Compare The Differences Between Garmin nuvi 765T vs 1690
Garmin nuvi GPS |  765T | |
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| The Different Features | 1. Unit dimensions, WxHxD:4.8"W x 3.0"H x .8"D (12.2 x 7.6 x 2.0 cm) 2. Weight:6.48 ounces (183.8 g) 3. Accepts data cards: SD™ (not included) 4. 3-D building view (displays buildings in 3-D) 5. Bluetooth® wireless technology (connect to your phone for hands-free calling) with A2DP technology 6. FM traffic compatible: yes (receiver and lifetime traffic included) 7. MSN® Direct compatible 8. MP3 player 9. Audio book player 10. FM transmitter 11. Headphone jack/audio line-out | 1. Unit dimensions, WxHxD:4.9"W x 3.1"H x .75"D (12.5 x 7.9 x 1.9 cm) 2. Weight:6.2 ounces (174.7 g) 3. Accepts data cards: microSD™ card (not included) 4. Bluetooth® wireless technology (connect to your phone for hands-free calling) 5. New Garmin nüLink! Services: (receive accurate real-time travel information)- (Google™ local search, traffic, gas prices, Ciao!™, weather, movie times, local events, Send to GPS, flight status, converter, White Pages, myGarmin™) 6. cityXplorer™ Enhanced Pedestrian Navigation |
Amazon's Customer Reviews The most helpful favorable review | 400 of 404 people found the following review helpful:  An Excellent GPS device.This Nuvi does several things very well, and I've yet to discover any serious shortcomings. My thoughts: Navigation: Excellent, as is typical with Garmin units. On a couple of occasions the voice (right now I'm using Australian Karen) told me my destination was on the wrong side of the street. Map: The map is clear, the refresh rate is fast, and...read more | 156 of 159 people found the following review helpful: Garmin's best nuvi model yet!EDIT - 12/15/09: Upon further use of the unit and it's nuLink traffic feature, I've run into numerous occasions where the traffic data simply wasn't too accurate. There were times that I'd be driving and the 1690 would indicate that I was in yellow level traffic, however, there really wasn't any traffic on the road at the time. There were other instances of where there'd...read more |
| The most helpful critical review | 417 of 433 people found the following review helpful:  Buy a 265 insteadI'll try to make this a unique review by comparing the pros and cons of FOUR different Garmin units I've tried: c330, 265t, 765t, and the 885t. There are few reviews that offer face-off comparisons between models which can assist in making a purchasing choice. I'll share some highlights for each model, beginning with the one I've owned for over three years. Bottom line:..read more | 29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:  Slightly disappointing.I wrote a very heated review a few weeks ago... after playing around with the GPS for a full 24 hours. After a lot of hemming and hawing, I decided to keep the GPS because it served its purpose: provide directions for me while I drove around in LA/OC. I'm sure there's probably a better one out there but I paid $360 for this unit from CarToys. The following..read more |
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Common Features:
- Display size: WxH:3.81"W x 2.25"H (9.7 x 5.7 cm); 4.3" diag (10.9 cm)
- Display resolution, WxH: 480 x 272 pixels
- Display type: WQVGA color TFT with white backlight
- Battery: rechargeable lithium-ion
- Battery life: up to 3 hours
- High-sensitivity receiver
- RoHS version available
- Preloaded maps
- Ability to add maps
- Built-in memory:internal solid state
- Waypoints/favorites/locations: 1000
- Routes: 10
- Basemap: yes
- Voice prompts (e.g. "Turn right in 500 ft.")
- Speaks street names (e.g. "Turn right ON ELM STREET in 500 ft.")
- Lane assist (guides you to the proper lane for navigation): yes with junction view
- Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route)
- Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation)
- Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road)
- Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.)
- Speed limit indicator (displays speed limit for most major roads)
- Where Am I? (find closest hospitals, police & gas stations, nearest address & intersection)
- Garmin Locate™ (marks position when removed from windshield mount)
- ecoRoute™ (calculates a more fuel-efficient route)
- Qwerty or ABC keyboard (choose keyboard layout)
- Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest)
- Garmin Garage™ vehicles compatible (download car-shaped icons to your device)
- Garmin Garage™ voices compatible (download custom voices to your device)
- Photo navigation (navigate to geotagged photos)
- World travel clock, currency & unit converter, calculator
- Picture viewer
- Garmin Lock™ (anti-theft feature)
- Touchscreen
Both nuvi 765T and 1690 do not have the following features:
- Waterproof
- Voice-activated navigation (operate device with spoken commands)
- XM® Navtraffic & Radio for U.S. compatible
- Multimode (switches modes to drive, hike, bike or boat)
- Dead reckoning
- Motorcycle-friendly
- Trucking-friendly
- Marine-friendly
- Geocaching-friendly
