“the Garmin nüvi 865T In-Car Sat Nav GPS (Traffic + EU): just say the word and go all the way there”

What's The Script?:

The Garmin nüvi 865T In-Car Sat Nav GPS is a true marvel of technology; with a voice recognition system you tell it your destination and it guides you all the way there! It has shed loads of awesome features including 3D City view, Lane Assist, photo navigation and lifetime traffic avoidance as well as Bluetooth for hands free calls and a built in MP3 player. The 865T takes Sat Navs to a completely new level; it's really easy to use with a slim compact design that fits neatly in your pocket, so it's great for outside the car as well.

What We're Loving:

The panoramic 3D city view is my personal favourite of the Garmin nüvi 865T, it really brings the maps to life and gives you much more confidence when you're weaving through buildings and back streets. The route planning facility is second to none- you can store routes and preview simulated runs and also find the most efficient route, so you can save time and fuel. The photo navigation is a revelation- save tagged photos Garmin Connect, then select a photo for turn by turn directions all the way there!

The Wow Factor:

The Hotfix satellite prediction technology works much quicker so it'll will never lose track of your car, and it will pinpoint your exact location whether you're surrounded by tall buildings or driving through a forest. Garmin have thought of everything with the 865T, all that's left for you to do is put you're foot down and steer!

What You Get:

• Garmin nüvi® 865T

• Preloaded City Navigator® NT for Europe (full coverage)

• FM traffic receiver with vehicle power cable

• Real-time traffic services

• SR remote

• Vehicle suction cup mount

• USB cable

• Dashboard disc

• Quick start manual

• 12 Months Manufacturer's Warranty

• FREE P&P

What Garmin Say:

Spoken Commands, Safer Hands-free Control

nüvi 865T not only tells you where to turn, but also listens to your spoken commands. There’s no need to touch the screen – simply speak your instruction and nüvi responds, making operating the sat-nav quicker, less distracting and safer to use on the move. Just tap the ‘push-to-talk’ steering wheel remote, say the address, point of interest or a shortcut instruction like ‘find the nearest cash point’ or ‘play MP3’ and navigate confident you will keep your eyes on the road and both hands on the wheel. You don’t even have to remember a set of commands, Garmin understands everyday speech to guide you completely hands-free from departure to destination.

Know the right lane

As you drive, nüvi 865T clearly points out the correct choice for approaching turns and exits with an accurate depiction of road signs up ahead. Lane Assist gives prior warning of the right lane for your onward journey, helping to avoid confusion or hesitation on motorways and at multi-lane junctions. With added Lane Guidance to preview up to nine lanes, nüvi 865T is your local expert wherever you travel.

Touch-free Phone Calls

Stay in touch on the drive. nüvi 865T’s built-in Bluetooth wireless technology and integrated microphone and speaker are set up for voice-controlled, hands-free mobile phone calls. Sync the sat-nav with your compatible Bluetooth phone to dial and accept calls through the device. Use together with contacts in your mobile phone address book and make calls to points of interest destinations on command. nuvi’s built-in FM transmitter¹ broadcasts phone calls, turn-by-turn navigation and MP3s all through your car stereo to keep you in complete control of your journey.

Smart Traffic Avoidance

Steer clear of traffic with dependable delay information from nüvi 865T’s integrated traffic receiver. Stay aware of jams, accidents and roadworks on your journey, with real-time alerts using live data from cameras every two miles along major routes and trust Garmin’s turn-by-turn navigation to find a better way around the tailbacks.

Enhanced Navigation

Park position recall automatically marks your location as a point on the map when you remove the sat-nav from the windscreen to make sure you never lose your car, When you want to return, ask Garmin to find your ‘Last Position’ and it guides you back there on foot.

Photo navigation redefines sightseeing by guiding you to the scene in a location-tagged photograph. Plan trips to landmarks and attractions simply and easily before you set off. Just choose and save Google Panoramio pictures from Garmin Connect Photos and transfer to nüvi 865T’s Favourites menu for directions there at your leisure.

Advanced route-planning features help make sense of a longer or more complicated journey. Save up to ten routes, specify via points and preview simulated turns. Garmin automatically sorts multiple destinations into the most efficient route for errands, deliveries or sales calls and wherever you go, it builds up a Track Log of up to 10,000 points to download and view in Google Earth.

