Garmin DriveSmart 61 (LMT-D) - A Gorgeous 6.95" Sat Nav
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2018
- My Dad recently picked up the Garmin DriveSmart 61 LMT-D. This is a great looking satelite navigation devide with a beautiful 6.95" screen.
I take the sat nav for a spin to see what it can do.
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Thank you for your time ..I have just brought this satnav ...I love it..my old garmin wouldn't up date as I had neve updated new roads but now I know that you have to do it every 4 months or so I will be doing it..i love the voice command on this its great, well I still have a lot to learn about it but once again thank you..
Glad you found it useful. It's a great little sat nav 👍
I noticed a common thing for people to do in the US is run an additional power outlet (usb not lighter) to/under their rear view mirror and connect GPS's or radar detectors under the mirror as well with a mount. Saves a lot of annoyance the you can have in a vehicle due to poor outlet location and it's relatively simple to do with some common knowledge all tho you can have it professionally done.
Easy way would be running power/converter from the fuse box (under the dash to hide wiring) than throw the support arm of the windshield and under the cloth top to the mirror and either super gluing the USB port there or zip tie it down to the rear view mirror bracket.
Get yourself a 3-4 inch power cored and everything looks nice and neat.
I was looking at this device yesterday. You answered all the questions I had. I’ll be getting one tomorrow. Thanks
You're welcome.
I got it, seems like it’ll work fine for my application. I’m a field service engineer with 133 locations.👍🏾
That's great. Best of luck with it.
Is it truck compatible?
@@ozanozturk1983 probably
I got that..its very nice & up to date...I give it 4 stars out 5 personally. Some ppl gave bad reviews ,I think they may work for Garmins Competition....everyone I know love the 61.
Don’t jump to conclusions, sometimes things goes bad. In my case, I am living in Cyprus, and during the summer, when is very hot, this unit will auto shutdown because of high temperature in the car. In the same car, on the other had I have an old Garmin Nuvi 50 and a mobile phone, all sitting in the sun, on the same dashboard with this super duper new unit, and guess what, the old Nuvi and the phone have no problems with the temperature. So don’t jump to conclusion that all people unhappy with this device are working for the competition, mate
This is one of the Sat Navs I am thinking about buying to replace my ancient TomTom One. As far as I understand the blurb about it, the DriveSmart models have more features than the Drive models, and the LMT D models use Satellite signals for navigation plus digital signals (DAB) for traffic alerts and other information, while the LMT S models only use Satellite signals, and need to be connected to a smartphone to get digital traffic updates. I think the DriveSmart ones have wifi built in for updating maps too. Thanks for the video, it's made it clear that this Garmin sat nav is better than the TomTom I was thinking about.
You're welcome.
Helpfull review..
thanks
You're welcome.
Pretty cool video.)
On initial connection to a PC using the supplied USB cable, you may get a message "The attached cable cannot currently charge your device." The device actually does charge, very slowly. Putting it to sleep or switching it off may help. The USB cable does supply enough power to go through the Update Maps process. This process can take 7 hours. Download Garmin express to facilitate the update. The supplied in-car power adaptor charges the device at a sensible rate.
Great Video Kev ! - :)
Thanks Robbie.
How can I enter CROSS STREETS on Garmin Drive 61 ? I could not find intersection. Thanks
You didn't say whether it picks up Speed Cameras, quite important when driving towards and in London.
really good sat nav
cons
battery life
does not charge with regular charger needs original one
You only need battery power when not in vehicle. I am charging mine at the moment with USB cable into USB mains adapter that I use for phones. Without mains power this battery lasts about 1 hour in simulation mode.
I have two questions:
Is live traffic now free using the Smartlink App?
Second, how is normal traffic when it is just connected into the reciever?
Live Traffic has been free since I have had mine for over a year now and using it via the Smart Link app is great does take a little while to update but that is to be expected.
But yes the Live Traffic is free it just uses your mobile data so make sure you have data it doesn't use a lot from memory
What about speed cameras?
Thanks for the great video, do you know if the device gives a warning sound when you go over the speed limits?
I didn't use that myself, but I know this is a setting you can enable.
It does !
i just bought one tonight i hope it works great
if it gives any major problems its out of the window
hahaha Kep your receipt! :)
@@KevinMuldoon got back from my road trip only problem was on expressway in the middle of nowhere and it told me several times to turn left which was impossible to do
@@peterm1826 have you updated to the latest maps? It perhaps needs updated.
I experienced this when I bought my BMW earlier this year. It didn't have a lot of new roads so has to update.
