 | Garmin nüvi 885/885T 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with MSN Direct Brand : Garmin Model : 010-00577-30 Overall Rating :  From : 143 Reviews Color : / Size : |
Technical Details
- Sleek, ultra-slim design fits in a pocket; High-sensitivity GPS receiver for fast satellite lock
- Pre-loaded with City Navigator NT maps for North America, including more than 6 million points of interest
- Speech recognition allow you to speak menu options and keep your eyes on the road; Bluetooth-ready for hands-free use of compatible phones
- Features text to speech for spoken directions with real street names, MP3 player, photo viewer, multi-destination routing, "Where am I?" and "Where's my car?"
- NOTE: Model number on the box is 885T because the traffic receiver is included; however, the model number on the device itself is 885 as the "T" in 885T refers to the additional component
Product Description
Customer Reviews (see all-reviews)
Mark Brown ( pensacola ) This garmin is my first nuvi product. I have had handhelds and marine models in the past. I also have a factory installed gps in my other vehicle. We took this nuvi on our last vacation to the rockies and it gave us mixed results. It was sometimes slow to give turning instructions. For instance, there were 2 exits in front of me within 200yds of each other. The nuvi said turn right just as I was beside the first exit. This one or the next one? I turned at the 2nd and I was suddenly off course. This happened at least 3 times where I missed my turn. The integated unit on my Ford gives you a countdown of when you need to turn (1 mile, 1/2 mile, 1/4 mi., turn now) which works better.
We preprogrammed our destination while at home and after getting our rental car at the airport we set our destination from the favorites. The nuvi told us we were 180 mi from our destination. Wrong. We knew we were only 35 miles away. We had to erase the destination and re-enter it before it would take us to the right place. I still don't understand that one.
The instruction manual is online. While on vacation, I wanted to know how to get to specific screens and since I didn't print the manual, I was at a loss as to how to get the info I wanted. An instruction booklet would be nice garmin (hint hint).
The voice recognition works good as long as you speak slowly and clearly without a lot of background noise.
The volume is a bit on the weak side but adequate. Haven't tried bluetooth yet as my phone (palm pre) isn't supported. C'mon garmin, this phone has been out for over 6 months. Garmin sez it's Palm's issue????
Other than the issues above, the unit worked nicely. It only takes a few seconds to get a fix. The screen is large, beautiful, and e z to read in either sunny or night conditions. The window mount never comes loose. Get the above issues fixed and this will be one great unit.
We preprogrammed our destination while at home and after getting our rental car at the airport we set our destination from the favorites. The nuvi told us we were 180 mi from our destination. Wrong. We knew we were only 35 miles away. We had to erase the destination and re-enter it before it would take us to the right place. I still don't understand that one.
The instruction manual is online. While on vacation, I wanted to know how to get to specific screens and since I didn't print the manual, I was at a loss as to how to get the info I wanted. An instruction booklet would be nice garmin (hint hint).
The voice recognition works good as long as you speak slowly and clearly without a lot of background noise.
The volume is a bit on the weak side but adequate. Haven't tried bluetooth yet as my phone (palm pre) isn't supported. C'mon garmin, this phone has been out for over 6 months. Garmin sez it's Palm's issue????
Other than the issues above, the unit worked nicely. It only takes a few seconds to get a fix. The screen is large, beautiful, and e z to read in either sunny or night conditions. The window mount never comes loose. Get the above issues fixed and this will be one great unit.
......................................................
Shinigami ( Los Angeles California ) BE WARNED: I chose this for the MSN traffic, but this service is being cut by Microsoft! I will end up buying a FM traffic device after my MSN traffic expires. So I just bought a nuvi1490t.
Previous owner of nuvi760, I bought this (in Amazon Sept2009) due to good reviews in numerous websites including Consumer Reports, but I got a bad item. I sold it and got a nuvi 1490t and very happy with its performance.
CONS:
- HANGS/FREEZE - even after software updates, this is an annoying problem especially during driving. It is hard to reboot when you are driving, you have to take off the battery to reset the device.
- HOUR GLASS OF DOOM - when searching for POIs this means your device is freezing again....just have to reset device.
- DIM SETTING - hard to change from dim display setting to normal, I just end up resetting the item by taking off the battery.
- LOW VOLUME - can barely hear it at 100%
- ALWAYS ON - even when I turn it off apparently it only shuts down the display but the device is still on, draining all the battery
- VOICE COMMANDS - useless, barely understands me. Only knows 1 clear command "GO HOME". Other commands gives me gibberish results.....
