A holding place for misc stuff relating to GPS and Sat-Nav
** - Of course Garmin are going to say "high" - they are hardly going to say "buy this GPS with a 'moderately' sensitive reception!
The chipset in the Nüvi 3790T, 3790MLT, 3760T and 3750 are unknown at present.
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| Model Number | Chipset | Manufacturer | Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuvi 1200/1300/1400 | SiRF*3 | SiRF | High ** |
| Nuvi 200 Series | ST Micro Cartesio | STMicroelectronics | High ** |
| Nuvi 700 Series | MTK | MediaTek | ??? |
| Nuvi 3000 Series | ??? | ???? | ??? |
** - Of course Garmin are going to say "high" - they are hardly going to say "buy this GPS with a 'moderately' sensitive reception!
The chipset in the Nüvi 3790T, 3790MLT, 3760T and 3750 are unknown at present.
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Firmware update that provides MP3 capability for units that didn't have it factory installed
As far as I know there is no such thing as a firmware update that will allow a GPS that uses .wav files for its alarms (possibly through custom POI's) to be able to use MP3 files.
If MP3 files are converted to .wav format, and there are a lot of utilities to do this, they could be used for alarms. However, the ability to play MP3 files in their native form would require an MP3 player - this is not likely to be installed with a firmware update.
Currently, September 2009, the current Garmin line of GPS that have an MP3 player are the 7** series - including the 765T. The 2** 5** and the new 1200/1300/1400 series DO NOT - this includes the 255W, 1370T and 1250.
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All Pages Relating to GPS on this website
- The "Easy Way" to get free maps for your Nüvi
- Installation of MapSource on a Netbook - original page contained links and references to the Jetmouse Garmin_Unlock_Generator_1_5_FID5DIGIT.exe
- A practical example of a trip plan on an unlocked map - (ireland_garmin.html)
- Garmin Nuvi 255W and 765T GPS
- The Set-up of Nüvi #3
- The files on the GPS unit - .img and .gpx
- On the Road with a Netbook and a Nüvi
- Using MapSource
- Installing Garmin Mapsource - When not installing a map update from Garmin
- Using a Netbook with a Garmin Nüvi
- cityExplorer™ and London Planning - Installation and use
- Pedestrian Mode
- Nüvi 1370T
- GPS Traffic Reporting, Alerts and Usage
- The GPS Customer
- .img Unlocking - files you often see on torrent sites - Transferring maps that are only on your GPS to your computer
- Determining the Product ID of a Garmin Map
- Unlocking Garmin Maps
- Garmin - Firmware and lack of routing capability
- How to determine the product key of a Garmin map - so that it can be unlocked