@@KevinMuldoon yes i did
and i own a mazda 3 i was surrounded by thick bush
driving 6 hours to destination i was on the right track even on way home its telling me to take exits which i didn't i stuck to expressway otherwise if i had taken exits it would of been 10 hours instead of 6
How did you get the weather app on there? Just got mine and I am having trouble finding the weather app?
It was just there out of the box. Are you based in the UK? Perhaps Garmin provide different apps for different regions.
Try hooking up your Garmin device to the Garmin SmartLink App via Bluetooth on your cell phone. I believe that will pipe weather in addition to realtime traffic and other things. I have an earlier Garmin prestige model called the Nuvi 3497 LMT-HD and that's what I do so it may be the same. If you're wondering I also bluetooth my phone to my car for calls, and music meaning you can hook up Smartlink to your Garmin device while also using it for playing music and bluetooth calling from your car. Think it may be time for me to finally upgrade because... 'dat screen is very nice plus a faster processor is always welcome when you miss a turn and it has to recalc the route.
Here in Australia the heat can get quite intense on our windows, my Garmin comes unstuck from the window quite often. What do you have your Garmin sitting on.
It's a base that is designed for sitting sat navs on. Works really well. You should be able to find something similar in Australia.
I bought this from QVC used first time today but didn't alert me to a speed camera! Do I have to subscribe to get alerts?
I'm not sure. I didn't test that feature. I suspect you just have to enable it in the settings.
@@KevinMuldoon ok thank you I wasn't sure if you had to subscribe they said it was free from subscription on the demo
Drivers’ data input updates the Garmin speed camera database and if drivers don’t input the warning info on the speed camera, it won’t forewarn you of the camera.
Dear Kevin Hello. Thanks for interesting video. I have a request for you. Could you please make a video regarding your studio setup please (I hope I didn't ask something too much from you), I saw you mount a camera on flexible light stand nearby. Thats interest me to know about your setup. We have same interest I think. Best regards from Germany
Hi Indranil.
If I get time this month I'll do another video of my studio. I'm using cheap box lights. It's on my list of things to replace. I'll probably buy some led lights.
I have a question about tracking options, is it equipped with it or not ?
What kind of tracking options?
@@KevinMuldoon I am curious too. Tracking as in, does it have a log of your speeds during your trip? Use case might be if you are pulled over for speeding, can you pull up a log that says "I was going this speed at this time on this road"?
I'm not sure it that kind of information is tracked. You'd have to have the website. I sold the unit later on behalf of my dad so can't check myself.
Hello,it has alerts when aproch to the front car?
I don't believe so.
Hi, maybe you can tell me what is your clock? model? Thanks
I'm not sure. It's my dad's so don't have access to it right now.
Is there a garmin series that will show you the lane guide all the time ? Like for ex. If there are 3 lanes it will show up as 3 lanes on the right side screen and tell you on which to drive ?
I only read that this feature works sometimes and I was just wondering if any garmin series or other sat nav has a funtion that shows the lane you should be on all the time until the arrival point.?
Would appreciate some infos 👍👍
I'm not sure Jo. It's been a few years since I've used a Garmin Sat Nav at this point.
@@KevinMuldoon ok thanks anyway 👍
You're welcome.
Did you get one? Does it tell which lane to drive on?
I wish to have so is good for me for the first time .
Does it work in Europe too if I buy the US version?
I'm not sure. My guess is that you can download the correct maps for your region, but you'd have to check with the manufacturer.
What is the sat nav sitting on?
It's a say nav base that can be placed on your dashboard.
If it has Voice Commands you can say "Nuvi" Volume 10....it will lower or you can Mute it
What is the difference with lmt-s?
Lmt means lifetime maps and traffic ,he has the just the smart drive 61 so he doesnt have lifetime maps and traffic he will have to pay to update it .he doesnt have a traffic transmitter on auxiliary
The D has the traffic antenna cable supplied. The S does not and relies on traffic via your smartphone app unless you buy the cable separately.
Kev - Can this GPS work independently from the Phone?? (Like a TomTom!)
Yes it has GPS and works without a phone.
The least i would expect from something that costs 200 pounds otherwise you might use your phone.
Can you use it for big rigs
I don't see why not 👍
I also have a Volvo C30, which has the best stereo I've ever seen, so I was wondering if it was possible to connect this device to the car stereo via an aux port.. then, if I'd be able to connect my Spotify to it and then play it in the car stereo via the sat nav, that would be fantastic.. so, can this thing do all of this? If not, would you be able to suggest me a similar sat nav with this feature? Thanks for your help mate!
Yeah you should be able to connect to the aux port and hear it through your car's speakers. You just need a standard 3.5mm audio cable.
