I had a 855, since a few weeks and it rained so much that I just bought a second device. While this is a discontinued model, you can not beat or match their properties, especially for the price, if the sound system and do not you via Bluetooth. For me, the speech input must-have, and the sound of this model is the best I've used. If only 411 telephone speech recognition results in this case.
My previous was a Garmin Street Pilot 2610, so this is my first nuvi and I found the menu system easy to use. It is a voice command to learn some basic commands, but when printed out, they just did it to be my first trip. to buy for updated maps, but the amount of the $ 69 you get your Garmin maps of life, so you four updates per year, as long as install their own companies.
The noise can be good for normal use, but changed some parts of the free software TTS Voice Editor can be downloaded and used to adjust the volume of voices that the default value of 90 or 100 Connect 855 computer using a USB cable that to increase, and be used changes name.vpm audio files (Jill) in the same manner GARMIN computer. All entries Folder voice. Next, make you open the audio file to the TTS software and changes, save the file and replace the product Garmin has not changed. This should be with every product you want to use to do ..In other words, the volume does not increase the volume Jill cat or another object. Would you like to delete the volume of the TTS to all complaints about the noise.
Compared to other major complaint, I believe this is a desirable feature. Since the device is off, turn almost immediately if the battery is low. Units, the only check on the start time for each time the machine. From $ 855, if the battery is empty, only by boat, as the other drive. The only downside to the problem is near when you leave the 855 cars and pedestrians, but never because I am the iPhone, which have more than enough work.
Also, if you make changes to entries, or a software update, I recommend the reset process, forums Garmin. I was a freezing or other problems, 855
But for me, this is 855 is almost perfect with a little work and some changes, and the 99 $ is it clear .
