Garmin Nuvi 750 Car GPS Receiver

I'm a long-time satisfied Garmin customer. My first GPS was a Garmin 45 handheld in the '80s. My first car GPS was a Garmin i2. The one feature of the i2 which I will miss is using 2 AA batteries when away from the car, or when the 12v lighter outlet dies, etc. It fits the same mounts as my i2, and I prefer a Garmin portable dash mount.

The large touch screen display is great. The user interface (menu navigation, etc.) is not absolutely how I would have done it myself, but usually pretty close. It's fine to use without even reading the manual.

Assume the device and user interface are nearly perfect except for the things I mention. The number of things which are ingenius and work far better than you have any right to expect, are too numerous to list.

My pet peeve is the lack of a "go immediately back to the map" button once you are down in the menus, preferably with a button on the map to toggle back to where you were at in the menus. I hate being in the middle of naming a saved waypoint or perusing a list of all Citizens Banks, and having to choose between ditching it to use the map for an upcoming turn, or having to navigate totally by trusting the voice. Not every "keep right on Main Street in 0.2 miles" means the same thing. It's good to see the map when looking out the windshield at a 6-way fork in the road! Sometimes it takes hitting the "back" button many times until the main menu screen comes up, then having to hit the "map" icon. Just put a map button on EVERY screen!

Similarly, zooming in and out one level at a time using just + and - buttons is slow...a zoom scale with all the choices, or at least a choice of zooming several levels at once would be better.

The little "turn maps" shown when reviewing future turns, don't follow your map orientation configuration, and aren't "North up" either. Why they chose to apparently orient the map of a turn 100 miles ahead, in some seemingly random direction (maybe my current heading which changes as I go around each curve in the road...or maybe the average heading since the previous little "turn map"?), baffles me. Maybe I should read the manual.

The v9 maps on my 750 are more up to date than the v7 maps on my i2.

The 750 finds optimal routes extremely well, including choosing the fastest way to hit multiple intermediate destinations ("via points") on the way to a final destination. Or you can build/enter your own routes with waypoints. It recalculates in a flash after you deviate or detour.

But on a 14-hour trip, adding a via point along the route (even a McDonalds 5 miles ahead), sometimes let it find even better routes for the remaining part of the trip than it initially had, and bring the ETA down. So on long trips, doing that (and not necessarily actually taking the exit to McD) or canceling/restarting navigation every hour or two, to recalculate the remaining route to your final destination, might help.

I bought it Garmin-refurbished. It was flawless, except the battery had apparently not been discharged/recharged enough by the previous owner and lost capacity. The first time I unplugged it, it ran 7 minutes. 2nd time 37 minutes. 5th time 2h15m. I may ask for a new battery, depending upon how well it performs after I experiment some more.

I haven't tried any of the music, photo, or "voice through car-radio" features yet.

I consider the Garmin Nuvi 750 a great bargain.

I did some checking around before purchasing this item, seems that Garmin is rated in the top 9 out of 10 GPS units. TomTom has the 10th spot. This particular unit was rated as the best of all. We have been using it since its arrival on or about the 12th of Dec 2009 on a daily basis. I figure that it pay for itself in about 6 more weeks in the savings made by shorting my delivery trips. We have a catering service and deliver lunches in the surrounding area and by using the built in program we can schedule the shortest distance to each of our clients. This also makes our clients happier since we can actually arrive faster than we were before. Since we know the area well we thought that the roads we were taking were the shortest, surprise they weren't. We elected not to subscribe to MSN Direct since almost all of our deliveries will not subject us to traffic delays (the exception was Christmas around the mall routes), we were able to avoid the delays bypassing those areas of congestion also as we learned MSN Direct is being discontinued in Jan 2012. I am still learning all that this unit will do. This unit was a refurbished unit with a 1 year warranty and we purchased a 2 yr warranty from Square Trade also. We also gave this unit to a personal friend for Christmas and he loves it also. I highly recommend this Garmin 750 for business as well as personal use. It has 3 modes: Automobile, Pedestrian and Bicycle. You also have your choice in Miles/KM's, alphabetical or QWERTY keyboard. So many features so little time to learn them. Pick a blank or nonuse FM station and you can direct your voice commands from the Nuvi 750 GPS to your cars speakers. Pick the type of voice or language you wish to hear. I have tried American, Australian, Japanese, there are so many. A truly great GPS system

