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gasguzler
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Jan 01, 2014

Garmin 2797 LMT

I am having a hard time spending $400 for a 760 LMT and it appears to me the 2797 LMT is almost identical in features except for the RV specific programming. I have gotten along just fine all these years on a 285W with out those features but it recently lost it's ability to "text to speech" so it won't speak road names any more. (The memory is pretty full so maybe a sim card will change that?)

Any way I like the 7 inch screen, the faster processor, split screen, etc, all the features on the new 2797.


I any one using this one and have you been happy with it? I can get one for about $256 shipped to me and that's $144 less than a 760LMT.

I did a lot of searches but this one doesn't come up much and I tried doing some PM's to those that have it but they are restricted from receiving PM's so i posted here. I am not interested in the Rand, Magellan or Tom Tom's.

Thank you.
  • Check your advanced settings. You should have an option to avoid toll roads as well as car pool lanes. I believe even the RV specific Garmin will take you there unless you "avoid" them.
  • gasguzler wrote:
    Thanks Bill, there is a 2597LM and 2797LMT, the difference is the voice activation but also the live traffic updates are not on the 2597. It seems the traffic function may be useful with an app on my iphone.


    Hmmm. I have a 2597LMT with voice activation, lifetime maps and traffic - bought it on Saturday! :)

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