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5 inch with voice command and mp3/fm transmitter?
have a feeling the answer will be no, but i am looking for a 5 or 7 inch nuvi that does voice command and has the mp3 player
if no 5 or 7 inch how about 4.3 inch?
thanks for any input
if no 5 or 7 inch how about 4.3 inch?
thanks for any input
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is it a well reviewed gps?
it is 4.3 but that may have to work...
Thr 765 was the last unit with MP3 player but NO voice command. Both had a 4.3 screen.
I believe beginning with the 1XXX series and later, No units offered MP3 capability.
Since the 855 is so old, I think your only chance of finding one is on Ebay or Craigllist.
will check out ebay
cool that you can control the music player with voice
watching for some good deals
thanks for the info
I'm not trying to discourage you from buying an 855 but currently I don't see any 855's on Ebay that I would consider buying from an economical view point.
Keep in mind the 855 did NOT come with life time map updates and those I saw had no lifetime update subscriptions. That means the unit you receive will have a very outdated map. Buying a life time map subscription will considerably add to the price you are paying. Also make sure it comes with all cables and mounts, if missing these are additional add in costs.
Do not hesitate to ask questions to the seller, this provides documented proof of what you will be receiving so there are no surprises. Although the features are nice on the 855, I personally would not buy an 855 just for the sake of having an MP3 player.
You can buy newer units (I recommend Garmin Refurbished) with a 5" screen and voice command and lifetime maps that will end up being cheaper than a used 855 without life time maps and missing accessories.
Why not just buy a reasonably priced MP3 player that you can plug into the auxiliary jack on your cars radio and a newer Nuvi with lifetime maps.
Link for instructions to connect Ipod or MP3 player to car radio.
http://www.wikihow.com/Plug-Your-iPod-Into-Your-Car-Stereo-With-an-Auxiliary-Cable
Of course you can use FREE routable OSM maps but they are not as good as Garmin City Navigator maps in my opinion.
http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/
i have 2 760 and love them, they have been great units and the mp3 works well and it is nice to have it mute when it is giving directions or traffic issues ahead
i agree it may be cheaper to go with a different unit but my friend wants voice command and mp3 player so wants to go this route
While I prefered the 855 over the 755T for navigation because it has a brighter screen, the 755T worked better with the MP3 player. On the 755T, when the nuvi gives a navigation prompt, it pauses the play of the MP3 player while the prompt is voiced, then automatically resumes play. On the 855, it mixes the prompt with the MP3 player by reducing the volume of the MP3. I used the MP3 player for playing MP3 audio books, and on the 855 would often miss a passage when a prompt was given. The other issue is that the 855 software wasn't as stable playing MP3 as the 755T, especially if you also had custom POI's with proximity alerts. Sometimes the 855 would lock up while playing MP3 when a POI alert occurred. That never happened with the 755T.
she won't be using audio books with it, just the music
the 7 series is an older unit right? i really loved both of my 760 and was not at all happy when i tried to upgrade this year and got the most expensive one and found all kinds of things it would not do that the 760 would
ended up returning the 3597 i think it was and getting 2595 and a different 7 inch that were closer to doing what i wanted
ridiculous that i was totally willing to buy 2 new top of the line nuvis and because garmin is such a mess had to back track and buy older ones off ebay
my friend is not really computer etc oriented and will be happy with the 855, it does the 2 things she wants it to do voice command and mp3
using it just stock and using voice command and mp3?
it seems to have good user reviews...
thank you for all this input
and i don't think they will move theirs out of the car either
great info on all this
found one about an hour away and plan to go see it in a few days
garmin really needs an overhaul of their company
their product line is very convoluted and every year they drop options people are mad about
hopefully someone will take over that company and streamline it and make it as awesome as it could be
i bought 2 garmin 760 when they first came out and i loved them
then decided to upgrade a while back only to return 2 brand new top of the line garmin nuvis because i was disappointed in the options i lost coming from the older units
i ended up doing a lot of research and going to ebay to buy older units, that is crazy
this is foolish and unacceptable in this day and age
garmin really needs to get it act together, it could be an awesome company with great products but that is not what i see at all
This was the same with an ipod FM transmitter and a Nuvi. The FCC places strict limits on the power of these little transmitters. My car had the FM antenna at the rear, over the hatchback. Maybe a car with the antenna closer to the windshield isn't as bad.
one of my trucks that i don't use much anymore but used to use a lot does not have a plug, i have used an fm transmitter in it for years, even traveling and been very happy
sometimes i have to change a station but not often
the mp3 player is not as big a deal as some of the other features they have dropped
the point is garmins line up is a mess, when i buy the most expensive nuvi they make i want every option available
way too many thing they could have left in the options they took out because they are out of touch on what people want
i wanted to get a new top of the line gps and be thrilled with it, the fact i had to return them and look for older models is ridiculous
don't have any more time to spend on this, but i ordered an 855 off ebay for my friend and think it will work well for her
am ordering a newer model nuvi for her car that has an iPod plug
i will write back here in a few weeks on how the 855 is working for her