Previous owner of nuvi760, I bought this (in Amazon Sept2009) due to good reviews in numerous websites including Consumer Reports, but I got a bad item. I sold it and got a nuvi 1490t and very happy with its performance.
CONS:
- HANGS/FREEZE - even after software updates, this is an annoying problem especially during driving. It is hard to reboot when you are driving, you have to take off the battery to reset the device.
- HOUR GLASS OF DOOM - when searching for POIs this means your device is freezing again....just have to reset device.
- DIM SETTING - hard to change from dim display setting to normal, I just end up resetting the item by taking off the battery.
- LOW VOLUME - can barely hear it at 100%
- ALWAYS ON - even when I turn it off apparently it only shuts down the display but the device is still on, draining all the battery
- VOICE COMMANDS - useless, barely understands me. Only knows 1 clear command "GO HOME". Other commands gives me gibberish results.....
......................................................
KenSch888 ( Florida ) Don't wast your money on MSN traffic, it poor at best and MS says they are going to discontinue the service.
I purchased the Nuvi885T for a trip from Orlando Florida to McMinnville Tenn. The directions were great. The approaching a turn warning was extremely helpful, especially going through the east coast's nightmare city, Atlanta.
The extra I used was the headphone output along with the MP3 player and plugged it into my radio's Aux input. I had music and it lowered for directions. It is much clearer this way.
A small issue was when the unit froze. I had to remove the battery to get the unit back up and running. I thought it had died and was grateful it was resettable by removing the battery. BTW - I have the latest software loaded.
The one BIG drawback is MSN traffic. It told me about an accident after I was stuck in non-moving traffic on I75 for a half hour; then it predicted a 20 minute wait (like Vista, can't get anything right). Also, MSN only updates when you have been in a city for at least a half hour. I was constantly seeing yesterday's gas prices or the gas prices 100 miles ago.
Garmin ships the NUVI 885 with the MSN antenna, if they change and ship with a lifetime NAVTEQ traffic antenna, it would be great. Otherwise you have to purchase the NAVTEQ for about $120.
I purchased the Nuvi885T for a trip from Orlando Florida to McMinnville Tenn. The directions were great. The approaching a turn warning was extremely helpful, especially going through the east coast's nightmare city, Atlanta.
The extra I used was the headphone output along with the MP3 player and plugged it into my radio's Aux input. I had music and it lowered for directions. It is much clearer this way.
A small issue was when the unit froze. I had to remove the battery to get the unit back up and running. I thought it had died and was grateful it was resettable by removing the battery. BTW - I have the latest software loaded.
The one BIG drawback is MSN traffic. It told me about an accident after I was stuck in non-moving traffic on I75 for a half hour; then it predicted a 20 minute wait (like Vista, can't get anything right). Also, MSN only updates when you have been in a city for at least a half hour. I was constantly seeing yesterday's gas prices or the gas prices 100 miles ago.
Garmin ships the NUVI 885 with the MSN antenna, if they change and ship with a lifetime NAVTEQ traffic antenna, it would be great. Otherwise you have to purchase the NAVTEQ for about $120.
......................................................
M. Duhamel ( Lemon Grove, Ca United States ) I purchased this unit several months ago and paid the extra $99 from MSN Direct for lifetime service which is 4 Years. Today I recieved an e-mail from MSN Direct reporting they will discontinue sevice on 1Jan12 due to low sales and that they would prorate a refund based on a 3 year service. If I had know this I would have bought a unit with the free FM service for lifetime. Now I wonder how reliable the service will be since they will be out of business on 1Jan 12.Could not recommend this unit because of that fact.
......................................................
Accessories
- Garmin MapSource MetroGuide of Denmark and Sweden for Garmin GPS Units (CD ROM)
- InstallerNet Navigation System InstallCard
- Garmin Deluxe Carrying Case for StreetPilot and GPSMap 176 (010-10231-01) systems
- Garmin City Navigator for Detailed Maps of Italy and Greece (microSD/SD Card)
- GARMIN 010-10702-00 GPS Antenna Kit
Related
- Garmin 4.3-Inch Premium Carrying Case with Flap
- Garmin 010-10987-03 Nuvi 800 Series Replacement Ba
- Garmin Travel Accessory Pack for all nuvi 4.3-inch Portable GPS Devices
- Garmin 4.3-Inch Carrying Case
- Garmin Portable Friction Mount
0 comments:
Post a Comment