defender4 wrote:

Move switches to the side of dash like Brendan, very neat:

I was just going to suggest that but wasn't sure it was an possible option or not. That would work just fine. Although personally I couldn't see it worthy of the cost and anguish of fitting it as it really doesn't cause a problem as I've been using mine now for over 3 years. You can also if you like adjust the slide of the screen forwards a little and that gives you room to use the buttons behind anyway.  Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽ï¸�🛢ï¸�👨â€�🔧🧰⚙ï¸� RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧

bpman wrote:

I've been running the dezl760 for a week or so now.

I don't like the 5.3gb download that needs to be run to update the device and that it does not come with a protective carry case, but I have access to an extreeeeemly fast network, so the download was ok. There are a few wideboys on ebay trying to sell garmin carry cases for > £30, when you can buy them from Garmin for a £10.

- The satnav unit itself is great. the live traffic (using dab not fm) warns of traffic on your route - this works well
- Bluetooth / iphone functionality - just works (way better than the parrot radio jobbie which died and is still in it's box in the garage)
- information, for example, hotels, garages ... using the touch screen, gives you more details about the place
- a good sized 7" screen
- and i should be able to load a gpx file (although I've not tried it yet)
- looking at camera options at the moment

so far 9/10 ... for the Garmin Dezl760

bpman wrote:

update for dezl760 - the "helpful" software updater is busy, this checks garmin's website and tells me if there is a new version available... so far I have run 2x 5.3gb European map downloads plus a firmware upgrade, thankfully their updating process is smoother than parrots !

Overall, still pleased with the unit, this week I used it in "that London", I like the congestion charge and environment zone warnings. also when you get close to your arrival point, it flags up car parks ... how good is that

I have tested the parking camera but not had time to do much else with it ... lots of work going on at "casa BP" at the moment.

I've found that, unlike my 1440, house names keyboard stays ABC, though all others go QWERTY. Also, & more annoyingly, the space button stays deactivated until all the listed places in its memory have been offered & rejected.

I'm unsure as to whether this is a fault, or Garmin trying to be more user-friendly. The more auto-dumbed-down software gets, the harder it is to enter anything without the "how about these first" hurdles to jump.  Land Rover Defenders. 67 years heritage, minimal appearance changes, still going strong all over the world. Not a fashion vehicle, but fashionable to own. Made for the needy, not the greedy. Ta ta Defender

bpman wrote:

but i struggled to find any decent electronic mapping for Europe.