Originally Posted by
ColnagoC40
It is interesting how many complain about the 800/810, especially if one looks at reviews on Amazon.
It took me a couple of hours to figure out exactly how every feature on the 800 works, as the instructions are not the best, but it has never missed a beat. Routes, directions, custom screens, hard to imagine why one would ever need anymthing else by comparison. So, for me I would say it is perfect. Perhaps most user complaints are not understanding how all the features work?
Some (many?) of the problems people have with navigating with them is due to not really understanding how GPS and maps work.
Interestingly, people can get away without that understanding with car navigation units. Part of the problem is that some people think that using a Garmin is going to be easy (maybe, that's due to their experience with car navigation units too).
I've had (relatively minor) navigation issues with the calculated routes but I can usually figure out why those issues occur.
The devices aren't perfect (and some issues with them aren't reasonable).