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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by sgdiesel
Agree with the 3.5mm solution. FM sounds great in principle, but I always end up being disappointed, whether in my car or on the bike, ipod or satnav, it always ends up being more hassle that just hardwiring and being done
+1 more. Too much interference around populated areas for FM to be useful.

Originally Posted by cbears
So the 750, 760 and 780 all have a jack to plug into the aux port of the stock ultra stereo then? I was wondering about that also. I've had a couple of GPSs in my cages and never an output jack.
I know the 760 does. That's the one I keep in my car. I like that thing almost as much as I like my Zumo 550 on the bike.

I think I just need a couple of 660's and I'll be set.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 06:44 AM
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i use a 760 and have a dedicated radio station on the presets....i turn it to that when i need to hear it... either in the speakers or headset.. love it... used it this past weekend....
 
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 09:31 AM
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I have a Nuvi 760 and a 4 gb memory card installed. There's enough music on there to go coast to coast amd not hear the same song twice. I use the 3.5mm cable and plug into my radio's aux input. If I'm using the gps to navigate it will pause the music and give the directions and then go back to the music. also if I have the blue tooth enabled and rec a call it will pause the music and switch to the call. I can hear the caller fine but they usally can't hear me if I'm on the road. Too much wind noise. However if it's important enuff I could pull over. I have used the FM transmiteer in my Company truck. It works ok but as others have said you will have to change freqs often. At least I do in the middle TN area. On the plus side it does have a fair amount of avail freqs. Sometime driving 10 mins or so will clear a freq to use but imho the cable is the way to go. By the way, you could rip your cd's and put the music on the memory card.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by bissjim
Garmin is a great company to deal with if you ever have a problem.
+1 on that...I would recommend a Garmin product to anyone; just based on the customer service experience I had with them.
 
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