Binding: Electronics
Brand: GarminGarmin
Display Size: 4.3 inches
EAN: 0753759067991
Includes Mp3 Player: 1
Item Dimensions: 49090039290
Label: Garmin
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: Garmin
Model: 010-00540-25
MPN: 010-00540-25
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Publisher: Garmin
Special Features: nv:Type: Receiver; Acquisition Time Cold: 38 Seconds; Acquisition Time Warm: 1 Second; Update Rate: 1/second, continuous; GPS Accuracy Position: 10 meters; GPS Accuracy Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec RMS; Inputs: USB; Inputs: Bluetooth; Display: TFT; Touch Screen: Yes; Voice: Yes; Expansion Slots: SD Card; Battery Type: Nonreplaceable Lithium-Ion Battery; Battery Life: 3 hours; Antenna: SIRF-GPS antenna
Studio: Garmin
Warranty: The Official Ford Licemsed Garmin nüvi 680 product features a full 3-Year Warranty from Garmin. The Ford Licensed Garmin nuiv 680 comes with a 3 year warranty certificate from Garmin in the box. This is a FULL 2-Years longer than the Garmin warranty offered by other retailers.
Features:
Pre-loaded with complete Navteq Maps for North America
2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions; Accepts custom points of interest (POIs)
Bluetooth wireless technology with a built-in microphone and speaker allows for hands-free calls
1 year free subscription to MSN Direct Traffic, Weather and Entertainment Service
Super-bright, sunlight-readable color screen
Rating: - Simply Outstanding!
The Garmin 680 Nuvi does it and does it so well. The MSN Direct is very well intergrated into the units functions - the gas pricing is especially helpful - just tune to gas pricing and stations in the area are listed with milage, price and direction.
The Bluetooth phone system is my favorite - it downloads your phone's contact list and also keeps records of phone calls and even has a text messaging function.
The SD card once loaded with books, jpegs, and MP3s works very well.
The FM transmitter also works well.
All around a hard to beat GPS system with all the bells and whistles.
Rating: - Fantastic
I have enjoyed this device greatly in my recent travels. It has been invaluable in business. It has also been wonderful on weekend "leisure" trips. When I take those trips I love to avoid the highways. I can set the avoidances in the navigation menu to try to avoid highways and it'll keep me off the interstates and more on the backroads. I've discovered some great restaurants this way! If I'm on a timetable, though, I just tell it to take the highways and I'm off on the fast track. It can route differently, depending on timetable and situation. In short I would be lost without it now that I own one. The only thing I don't like is the suction cup mount for the windshield. It does not hold that great or long, but there are alternatives.
Rating: - Very Impressed
Overall very impressed with the Garmin 680. The maps and display are very easy to read, the tts sounds great, and it seems very accurate. So far the MSN Direct has proved valuable, routing us around stopped traffic, helping us find the best gas prices, and accurate weather. Yes, it is pricey, but proves you get what you pay for. If you don't need/want the bluetooth, fm transmitter, msn direct (680) or integrated traffic receiver (660), then just get the Nuvi 650 and save some money. Despite the price, I am really happy with my purchase. I wasn't expecting much from msn based on other review, but in Atlanta it has worked great! Also, I wasn't really anticipating using or being interested in the bluetooth, but I'm hooked, very convenient. Call Garmin tech support, not only do they usually pick right up, they are friendly, helpful, and knowlegeable about their products, unlike some competitors.
Rating: - long time gps user - nuvi is a major failure
I've used magellan tech for years. Garmin has been all the rage, so I got the 680. My first take was possibly prejudiced by the magellan, but I could only choose fastest way, not most or least use of highways. OK, it's different. Took it on a road trip to DC. It always skipped the freeways. Always. I could understand skipping due to traffic, but it took us in one way and out another, and they weren't even close to each other. Took 45 minutes and 45 turns to leave dc. Leaving it took us the wrong way down a 1 way street. A clearly marked local access only during 3 hours of the day street. One of the times I missed the turn (there is an occasional delay and it can be hard to tell where to turn with lots of smaller blocks) and went behind our hotel. We still had a circle and some other 1 way street issues to get to the right place. Waiting for the light, I steered away from the hotel in my lane and it said I arrived. Frequently it had us following the route for several (up to 10) seconds when we had made an obvious wrong turn. Accuracy was generally around 300 to 500 feet and start up time was up to 5 minutes. This was with the external antenna and no line of site issues. The msn traffic and other info is useless. It is only good for yesterdays info, takes hours to download and is only useful in major metro areas. Pass on this technology for a good while. Pass on garmin software as well. This lost on start up, accuracy and routing. Oh, and it gets mad when you make it recalculate route. It was actually funny. Like I was frustrating it. I could almost hear it mumbling and swearing.
Garmin nüvi 680 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator Reviews
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