RV GPS
Hello everyone, I am looking to get a GPS that I can program for trailer Weight, Height, Length etc. I was thinking about getting the "Garmin RV 770 NA LMT-S RV". But would like to hear your th...
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I have the previous model, the RV 76o ... it works OK, but it is not infallible. I'm obsessive compulsive and thoroughly research all the roads around a destination and along a route, looking for surprises, so I don't get surprised by an error in the GPS.
The units are only as good as the data they're programmed with, and Garmin doesn't bother to double check any of the data the buy from where-ever. So if some community or map maker decides to mislabel the specs on a road, bridge, underpass, etc, Garmin will blindly accept that error and pass it along to you.
On the plus side, the voice command works great. The screen is huge and has a very wide brightness range, so you can see it in noon day sun, and it's not blinding you at night.
the tl;dr it's a great gps but don't follow it (or any device including the omnipotent Google) blindly.
The units are only as good as the data they're programmed with, and Garmin doesn't bother to double check any of the data the buy from where-ever. So if some community or map maker decides to mislabel the specs on a road, bridge, underpass, etc, Garmin will blindly accept that error and pass it along to you.
On the plus side, the voice command works great. The screen is huge and has a very wide brightness range, so you can see it in noon day sun, and it's not blinding you at night.
the tl;dr it's a great gps but don't follow it (or any device including the omnipotent Google) blindly.
