Display Size3.5 inches
Warranty1 year warranty
Battery Life3 hours
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- 3.5 In Touch Screen Display Navigation System With Built-In Speakers
- Intel PAX255 300Mhz And Built-In Maps of the US 50 States
- 64MB Built-In SDRAM And 1GB Built-In Flash Memory
- 1.6 Million POIs And Navteq On Board
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Getting lost is so last century. This GPS Navigation System from Nextar brings your navigation skills up to date with all the accuracy and modern magic of satellite-aided way finding. Just mount your Nextar navigation system in your car and head out on the road. You'll enjoy the confidence of having built-in maps of all 50 states complete with over 1.6 million points of interest, ranging from hotels and restaurants to airports and landmarks. GPS Navigation System with 3-1/2" Screen by Nextar Includes: * GPS receiver with 3-1/2" TFT color display touch screen * Voice-guided directions * Mounting cradle * Suction cup mounting bracket * Dashboard mounting disk * Remote control * Car accessory port adapter/DC adapter * AC adapter * USB cable * Carry pouch * Manuals Product Features: * Built-in maps of the 50 U.S. states * 1.6 million points of interest * Built-in rechargeable Li-Ion battery * SD card slot for added memory * MP3 song playing mode (requires SD card, not included) * 2D or 3D map viewing modes * Day and Night modes - Night mode features additional light on the screen for easier viewing * Turn by Turn voice prompts * Comes with manufacturer's 1-year limited warranty
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
70 of 73 people found the following review helpful
"WOW!
1.What a winner this "Q3" is. Fast and accurate acquiring satellite signals, even in my living room. Comes with AC AND DC adapters. My car accessory socket is ignition controlled and turns off when I am out of the car. I have to re-charge it in the house.
2.I set up all my "Destinations' and "Favorites" in the house so I love that it has the AC adapter included.
3. It has an SD/MMC slot for playing MP3 music and talk I have on my PC. I transfer to the SD/MMC card and insert it into the "Q3" to listen. It may also play MP3 while navigating but I haven't yet been able to do both at the same time.
4.It fits very nicely into my shirt pocket so I can "Plan n Play" at the coffee shop.
5.Once I learned the "Menu tree" I can get around the menus pretty easily. Since this is my first experience with a GPS device and GPS Navigator I had a bit of a learning curve.
6.It comes with two books, one for the hardware showing how to install it and how to set it up. The other book is primarily for the software. It duplicates much of what is in the hardware book. My "Q3" screens look a lot different from the screens shown in the books. I don't know if my screens are the latest version or if the books show the latest version, but THEY ARE DIFFERENT. This difference made it more difficult to learn how to use it.
7.While just driving around the "Q3" was able to pinpoint my exact location including altitude. It offers North as a fixed display or it offers "heading" with North as it North moves around in relation to your heading. Just a tap on the "compass" toggles back and forth.
8.Displays are included to show 2D, and 3D in variations of perspective and depth. Very nice! It gives a feeling of "horizon" perspective.
9.I found the names of streets and roads were not as the actual street signs showed in many cases. It seems to prefer the US-# or the State Road #'s if known. Many local streets have "City" or "Town" names that are used locally. One US-64 is shown on the "Q3" as 'US64' but the street signs say "Four Seasons Blvd". IF I enter the name of this road, it tells me it doesn't exist. Street number can vary by a block or more in many instances. I suspect this is true of most GPS navigators. Updated maps usually come out every 1-3 years.
10. One point six million "POI's", points of interest still don't include MANY restaurants. etc. Some of our local schools, which are four years old, still are not listed under the included POI's.
11. If the "Q3" will save data to the SD/MMC card I have not found out how. If the "Q3" will download data to the "Q3 Flash Memory" from the SD/MMC card I have not yet found out how to do it.
12. Accessories and upgrades are listed on the NEXTAR website but are still not available online or from the supplier. BUT, I can see the potential of this little guy and I love it's size and accuracy.
14.If I have set a destination and am on the road, if I make a turn different from the Voice Instructed action it IMMEDIATELY RECALCULATED THE NEW PATH! within 10 seconds, and it is always correct in the instructions. Hard-drive based models are very very slow and not very often recalculating it AUTOMATICALLY without asking, But the "Q3" does it automatically, instantly!
15.Support gathered from the website is WAY BEHIND AND SLOW if non-existent! These are becoming hard to get because they are so popular they can't keep them on hand for sale. If you want one you'd better grab it NOW!
16. SUMMARY. i don't work for NEXTAR! I bought mine from HSN who is SOLD OUT at this time! It took me a week of many hours to learn what I do know about the "Q3", and suddenly I fell in love with it. If I need to know where I am at any given moment, it tells me, address, city, street, longitude, latitude, and elevation, and CHECK THIS OUT!
