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I spent some quality time over this past weekend with two different nuvi 765T units. The units have since been returned and I thought I would post the following obsevations to help any users out there who are "on the fence" about purchasing this unit to perhaps replace their 7x0. Many of the things I will comment on have indeed been mentioned here and elsewhere before but I will include them despite that fact for completeness. This will mostly be a comparison and will touch on the differences between the units. All comments are my opinion only and I'm sure others here will feel very differently. Both units were updated to the most recent unit software version 2.50.
1. Overall usage & feel
In spite of the newer & faster processor, the 765 has a more sluggish feel in overall use. Map screen redraws and frame rate were fantastic and very smooth. Bravo to Garmin on this. I feel my observed sluggishness has more to do with navigating the menu system as the screen changes "slide" in/out from the side of the screen instead of instantly changing to the next. The screen "slides" were also a bit jerky as compared to the map redraws which were very smooth. I much prefer the menu system used by the 7x0 as it just feels snappier and quicker.
2. LCD observations
Both units had the brighter LCD used in the older 7x0 series. Touch screen sensitivity was average...not as bad as some units I have used but not as good as my current 760 which is very sensitive and a joy to use. However, *both* of the unit's LCDs had issues with screen touches being misinterpreted, especially on the bottom row buttons. Many times the button pressed triggered not that button but the one just above it thus triggering a different press than what was expected. Despite numerous screen re-calibrations, I could not alleviate the problem and even tried to fool the calibration process by pressing slighty to the left/right/up/down of where the calibration required you to press. Using the diagnostic mode's screen press test page (also available on the 7x0) showed the random screen touch errors, with some being way off compared to where I pressed. The test icon would "jump" to a random area about 10% of the time, mostly to just above where I pressed.
Screen panning/dragging was painfully slow and very frustrating. Given the faster map redraws, I really don't understand why this would be the case unless it is somehow related to the touch-screen since my 760 (with the sensitive LCD) is very fast and smooth in map panning.
3. New features
The new UI & Lane Guidance/next turn arrow display were quite useful and I wish my 7x0's had these features. However, I found the new Junction View screen quite annoying the times that it popped up since all you see is that screen for seconds at a time. There is no means to disable it through the menu system but I was able to force the unit to NOT use it by simply renaming the junction view file in the x:/Garmin/JCV folder.
The new map zoom button placement is ideal and very handy. Initially, the new zooming in/out "fluid motion" effect was impressive but after a while, I wished for just the direct zoom in/out as on the 7x0 series. I felt that the new zooming was no faster than the old way...but it was cooler to watch though.
3D buildings was also useless to me since I use 2D mode exclusively. Even if I did use 3D mode, I would turn this feature off since it did nothing for my situational awareness. In fact, it may be a distraction to some people since you should really be watching the road while driving, not looking at 3D rendered buildings on your GPS screen.
The ability to configure the data fields is also a welcome change that I wish the 7x0's had...I will miss this feature using my old 7x0's
EDIT: Despite the fact that it was mentioned elsewhere that the 7x5 series had retained the same slower USB 1.x interface of the 7x0 series, I found the opposite and verified a USB 2.x interface; backing up the CN NA NT 2009 mapset took ~5 minutes on the 765 while the 7x0 took ~20 minutes to backup the same mapset file. Bravo again to Garmin on this well needed update.
4. Odds and ends
The North pointer is back once again. Thanks Garmin!
EDIT: I could no longer use voice dial with my RAZR (Verizon) phone using the 765. My 760 works just fine using voice dial.
Your Favorite's names are no longer displayed on the map screen. Boy this annoyed me to high heaven. I rely on seeing the Favorite's names along with the icon on the map and having the name gone from the map view was a big deal for me. The Favorite's icon size has also been increased slightly which may be good but not being able to see it's associated name is pretty pointless to me.
The map screen can no longer display the same detail as the 7x0 series. Smaller streets only display at .03 of a mile and below while the 7x0 series can display the same streets at .05 and .08 of a mile. I think I -may- see the reason for this inability...the map & streets drawn seem to have a higher degree of anti-aliasing(AA) applied, thus giving a smoother look. However if the same amount of AA were applied to the map at the "most" detail setting of the 7x0 series, they would likely all blur together.
Upcoming cross-street names are no longer displayed in the green info bar at the top of the map screen (while not navigating a route) as on the 7x0 units. Only the name of the street/highway you are currently on now is displayed instead. I have heard that the upcoming street display was removed due to the fact that another manufacturer has the rights to display the upcoming street data. Regardless, this is yet another step backwards.
