The Garmin devices have improved a lot since the StreetPilot C300-series... Besides the fact that they are still (amazingly) the best sold GPS units in the US, they are in fact more than 2 year old... Which is a lot in PND world....
I forgot to mention that! The 760 also has a "track function" that wil leave a trail on your screen of where the device has been. So you can always see your trail wherever you've been!
You can load this trail into your computer and then save it as a route.
Another nice function of this, is that with the Garmin MapSource software, you can also take a look at your trail in Google Earth!
Besides the great improvement in the design compared to the nüvi 600-series, the extra route function is somewhat more interesting then mentioned in the review. Now you can download or create your own (touristic) route and add up to 99 'via points' in your current route. You can change these extra points in whatever way you like or let the nüvi recalculate it into the most efficient route.
Besides the fact that map display is improved compared to the 600-series and (finally!) there's also a QWERTY function!
The 'where am I' position is also new and quite nice, and (at least in Europe) we can now see the current speed limit on the road you're driving on. This also wans't available on the other nüvi's.
It also has a 'last position' function, where it will automatically remember the last position where it's taken out of the car (so you can always find your car back). This function can help a lot of people! ;-)
Add that to the fact that every 700 model has a built in FM transmitter and traffic receiver, I think it's worth a try! !
As Garmin was the first to present a mobile carnavigation device, I think that TomTom needs to thank Garmin rather than sue them. It`s like Pepsi sueing Coca Cola for also making cola, it makes no sense. And for those who are more familiar with this case, the arguments TT uses are nonsense. Before TT presented their Go-series, Garmin already had different models out there. Products are developed in looks and capability...remember the first mobile phones? Did you think TT developed their Go-series out of the blue? Guess what products their developers used for "inspiration"?... In this market producers look at eachother and try to make something better, if you can't handle that than you shouldn`t be in this business. But don`t sue the one (especially over something like this) you have your place in this business to thank to...it`s not something that a self respecting company should do.
By the way, I`m from Holland too and not every dutch person thinks like mr Simon...just want to make that clear... Don`t want to be associated with that narrow minded way of thinking.
What do you want to hear then? Its just not possible to do something about the ETA, when you have an appointment just add some time to it. You also have the possibility to avoid certain roads and if thats not enough you can insert a 'via point'. POI's you can add yourself and for new map data you`ll have to wait several months... or upgrade to the nüvi 6xx and you`ll probably get it with it :-)
Who tied you up and commanded you to use the nüvi? If you liked the other better than just stick with that one. There a plenty of people who would be more than happy with your nüvi...
The nüvi will give an ETA time based on the speed limits. When you stop for lets say traffic or whatever it will automatically change the ETA. There`s no PND in the world that will give a exact ETA because there is no way to tell how long you have to wait for traffic lights etc... And also the nüvi is a travel assistant...not an automatic pilot. Altough it`s one the best PND's out there, we can`t expect miracles of it and we still have to use our sound mind using it.
I think Garmin is taking it to the next level with this new nüvi. I own a nüvi 360 and I`m more than satisfied with it, but for people who are doubting to buy a DumbDumb...uuhh...TomTom, because of the bigger screen, doubting is now over because of this widescreen nüvi. Garmin has far more experience in navigation, this you can see in their PND's, not only in looks, but also in capabilities!
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