Garmin nuvi 880

The Nuvi works ok, good points are it has the alerts on the screen so all you have to do is touch it to see the alert, the screen is clear and bright, the recalculation works quickly and is accurate. Some poor points are the speaker is not very loud, the phone synchronization is good but the speaker volume is far to low, the unit has difficulty finding satellites at times, the voice recognition for planning a route does not work properly at all, you will do better to use the screen. I had a Tom Tom and really liked the screen layout but the route calculation was not as accurate as the Nuvi. So there it is the best of both worlds.

Purchased via Amazon for 1/2 the price of the same unit at Best Buy. 90% accurate and extremely helpful refinding the freeway ramp in an unfamiliar city or town. Need to review some route choices that could place you on a two lane vs the freeway for a more direct route. Modify as you see fit. MSN Direct useful but not available in very many places.

This is an outstanding product. Works GREAT with my Mac! Telephone support has been outstanding as well. It is a little pricey right now and I have not had luck using the voice activated system to work. Get the one year MSN deal. It is well worth it. It saves mucho time by avoiding traffic congestion!

My wife and I chose this Garmin because of the very robust speech recognition feature. We wanted to be able to drive and 'talk' to the device, because, frankly, pushing buttons while driving is distracting at best and dangerous at worst. This GPS fits the bill perfectly. I have an accent and the device still recognized my verbal commands. The interface is the typical Garmin interface, created with the user in mind. Also, the integrated traffic reciever works well, and traffic conditions in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex are fairly accurate. Routing is precise and fast; but if you're familiar with an area, it may not select your favorite back roads. Also, the area we live in is recent and many roads are not in the the latest map that came with the device. I wish there was an option to teach the device new roads, but that's ok; surely, the new map will have that taken care of. Same for the points of interest: many aren't there, and closed businesses are not reflected. But that's fine. A... Read more

I have had a Garmin 2610 since 2004. I decided to buy this unit for my wife. We both could not get the system to understand the numbers we were speaking for the address and I had to hand type them in. It was also hit and miss on names and other voice recognition tasks. I have a 2007 Highlander Hybrid so the car is quiet. Also, something as simple as the MPH does not show up when using the route feature. The MPH is there when you aren't routing but not there when you are routing. The posted speed of the street is shown on the screen but not the speed you are traveling. Huh? Garmin won't update the system with this feature even though they added the ability to choose what shows up on the screen in their newer line of GPS'like the 7x5. Yes that is right, even though this model is only 5 months old, they consider it an old model. I talked to their customer service several times and they told me that it wouldn't get fixed in the 880 but was fixed in the 7x5 series w... Read more