Garmin nuvi 785T reviewed

October 26th, 2008 | Category: Gadget Corner

Filed under: GPS

Garmin launched its updated 7×5 series of nuvi navigators bck in August, but the high-end MSN Direct-equipped 785T is just hitting stores, and GPS Magazine says it’s a solid improvement by previous nuvis — but whether you’re not willing to pay the $50 / month for the MSN service, you’re probably not going to miss it. The 785T drew high marks for its fast frame rate, nice 3D lane guidance and upcoming turn features, and semi-realistic building displays, but the MSN Direct traffic implementation was less accurate

than the free traffic service built into lesser T-series nuvis, and download speeds for the service weren’t particularly swift. We’re not all that sold on the connected GPS concept yet — particularly not at $50 a month — so we’re inclined to take the reviewer’s advice and pick up the otherwise-identical non-connected 765T, but visit on for the full exhaustive review to decide for yourself.

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