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RVMommato6 said:I'm looking at the 5" Garmin
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B077ZH31S6/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=A13BNE3P7C8THK&psc=1
It appears that the only difference is the size of the screen, other than that it has everything that the 770 has (I only mention the 770 because it seems to be mentioned most often here) has anyone used this? If so, thoughts? Pros? Cons?
I originally was looking at Rand McNally but the Amazon reviews were awful.
RVMommato6 said:I'm looking at the 5" Garmin
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B077ZH31S6/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=A13BNE3P7C8THK&psc=1
It appears that the only difference is the size of the screen, other than that it has everything that the 770 has (I only mention the 770 because it seems to be mentioned most often here) has anyone used this? If so, thoughts? Pros? Cons?
I originally was looking at Rand McNally but the Amazon reviews were awful.
Larry N. said:I just picked up an RV 770 and, though I've not used it with the RV yet, I have explored the features and driven around with it in a car. A feature (new to me) is the ability to move your course line in order to make routing changes. Just for exploration, I told it to take me to Nashville, TN, and it routed me on I-70 (I'm in Denver area) to St. Louis, then I-64 and such. But at Kansas City it showed straight through town on I-70, which I know from experience is a less than desirable route, so I zoomed in (pinch and spread fingers) and dragged the route line down to the 470 bypass where, after recalculating, it showed the complete bypass route, just with that one drag. It's a wonderful feature.
There are other features new to me, though I suspect that many come with most of the newer Garmins (my dezl 560 is several years old). And the campground listing is overwhelming in the Denver area -- it showed several campgrounds I didn't know about (I do use Allstays) while not missing any that I did know about. And I love that large screen.
After I've used it on a trip I'll likely post more here, but that's at least a month away.
samthetramp said:...Nothing worse that having to turn a 30,000 lb truck around in a tight area.
samthetramp said:So have any of y'all using the 660RV LMT had problems with the unit not giving out accurate directions before? Looking to buy and don't need that hassle. I've had 3 low bridge issues in the last month using one for a passenger vehicle. I'm done with that.