The SPEED indicator is more accurate than my speedometer! and it has an alarm that CAN tell me if exceed the speed limit or it I exceed a Preset Speed Limit of my own choosing.
I returned the competitors' GPS Navigators for refund , not accurate, too slow, can't acquire or maintain satellite readings.
NEXTAR Q3 IS HOT!"
1.What a winner this "Q3" is. Fast and accurate acquiring satellite signals, even in my living room. Comes with AC AND DC adapters. My car accessory socket is ignition controlled and turns off when I am out of the car. I have to re-charge it in the house.
2.I set up all my "Destinations' and "Favorites" in the house so I love that it has the AC adapter included.
3. It has an SD/MMC slot for playing MP3 music and talk I have on my PC. I transfer to the SD/MMC card and insert it into the "Q3" to listen. It may also play MP3 while navigating but I haven't yet been able to do both at the same time.
4.It fits very nicely into my shirt pocket so I can "Plan n Play" at the coffee shop.
5.Once I learned the "Menu tree" I can get around the menus pretty easily. Since this is my first experience with a GPS device and GPS Navigator I had a bit of a learning curve.
6.It comes with two books, one for the hardware showing how to install it and how to set it up. The other book is primarily for the software. It duplicates much of what is in the hardware book. My "Q3" screens look a lot different from the screens shown in the books. I don't know if my screens are the latest version or if the books show the latest version, but THEY ARE DIFFERENT. This difference made it more difficult to learn how to use it.
7.While just driving around the "Q3" was able to pinpoint my exact location including altitude. It offers North as a fixed display or it offers "heading" with North as it North moves around in relation to your heading. Just a tap on the "compass" toggles back and forth.
8.Displays are included to show 2D, and 3D in variations of perspective and depth. Very nice! It gives a feeling of "horizon" perspective.
9.I found the names of streets and roads were not as the actual street signs showed in many cases. It seems to prefer the US-# or the State Road #'s if known. Many local streets have "City" or "Town" names that are used locally. One US-64 is shown on the "Q3" as 'US64' but the street signs say "Four Seasons Blvd". IF I enter the name of this road, it tells me it doesn't exist. Street number can vary by a block or more in many instances. I suspect this is true of most GPS navigators. Updated maps usually come out every 1-3 years.
10. One point six million "POI's", points of interest still don't include MANY restaurants. etc. Some of our local schools, which are four years old, still are not listed under the included POI's.
11. If the "Q3" will save data to the SD/MMC card I have not found out how. If the "Q3" will download data to the "Q3 Flash Memory" from the SD/MMC card I have not yet found out how to do it.
12. Accessories and upgrades are listed on the NEXTAR website but are still not available online or from the supplier. BUT, I can see the potential of this little guy and I love it's size and accuracy.
14.If I have set a destination and am on the road, if I make a turn different from the Voice Instructed action it IMMEDIATELY RECALCULATED THE NEW PATH! within 10 seconds, and it is always correct in the instructions. Hard-drive based models are very very slow and not very often recalculating it AUTOMATICALLY without asking, But the "Q3" does it automatically, instantly!
15.Support gathered from the website is WAY BEHIND AND SLOW if non-existent! These are becoming hard to get because they are so popular they can't keep them on hand for sale. If you want one you'd better grab it NOW!
16. SUMMARY. i don't work for NEXTAR! I bought mine from HSN who is SOLD OUT at this time! It took me a week of many hours to learn what I do know about the "Q3", and suddenly I fell in love with it. If I need to know where I am at any given moment, it tells me, address, city, street, longitude, latitude, and elevation, and CHECK THIS OUT!
The SPEED indicator is more accurate than my speedometer! and it has an alarm that CAN tell me if exceed the speed limit or it I exceed a Preset Speed Limit of my own choosing.
I returned the competitors' GPS Navigators for refund , not accurate, too slow, can't acquire or maintain satellite readings.
NEXTAR Q3 IS HOT!"
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
I bought this item three weeks ago after reading the glowing reviews. The GPS started off well with a good signal and very good reception (7/12). Then I tried to use it on routes I know well with disastrous results the first time when it tried to get me to use one-way streets. Fortunately, it does recalculate the routes. Unfortunately, it does so very slowly. You have to wait by the roadside for it to redo the routes. Customer service is very poor. They charge a shipping fee of $25 for any warranty item they might agree to send you. Of course, you have to pay for shipping on your end as well. I returned the item to Amazon.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
I had been looking at various GPS units for some time for my wonderful, but directionally challenged husband but was put off by the price and the monthly fees required by some. When I found this unit was offered by a local department store at a deeply discounted price I decided to check it out. I was very pleased because:
1. There is no monthly fee involved.
2. The screen is large enough to read.
3. The unit gives directions as you go along, both written and verbal, including updates 'in one mile turn....in 1/2 mile....in 500 ft etc'
4. When a turn has been missed the route is recalibrated, first prompting the driver to correct the error then ultimately selecting an alternate route.
