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Nextar 3.5-Inch Touch Screen Bluetooth Ready GPS Vehicle Navigator With MP3 Player | 
 enlarge | Brand: Nextar
Category: CE
List Price: $329.95
Buy New: $138.00
You Save: $191.95 (58%)
New (36)
Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 22299
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Display Size: 3.5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 5 x 3 x 1
MPN: X3B
Model: X3B
UPC: 714129930116
EAN: 0714129930116
ASIN: B000P3XKFE
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Built in Maps of 50 United States & Canada | | • | 3.5" Color Display with Touch Screen | | • | Built in Bluetooth for hands free calling | | • | SD Card Slot for MP3 Play | | • | Built in Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery |
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Product Description
Finding an address or any 1 of 1.6 million points of interest is a snap anywhere in the U.S. Just enter information in the X3's 3.5-inch touch screen and let the voice prompt and detailed map guide you to the destination. The built-in MP3 player will entertain you with your favorite tunes on an optional SD card. The X3 moves easily from car to car using the supplied windshield or dash mount. A rechargeable lithium ion battery assures that the unit stays active. The Nextar X3 will provide you with worry free navigation on even the most complex routes. Built-in rechargeable Li-Ion battery MP3 song playing mode requires an optional SD card 2D or 3D map viewing modes Day and Night modes feature additional light on the screen for easier viewing Contain photo viewer Turn-by-Turn voice prompts Dimensions - 3.93 x 2.99 x 0.90 inch
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 Laggy and Slow, stick with better brands August 31, 2008
I have used both TomTom and Garmin gps products before, but my mom purchased the Nextar system for 3.5inches to use for a trip. It was a terrible experience
The system itself is extremely laggy, and that kills the system. It takes upwards of 10 minutes (most was about 11 minutes) to acquire a satellite signal. Once it does have a signal, it will lag, and the location of your arrow will sort through multiple maps (all of them wrong, though) before finally stoping at the right one. the map will almost NEVER keep up with you. It is laggy in figuring out where you are, so early on i realized I had to look at the actual directions it gave because once the gps started talking (e.g. take a left onto ___) we would be past that destination.
So what I first tried doing was scrolling the map up - the gps would center an arrow that represented you, and you could touch and drag the screen to move the map and see whats around you. However, the system is so laggy, once you start dragging, the gps will slow down and the maps will load really slow, or sometimes the map would not move at all - instead it would repeatedly click (it clicks everytime you do an action) and then lag, and sometimes move the map, but sometimes not.
so by the end of the trip (with multiple missed roads along the way) i resorted to just reading the directions, as every other function was prettymuch useless.
Pros:
looks cool
Cons:
Incredible Lag
Very old maps
Very old/inadequate (did not even list target or shoprite) list of points-of-interest
Poor satellite connection
Verdict: chip out a little more and save yourself a buttload of pain
Disappointed June 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Just used the Nextar twice. It wouldn't holde a charge. It went down while we were programming it in less than an hour. When we really needed it on our second trip it quit just as we were exiting the turnpike and froze. The unit wouldn't come back on. It was plugged in and should have been charging as we were driving but it ran completely down then stopped. When we tried to recharge it, it wouldn't turn off and wouldn't recharge with the electric charger. I was going to try another one but after reading the comments I think I'll try another brand.
It worked fine before the battery went down but then it died.
Taking a map is more dependable. April 27, 2008
I bought this GPS system because we were making a trip from Alabama to Camp LeJeune to see our son arrive back from Iraq. The GPS worked very well when we made the transition from I85 to I20 in Atlanta but we began to have problems on the last leg of our trip. The roads can get very confusing in North Carolina so we needed the GPS to make sure we did not miss any turnoffs. The route given to us by the GPS was completely different from any we had seen on any of the online maps. Relying on our memory, we were still able to get to the motel. If we had taken the route given to us by the GPS, we would have traveled backroads and would have arrived much later to our destination. We discovered the reason for the strange directions when we were on the last major highway of our route. The GPS showed us to be off-road for at least 20 miles so I knew the GPS was giving us directions from an old map. The road must not have been built when the map used had been made. I don't know when the road was built but my son has traveled on it for the past three years.
I had already contacted Nextar for updates in February when I discovered the POI's were out of date for our city. I was told there would be an update this spring and I would be contacted by email when it was offered. Well, spring is more than half over and we still do not have any updates. I'm not too concerned about POI's but I would think an annual map update is not too much to ask.
If you rely on this system to get good directions, don't count on it. Make sure you take an atlas or a map with you and be prepared to stop and ask for directions. Better yet, spend a little more and get a GPS system from another company.
 Very Good Navigation System April 24, 2008
I purchased the Nextstar GPS navigator because I am a directional dummy! I have not gotten lost yet! I was even able to drive myself into NYC in traffic, through the Lincoln Tunnel without getting lost. The directions are clear, accurate and easy to understand. I will never be without one again, in fact, purchased another for my daughter. Directions are one less thing I have to worry about now! Well worth the investment.
Please Do No Buy!!! March 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well first of all I ordered this product and it arrived very quickly.. But when I tried to turn it on it would not go past the loading screen, and froze up... I even tried pushing the reset button about a zillion times and it did nothing, so I sent it back and they sent me a new one. The new one worked fine with no problems, had excellent features for the price, and gave clear directions.. However after only about four weeks of having the second one it did the same thing as the first one and froze up. And no matter how many times I pushed the reset button, it still would not work.. Better off spending the extra money for a Garmin or a TomTom!!!
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