The volume level setting is no longer saved between being cradle powered and battery powered. If you set the unit's volume for say 90% while being cradle powered and you then run off the battery in your house & reset it's volume to say, 30%, you will have to reset the volume back to up to 90% when you power up via the cradle again (& vise-versa). I found this very annoying since I use the unit indoors frequently and having to constantly mute/unmute & re-adjust the volume level was just plain ridiculous. The 7x0 series saves the different cradle/battery volume levels just fine.
EDIT: The POI alert box that appears on-screen when approaching one is small and very inconspicuous with small text to match, much the same as the traffic ads. They can be very easy to miss unless your volume setting is up and you have the "alert tones" setting enabled on the unit. The 760 is better in this regard since the text/info box is much larger and more visible. Still, I prefer the POI alert box of my nuvi 350 since it is also displayed in a highly visible red color...others would likely disagree with me on this one. 
5. Summary
In my -personal useage-, I felt that the 7x5 series was a step backwards from the 7x0 series, due (for the most part) to the last four items listed under "Odd and ends" above. It seems like more effort was put into creating new visual "eye candy" for the user. While this is all good, it's actual usefulness was really not important to me. Instead of being constantly impressed by this, I was constantly wanting the older features of the 7x0 I mentioned above instead. The new features like lane guidance & the new user interface are fantastic though and may be enough to steer 7x0 users to the new 7x5 series. I think that if your first nuvi is going to be a 7x5 unit, you will be very pleased with it, not knowing what the 7x0 series is capable of doing despite that fact that it's an older unit. If you're a current 7x0 user, you may in fact be rather disappointed with features (again) being removed and missed.
My 765 is great so far
Yes, very excellent review. I wish I had read this before I bought the 765T. In my case, I went from the 680 the 765T, so maybe I will find it an improvement. I have been very happy with my 680 and primarily upgraded for the lane assistance, 3D buildings and able to save routes, so maybe I will like it. In any case, I only paid $345 out the door, so, if nothing else, I hope it will make a good backup for the price.
That's what I paid for my 765 and I love it. I have none of the bluetooth issues listed here luckily and so far the unit is great. It might be a bit of a crapshoot with the hardware with this unit perhaps. Whatever the reason, mine is golden so far
What will next years map updates bring?
I`m wondering,next years map update, if loaded on a
700 series would change to the no cross streets displayed?I will wait for the reviews before i would do so.
Firmware
Map Database updates don't affect firmware. If Cross streets were to disappear, it would come in the form of a firmware update.
I'd say Slim and None would be the two choices you have.
Frank DriveSmart55 37.322760, -79.511267
The cross streets, cont.
Maybe I'm not understanding this as a problem - my 765T displays the cross streets on the map, but not the top bar. The top bar displays the street on which you will take your next turn. To me, this is the information that is most important, not the cross street that I happen to be coming up on. I would rather that (cross street) data to be down on the map. In addition, by touching the top bar you can get a nice turn-by-turn view of the whole trip.
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Green info bar
I believe that the green info bar displays the street on which you will have an upcoming turn. If you do happen to have a "dogleg left" on Main St. while you're driving on Main St., for example, it will display Main St. because that is technically your next turn. However, if you are going to turn left onto Wilson Ave. while you are driving on Main St., the green info bar will display "Wilson Ave." in my experience.
you are correct...sort of
Maybe I'm not understanding this as a problem - my 765T displays the cross streets on the map, but not the top bar. The top bar displays the street on which you will take your next turn. To me, this is the information that is most important, not the cross street that I happen to be coming up on. I would rather that (cross street) data to be down on the map. In addition, by touching the top bar you can get a nice turn-by-turn view of the whole trip.
what the thread is referring to is that the 7x5 series no longer has a feature that shows cross streets while NOT on a route, but just using the map mode...the 760 that was cited did show the upcoming cross streets in the green bar while simply driving, but NOT on a route.
Yes the 7x5 series shows your next turn in the green bar WHILE on a route, and shows the street you are currently on, when NOT on a route.
— (Garmin nuvi 765T) — "people who say money can't buy happiness, don't know where to shop"
cross street display confusion
what the thread is referring to is that the 7x5 series no longer has a feature that shows cross streets while NOT on a route, but just using the map mode
Thanks for explaining it again Jim as this seems to be causing confusion to those who have never used nor seen this very useful feature.
