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Garmin nüvi 780 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with MSN Direct Service

RatingCustomer rating is 4 of 5
BrandGarmin
List Price$699.99
Special Price
Lowest New Price$335.23
Lowest Used Price$209.99
Features
  • GPS navigator preloaded with City Navigator North America NT
  • 4.3-inch diagonal touchscreen display with 2D/3D mapping perspective
  • Turn-by-turn directions with Voice Guidance/Text-to-Speech feature
  • Includes MSN Direct receiver with Version 2
  • Weighs just 1.8 pounds and measure 0.8 x 4.8 x 2.8 inches (W x L x H)
Categories Portable Vehicle GPS   Discover Holiday - MP3 & Media Players   Qualifying Audible Devices   Bluetooth   Bluetooth/Hands-Free Phone   20 Inches & Under   4 to 4.9 Inches   5 to 9 Hours   North America   Street   2008   12 Inches & Under  

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Description

The nüvi 780 adds increased MSN direct content to the multi-destination routing and "Where Am I?" features and gorgeous widescreen display of other nüvi 700s to make a enhanced navigation device for business as well as casual drivers. As together with all nüvis, you get Garmin dependability, the quick satellite lock of an included high-sensitivity receiver, a slim, pocket-sized design together with a gorgeous display, an simple, intuitive interface, and detailed NAVTEQ maps for the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico together with extra than 6 million name-searchable points of interest. All of the 700-series navigators in addition aspect a rich array of features counting spoken directions in real street names, included traffic receivers, MP3 player and photo viewer, and an FM transmitter this will have fun voice prompts, MP3s, audio books, and extra, directly throughout your vehicle's stereo system.

slim shape factor
Garmin's nüvis pack top of the line features into a slim shape factor.
Increased MSN Direct Content
An included receiver lets you to access increased dynamic content from the MSN Direct service. Check the weather, avoid traffic backups, evaluate local gas prices, get increased movie listings, stock information, news and local events when you journey together with your unit. Even plan trips from the convenience of your computer, via Windows Exist Local, and wirelessly send custom to your nüvi.
  • Free 3-month trial subscription to MSN Direct services, activation instructions provided
  • MSN Direct Traffic Receiver integrated in the box
  • Expanded MSN Direct service subscriptions available for buy: 12 months for $49.95 + tax (visit MSN for further details)

Multi-Destination Routing

Wider screen lets you see extra of what's all-around. Evaluate these actual size views of a 3-inch (diagonal) screen
3-inch screen

and a 4.3-inch diagonal widescreen
4.3-inch screen

This lets you enter several spots into the device (day care - supermarket-cleaners - office - day care, for example) and it will plot the fastest route. And one time you've found the excellent router, the "Route Planning" aspect lets you save up to 10 different routes, Garmin touts the aspect for getting, "the much efficient route for errands, deliveries and sales calls." The aspect in addition makes this an instantaneous necessary accessory for anyone who shops garage sales (you recognize what we're talking concerning).

A trip log offers an electronic bread crumb trail of up to 10,000 points, so you can see where you've been on the map.

Where Am I? Where's My Car?
The nüvi 700 series is the first to answer two common questions: "Where am I?" and "Where’s my car?"

At any time, together with a single tap of the screen, drivers can display their exact latitude and longitude coordinates, the nearest address and intersection, and the closest hospitals, police stations and gas stations. And to help drivers locate their car in an unfamiliar spot or vast parking lot, the nüvis in the 700 series automatically mark the position in which they were last removed from the mount.

See Better, See Extra
The super-bright, 4.3-inch (diagonal) touchscreen display provides is anti-glare for ease of viewing during the day and automatically changes its color profile for simple viewing at night or in dim light. It proposes 2d or 3D perspective views.

The widescreen format provides you 70% extra actual screen region than a 3.5-inch screen. Primarily this translates into a better view of the region throughout which you are driving. This is particularly useful in showing you what parks, restaurants, ATM, gas stations, etc. are nearby, or in letting you recognize whether a detour is a good idea. In addition, the device itself is big, meaning controls on the screen are extra widely spaced and somewhat easier to push.

First Rate Map Data
The nüvi 780 is preloaded together with highly detailed City Navigator NT road maps for the entire United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. This map database features nearly six million points of interest (POIs), counting hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, and attractions. Garmin gets its map data from NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-excellence mapping.