5. There is a wealth of information, besides route ETA, speed (with the option to set a warning), altitude, local points of interest including restaurants, gas stations, etc.
We took this along on several trips since getting this, one of several hundred miles, others a bit closer, and were quite pleased for the most part. For the most part this was like having Mapquest in the car with you. It had some of the same problems as Mapquest (addresses might be slightly different, recent changes to route not noted etc) but had the advantage of being able to recalculate the route if you for any reason deviated from the plan, like to stop at a restaurant. There were a few minor problems some were caused by our reluctance to really read the manual, preferring to just push buttons and figure it out, others are inherent to this product.
First the on/off switch is in the back and must be operated with a pen/bent paperclip. Once started it did take a long time to locate the satellite and load. Another issue is that, like mapquest, local names are not always used and addresses may not appear exactly like they are used. In addition we discovered that a very small (pop 300) town we were looking for was not available on this unit. Most of these problems were minor inconveniences.
I highly recommend this product particularly for those who have not had a GPS before. It is quite user friendly and forgiving of operator error.
1. There is no monthly fee involved.
2. The screen is large enough to read.
3. The unit gives directions as you go along, both written and verbal, including updates 'in one mile turn....in 1/2 mile....in 500 ft etc'
4. When a turn has been missed the route is recalibrated, first prompting the driver to correct the error then ultimately selecting an alternate route.
5. There is a wealth of information, besides route ETA, speed (with the option to set a warning), altitude, local points of interest including restaurants, gas stations, etc.
We took this along on several trips since getting this, one of several hundred miles, others a bit closer, and were quite pleased for the most part. For the most part this was like having Mapquest in the car with you. It had some of the same problems as Mapquest (addresses might be slightly different, recent changes to route not noted etc) but had the advantage of being able to recalculate the route if you for any reason deviated from the plan, like to stop at a restaurant. There were a few minor problems some were caused by our reluctance to really read the manual, preferring to just push buttons and figure it out, others are inherent to this product.
First the on/off switch is in the back and must be operated with a pen/bent paperclip. Once started it did take a long time to locate the satellite and load. Another issue is that, like mapquest, local names are not always used and addresses may not appear exactly like they are used. In addition we discovered that a very small (pop 300) town we were looking for was not available on this unit. Most of these problems were minor inconveniences.
I highly recommend this product particularly for those who have not had a GPS before. It is quite user friendly and forgiving of operator error.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Decent for what it does, but by no means great
I purchased a Nextar Q3 to use primarily as a secondary speedometer in my car, as my car's speedometer is a little iffy, with the navigation function a distant second to that. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Brandon K. Rush
DON'T BUY IT IT DOSE NOT WORK.
RECEIVED IT AND ON THE SAME DAY EMAILED COMPANY THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM TO GET RA # SO THAT I COULD RETUN IT THIS GPS IS A PIECE OF JUNK.
Published 23 months ago by S. Struppa
Best Buy ever
This is a great item for the price. Has really helped me from getting lost a dozen times in the first month.
Get one.
Get one.
Published on September 9, 2009 by Robert Dionne
Run from this thing
I bought this GPS for a young girl who was moving out of town to college. It worked for all of 3 freakin days and then went blank. Read more
Published on September 6, 2009 by Christopher Haddad
Yes, it's cheap; No, it's not very good
This is an old model (as of Spring 2009) and is available quite inexpensively from a number of places. Read more
Published on June 25, 2009 by Michael A. Duvernois
This GPS saved our trip
This is a great GPS unit which is very user-friendly. I never knew why I needed a GPS until our recent vacation, in which it saved the trip and found us our destination, which... Read more
Published on May 26, 2009 by Stephanie M. James
Never buy nextar product again
We have the nextar gps system q3. We only used it twice and after that it does not work properly. The screen is white and will not set up. Read more
Published on January 11, 2009 by Lynne Finman
few options
This GPS has few options and is lacking in performance compared to some others I have used and seen, but its all in what you get accustomed to using. Read more
Published on May 15, 2008 by T. Cook
Not Lost!!
The Q3 is an amazing box. I have not been lost since I aquired it. Great unit!! Can't beat the price!! Super reliable!!
Published on January 22, 2008 by Randolph A. Sopicki
WILL NEVER DEAL WITH NEXTAR AGAIN
THE Q3 IS SCRAP...I HAVE IT FOR ONE MONTH NOW AND IT IS HAVING LOTS OF SOFTWARE PROBLEMS...LOCKS UP,WON'T DISPLAY HOUSE RANGE NUMBERS,MAPS OUT OF DATE,ETC. Read more
Published on January 17, 2008 by Michael A. Velk Jr.
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