Amazon.com — January 8, 2008
The nüvi 780 adds enhanced MSN direct content to themulti-destination routing and “Where Am I?” features and gorgeous widescreen display of other nüvi 700s to create a superior navigation device for business as well as casual drivers. As with all nüvis, you get Garmin reliability, the fast satellite lock of an integrated high-sensitivity receiver, a slim, pocket-sized design with a gorgeous display, an easy, intuitive interface, and detailed NAVTEQ maps for the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico with more than 6 million name-searchable points of interest. All of the 700-series navigators also feature a rich array of features including spoken directions in real street names, integrated traffic receivers, MP3 player and photo viewer, and an FM transmitter that will play voice prompts, MP3s, audio books, and more, directly through your vehicle’s stereo system. Which nüvi is Best for You?: Click here to see a quick, simple comparison of (more…)
August 10th, 2009 on 5:29 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Latest Garmin Firmware (7/09) makes this a much better unit
I’ve had my Garmin 780 since April ’09, my first GPS. I liked the unit but thought it had some flaws, it got confused in urban Los Angeles, was slow to re-draw maps, slow to…
August 10th, 2009 on 11:12 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love the Nuvi line
This is the third Garmin Nuvi in our family. I commute 40 miles each way daily and the traffic updates have saved me sitting in traffic many times.
August 10th, 2009 on 4:00 pm
3.0 out of 5 stars
MSN Direct for Garmin nuvi 780
BUYER BEWARE!!! I recently purchased a Garmin nuvi 780. The MSN Direct receiver is built into the power cord. Any subscription you activate applies to THAT POWER CORD ONLY!
August 10th, 2009 on 4:19 pm
1.0 out of 5 stars
Garmin is latin for SCREW THE CUSTOMER — Here is how…
Garmin is latin for SCREW THE CUSTOMER — Here is how…
I purchased a Garmin GPS for my brother for Christmas last year.
August 10th, 2009 on 5:26 pm
3.0 out of 5 stars
Bluetooth Feature is Terrible
Garmin nüvi 780 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with MSN Direct Service
I gave this item 3 stars because I like the navigation system.
August 11th, 2009 on 1:16 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
…boy this technology has really advanced!
Welcome to the big leagues
I had a 4 year old garmin which was stolen recently so my daughter said she’d buy me a new one!
August 11th, 2009 on 6:35 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
U can’t get better
This is my second garmin and i love it. All what you need to do once you get one is to go to garmin website and register it, update your maps, down load some add ons and you’ll be…
August 11th, 2009 on 10:28 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Would be excellent if it could recognize HOV lanes
I generally agree with most of the positive reviews. The biggest gripe I have is that the navigation does not account for the High Occupancy Vehicles lanes for the section of I-25…
August 11th, 2009 on 2:09 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Garmin
I love this Garmin. I get lost going around the block and this helps. It also takes me on no toll roads which I love. Great help for me.
August 11th, 2009 on 6:59 pm
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good unit route calculation needs help
I bought this unit when the price was back to a reasonable amount. I previously had the garmin nuvi 350 series and because garmin sells the upgrade maps for $100.
December 18th, 2009 on 11:36 pm
Overall a good product, but the 780 is slow to redraw maps, and will be late showing you that you have reached an intersection, which can be troublesome in some areas such as Washington, DC.
The MSN feature is very good, if not excellent.
A good product for highway trips, not that good in agglomerations.
3.5 out of 5 stars.