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Garmin DriveSmart 61 LMT-D (6.95")

Garmin DriveSmart 61 LMT-D

6.95"


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  • j.jira

    5 years ago
    purchased this product

    Actually a great device. Workmanship top. Functions flop.

    This is the successor to my Garmin 2595 LMT. It promises a lot and looks great: huge display. Clear design, voice control. Perfect at first sight. But it turned into a big disappointment: the problems are in the details.

    Navigation: Voice control works perfectly. The radio should be off, both for complete addresses, favourites, POIs or even weather announcements. The route selection is mostly sensible and the display of the journey super. 5 stars for navigation operation.

    With software version 4.5, the Navi fails to be accurate with the arrival time when calculating routes. Reset: Not possible.

    An example: The sat nav calculated a whole 8:11 minutes driving time for a journey of 1.2km on an 80 main road with no traffic and no bends. However, I agree with the device on one point: "No delays ahead". (See picture below)

    Factually, there are two problems:
    1. the arrival time usually shows a multiple of delay, without the journey having factored in any delay.
    2. the device does not seem to be able to clear some congestion messages on main roads. For example, the Bünztalstrasse (Lenzburg - Wohlen): This has a delay of 50 minutes 365 days a year, although this is actually a maximum of 2 minutes.

    Garmin knows about the problem - it has been reported frequently recently. The only option is to wait for another update, or to have it reset by Garmin's repair service = 10 days waiver and send in the device.

    No stars for navigation quality, but two for route selection and overview.

    Let's move on to the other functions:
    The battery is only good for 12V direct operation. The battery is only a support. That's okay, because there is no pedestrian mode. So the device stays in the vehicle anyway. No rating.

    The Garmin can read out messages from the mobile phone. That's great when Whatsapp messages arrive. Reading out emails, on the other hand, is an ordeal: the whole sender block, all brackets and dots... Really everything is read out that you don't want to hear until the real text is read out. And this must be written in German.
    Too bad: It is not possible to regulate which apps are allowed to send messages. You have to be aware that the phone's battery is used very heavily. User-friendliness: two stars

    A hands-free kit is also available. Incomprehensibly, there is no volume control for it. It can only be controlled via the overall volume control: So if you adjust the phone volume, the navigation system will yell at you. User-friendliness: 2 stars.

    I miss my completely unprecious Garmin 2595 LMT. It could do a lot less. But it did it properly and sophisticatedly.
     

    Pro

    • Good route guidance
    • Great display
    • Clarity
    • Reads out messages (German only)
    • Hands-free kit

    Contra

    • Calculates arrival time incorrectly at all times
    • No volume control for hands-free function
    • No control over which messages are displayed by the mobile phone
    • Read out messages in display language only
    • Reading out messages by email is a disaster
  • gsteigbi

    7 years ago
    purchased this product

    The latest navigation system with a large screen

    Works with smartphone and with DAB.

    Pro

    • Large, sharp screen
    • Very little edge! This makes the device not clunky for the size of the screen.
    • Good connectivity options (WLAN, Bluetooth)
    • Reacts quickly
    • Clear map display
    • Everything that makes Garmin so special
    • Easily legible street names

    Contra

    • No 3D elevation profile or whatever it's called, but a beautiful and fluid 3D display.
  • axelseinsche

    7 years ago
    purchased this product

    Highly recommended

    A great navigation device for higher demands. Not the fastest, but still acceptable speed when calculating routes.

    Pro

    • large display
    • lifetime map updates
    • Hands-free kit included
    • good route guidance

    Contra

    • Display difficult to read in sunlight (convertible)
    • a little slow in calculating routes
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