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well, I have an update from this morning
what the thread is referring to is that the 7x5 series no longer has a feature that shows cross streets while NOT on a route, but just using the map mode
Thanks for explaining it again Jim as this seems to be causing confusion to those who have never used nor seen this very useful feature.
it seems that while on my commute this morning, while not on a route I did see the cross streets...well sort of.
I was however on an interstate, and the green bar displayed upcoming exits until I took my exit, and was back on surface streets.
At that point, for the rest of my commute, the green bar only displayed the street I was currently driving on, and no cross streets.
I hope that this further clears things up about the 765T at least, and hasn't added to anyone's confusion.
But DorkusNimrod's original comparison of the 760 and 765T is still correct on the point that this feature has been changed.
— (Garmin nuvi 765T) — "people who say money can't buy happiness, don't know where to shop"
good price
can I ask where you bought the 765t for that price. thanks.
The 765T was available for
The 765T was available for $349.99 at Amazon.com and a couple of other places just prior to Thanksgiving.
The scales are lifted from my eyes...
Thanks jim8650, now I understand...sort of, too
So the streets aren't shown in the green bar they are down below on the map. This probably doesn't seem like a problem to me because I never had the 760.
Even though I'm not the intended audience, thanks a lot for the informative review, DorkusNimrod.
Does anyone have a Verizon
Does anyone have a Verizon phone that works with the 765T? I have tried 3 Verizon phones, the LG 8300, 9800 and the 9900 and while they will export the phone numbers to the 765,they will not export the corresponding names that go with the tel numbers.
Green Bar information
There are times when I find this useful. On my c580 it will display the next street as I am approaching it, same with the interstate. While using the new (to me) 760 I have noticed that the street or exit will appear for the next road as soon as I passed the previous one. This is great, and I would be hard pressed to give it up. Being able to "see" what the next road is way before I get there is great.
I appreciate your review, and have been thinking that we need to have a faq about all these changes. I think it would help in making decisions.
daniel
Garmin StreetPilot c580 & Nuvi 760 - Member 32160 - Traveling in Kansas
Yup
Does anyone have a Verizon phone that works with the 765T? I have tried 3 Verizon phones, the LG 8300, 9800 and the 9900 and while they will export the phone numbers to the 765,they will not export the corresponding names that go with the tel numbers.
My 765 works just fine with the Verizon Blackberry Storm, names and numbers export.
Thanks for that report. I am
Thanks for that report. I am seriously considering returning my 765 and going back to my 680,which operated perfectly. If I keep the 765, I will have to buy a new phone if I want bluetooth to work correctly. Additionally, the unit kept dropping the bluetooth and I had to keep re-pairing it almost daily. Also, I found that the 765 fm transmitter was not nearly as good as the 680. People could not hear me as well. Maybe I just got a bad one. I bought the 765 primarily for the Lane Assist and 3D but it appears that I have to give up too much to get it. My only thought and hope, is that Garmin might come out with a fix or update on the Bluetooth, so that it works with more phones. Personally, I am a big fan of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". I think they should have left the bluetooth profile alone and not improved it, so that it would work with fewer phones.
have you tried the firmware update?
updating to 2.50 is supposed to address some bluetooth issues...I am hesitant to update the firmware on my 765T yet, as I have a Christmas holiday trip coming up, and don't want to chance any issues, so I can't say from personal experience.
— (Garmin nuvi 765T) — "people who say money can't buy happiness, don't know where to shop"
bluetooth -worse- after update
updating to 2.50 is supposed to address some bluetooth issues...
I updated to 2.50 and Bluetooth is now dismal. The "update" may have "addressed Bluetooth issues" on some phones but at the same time, broken it on others in the process. I lost all access to the phone book and the connection is flaky at best using my Moto RAZR (Verizon). 2.30 was fine. I tried re-pairing multiple times with no improvement in the least bit. I even tried a unit reset along with a hard reset (erase user data) but no go. It's a good thing I don't use Bluetooth or the phone in the car and don't rely on it in the least bit. Otherwise, I'd be fuming over this "update".
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thanks for the warning
more sure than ever that I will pass on 2.50, and hold off updating until the next one comes out.
— (Garmin nuvi 765T) — "people who say money can't buy happiness, don't know where to shop"
I'm afraid that I already
I'm afraid that I already did an update for the 2.50 Is there a way to revert back to the 'old' software? I'll try that, before I return it.
