- Bright 4.3-inch diagonal color touchscreen; 480 x 272 pixels, WQVGA TFT display with white backlight
- Preloaded with City Navigator North America NT
- Turn-by-turn directions with voice guidance and text to speech
- Steer clear of traffic with nĂĽvi 755T's integrated FM traffic receiver
- Lane assist guides you to the correct lane for an approaching turn or exit
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Navigation takes a high-tech turn with nĂĽvi 755T, featuring lane assist. This feature guides you to the proper lane for navigation. nĂĽvi 755T also includes preloaded maps, turn-by-turn directions that call out streets by name and lifetime traffic. Like the rest of the nĂĽvi 705-series, this advanced navigator comes with premium features including 3-D building view, photo navigation, faster screen redraws, route planning, emergency and car locators and much more. Know the Lane Before It's Too Late nĂĽvi 755T takes navigation to the next level with lane assist. No more guessing which lane you need to be in to make an upcoming turn. Lane assist guides you to the correct lane for an approaching turn or exit, making unfamiliar intersections and exits easy to navigate. It realistically displays road signs and junctions on your route along with arrows that indicate the proper lane for navigation. Lane assist is available in select metropolitan cities.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
I bought my 755T over two years ago. I had another Garmin model before I bought this model. What brought me back to Garmin was its ease of use. You can virtually open the box right up and figure it out on your own. Actually, it needed to be this way because you don't get a hard copy of an owner's manual. The unit comes with a one page booklet for four different languages. If you want more detail, you have to go online to read/download the more comprehensive version.
I was sold on "Lifetime" map updates but tonight I found that to be kind of A SCAM. Lately, when I turn the unit on it will tell me to update my maps. Tonight I took the unit inside to do just that but found out I have to pay $50 to get an updated version. I thought the advertisements where supposed to allow for free updating but I shouldn't be getting a warning telling me to update my maps then either.
The unit is ungodly slow too to boot up. My Droid Incredible is able to find my location in 5 seconds. Garmins take 3-5 minutes if they weren't used in a few hours or more. That's along time when you aren't in a great neighborhood, lost on a highway, dark road, or have to catch a flight.
The traffic updates are okay at best. I live in NE PA and never see the traffic icon appear. As I travel the country this feature appears and is fairly accurate. However, the voice activation should warn of delays because if you're driving you usually find the delay first then look at the unit when it's too late to avoid the delay. I lay mine on my lap to view it better and not look like a total tourist and limit theft potential with the suction cup marks (a dead give away that you have a GPS when parked at a hotel or industrial park).
Again, my main reason to rate this product average is because:
1. No real "Lifetime" traffic updates.
2. Boot up time is way, way to slow.
I was sold on "Lifetime" map updates but tonight I found that to be kind of A SCAM. Lately, when I turn the unit on it will tell me to update my maps. Tonight I took the unit inside to do just that but found out I have to pay $50 to get an updated version. I thought the advertisements where supposed to allow for free updating but I shouldn't be getting a warning telling me to update my maps then either.
The unit is ungodly slow too to boot up. My Droid Incredible is able to find my location in 5 seconds. Garmins take 3-5 minutes if they weren't used in a few hours or more. That's along time when you aren't in a great neighborhood, lost on a highway, dark road, or have to catch a flight.
The traffic updates are okay at best. I live in NE PA and never see the traffic icon appear. As I travel the country this feature appears and is fairly accurate. However, the voice activation should warn of delays because if you're driving you usually find the delay first then look at the unit when it's too late to avoid the delay. I lay mine on my lap to view it better and not look like a total tourist and limit theft potential with the suction cup marks (a dead give away that you have a GPS when parked at a hotel or industrial park).
Again, my main reason to rate this product average is because:
1. No real "Lifetime" traffic updates.
2. Boot up time is way, way to slow.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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It's not the fanciest but it does what it does well. In fact, it's a little TOO fancy, IMNSHO; MP3 player and photo viewer are superfluous. I chose it because it DOES NOT have speech recognition, which bogs the GPS down whilst trying to keep up with your position/direction. Many think SR's "kewl" but I can do without it if it bogs the GPS down.
As otherwise noted, lane guidance is not available everywhere but at least it tells me to "Keep right onto Interstate 55" then "Keep left onto Interstate 55 Business Loop" instead of leaving me on my own to figure out which of 4 ways to go. No doubt in my travels I'll find someplace where it doesn't give me enough information but it's a damn sight better than my old TomTom.
