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What is it: Widescreen sat-nav with up-to-date features
What we think: Despite an old-fashioned design, updates to the feature set bring the 765T up to today's standards
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 27 January 2009
Tags: Garmin, Garmin nuvi 765T, noise, profile, firmware
We like:
Geo-tagged image support; customisable points of interest; text-to-speech conversion; HotFix technology
We don't like:
Old-fashioned design; fiddly FM transmitter set-up; distracting motorway lane guidance and 3D landmarks; sluggish reroute calculations; occasionally insufficient volume
CNET UK judgement:
Appearance-wise, the Garmin nuvi 765T is almost identical to last year's nuvi 760. It's only when you look beneath the surface that you can see where modern features have been included, such as the motorway lane guidance, road-speed warnings, 3D landmarks and geo-tagged image support. They're not without flaws though -- a firmware upgrade was required to fix one of the teething problems we encountered
Full review:
Garmin seems to have developed the nuvi 765T with an old adage in mind: 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it.' The 765T looks almost identical to a model from last year, the nuvi 760. Continue Reading...
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