Reviews

This is a truly awesome GPS. Definitely one of garmins best in the entire lineup. When this GPS was released; soon after there was a Firmware update 3.90 that really messed this unit up and it has been going on for a loooooong time. Up until recently,Garmin FInally posted a firmware update. This has fixed the sporadic screen, the random reboots, stuttering with the voices among other things. out of their whole line up this is one of the most feature packed ones garmin offers- It has bluetooth, MP3 playback with an Aux jack, 3d maps among other things. Garmin has released more units but they keep stripping features on all of their models. The only major difference is the google integration on the 1690/ bigger scree on the 1490 and faster hard ware on the new 3700 series which is extremely overpriced. The 765t was one of the last garmins to come out that has the capability to accept mp3s via an sd card and connect it using an AUX cable to your car. It also has 4g of internal memory. Garmin has gone cheap with alot of their models and has been using 2gb I was honestly about to return this unit since the FW 3.90 was so bad it literally made this unit unusable (i was going to send back to Amex for refund), but thankfully this update was finally released. If you are on the fence to get one, NOW is the time to finally get it since thew price is at an all time low under~200 Just make sure you update the firmware immediately. Time will tell how reliable this unit will be with the FW, but upon my testing, it has been rock solid so far. If you have been reading other reviews, please keep this in mind. alot of those units had FW3.90 and there was nothing you could do about it. FW4.0 has finally fixed out all those issues and this gps can now be as awesome as it was meant to originally be.

Right out of box i could not register the unit , garmin site stated unit was already registered . I Emailed support after sending them proof that i just purchased this unit from Amazon they claimed that it was registered before and was never returned to be refurbished at there factory. They reset the site so i could register the unit . I then purchased a life time map update and registered the unit. Well when i checked to make sure it was registered it stated registered as of Nov.17, 2007. I will be returning this unit to Amazon ,i can not see how they are selling something they claim was refurbished when the factory has no records of this unit being returned to any of their factory locations.

Great addition to my recent road trip!!! The only complaint I have is the percision of entries is sometimes a bit off (shows a different letter or clicks on a different line than I think I am clicking on). Still learning all the ins and outs of the unit, but over all I am very pleased with it (this is my first gps unit).

nice looking and i love the 3d lane change feature. Also it is nice to have the bluetooth now since it is law. Ed

Works good but takes quite a few clicks to navigate menus , menu items not as easy as tomtom to find .