The display is very readable even in sunlight, though I sometimes have to rotate it to reduce glare. Tip: use a donut mount that sits on top of your dash so you can easily rotate it. Fixed mounts are harder to do this with.
The Garmin interface is worthy of praise; uncluttered, simple yet flexible enough to do what most want and then some.
Unlike others that have had random shutdown issues with the 755, I have had no such problems whatsoever despite two 200+ mile road trips so far. It's behaving itself quite nicely, thank you.
It doesn't have bluetooth, but I already have a Blue Ant BT, which works much better than the tiny speaker/mic on the GPS.
Highly recommended!
As otherwise noted, lane guidance is not available everywhere but at least it tells me to "Keep right onto Interstate 55" then "Keep left onto Interstate 55 Business Loop" instead of leaving me on my own to figure out which of 4 ways to go. No doubt in my travels I'll find someplace where it doesn't give me enough information but it's a damn sight better than my old TomTom.
The display is very readable even in sunlight, though I sometimes have to rotate it to reduce glare. Tip: use a donut mount that sits on top of your dash so you can easily rotate it. Fixed mounts are harder to do this with.
The Garmin interface is worthy of praise; uncluttered, simple yet flexible enough to do what most want and then some.
Unlike others that have had random shutdown issues with the 755, I have had no such problems whatsoever despite two 200+ mile road trips so far. It's behaving itself quite nicely, thank you.
It doesn't have bluetooth, but I already have a Blue Ant BT, which works much better than the tiny speaker/mic on the GPS.
Highly recommended!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
I bought this unit a little over a year ago and have used it on no less than a dozen lengthy road trips since, as well as countless shorter trip around the city I live, and it has always gotten me to where I want to go.
When you power the unit on for the first time, you're given a grace period of I believe 60 days if my memory serves me correctly to go on Garmin's website for a free map update.
This unit has a lot of bells and whistles and I can tell you right now that most of them are useless. FM Transmitter: I tried this one time and immediately changed it back to the default setting. First, it doesn't sound any better or clearer than the sound coming through the unit itself, and to make it worse, you can't listen to your radio when this feature is in use. Instead all you hear is static and radio frequency waves.
Junction View: These features are all marketing fluff. Don't fall for that fancy graphic that they display to sell this unit. I live in Chicago and this is the only place where I've ever seen Junction View show up. I've taken trips to Detroit, Indianapolis, Louisville, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, and Iowa and I don't think I've ever seen it show up in any of those places. And even if it did show up, I can tell you that it has no real effect on your ability to make the right decision on where to go. If anything, it's a distraction since it takes away your map view for a few seconds.
Lane Assist: I've heard some people say this is useful to them, but to me it's the same as Junction View. Is knowing that there's a double left hand turn lane ahead really going to help you in most cases? For me the answer is no.
Mp3 player: complete waste of time. I thought maybe the music would feed into the car speakers, but no. It plays through that tiny itty bitty speaker on the back of the unit and sounds like complete garbage. What can you expect from a speaker that's 1 inch big!
However there is one feature on this unit that I absolutely love, and that's the speed limit sign that displays in the bottom left corner next to the speed that you're actually driving. This is really useful because when you're traveling on unfamiliar roads, it's a given that you're not going to know what the Speed limit is. I've found the feature to be at least 90-95% accurate, right down the very spot on the road where the limit changes. But there have been occasional times where it has been off by 10mph, so it's still wise to pay attention to signs every so often. And as your map becomes out of date, I'd expect the accuracy to go down as well.
The biggest glitch with this unit is the touch screen. The calibration is off and it leads to you often times entering the wrong selection. It is a bit annoying, but for me this is something I can live with because I rarely enter new addresses into the unit and in general, I only use a GPS for the occasional road trip.
But if you're someone that expects to use a GPS on a regular basis, like for work or whatever, then I'd highly advise going with a different unit because the problem will drive you up the wall.
EDIT - Review update (July 30, 2011): Garmin has recently released a software update (not to be confused with map update) for this unit. After the update the touch screen problems have been noticeably improved, although still not quite perfect.
Another new feature in the update is your driving speed will change to the color red when you exceed the speed limit. I do not like this new feature because first off, who actually drives under or exactly at the speed limit? Nearly everyone does at least 5 mph over around here, which means it's almost always showing in red. Secondly, the red text is harder to see against the white background, or navy blue background at night. /end edit.
