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Garmin Nuvi 710 Review
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MaFt
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the 760 is probably equivalent to 720. text to speech, uk & europe mapping, fm transmitter



also, re the fm transmitter on the 710 i reviewed, i've just updated firmware to 2.6 (was 2.5) and it still only goes up in intervals of 0.2mhz

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If it helps I got my Nuvi 760T from Amazon - £259.99.

This is my first SatNav so am a bit of a rookie and am still getting used to what it can do. For the record, the FM transmitter works very well and does indeed go in steps of 1Khz. I updated the firmware to 2.6. I also find that the Traffic information seems to work fine though I have yet to test it on a long journey. I'd be interested to know from others how reliable this information is generally.

Chose the Garmin over the TomTom equivalent after exhaustive research (including this site which really is excellent ). So far I am very pleased with it. Have loaded some custom POIs from here but am not sure whether the 257 max limit applies to my 760T so have been very cautious on how many I install (all to the SD card).
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

MaFt, I noticed you said under Data Logging (Trip Log)

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I would have thought you could export a GPX file (or similar format) to an external program but there is no mention of this feature in the manual and I could not find any obvious candidate for such a file within the device contents either.


I read somewhere that the 660 has a file called waypoints.gpx which can be copied to EasyGPS. Does the file not exist on the 710?
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yes, waypoints.gpx is there but i don't remember seeing any of the trip log data in there just saved favourites etc

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can upload the track (breadcrumb trail) into Mapsource and get detail off it. Is that what you mean by trip log?

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yes, waypoints.gpx is there but i don't remember seeing any of the trip log data in there just saved favourites etc

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Trip Log is a function that when switched on shows a blue line everywhere you've been since you last Cleared the Trip-Log.

Are you saying the Waypoints.gpx also contains the blue line (breadcrumb trail) data?
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

PaulB2005 wrote:
Trip Log is a function that when switched on shows a blue line everywhere you've been since you last Cleared the Trip-Log.

Are you saying the Waypoints.gpx also contains the blue line (breadcrumb trail) data?


When I connected to Mapsource I uploaded "tracks" which is the "breadcrumb" trail. This has detail of times, speed etc.

Sorry, I know nothing about "waypoints.gpx"

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p.s. How do you clear the "trip log"?
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Sorry, I know nothing about "waypoints.gpx"


Ah it's a file on the Nuvi.

So you need MapSource to upload the Tracks data? I've got a v9 DVD here and i'm waiting for a v10 DVD. I'll see if either has MapSource and give it a go...
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

PaulB2005 wrote:

I've got a v9 DVD here and i'm waiting for a v10 DVD. I'll see if either has MapSource and give it a go...


I would expect Mapsource to be on the DVD as you need it to transfer maps. Sadly "routes" do not seem to transfer, even though Mapsource claims to have transferred them - either that or I'm missing something Confused

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I would expect Mapsource to be on the DVD


It was. Thanks.

Succesfully imported the few days wandering.... Might be interesting / useful one day....
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

spoke to garmin about the trip log and was informed that there is a way to get the data off but it was never mentioned in the manual! newer units have this expanded and can export trips to google maps etc.

he's going to get back to me with more instructions!

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Sadly "routes" do not seem to transfer, even though Mapsource claims to have transferred them - either that or I'm missing something Confused


I was missing something: after you download the "route" from Mapsource to the N760 you then have to go to "my data/import route from file" to get the Nuvi to see the route.

I wonder why Garmin think downloaded routes should not appear in the "routes" list automatically?

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:00 am    Post subject: 257 POI fix 770T??? Reply with quote

Have Garmin fixed the lock up problem (+257 POIs downloaded) in the 770T? If so whats the new limit?
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Have Garmin improved the routing yet? My wife's i3 often chooses very minor tracks in areas where my TomTom uses much more appropriate roads. It has made me very wary of Garmin - I would not consider purchasing one unless the routing engine has been improved
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Have Garmin fixed the lock up problem (+257 POIs downloaded) in the 770T? If so whats the new limit?


Didn't know the problem existed in the 7xx series. Previous series had a Firmware update that solved the problem but they were released long before the 7xx series.

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My wife's i3 often chooses very minor tracks in areas where my TomTom uses much more appropriate roads. It has made me very wary of Garmin - I would not consider purchasing one unless the routing engine has been improved


Well my i3 with v8 plotted one particular near me in the way i normally would drive, but the v9 maps do a bit of a round the back of some houses route. v10 does it too....

If you have a route or 2 you want me to try I'll see what v10 does...
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