Hands-Free Calling
In extra and extra places, it is becoming illegal to use cell phones while driving not including a hands-free kit. The nüvi 780's Bluetooth ability, microphone and speaker lets match it to any bluetooth-capable phone to do hands-free mobile phone calls. Just dial the phone number together with the nüvi's touch screen keypad to do a call on a compatible phone. To answer an incoming call, just tap the screen and talk into the built-in microphone. Making and taking calls on the road has never been easier, or safer. In addition, Garmin makes it a breeze to look-up and dial numbers from your personalized phone book or even tap into your cell phone's call history log.

Garmin Lock
Garmin's patent pending theft prevention system this disables the unit from performing any functions until the customer types in a specific 4-digit PIN or takes the unit to a predetermined secure setting

Simple To Use Interface
Garmin's interface is a key to their success and one of the things this makes their devices such a pleasure to use. Neat controls and sub-screens do it simple to enter or search for destinations and get data concerning your trip.

Garmin's own navigation is simple to use

Beyond Navigation

Browse your stored images together with an simple-to-use JPEG viewer.
MP3 PlayerA handy MP3 player lets you have fun songs stored on SD memory cards. nüvi accepts custom points of interest (POIs). View big.

Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi 780 features journey tools counting JPEG image viewer, MP3 player, world journey clock together with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and extra. It in addition comes together with Garmin Lock, an anti-theft aspect, and configurable vehicle icons this let you pick and choose car-formed graphics to show your setting on the map.

This device is compatible together with optional content plug-ins available via SD card, such as the  Garmin Journey Guides and Garmin SaversGuide offer detailed data for attractions and information on nearby merchants offering discounts, so you can customize nüvi for your journey needs.

Garmin has in addition added the capability for clients to add custom points of interest (POI’s) from third parties such as school zones and security cameras.

Trick Your GPS Ride

custom vehicle icons
Custom vehicle icons let you ride in style, at least inside your GPS.
See extra icon option
Like all nüvis, the 780 maintains configurable vehicle icons. These fun, customized car-formed icons come in a diversity of colors to add a personal touch to your vehicle's position on the map.

Together with this GPS system on board you'll be prepared to steer clear of traffic together with the included FM TMC traffic receiver. The nüvi is intended to get alerts concerning traffic tie-ups and road construction this might lie ahead on your route. All you have to do is just touch the screen to view traffic details and you'll be ready to detour all-around any problem region. And if you end up missing a turn, or you're forced into a detour this is not relayed throughout the traffic receiver, the nüvi's sophisticated automatic routing will get you back on track in no time.

What's in the Box
nüvi 780, Preloaded City Navigator NT for North America*, MSN Direct receiver together with included vehicle power cable, 9 months free MSN Direct service*, Vehicle suction cup mount*, USB cable, Dashboard disc, Fast begin manual

Notes

  • Optional software for language translation, detailed journey guides, and savings programs agree to you to customize your nüvi to fit your journey needs
  • The FM transmitter aspect is only available in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
  • Like much USB Mass Storage Devices, the nüvi is not compatible together with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me
  • Visit Garmin.com to get the latest firmware updates for your nüvi to keep it existing and performing at its excellent
Notice: MSN Direct service will be available only until January 1, 2012.

Which nüvi is Excellent for You?

Note: All nüvis come together with detailed NAVTEQ maps containing extra than 6 million pre-loaded point of interest locations.

Device
Screen Size inches (W x H)
Integrated Maps
Topic-to-Speech (Directions in Real Street Names)
Traffic
Bluetooth
Media
FM Transmitter (audio throughout car stereo system)
Multi-Point Routing
Battery life (hours)
Cont. U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico
AK and Canada
Europe
nüvi 205 2.8 x 2.1
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 205w 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 255 2.8 x 2.1
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 255w 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 260w 3.81 x 2.25
 
