Garmin nuvi 855 Review
Garmin nuvi 855 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator with Speech Recognition
If you suppose the 8×5 models are automatically better than the nuvi 7×5 models, you may be astonished at what features are considerable to you.
The most admirable capability of the Garmin nuvi 855 is the voice command. Many voice commands like “Volume up” can be done on any screen. Making “Volume up” via the touch screen would have been 5 Press “Menu”, “Volume”, “+”, “Back” and “View map”. You must keep an eye on the screen and speak only when you see the green icon in the upper right corner. You can also speak the name of the location of the bookmarks are stored for instance “City of San Francisco”. Other systems require you to speak the line number.
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The most disappointing of the 855 is the inertia of the system because they have voice command system. The screen refreshes very unhurriedly compared to the Nuvi 765 which is very good refresh screen. The processor 855 is simply not good enough for using voice command system and high refresh rate at the same time. Garmin also took out cool 3D structure feature from nuvi 765, obviously seen an attempt to reduce the CPU usage. Garmin should keep the high refresh rate during the voice command is not used.
To efficiently use voice commands, you must turn your audio system volume down before speaking, and then return at a later. The best solution is to use the 855 built-in FM transmitter and store your music on a micro SD card. A 2 GB card is around $ 7. Nuvi automatically lowers music volume while use voice commands or announcements. So that does not mean you can listen to regular radio. The FM transmitter worked very well in many car with an front antenna. However, the FM transmitter is not suitable for any car with a rooftop antenna. Many new small cars have the roof-mounted antennas, and probably it’s not good with Garmin nuvi 855′s FM Transmitter. However, if the new car has an MP3 connection, you can use a cable form 855′s audio out connection to the car MP3 jack.
Many journals note that the FM Transmitter of Nuvi was underpowered – I am agree now. Garmin’s WebUpdater showed a firmware update to the FM transmitter for “comply with European standard” I can imagine that meant the reduction of the power of FM. TomTom Forum also has many people that recent the latest firmware update to reduce the power of FM. Possibly the FCC or authority in Europe are now more vigilant in controlling the power of FM transmitter. The conclusion is likely to be disappointed, if you need the FM Transmitter Nuvi.
Update System
I updated the software system from WebUpdater. For some reason, which is not selected City Navigator map. The next day, I lost the voice commands and map have only the major highways. A call to technical support issue is resolved. Just 7 minutes of waiting and he knew immediately what was wrong. But phone support service has only Monday to Friday.
Bluetooth
Garmin nuvi 855 not have a Bluetooth connection, a little shocking given the price of this model.
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