Simplicity and Safety-Minded

Garmin’s built-in Cyclops safety camera database contains details of hundreds of fixed, mobile and temporary safety cameras, variable limit and red light speed cameras across Europe. The sat-nav compares your journey against a daily-updated log of safety camera locations and uses a patented ‘corridor technique’ of camera validation to ensure alerts are relevant to your route and direction of travel.

If you need to know your precise location or find a local emergency service at any point on your journey, simply say ‘Where am I?’ or tap the car icon and nüvi 865T will give you details of your coordinates, with the nearest address and junction and the local hospital, police or petrol station.

The Garmin Lock™ anti-theft protection system uses GPS to lock the sat-nav to a secure location of your choice.

nüvi 775T comes with Garmin Lock™, our inventive anti-theft protection system that uses GPS technology to safeguard the sat-nav by locking to a secure location of your choice. Just return to the location to unlock.

Entertained And Customised

Personalise nüvi 865T with your favourite photo wallpaper and a new vehicle icon from the Garmin Garage. With a wide range of wheels including off-road vehicles, motorbikes and classic cars, your sat-nav can be customised to suit your style.

Enhance your travel experience with a range of plug-in microSD cards such as the Garmin Travel and Language Guides and bring your journeys to life with trusted guides from content partners like RoadTour and the famous Good Pub Guide 2008. Enjoy 35 free music downloads when you register your Garmin with eMusic and play through the integrated MP3 player.

Enhance your travel experience with optional plug-in microSD cards such as Garmin Travel Guides and tailored content from independent providers including The Good Pub Guide.

nüvi 865T comes with built-in entertainment and travel tools including an MP3 player, Garmin Games, a currency converter, alarm clock and more.

The Techie Bit:

Physical & Performance

• Unit dimensions, WxHxD: 4.9"W x 3.1"H x .7"D (12.5 x 7.8 x 1.8 cm)

• Display size, WxH: 3.81"W x 2.25"H (9.7 x 5.7 cm); 4.3" diag (10.9 cm)

• Display resolution, WxH: 480 x 272 pixels

• Display type: WQVGA color TFT with white backlight

• Weight: 6.2 ounces (176 g)

• Battery: removable, rechargeable lithium-ion

• Battery life: up to 4 hours

• Waterproof: no

• High-sensitivity receiver: yes

• RoHS version available: yes

Maps & Memory

• Basemap: yes (Europe)

• Preloaded street maps: yes

• Ability to add maps: yes

• Built-in memory: internal solid state

• Accepts data cards: microSD™ card (not included)

• Waypoints/favorites/locations: 500

• Routes: 10

Features

• Voice prompts (e.g. "Turn right in 500 ft."): yes (internal dual speakers)

• Speaks street names (e.g. "Turn right ON ELM STREET in 500 ft."): yes

• Voice-activated navigation (operate device with spoken commands): yes

• Lane assist (guides you to the proper lane for navigation): yes (with junction view)

• 3-D building view (displays buildings in 3-D): yes

• Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route): yes

• Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation): yes

• Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road): yes

• Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.): yes

• Bluetooth® wireless technology (connect to your phone for hands-free calling): yes

• Garmin nüLink! Services: (receive accurate real-time travel information): no

• FM traffic compatible: yes

• MSN® Direct compatible: yes

• XM® Navtraffic & Radio for U.S. compatible: no

• Speed limit indicator (displays speed limit for most major roads in the U.S. and Europe): yes

• Where Am I? (find closest hospitals, police & gas stations, nearest address & intersection): yes

• Garmin Locate™ (marks position when removed from windshield mount): yes

• ecoRoute™ (calculates a more fuel-efficient route) : no

• Qwerty or ABC keyboard (choose keyboard layout): yes

• Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest): yes

• Garmin Garage™ vehicles compatible (download car-shaped icons to your device): yes

• Garmin Garage™ voices compatible (download custom voices to your device): yes

• Photo navigation (navigate to geotagged photos): yes

• World travel clock, currency & unit converter, calculator: yes

• Picture viewer: yes

• MP3 player: yes

• Audio book player: yes

• FM transmitter: yes

• Headphone jack/audio line-out: yes

• Garmin Lock™ (anti-theft feature): yes

• Touchscreen: yes

• Dead reckoning: no

• Motorcycle-friendly: no

• Trucking-friendly: no

• Geocaching-friendly: no

• Marine-friendly: no

• Additional: This USB mass storage device is compatible with Windows® XP or newer and Mac® OS X 10.4 or later.