Nextar Q4 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

by Nextar

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.6 x 3.2 x 0.8 inches ; 1.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000T5LF32
• Item model number: Q4
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,606 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Nextar's Q4 is a slim GPS unit with a 4.3-inch touch screen display, pre-loaded maps of the U.S. with over 1.6 million points of interest, voice guidance including text-to-speech for spoken street names, and plenty more. A great way to add GPS to your vehicle.

A great way to add GPS to your vehicle. Click to enlarge.

4.3-Inch Touch Screen
Enjoy crystal clear 2D or 3D map viewing on the Q4's brilliant 4.3-inch touch screen.

The unit features day and night modes, with the night mode providing additional light for easier viewing.

Built-In Maps
The Q4 includes an SD card pre-loaded with maps of the 50 U.S. states with over 1.6 million points of interest.

The unit's address book can store up to 300 addresses for quick retreival.

Enjoy 2D or 3D mapping with voice commands and spoken street names. Click to enlarge.

Over 1.6 million points of interest pre-loaded. Click to enlarge.

Route Recalculation
If you veer from the determined route, the Q4 will automatically recalculate a new route, so you can always get back on track easily.

Portable and Expandable
The built-in rechargeable Li-Ion battery means you can use the device even when no external power source is available.

An SD card slot gives you extra memory to add additional maps.

Media Playback
Insert an SD card with MP3 and WMA files and enjoy your favorite tunes.

Ditto on pictures--just add an SD card with your favorite photos and enjoy viewing with rotation, zoom, and more.

One-Year Warranty
The Q4 includes Nextar's one-year limited warranty, for added peace of mind.

What's in the Box
Nextar Q4, AC Adapter, Car Adapter, USB cable, Pouch, Mounting Bracket, Mounting Cradle, Stylus, Dashboard Mount Disk, Pouch, SD Card, Owner's Manual

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Needs more POI's, December 26, 2008

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Karen E. Koch "ditzychick" (North Fork, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nextar Q4 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)

This unit is ok but it's lack of built in POIs makes it not as usable as others. This brand of GPS cannot download POIs from usual internet sources like Tom Tom and Garmin can, so you are stuck with just what is already loaded, which isn't much. I was in the central valley of California looking for a Wal-Mart and the nearest one it showed me was in San Diego. I contacted the company and was told that downloading POI's from other sources would ruin the unit and void the warrenty. I was also told that the company has no real plans to offer it's own POI upgrade packages. I would spend the extra and get one that has more POI's.

Update: Had this unit less than a year and the place where you insert the power cord broke inside. I have been very careful with the unit. I feel it broke due to the amazing shortness of the power cord. It was so short the the unit can't sit on the dashboard and ends up laying in the drink cup holder. My compact car didn't have a spot on the dash flat enough to attach the adhesive disk that came with the GPS. I was so disappointed with the whole thing I didn't even bother trying to get my money back. I went and bought a Garmin and have been very pleased. Should have bought from Garmin in the first place.

31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fair Product, June 25, 2009

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Ian Chen - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nextar Q4 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)

I just bought a Q4 from Nextar a couple of weeks ago from Kmart. It is much cheaper than those GPS from other famous brand. To me, it is very user-friendly. The UI is very simple for me to understand and the navigator gives pretty clear instruction while I am driving, specially on the freeway. When it comes to POI issue,as a person who always checks out the info about the place I want to go online before actually moving out, Q4's 1.6 millions of POIs is enough to fit my emergency needs. Honestly, it is not as great as some of the high class GPS from Garmin or TomTom. But it always takes me to where I wanna be. It is really a fair product with such a low price.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Stopped working on first trip would not recommend, December 26, 2009

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R. Smajd (Des Moines, IA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nextar Q4 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)

Stopped working on first trip, no GPS signal. Only went a few blocks and it quit working and no matter what I do, reset and power off and on, has no GPS signal. I would not recommend the Nextar GPS at all. Useless after just a few blocks during first trip. Two thumbs down.