This Garmin nuvi is a discontinued model which initially cost considerably more than what it was being sold for. Nevertheless, it still performs well and gives very good directions and the display is excellent for Garmin products. I use this device everywhere I go and have only once been given wrong directions (came to a dead-end street but the Garmin indicated the street continued). I do not attribute this problem to the Garmin but to the maps that are frequently not kept up to date. I would recommend this project but would also suggest the potential buyer investigate other current models to see what features they might have over this model. Since I do not use Bluetooth or need cell-phone interface with my GPS, these features were not essential to me; however, this may not be the same for you. For the price, the Garmin nuvi 750 Car GPS Receiver is a good model, it is very easy to use, and it has performed to my needs and specifications.

We are very pleased with the overall operation of this 750, especially the feature that provides an FM radio signal to the car radio. In some traffic conditions, the louder voice is very welcome. We do wish that the rural maps were more complete, however, we are very satisfied with the guidance provided. The ball mount makes it posible to use many different mounting devices in virtually any automobile make or model.

We decided to buy from an eBay listing because we could get a more advanced full featured Garmin unit at a simular price to the cheaper models offered in local stores. In other words, a better buy from eBay.

I purchased the 750 for two distinct purposes, one was for hauling our 5th wheel trailer where the advance notice of which lane I should be in for a particular freeway change is very helpful, and for garage sales for eBay merchandise, it not only allows you to find the sales, but will display the inputted sale addresses in order closest first so you can save some fuel while you're doing it. This feature is also handy if you do sales calls. The unit has a large screen, a very good voice and volume for turn by turn instructions with street names. It has many other features such as marking your position when you remove the unit from your car making it easy to find in large parking areas. You can insert an SD card for new maps and for viewing pictures from your camera. instant locating of police, hospitals, fuel, food, lodging etc. It's loaded with usable features and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to operate it. Functions are fast and easy. If you lose your charging device you can recharge the unit with your computers USB plug. Supplied windshield mount works very well. If you have a problem, Garmin's product support is second to no one and they generally get back to you in one day.
WHAT I DON"T LIKE....
In 2010 we still have Map glitches. There is a freeway junction 1 mile from my house that my Garmin does not know is there. This is not a issue with the unit, it is a Navtec map issue. Regardless of the map issues we have used our 750 all over the western states without signal loss or other problems and it always gets us where were going. Garmin will also repair their units unlike Magellan which only offers you a discount on a new unit.

The 750 and similar Garmin units are easy to use, reliable and I wouldn't have anything else.

I purchased this Garmin Nuvi 750 Car Receiver several weeks ago for travelling on vacation in SC., GA., and FL. and it was great. I am amazed on the accuracy of the distances before making turns onto the various city streets and interstate highways or ramps.

The device was ready navigate after a few basic reading instuctions were put into action. As a senior citizen this Garmin was easy to set-up and use.

I did not want to spent a lot of money and this refurbished unit (with a 1 year warranty same as a new onw has)fit my price range. I believe I save about 50% on the refurbished unit if compared to the same unit selling as new. It looked new to me once I opened the box.

Highly recommend this purchase to anyone. I consider this a mid range unit, you could get some cheaper units or of course higher price units. I like the fact that the street names and distances are "spoken" as well as spelled out, and repeated.

I bought this Nuvi 750 because it's cheaper to buy new than to pay Garmin's price to update the maps on an older unit. I own a half dozen GPS's, all Garmin, so I can not compare to other brands, but this one is clearly the best. I like the 3-D map display because it gives a sense of where the turn is ahead. At the same time I don't like the way it closes in on the turn because that causes me to lose perspective. There may be a way to control this but, if so, it's a one of the MANY MANY features I'd haven't taken the time to figure out. I like the fact that it talks through the radio - that way it's easy to shut it up when I tire of being told it's time to turn. It's so easy to read I rarely need the voice part anyway.