2.50 Update
updating to 2.50 is supposed to address some bluetooth issues...
I updated to 2.50 and Bluetooth is now dismal. The "update" may have "addressed Bluetooth issues" on some phones but at the same time, broken it on others in the process. I lost all access to the phone book and the connection is flaky at best using my Moto RAZR (Verizon). 2.30 was fine. I tried re-pairing multiple times with no improvement in the least bit. I even tried a unit reset along with a hard reset (erase user data) but no go. It's a good thing I don't use Bluetooth or the phone in the car and don't rely on it in the least bit. Otherwise, I'd be fuming over this "update".
I updated to 2.50 with no problems. I also have a Moto RAZR but with AT & T. Phone book and all work perfectly.
POI Alert
I agree that the Red Light POI alert is not as visable as in my nuvi 350. Hopefully, Garmin will fix this in a future update.
Lack of cross street notification
Just thought I'd throw a differing opinion into the ring for those who may be reading this post while deciding whether or not to purchase a 765t.
This is my first GPS & I LIKE not having upcoming streets appear in the green bar at the top of the screen. I don't mind seeing the upcoming streets at the top of the screen when I'm being routed somewhere but when I'm simply driving with map view on, I'd rather know what road I'm on. The cross streets appear on the map so I can easily see what's coming but the road that you're on isn't shown. There's nothing more frustrating than having this wonderful high-tech gizmo in front of me, doing everything except making me a cup of coffee, yet having to slow down & crane my head to try & find a sign telling me which road I'm on.
As far as other issues mentioned above, I too had to replace my first unit due to screen malfunctions but I'm very pleased with it overall. I wish I would have bought a GPS a long time ago.
Also want to say how much I appreciate this site. It's the most informative GPS informational font around!
Not lost anymore. Well, not as it pertains to driving anyway. -Garmin Nuvi 765t, 56 unt Mac user.
It's outta here
After having my 765t for one day, I have returned it. The increase in cost over the 265wt is not worth it. .
I agree with Poifect
I also like knowing the street I am on, and having never had a previous model that shows the upcoming cross streets, it isn't something that I miss...seems to me with the ability to see the cross streets on the map itself, albeit much smaller, you have the best of both.
Also, I have forced myself to use 2D Track Up the last couple of days, in an attempt to sample all that my 765T offers, and surprisingly, I am getting to like it more than I ever thought I would.
— (Garmin nuvi 765T) — "people who say money can't buy happiness, don't know where to shop"
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(2) Nuvi 1450LMT + 3597LMTHD + 2557LMT + DS61LMT-S Boston MA
I got my Nuvi 765T today and
I got my Nuvi 765T today and tested it out on highways and local streets.The upcoming street names appearing on the top green bar still showed up but only when I was driving on highways 401, 427 etc. When driving on local street, they did not show up. The truning arrow(s) on the top left corner is a nice feature. 3D lane assitence works in Toronto area.
The screen refresh is excellant. The most annoying part of Nuvi 760 was extremely slow screen refresh rate. I used to make turn and gone about 300 feet before my car on the map would change direction on the map. This problem is fixed in 765.
Iphone XR, Drivesmart 61,Nuvicam, Nuvi3597
strange
I got my Nuvi 765T today and tested it out on highways and local streets.The upcoming street names appearing on the top green bar still showed up but only when I was driving on highways 401, 427 etc. When driving on local street, they did not show up.
are you certain these upcoming streets showed up in the green bar, rather than the road you were on, when not on a route?
my 765T definitely does not do that.
which firmware version?...if you just received it, did it have the 2.30 firmware like mine did out of the box?
map version 2009 or 2009.11?
I have upgraded my firmware to 3.0, but my maps are still at 2009.
"inquiring minds want to know"
— (Garmin nuvi 765T) — "people who say money can't buy happiness, don't know where to shop"
jim8650 wrote: rookie8155
I got my Nuvi 765T today and tested it out on highways and local streets.The upcoming street names appearing on the top green bar still showed up but only when I was driving on highways 401, 427 etc. When driving on local street, they did not show up.
are you certain these upcoming streets showed up in the green bar, rather than the road you were on, when not on a route?
my 765T definitely does not do that.
which firmware version?...if you just received it, did it have the 2.30 firmware like mine did out of the box?
map version 2009 or 2009.11?
I have upgraded my firmware to 3.0, but my maps are still at 2009.
