Garmin nuvi 880 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator by Garmin
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Digital camera reviews of Garmin nuvi 880 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
Digital camera Review: Garmin NVI 880
Summary: 5 Stars
Bought as a gift for my wife. Works as described. Voice instructions are a strong point. FM transmission is weak and should be improved; but this is only negative. Excellent GPS!Digital camera Review: Garmin Nuvi 880
Summary: 4 Stars
The Nuvi 880 is the 1st GPS that I have purchased. So please take this review with a grain of salt. I do have a couple of wouldda been nices:
*) A pause button - it definitely doesn't like you stopping for gas (but I don't think any of them do)
*) From what I'm told the Truck route option is gone. I have an F250 with passenger plates, sometimes I tow a 20' trailer.
*) Ability to input by street name "routes to avoid" vs. trying to "click" on the road.
*) Takes wicked long to "find" satellites - for some reason I expected it to be faster.
Voice recognition is excellent with the radio off - it seems to "guess" correctly 90 - 95% of the time when you sort of tell it something that's not on the screen.
I've taken 4 or 5 trips that are over 200 miles from my home and think that overall it's a very solid GPS. If it were cheaper and had some of the little things I outlined above I would have given it a 5.
Digital camera Review: Garmin Nuvi 880
Summary: 5 Stars
I started with the Garmin IQ3600 then got a Nuvie 680 (this is a great GPS) and now I have the Nuvi 880. I bought it because of the voice activate control. When it works it is great. However, it is not as great as I had hoped. Rain, wind, radio, traffic noise will make it almost useless. I have yelled and screamed many time at the device only to be ignored. If you are parked or it is quit then it works very well. The Nuvi 880 is a great GPS even without the voice activation. The features over the 680 made it worth the update cost.Digital camera Review: Garmin nüvi 880 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
Summary: 5 Stars
The best GPS unit I've ever used. Voice command worked like a charm along with all the other features except one. The Bluetooth function is pretty much worthless, but, I didn't buy it for this feature. Unfortunately; it developed an overheating problem and was returned for a replacement. Good return policy and very satisfied with service.Digital camera Review: Garmin not worth it anymore
Summary: 1 Stars
I have had the 880 for 2 years now and thought i would write a review to steer people away from this product. I would imagine the whole Nuvi line is based on the same specs (cpu, internals) so this would apply to the whole line of Nuvi products.
Overall i rate this product a 1 star and would not recomend it to anyone. I have loved Garmin products in the past especially the street pilot series which i still use over the nuvi series. This Nuvi line is of poor quality. My 880 has gone back to garmin on 2 occasions and still has quite a few problems.
My newest issue is that it decides to stop working and lock up on long trips. This happens without notice, so picture yourself driving on a long highway and not noticing the unit has stopped working. Meanwhile your turn off has long passed. This goes easily unnoticed as you only glance at the unit every once in a while when driving.
All in all, i would avoid the Garmin line and try another brand. These Nuvi units are GARBAGE. I am not sure what is good out there, but will research Magellan and some others if i were you.