The Garmin NUVI 750 GPS is an older generation version of the NUVI 760/765, lacking only BlueTooth capability (which I neither need nor want). Mine is a factory-refurbished unit. I was looking for a reasonably priced, reliable alternative to the GPS capabilty available on my cell phone. This is it. I find it to be extremely accurate and reliable and a godsend when trying to navigate my way to unfamiliar places. It frequently knows routes to places I've traveled to many times which are shorter than my normal routes. The display is large, clear and bright, even in bright daylight conditions. It seems to insist on giving you the shortest route by default, unless you tell it to do otherwise, occasionally making turns onto winding connector roads that I would normally avoid. A few minor gripes: after a long stretch of non-use, it takes several minutes (and miles) to reacquire the satellites. This can be very inconvenient if you are starting off from an unfamiliar place. It also sometimes misses turns (i.e. no voice prompt) that appear to it to be continuations of the same road. I've also found that it is not 100% accurate as to exact physical locations. For instance, it says my house is located a good quarter mile from where it actually is, and recently wanted to send me over a mile up the street from an actual hospital entrance. I attribute this to the mapping software being used, which, if it is anything like Mapquest or Google, can be very inaccurate at times. All-in-all, a great purchase and I'd do it again.

I love this thing! It makes driving in unknown areas a breeze. Tons of cool features and super easy to use. Easy to read display, The power plugs into the mount which is great. Voices could be a bit better but tolerable, and being able to crank that crazy British lady's voice through my cars speakers via the FM transmitter is awesome (plays MP3s through car speakers nice!). I wanna get lost just to find my way out :oP love it!

Purchased for business, this replaced a two year old Garmin 250W. I hoped for and expected a unit with more options and greater routing options and destination accuracy. The 750 is batting .500. Its additional features are welcome, with some exceptions. Why, for example would someone want to put their pictures on a GPS unit? And an FM tuner? Thought that's why I had a radio in my car.

I haven't yet personally experienced greater accuracy as it has already lead me out into the boondocks and left me in the middle of no where - on a street that is not even close to my destination (same county though) Ditto on the detour option - not much better than the 250W.

I don't mean to make this sound like a bad buy - it is not. I am pleased but not totally satisfied.

Maybe my expectations are just too high.

needed another gps with mp3 player, this one will play music off the sd card threw the radio just by a frequency, without wires and navigate with the mp3 playing, no wires don't need to bring the ipod when I have this with me. Only down fall no manual to explain how to use alot of the features that this can do.But this thing is great can't beat the price, and would buy the same model again. I also use this for my motorcycle, but have noticed that the sun blinds the screen more so than the garmin street pilot c550 model that I have.But there must be a way around that. Ive had the item for only two weeks.

What can I say, I like shopping on ebay, it's cheap, products are as good as in any stores, and mainly EBAY's policies are buyer supportive!

I've had this product for a couple of months now. Nuvi 750 sometimes fails to tell where to exit, some exit names are different from actual exit names, and when I hit to destination and want to go the shortest way, it want me to go to the nearest freeway and then going to the point, which is long way around!

But these are drawbacks I can ignore, there are tons of goodies in it, like finding parks to relax, food, etc., in an unfamiliar places.
I bought it because I needed one obviously, but the main reason is, I didn't want to get lost in San Francisco anymore. I had a hard time finding freeway entrance in SF.

No more squinting to read maps and searching for streets that can only be read by a ant or mosquito!!! Excellent product; turn by turn voice prompt is a great feature.....I don't even look at the map; quality of basic turn by turn voice is very good but the voice that calls out street names is quite poor in volume and clarity and leaves much to be desired. Unit is very simple to learn/operate. On/Off switch is "slide type" and seems rather "flimsy and prone to malfunction." The wider screen is a plus but does not really contribute to navigation while driving since you should be keeping your eyeballs on the road and your hands on the wheel anyway. This GPS also shows the "speed limit" in most areas, which should help you keep that lead foot off the accelerator and spare your husband or wife in the passenger seat from suffering with "white knuckles syndrome."

This is the second Garmin I've bought off eBay for myself. I've bought one for my daughter. My boyfriend has also bought a couple. We have a Honda Goldwing Motorcycle and we have one on it. There have been times we didn't have a clue to where we were but with the help of the Garmin, we found home. After riding with a couple different groups and getting seperated and NOT knowing where we were...well you know what happened. Garmins aren't perfect, they may lead you into strange places, BUT you will find home. Make sure you put in the right address, that helps too. I may not use my garmin daily but it is useful when trying to locate places or get somewhere quicker.