"inquiring minds want to know"
Yes, it was showing upcoming street/exit names on the top green bar while I was driving on highway. But did not show upcoming street names on streets. While driving on a street, it shows street name on which you are driving.
Firmware out of box was 2.30 and maps were 2009.
I will double check it again today and report it back. I also updated firmware last night to version 3.
Iphone XR, Drivesmart 61,Nuvicam, Nuvi3597
Street Names
I know you guys are talking about the 765T and I am comparing that to my 660, but here is what I've seen. When driving city streets (not an interstate) and not navigating to a destination, I've seen both displayed on the green bar.
The road in front of the community where I live stretches for many miles in each direction. There are areas of frequent cross streets followed by areas of no cross streets. As I approach any of the cross streets, that cross street name is displayed on the green bar. When I pass the cross street into an area where it is some distance until the next cross street, the street name displayed in the green bar changes to the street name I am driving on.
I've not taken the time to determine how far from the next cross street the name displayed in the green bar switches.
When driving on an interstate and not navigating, it seems to always display the next exit, no matter how far away it is.
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rookie8155 wrote: jim8650
I got my Nuvi 765T today and tested it out on highways and local streets.The upcoming street names appearing on the top green bar still showed up but only when I was driving on highways 401, 427 etc. When driving on local street, they did not show up.
are you certain these upcoming streets showed up in the green bar, rather than the road you were on, when not on a route?
my 765T definitely does not do that.
which firmware version?...if you just received it, did it have the 2.30 firmware like mine did out of the box?
map version 2009 or 2009.11?
I have upgraded my firmware to 3.0, but my maps are still at 2009.
"inquiring minds want to know"
Yes, it was showing upcoming street/exit names on the top green bar while I was driving on highway. But did not show upcoming street names on streets. While driving on a street, it shows street name on which you are driving.
Firmware out of box was 2.30 and maps were 2009.
I will double check it again today and report it back. I also updated firmware last night to version 3.
Yes, it is confirmed that Nuvi 765T shows up coming exits/streets while driving on Highways when you are not on a route. I have taken screen shots. But I don't know where to post them.
Iphone XR, Drivesmart 61,Nuvicam, Nuvi3597
Post Photos
Yes, it is confirmed that Nuvi 765T shows up coming exits/streets while driving on Highways when you are not on a route. I have taken screen shots. But I don't know where to post them.
You can't post (upload) photos (files) directly to the POI Factory forum. You would have to host it yourself, or use a free hosting service like flickr, imageshack, photobucket or tinypic and then post the URL link here in the forum, like this user did in another topic:
I had success recently creating a cupholder adapter for my 760. It utilizes the Garmin suction base and suction mount.
Below is a link to a photo essay on the adapter's creation.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rests/sets/72157612692676784/detail/
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OK, I have posted Nuvi 765
OK, I have posted Nuvi 765 screenshots showing upcoming street name/exit on my web server:
http://www.pgill.net/screenshots.asp
Iphone XR, Drivesmart 61,Nuvicam, Nuvi3597
I see it in your screenshots
OK, I have posted Nuvi 765 screenshots showing upcoming street name/exit on my web server:
http://www.pgill.net/screenshots.asp
if you were on a route, we would see the turn arrows in the upper left corner.
I wonder why I don't see that
This morning, I decided to take my normal morning commute to work without using a route, just map mode...and lo and behold, I DO see the upcoming exits on the limited access portion of my journey, and the actual street I am driving on, when on normal surface streets.
sorry for the inaccurate feedback
— (Garmin nuvi 765T) — "people who say money can't buy happiness, don't know where to shop"
jim8650 wrote: rookie8155
OK, I have posted Nuvi 765 screenshots showing upcoming street name/exit on my web server:
http://www.pgill.net/screenshots.asp
if you were on a route, we would see the turn arrows in the upper left corner.
I wonder why I don't see that
This morning, I decided to take my normal morning commute to work without using a route, just map mode...and lo and behold, I DO see the upcoming exits on the limited access portion of my journey, and the actual street I am driving on, when on normal surface streets.
sorry for the inaccurate feedback
Great news. I was surprised too that why I was the only seeing it?
Iphone XR, Drivesmart 61,Nuvicam, Nuvi3597
I went from 765t to 660.
