Garmin RV 785 & Traffic, Advanced GPS Navigator for RVs with Built-in Dash Cam, High-res 7" Touch Display, Voice-Activated Navigation

I bought this for our 38ft Class A Motorhome. We pull a car and are everywhere from wide-open spaces to cities so knowing where you are going and being able to see quickly without taking your eyes off the road is key. I bought this for the larger display, the inputs for RV size and towing arrangement, and because it also has a dashcam built in. It is easy to use and setup, the dashcam works well and has the collision warning system which works well too. I also like the fact that it can connect to wi-fi directly for updates instead of having to take it in and attach it to the computer. So far very nice and an improvement over the old 5 inch display.

The Garmin RV edition 785 is a Great new product. Made for the RV & car. Includes a dash cam built in. Many new features. Be aware that it does take some time to learn how to use all those new features. Some features will require an internet!/hotspot connection. All the features work seamlessly together to make a great product. The magnetic baseplate is a genius idea. You will have to download the manual (for quick reference) or click the electronic manual from the tools icon to get the most use out of the product.

Latest Update 12/30/2020: This RV 785 is awesome and has been working great for the past year and have updated star rating accordingly. The dashcam function on RV 785 has been working as designed and overall am really happy, so glad Garmin reached out to make this right!The only downside and reason for the 4 out of 5 stars so far is that Garmin does not have a compatible extension cable for the rear camera on the BC-35 for RV 785. In my case I am still using the RV760 for the BC-20 backup cam and that is working ok for now.Update 12/2/2020: After experiencing the issues below Garmin reached out to me and offered to send one of these units back free of charge to make things right. I have been using it now for the past few months and I must say I have been impressed. All the functions have worked great, I love the elevation profile and many of the upgraded features. I guess the one unit I had prior was just bad, just wish the person who handled my original customer service would have handled it better!. This new 785 has been great and all the features have been impressive. I wish my experience would have been better from the start but I have to say they (Garmin) made it right!Original Review: I purchased this hoping it would be a great replacement for my RV760 and give me a few extra features like the dash cam & elevation profiles. the dash cam was not working, kept freezing up and screen would go black. I sent the logs to Garmin & Garmin wanted it sent back. They wanted me to send it and when they received it would send another or in other words would take around 10 days! Not acceptable! I purchased with prime and got it in two days, they said they couldn't do that, so I just returned the thing! Poor customer service IMO. Also their customer service folks told me that the extension cable for the BC-20 camera I was using with the RV 760 would be compatible with the new BC-35 camera that is compatible with the RV 785 it is not! The old cable had 4 connectors then new camera had 6! It was all returned!

I wanted a motorhome GPS with a built-in dashcam so I was looking at the dezlCam 785 but ended up purchasing an RV 780 and a dedicated dashcam just before the RV 785 came out. I was able to return the RV 780 because I was within 30 days of purchase. (The dezlCam is pronounced "diesel cam" and is for over-the-road truckers.)The only bug so far is that I have all notifications turned off in the Garmin Drive app yet new emails and texts still appear on the RV 785. (I have another device running off Garmin Drive and it respects the "no notifications" setting so it's not me doing something wrong.)The RV 785 is much heavier than the RV 780 due to its rubber case (which is good) and that helps keep it in place on the motorhome dash better, although the "bean bag" mount still shifts somewhat when hitting bridge joints and similar. I ended up putting a small piece of Velcro under the "bean bag" mount because the slight movement of the RV 785 position not only changed the viewing angle, it changed the dashcam aim and its associated features.The dashcam lens is fixed, which is disappointing because earlier dezlCam units had a lens that could be pivoted left-right and that allowed the driver to angle the GPS towards them while keeping the dashcam aimed straight ahead. The dezlCam 785 also has a fixed lens. The dezlCam 785 specs show a 50-degree viewing angle, so +/- 25 degrees off-center, which is incredibly narrow for a dashcam. I could not find the viewing angle spec for the RV 785 but I suspect it's the same.In practice, the limited viewing angle did not turn out to be as big a deal in our motorhome as it would be in a car. Because the RV 785 sits on the dash (for me) it's actually a couple of feet back from the windshield, unlike on a car. Also unlike a car, a motorhome has a very large front "blind spot" due to the height of the driver and the large dashboard between the driver and the windshield. Our motorhome has a 13' blind spot because its dash is angled down but other motorhomes with a flat dashboard can have a blind spot over 20'. If you are using the RV 785 in a Class B, Class C, or with a towable trailer the limited dashcam viewing angle may be more or a big deal for you.When searching for a campground you'll see the same campground listed multiple times with data and reviews from the multiple sources (TripAdvisor, etc.) and that brings all of the information together with different perspectives. That's very handy if you're not familiar with the campground.We've only encountered one height-limited bridge so far and the RV 785 directions perfectly matched the campground directions to avoid it. Google Maps, Waze and Mapquest all wanted to route us across the 8' 6" covered bridge.We've only had the RV 785 a month but so far it has met all expectations and then some. When approaching a speed limit change, the speed limit "sign" changes to yellow and the device bings to alert you to the upcoming change. The volume is more than adequate for a noisy motorhome interior. Brightness is great as well. I've never used voice control with a GPS before but it is handy with the RV 785 because it sits so much further from the driver than it would in a car.We wanted to change a trip routing from NE Ohio to Florida, which normally would take us via I-77 and the mountains of West Virginia. We set up the trip, tapped Edit Route, and tapped the "dot" for Columbus, OH. The route changed to use I-71 to Cincinnati and then I-75 to Florida, which is how we wanted to go. Easy-peasey.Garmin does need to get their act together security-wise, though. The RV 785 is running on Android v6.0.1 which is past its end-of-life date and now unsupported. Not good. Since the RV 785 can be Internet-connected for updates and actually has a built-in browser, Garmin needs to get the RV 785 on a supported version of Android.I suspect the RV 785, because it is built on Android, is a precursor for Garmin coming out with a tablet version of their products.