetPilot 2610.
-Missing Built-in AAA tourbook.
-POIs not as good as the AAA ones available in Magellan Maestro 4250
-No Ding sound when you should be turning!!! easy to miss turns.
-No Bluetooth. Garmin wants to charge way too much for this feature.
-No FM traffic receiver
-Missing feature to see what services are available at upcoming exits.
-Missing ability to view POIs on the map.
-NO free POI updates
-No place to enter AAA help/Membership number on emergency screen as in the Megellan 4250.
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Very pleased with Garmin nüvi 750
After reading reviews all over the internet, I decided to get the Nuvi 750 despite many reports of problems with acquiring a satellite signal. The first thing I did when I received my unit was to update the firmware with the very user friendly Garmin WebUpdater tool. After it applied all the updates I took it outside and it took approx. 2 1/2 minutes to acquire signal. After that, everytime I power on the device, it goes through the loading maps... and then it takes only 15 to 30 seconds max. to acquire signal. On a side note, I have been playing with the media player, and the FM transmitter is ok. It performs just as well as most of the FM transmitters I have used in the past for Ipods and portable media players. I would highly recommend the Nuvi 750 to friends and family. Also, be aware that the nuvi 750 DOES NOT come with Bluetooth functionality as the product title implies.
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Very pleased with Garmin nüvi 750
After reading reviews all over the internet, I decided to get the Nuvi 750 despite many reports of problems with acquiring a satellite signal. The first thing I did when I received my unit was to update the firmware with the very user friendly Garmin WebUpdater tool. After it applied all the updates I took it outside and it took approx. 2 1/2 minutes to acquire signal. After that, everytime I power on the device, it goes through the loading maps... and then it takes only 15 to 30 seconds max. to acquire signal. On a side note, I have been playing with the media player, and the FM transmitter is ok. It performs just as well as most of the FM transmitters I have used in the past for Ipods and portable media players. I would highly recommend the Nuvi 750 to friends and family. Also, be aware that the nuvi 750 DOES NOT come with Bluetooth functionality as the product title implies.
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Better than expected
I am way behind on the cool gadget boat, but finally bit the bullet and after hours of research decided on the Garmin Nuvi 750. It has far exceeded my expectations! Worked well right out of the box with no connection issues. I really like how you can slide the map around with your finger to trace the route or view different portions.
I was a little worried about connection since I don't have an antenna on my car, but have had no problems and it's very quick to pick up route changes if I make a detour.
Only wish so far is to have external volume buttons and an ac adaptor (fixed this by using Gomadic tip exchange).
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For me, better than 760.
Like many others, I researched vigorously to decide on which garmin device would be best for me. I chose wisely. The nuvi 750 has a very quick satellite bootup process and is easy and intuitive to navigate. Like others have posted, you have to hit the "back" key numerous times to get to the main screen, instead of simply hitting one button. I have not tried the routing feature yet.
My biggest debate was between the 750 and 760 (with traffic receiver - which looks like a cigarette plug, not build into the unit). I struggled with the $110 price difference, but the free receiver (which normally costs about $160) was tempting. Although the 760 comes with 3 months of free traffic, it's $60/yr after that. I was not interested in bluetooth, after reading the poor reviews, so it was really a matter of traffic or no traffic.
I find myself using the Nuvi device most when I am NOT in my own backyard. In fact, I listen to traffic reports on the radio and get all that I need when I'm close to home. I know these roadways so well that I don't need to develop a dependency on other electronics. However, I use the Nuvi when I'm further away from home, which is exactly where the traffic receiver does not work.
Overall, I'm very happy with the product I chose. If the traffic timeliness improves, I could always buy the separate adapter. I feel that for $363 (a week ago), I am able to justify my purchase much easier.
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Works pretty well, im satisfied
I had been researching navigation systems for about 6 months when I finally settled on this one in December 2007. So far I've only used it approx 10 times mostly in areas with lots of overhead trees and wooded-like areas where my cellphone loses its signal but this unit kept strong and got me to my destination. During my initial tests I've noticed that it takes some odd turns to get to places that I normally go, dont know if that's because it chooses streets with easier traffic patterns or what but several times I intentionally went off route due those "unnecessary turns", with the unit recalculating pretty quickly. This unit was originally around $800 and I got it under $500 so im very happy....