Traffic feature: I don't have too much experience with this. I've only tried it twice, but it seems fairly accurate. Perhaps not as much as one of the pay plans, but for free I can't complain.
And most importantly, you're wondering about the directions? After all, that's the primary reason to buy a GPS. Of all the trips I've taken, it has always taken me from Point A to point B with ease. There have only been two occasions where I disagreed with the directions it gave me. Both times it wanted me to get off the expressway and take side roads to another nearby expressway. I ignored the directions and let the unit recalculate so it took me from expressway to the next expressway. All other times, the directions have been flawless. Recalculations are about as quick as you can expect, and I've never had the unit lose the satellite connection.
Overall, aside from it's few problems, it is a nice unit. Knowing what I know now about the bells and whistles being mostly useless, if I had to do it over again, I would maybe look for a more basic unit, as long as it still had the speed limit feature.
When you power the unit on for the first time, you're given a grace period of I believe 60 days if my memory serves me correctly to go on Garmin's website for a free map update.
This unit has a lot of bells and whistles and I can tell you right now that most of them are useless. FM Transmitter: I tried this one time and immediately changed it back to the default setting. First, it doesn't sound any better or clearer than the sound coming through the unit itself, and to make it worse, you can't listen to your radio when this feature is in use. Instead all you hear is static and radio frequency waves.
Junction View: These features are all marketing fluff. Don't fall for that fancy graphic that they display to sell this unit. I live in Chicago and this is the only place where I've ever seen Junction View show up. I've taken trips to Detroit, Indianapolis, Louisville, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, and Iowa and I don't think I've ever seen it show up in any of those places. And even if it did show up, I can tell you that it has no real effect on your ability to make the right decision on where to go. If anything, it's a distraction since it takes away your map view for a few seconds.
Lane Assist: I've heard some people say this is useful to them, but to me it's the same as Junction View. Is knowing that there's a double left hand turn lane ahead really going to help you in most cases? For me the answer is no.
Mp3 player: complete waste of time. I thought maybe the music would feed into the car speakers, but no. It plays through that tiny itty bitty speaker on the back of the unit and sounds like complete garbage. What can you expect from a speaker that's 1 inch big!
However there is one feature on this unit that I absolutely love, and that's the speed limit sign that displays in the bottom left corner next to the speed that you're actually driving. This is really useful because when you're traveling on unfamiliar roads, it's a given that you're not going to know what the Speed limit is. I've found the feature to be at least 90-95% accurate, right down the very spot on the road where the limit changes. But there have been occasional times where it has been off by 10mph, so it's still wise to pay attention to signs every so often. And as your map becomes out of date, I'd expect the accuracy to go down as well.
The biggest glitch with this unit is the touch screen. The calibration is off and it leads to you often times entering the wrong selection. It is a bit annoying, but for me this is something I can live with because I rarely enter new addresses into the unit and in general, I only use a GPS for the occasional road trip.
But if you're someone that expects to use a GPS on a regular basis, like for work or whatever, then I'd highly advise going with a different unit because the problem will drive you up the wall.
EDIT - Review update (July 30, 2011): Garmin has recently released a software update (not to be confused with map update) for this unit. After the update the touch screen problems have been noticeably improved, although still not quite perfect.
Another new feature in the update is your driving speed will change to the color red when you exceed the speed limit. I do not like this new feature because first off, who actually drives under or exactly at the speed limit? Nearly everyone does at least 5 mph over around here, which means it's almost always showing in red. Secondly, the red text is harder to see against the white background, or navy blue background at night. /end edit.
Traffic feature: I don't have too much experience with this. I've only tried it twice, but it seems fairly accurate. Perhaps not as much as one of the pay plans, but for free I can't complain.
And most importantly, you're wondering about the directions? After all, that's the primary reason to buy a GPS. Of all the trips I've taken, it has always taken me from Point A to point B with ease. There have only been two occasions where I disagreed with the directions it gave me. Both times it wanted me to get off the expressway and take side roads to another nearby expressway. I ignored the directions and let the unit recalculate so it took me from expressway to the next expressway. All other times, the directions have been flawless. Recalculations are about as quick as you can expect, and I've never had the unit lose the satellite connection.
Overall, aside from it's few problems, it is a nice unit. Knowing what I know now about the bells and whistles being mostly useless, if I had to do it over again, I would maybe look for a more basic unit, as long as it still had the speed limit feature.
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