Very good product for the money. I've enjoyed using my Garmin 750 car GPS since my purchase. I'm still learning all it's features. I do a lot of local and out of state driving and the GPS does come in handy for many of these trips. I would have never found a few of my destinations without my unit. A recent trip to New York city made my trip in and out of New York a pure pleasure. With all the traffic in that city, my GPS payed for it self on this one trip alone. I would recommend having one for any long distance travel. A great unit to have.

I LOVE my GPS!! We have an older Garmin Nuvi and like it, so I decided to buy one for my car. This newer one has a larger screen and newer maps. Since I'm still learning my way around this big city I moved to last year, I depend on the GPS to safely get me where I'm going and back. The "Home" feature is really nice, as well as the list of recent destinations. So, overall, this buying experience was absolutely positive in every way.

This Garmin Nuvi 750 is our first gps sytem.
We are planning a vacation road trip and purchased this unit because of the features offered.
I found that this unit is easy to set up and operate, and seems to be very accurate. The software and maps are adequate for our needs.
I am looking forward to using it in the pedestrian mode for navigating
on foot in the cities we visit.
I am very satisfied with this item.

The Garmin Nuvi 750 GPS far exceeded my expectations of a GPS. This GPS is the best!!!! This GPS has saved me countless hours of printing out directions from Mapquest, Yahoo, Rand McNally (not to mention the ink!). Even when I wasn't paying attention to the spoken directions provided by the GPS, it expertly and expeditiously recalculated the directions and provided an alternate route so I would not become lost. It absolutely is worth every penny I paid for it. I highly recommend it to anyone thinking about buying a GPS. You definitely will be very, very pleased with it. I cannot say enough good things about the Garmin Nuvi 750.

PROBABLY DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS. IT TAKES ME DIRECTLY WHERE I WANT TO GO, WITH EXCELLANT PROMPTS. ALTHOUGH NOT A WEAKNESS, IT WILL TAKE THE SHORTEST ROUTE; LIKE OUT THROUGH THE BOONIES. YOU SHOULD REVIEW IT'S PATH AND MAKE SURE YOU DON'T SEE A LOT OF COUNTY ROADS ON THE TRIP, UNLESS YOU LIKE TRAVELING THROUGH THE COUNTRY.I RECENTLY TOOK 81 MILE TRIP AND TOOK FREEWAY MOST OF THE TIME. I LET GPS BRING ME BACK THROUGH IT'S ROUTE AND IT WAS ONLY 70 MILES. GPS TRIP WAS SHORTER BUT TOOK LONGER AS IT TOOK JUST ABOUT EVERY COUNTY ROAD AROUND. LIKE I SAID , THIS WAS NOT GPS FAULT , BUT MINE FOR LETTING IT PLAN A ROUTE THAT WASN'T THE BEST FOR ME.

I decided to update from a old GPS / to get the updated maps would have
cost the same as the new one.
My old unit asked about toll roads, on this one, it's either
abled or disabled.
I like that this one tells me the street names, 'talks'

now I use them both at times.

It is easy to use, most of the time it gives you a very direct route. love the features of arrival time, speed you are traveling and dependability. Occasionally it has a difficult time acquiring a satellite position when turned off for an extended period time. Overall an excellent product...so much so I've purchased one for my mom who is completely non-tech savvy!

The Garvin Nuvi 750 is an easy to use precise GPS tool that no one who travels alot should be without. Getting you from point A to point B and finding anything you want in between and then back again with ease. Also the wide screen makes for an easy to read with just enough bells and whistles thrown ib for good measure. I would highly recommend this unit to EVERYONE !

I bought the Garmin Nuvi 750 Car GPS Receiver a few weeks ago and was immediately impressed with the number of features available on this gps. This unite is easy to use. I needed a gps and heard this brand was a very good one. I would highly recommend this product.

I decided to buy it because of favorable reviews in consumers reports.
Like another Nuvi I had owned, it will always get you where you to go, but often by an inefficient route. As a test I set it to direct me from a familiar location back to my home. I've taken the trip Many times and I KNOW the most efficient path. It tried to send me by an indirect and slower path, so I ignored its instruction. It promptly said it was "recalculating" and tried to divert me back to the path it had originally chosen. At every intersection, it tried to "correct" me to its preferred path. It must have "corrected" me a half dozen times. When I finally got very close to home, it finally selected the path that was efficient. But by then I was only a half mile from home, and didn't really need anymore help. Its adequate but not much more than that. Next time I'm going to try a different brand.