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Garmin 750 comments
As a whole I like the Garmin 750. I like the ability to put in routes with multiple stops (waypoints) which is one of the key reasons I purchased this model. Its graphics are nice and the turn instructions are timely. This 'review' may sound like I hate the unit which is not the case but, I believe in pointing out areas where the unit could be improved. I have listed those areas below.
- The unit does not steadily display the current street being traveled. While there are those that believe that its only the next turn that is important (the next turn is always displayed at the screen top), to me it is important to also know the current road. You could push a button or 2 to display the current road but, in my opinion it should always be displayed.
- I like to view highway travel in 2 dimensional mode. When on the highway in 2D, the current route is not always displayed. The closer the setting is to ground level, the route number rarely, if ever, appears. All you see is the line/road, passing streets, and car on the display. If you change the scale to view the display from a higher 'altitude' then the route information appears on a more regular yet still intermittant basis. Again, seeing the current route at all times is important to me. I don't like to have to wait until the unit randomly decides to display it. When glancing at the unit I expect this information to be there. In 3D mode the route number seems to appear on a more regular basis but, if you don't want to view the roads in 3D its meaningless.
- The transmitter is unusable for me. The signal is not strong enough for my radio antenna to pick it up. I drive a somewhat small vehicle (Vibe) and the signal is not strong enough to get from the transmitter on the windshield to the antenna resting on the rear part of the roof. Mostly static is all that is heard with a hint of a voice from the Garmin unit.
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Great GPS
[[ASIN:B000UXDFN6 Garmin nüvi 750 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator]]
Great GPS....and the mount works much better than i expected!
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Garmin nuvi 750
I am very happy with my purchase. It is my second GPS and the technology has certainly advanced in the last three years. I added the friction mount to my system because the window suction cup mount put the unit too far away to conveniently touch the screen from the driver's seat.
Dealing with Amazon.com couldn't have been smoother. I will purchase from Amazon again with out hesitation.
Al Wolf
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Solid GPS, great Magellan RoadMate replacement, some oddities
I've had the unit one week and so far love it. My Magellan RoadMate 700 completely died after 2-1/2 years, two costly map updates, and one very costly out-of-warranty factory repair. The nuvi 750 has proven to be an excellent replacement. I've enjoyed much quicker satellite acquisition, including from inside my home...nothing at all like the slow experiences of others. I also am able to get solid, clear reception using the FM transmitter to the car radios in two cars, though typically do not need to use this feature. Many other reviews have documented the plusses/minuses but for me the unit is all that I expected and need.
I do wish to share a few oddities I had not expected from my experiences transitioning from the Magellan: (1) there is no a/c adapter included; this is very strange to me as even the non-battery-powered Magellan came with this. You will want one...buy it separately. (2) "Favorites", called "Address Book" on the Magellan, are the addresses you add to the system, are sorted in order of increasing distance from home. This is a strange sort choice as it makes finding a favorite a sequential process of looking at every address, very counterintuitive...alphabetical order would be the most straightforward in my opinion, and there seems to be no way to change this. Also, there is no way that I've found to enter a favorite other than keying it in. You can't, for example, upload selected destinations from Outlook; there is, however, a points-of-interest loader (free download) that might help though I've not yet tried it.
(3) the routings I chose to use are those generated in "fastest" mode. They are not always the fastest routing and lean very heavily on Interstate roads even when the extra mileage takes longer in time than a non-Interstate route. (4) the maps can show 5 levels of detail with some increase in display time at the higher levels. I've not found any noticeable delay and the extra NavTech details have proven very helpful in some trips. (5) the automatic software updater, a free download from garmin.com to keep the unit software and voices patched and current, works very well. Even though only a week old, the software on my unit was two releases back and the upgrade to v2.60 happened quickly and without incident. This is the software that runs the unit, and is not the maps themselves, which are current until the next update expected in the summer.
Summary: does all I want and much more that I will likely never use (MP3 player, photo viewer). Screen size of 4.3" makes quite a difference vs. 3.75" on other units, more noticeable than I expected of just a 1/2 inch. Very portable, works on a domestic airplane flight, all good.
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Great price and product!
This is our first experience with the Garmin Nuvi. The product is a very good buy. The only issue we have had so far is it not keeping up with the roads while we are driving on occasion. Other than that everything else has gone smooth. Very nice to be able to take it out and move it to other vehicles.
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