Photos
up to 5
nüvi 265T 2.8 x 2.1
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 265WT 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 275T 2.8 x 2.1
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 285WT 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (receiver integrated; 9 months free);
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 465T 3.81 x 2.25
FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 755T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 760 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 5
nüvi 765T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 775T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 780 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (receiver integrated; 3 months free); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 5
nüvi 785T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (receiver integrated; 9 months free); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 850 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 855 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 885T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (receiver integrated; 9 months free); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos, MP3s
up to 4
nüvi 1200 2.8 x 2.1
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1250 2.8 x 2.1
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1260T 2.8 x 2.1
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1300 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1350 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (together with optional receiver)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1350T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1370T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1390T 3.81 x 2.25
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1490T 4.4 x 2.5
MSN-increased (together with optional receiver); FM (receiver integrated; Lifetime Traffic)
Photos
up to 4
nüvi 1690 3.81 x 2.25
NAVTEQ Traffic, 2 years free (Garmin nüLink! service)
Photos
up to 4

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Customer Reviews

Customer rating is 4 of 5  Good navigation Under 250$$   2010-07-25
By MiamiMike24
I have only used the GPS one time however I
did notice that the software update for the maps
and live traffic updates ( monthly fee) really
make a difference between this Garmin model
and the $80 model.. I would recommend this
GPS for the basic user who does the occasional
long trip and city driving to Work/ School..
Customer rating is 5 of 5  Garmin Nuvi   2010-07-23
By KATHLEEN T. HADDEN (Palm Coast, FL, US)
This is my third Garmin GPS. I started out with the Street Pilot C-330 then the Street Pilot C-550. This is by far the best unit I have ever used. The color is crisp and clear and the Bluetooth feature is superb.
Customer rating is 4 of 5  Garmin Nuvi   2010-07-21
By Trooper
Works great. Does not have features in Canada that are available in the US. As soon as I cross the border I lose traffic info and speed limits.
Did not come with a case and the battery life could certainly be much improved.
Otherwise very happy and the unit. Works great and hasn't failed to get us to destination with one exception; took us to the inaccessible back of a park instead of to an entrance.
Customer rating is 1 of 5  Beware - MSN Direct will no longer be available in 2012 and later   2010-07-14
By Swot
I was about to buy this GPS based on the reviews I had read here and on other websites. I decided to go to MSN website to learn the functionality of MSN Direct (which provides this device with several options). Much to my surprise, the MSN site [...] indicates that the service will be available through the end of 2011.
Customer rating is 1 of 5  This Garmin Gets a Thumbs Down From Me Right Now and Zero Stars!   2010-07-07
By Philly Girl (Philadelphia, PA)
Garmin nüvi 780 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with MSN Direct Service

I bought this Garmin 780 to provide directions for me and my family during our trip this past July 4, 2010 weekend. Well, let me tell you that the product really does not work (or this one I have is defective).

First, after doing the various requested downloads and registering, there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING within this GARMIN that allows me to simply enter my address and the destination and go from there.

Second, when I was able to wirelessly send directions via the MSN Direct (that's free for three months) they did come through but were horrible. As I drove yesterday evening to a CPR class, this Garmin was telling me to get off at exits that weren't even there and kept having to search for new routes in the process.

Third, I could have gotten a ticket the way this thing had me zigzagging due across the road due to its inability to give me proper directions.

Fourth, when I was home, I programmed home into the GARMIN and when I tried to use it from a location away from home (in another city) it literally went hay-wire.

Fifth, when you look at the instructions, you see items that are available that I cannot select...the system says "It's not available" when I try to access it.

Sixth, I had to download countless times in order for the down load to take and I'm talking I was in a very good reception area too.

Seventh, this thing did not tell me directional turns, like left and right. It'll just say to take a certain exit and won't even elaborate on whether it's left of right...you just better be able to drive looking ahead and look at the GARMIN so you will know which direction you are to go in and pray you don't crash.

If I could rate this product lower than a 1-star right now I would. This is not a good impression for a first time buyer. We used this GARMIN last Friday to get to a location of our time share which we have never been and instead of the normal 1 hour and 20 minutes, it took us 3 hours to find it. We ended up having a state trooper out in Lancaster PA assist us in the right direction.

So far the best GPS I have ever used was through my Verizon cell phone (which I no longer have). It gave me turn by turn and would tell me whether to turn left or right, not just tell me to take a certain exit without telling me whether I am to drive North or South.

I plan to send this complaint onto the GARMIN Company. Everyone I know says GARMIN'S are the best but that seriously is not my experience.




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