Garmin RV760's are now shipping

Bucky Badger wrote:

ktmrfs wrote:
Mine showed up saturday while we were gone.

First impressions: NICE!!

I tried the voice features. asked for campgrounds, gas stations, rest stations etc. using voice commands, and it hit it on the nose every time. Huge list of topics it will do with voice commands.

setup for the tow rig was super easy, and it lets you do muliple rig setups, which for us is nice since one trailer is 35' the other only about 20'.

sync's with my cell phone and should show traffic etc. from the cell phone on the display, will try that soon.

one of the choices it gives is "no unpaved roads" which in some cases would be nice.

the filter on RV/campgrounds is very extensive for choices you can select

It will get it's first "workout" in a few days.

tell me more about syncing you phone for traffic. I thought traffic is included in the reciever

yes, traffic is included, however the traffic included is broadcast on the FM band (or was) and does NOT cover the entire U.S. but mostly the larger cities. My experience is that it is often not that current.

the $4.99 app for traffic uses your android (or Iphone) traffic. With android, the traffic shows up as real time anywhere there is cell coverage. Best I can determine, what goes on is that google is able to get average speed of phones in cars on roads from the cell sites and compare to road speed limits. Then shows green, yellow, red. My experience is that it is extremely accurate and current. In the past I've used the phone rather than GPS for traffic for that reason.

the android traffic will even show traffic patterns on residential streets in our neighborhood. In the early morning it will be "yellow" on roads I know have lots of local traffic then swith to green quickly after "rush hour". These are roads with 25mph speed limits in residential areas.

BTW you can also for $4.99 get most of the state DOT roadcams as well from your phone app.

I received mine yesterday. Looks good but there will be a learning curve on all these features. I also have SmartLink App on my S3 and subscribed to advanced weather so now I get road conditions and geo-referenced radar.

I have the garmin Desi 760 and I wonder if it is just a soft ware change to convert it to the rv 760?

Anxious to hear more. Thinking about ordering one as soon as I'm convinced it is what it is supposed to be. Gonna be making a long trip next month and wanting to upgrade from my Nuvi 750.

ktmrfs wrote:
Mine showed up saturday while we were gone.

First impressions: NICE!!

I tried the voice features. asked for campgrounds, gas stations, rest stations etc. using voice commands, and it hit it on the nose every time. Huge list of topics it will do with voice commands.

setup for the tow rig was super easy, and it lets you do muliple rig setups, which for us is nice since one trailer is 35' the other only about 20'.

sync's with my cell phone and should show traffic etc. from the cell phone on the display, will try that soon.

one of the choices it gives is "no unpaved roads" which in some cases would be nice.

the filter on RV/campgrounds is very extensive for choices you can select

It will get it's first "workout" in a few days.

tell me more about syncing you phone for traffic. I thought traffic is included in the reciever

Mine showed up saturday while we were gone.

First impressions: NICE!!

I tried the voice features. asked for campgrounds, gas stations, rest stations etc. using voice commands, and it hit it on the nose every time. Huge list of topics it will do with voice commands.

setup for the tow rig was super easy, and it lets you do muliple rig setups, which for us is nice since one trailer is 35' the other only about 20'.

sync's with my cell phone and should show traffic etc. from the cell phone on the display, will try that soon.

one of the choices it gives is "no unpaved roads" which in some cases would be nice.

the filter on RV/campgrounds is very extensive for choices you can select

It will get it's first "workout" in a few days.

I did not pre order ; (, but when I called them yesterday, the lady in customer support said that they would be shipping the week of the 23rd. I'm sitting in my brother in laws driveway in New York after the drive from San Diego. My 2460 put me on some "interesting" roads on the way here. Maybe I'll call them again.

Mine should be here Monday or Tuesday.

Teach

Bill.Winegard wrote:
Many people ordered this unit when Gamin inadvertently posted the employee price as the unit price ($210 I believe) over a weekend.
I don't believe anyone has even seen one much less played with one. I am not sure it's going to be much more than the Dezl 760 rebranded and the truck option removed but it will be interesting to see what it turns out to be.

Agree, sure looks like it is based on the Delz760 but much/all of the trucking stuff is replaced with RV specific limits,and there is a lot of RV related stuff added, like the Rand McNally etc. Campgrounds, fuel stations, dump stations, etc. and routing for RV length size etc. but w/o the commercial truck limitations that don't apply to RV's. Also more voice activated commands.

Thanks for the update....too bad they were not shipping before we leave Monday. Maybe next year now, might even catch one on sale before then.