@@KevinMuldoon Thank you very much for your kind answer. Yet, I have another question: where is the audio out on the device? I can't see it.. could you please tell me where it is? Thanks!
It's been a long time since I've used this. If it doesn't have a 3.5mm audio jack, you can use a Bluetooth receiver and then connect to the aux port.
@@KevinMuldoon That makes sense, but then I don't think I'll be able to connect my phone to the device too, will I? I don't think that thing has got two Bluetooth channels.. Jeez, this really bothers me, I have a fantastic stereo but I can't use it for listening to music because my phone doesn't have an aux out (OnePlus 7T) :(
If the sat Nav is going through your phone, couldn't you just connect that to your speaker system?
Does it support maps in the U.S only ?
The version I bought was UK and Ireland. There's variations sold around the world.
@@KevinMuldoon Thanks
Took it for a drive, but the camera focus was on him, not on the gps screen. Not very helpful in letting us see how the screen looks while driving.
"Him" is Kevin 👍
I take your criticism on board. I always strive to do good videos, but sometimes other factors are in play. This was my dad's, not mine, and I had a ton of other work that week so I only had it for a few hours, not days or weeks.
In an ideal world I could devote days to reviewing things like this in detail. In reality, RUclips pays content creators like myself next to nothing.
But I will try and keep those comments on board if I review something like this in the future 👍
How do you turn on the lane assist on it
I'm not sure. I only used this briefly.
Cool...how good is that gps?
I never has any problems with it.
Does it have voice controls?
Yes.
Can you change the voice to one with an American accent?
I believe you can change the voice thya is used. They load them with different voices in different regions.
oh man sitting on the right sight with left hand shifting must be pain
It's the best way to drive 😁😀
I'm surprised how expensive sat navs remain in the face of competition from free phone apps. I wouldn't mind having one, especially this one, but not going to pay $180 for it when Waze works great and costs nothing.
Waze is only free if you have an unlimited data plan.
@@Chad-xs2de I don't have unlimited data but it only costs $10/GB. Most maps and such can be downloaded via WiFi for free. It would take forever to make up the cost of buying the Garmin vs data use for Waze.
@@Greg29 some people dont want to use a phone for gps a standalone unit is always nicer to have than having to use your phone.
@@joecarbone3579 absolutely because Google maps tracks your every move
@@Chad-xs2de Everybody with a brain has an unlimited data plan.
I am disappointed with this navigation, I was using google maps at the same time and the latter gave information about changing the route to a faster one, while Garmin did not. Garmin only informs about the delay without proposing another road,
navigation and speed of work are at a very high level.
However, the choice of the road is not the best routes, not the best.
I hope the Gramin people will improve it
I will ask for the opinion of other Garmin vs Google maps users, which is better for the road
Garmin is the way to go, because Google tracks every single place you go, so even other people can get access to that info as well.
WHAT LANGUAGE YOU SPEAK? But thanks for review :)
Tomas Av. Either he is welsh or irish.... the accent is very intense
And that's coming from a chicken wing 😀
Neither Welsh n
or Irish; it's pure Scottish. :-)
HES SCOTTISH!!!!!
Irish the best
because Garmin doesen't have all the voices
save your £300 for a dash cluster when it fails on your volvo
Reflexes on the screen are terrible
I could never understand why you Europeans drive on the wrong side of the road...which leave me to wonder if I purchased a Garmin from europe~ would it have me driving on the wrong side of the road in the USA.
TSpitzmann...LOL. My grandmother was full Scottish and all my friends loved her accent. Unfortunately I'm only 1/8th Scottish and 1/8th German..the rest is Hillbilly.
Only in England wrong side
opposite side of road not wrong side, you fool lol.
@@topmanoriginal3574 Of course it would be the opposite side of the road and not the wrong side. It was meant to be sarcastic, not politically correct. God bless the Queen.
Driving in England on the other side of a road brings some inconvenience while using your left hand for digital devices, touch devices like touching navigation etc. It will take time to get used to but still when you switch to use your right hand for right hand writing users it is a bit more enjoyable in my experience.
sorry, but I can't understand this guys accent.. Perhaps I'm in the USA
No entiendo.
Holy shit, I could only understand 30% of what he was saying at his desk and in the car section only 5% with that accent. Subtitles would help. Thanks for the review though, it was somewhat helpful.
Could someone translate this for me. 😎
Makes me wonder why I can understand him perfectly as a Californian who grew up Persian
Mark Peterkin I’m from USA, never left the country. I understood every word he said.
am from Ghana, leaves in the Netherlands but still can hear all he's saying, please if you have something with his accent please there are tons of other vids on youtube