I went from 765t to 660. Overall, it felt more like a downgrade than an upgrade. I wish I had read this review before taking the plunge. Quite a few features that I had taken for granted on the 660 is no longer available. I miss them. And don't even get me started about the touchscreen, it misinterprets my touches at least 20-30% of the time! Repeated calibration has only shown marginal improvement. I have used Garmin products in the past, this is first time I am so disappointed with a Garmin GPS.
I Am Confused
I went from 765t to 660. Overall, it felt more like a downgrade than an upgrade. I wish I had read this review before taking the plunge. Quite a few features that I had taken for granted on the 660 is no longer available. I miss them. And don't even get me started about the touchscreen, it misinterprets my touches at least 20-30% of the time! Repeated calibration has only shown marginal improvement. I have used Garmin products in the past, this is first time I am so disappointed with a Garmin GPS.
Did you mean to say that you went from a 660 to a 765T and you now consider the 765T to be a downgrade?
Nuvi 660 -- and not upgrading it or maps until Garmin fixes long-standing bugs/problems, and get maps to where they are much more current, AND corrected on a more timely basis when advised of mistakes.
keystrokes
And don't even get me started about the touchscreen, it misinterprets my touches at least 20-30% of the time!
It's odd, but I've noted the same with my 360 vs. 760. I get keystroke errors all the time with the 360, never with the 760. It can be quite annoying with the 360, especially while driving...
(2) Nuvi 1450LMT + 3597LMTHD + 2557LMT + DS61LMT-S Boston MA
My bad.
"Did you mean to say that you went from a 660 to a 765T and you now consider the 765T to be a downgrade?"
You are absolutely right. My bad. I definitely regret "upgrading" to 765t.
It would be interesting . . .
It would be interesting to see how the new 13xx series units compare to the 7x0 & 7x5T series units comparable to that of the original post.
JRoz -- DriveSmart 55 & Traffic
Offers Button, how can I delete it!
What about the "offers" button, how can I delete it. It's like spam on my nuvi!
I'm actually a hobbest photographer ;-) www.wreckageyears.com
"offers" are the ads for the free traffic...
In order to supply you with the free traffic service, ads or "offers" are the norm for those units that include free traffic using Navteq.
You can purchase a Clear Channel lifetime subscription for $60 which will get rid of the ads.
See https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=268 for traffic subscriptions.
Or, you can totally disable the traffic on the unit which will also disable the ads. Tools>Settings>Traffic will give you the option to disable the traffic option.
To remove the current ads that are stored on the unit:
Delete x:/Garmin/Poi/ddb/RDS_LBA.ddb
Note that if you re-enable the Navteq ad-based traffic, the ads will again be downloaded to the unit when the unit is receiving the Navteq traffic data.
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Glad I got the 760
Glad I got the 760, a few months ago Amazon had a one day deal $199.95 and free ship. Just love it.
Nuvi 760
Great Price
Now thats a great price for the Nüvi® 760, under $200.00 bucks.
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Remove ads
To remove the current ads that are stored on the unit:
Delete x:/Garmin/Poi/ddb/RDS_LBA.ddb
The ads have never bothered me and rarely even notice them.I have been looking for where they were located so I could remove from time to time.Thanks for that information.
Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Touchscreen Errors on 765T
I too get errors when I try to use the keyboard on the 765T. It is very aggravating. I have tried calibration as described in the owners manual, but it doesn't seem to help much. The strange thing is that the input errors seem to occur mostly when using the keyboard for typing. When I am just navigating the user interface in general, I don't get very many if any touchscreen errors. I just purchased this unit from cartoys.com, so I am thinking about returning it for a replacement. Has anyone had any luck getting a better unit via replacement, or are they all like this?
I did an advanced exchange with Garmin.
I had to pay for a refurbished unit in advance. It was shipped to my fairly quickly. The replacement unit suffers from the same touchscreen problems, although much less severe. I am debating wether to exchange again, or just live with it. BTW, I shipped the defective unit back, it was delivered 2 weeks ago, I have yet to receive the refund for the pre-pay exhange.
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Good Work...
Thanx BiLL Solomon
that's a shame
From all of the comments, it seems that this touchscreen issues are a common problem with the 7x5 modes.
Just did a second exchange.
Garmin required me to pay in advance again, eventhough they have not yet refunded me for the first exchange. I received the replacement unit today, so far it does not appear to have a significant touchscreen inssue. Cosmetically however, this unit shows some obvious wear. I would gladly accept the cosmetic blemishes if the touch screen issue is resolved once and for all.