Nextar X4-T 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with MP3 Player

This is my second NEXTAR GPS. Upgrading from the X3(3" screen) instead of buying new glasses. This brand has several superior features I have not seen in other brands. Additionally it does not have a load of 'commercial' materials as the Garmens do from AAA. +Voice to text. The GPS announces route changes/turns and includes the street name route you'll be turning onto. No need to look away from the road when the GPS says turn to identify what road/route you're turning onto. +You can create an itinerary for your trip if you want to go a specific route you already know. + You can identify a "current location" and then save it to favorites. + An additional feature is available when looking up destinations by address, or on any location added to favorites. After saving the address/location to favorites you can EDIT the address/location title, and add a title you will be more familiar with than just the address. The voice on this model is clear and the volume is easily controlled... more >>

The other reviewers listed and discussed the hardware which was fine as far as it goes. I am in Southern California and the maps and mapping have been fine. If I know a better way for part of the trip it quickly recalculates and adjusts. If I made a wrong turn, it gets me back on track. Now for the unadvertised EXTRAS; The maps are stored on a 1 gig. SD card and take up 970 megs., so there is no room left for music or photos. Here's how I solved that "problem". I pulled the 1 gig. card and copied the contents to my computer. Next I recopied the maps onto a 2 gig. SD card and put it back in the NEXTAR GPS. Everything still worked! Out came the card for a few extras. I installed a folder with 500+ MP3 songs and other folders with JPG photos in albums (You will need to make the photos fairly small to get them to cycle quickly). True I can not navigate and listen to the music, but that's fine with me. What I can do is pass around a photo slide show or just let it cycle on the 4 inch... more >>

I just returned from a road trip using this device. I agree with other reviewers that it's easy to see, read, & etc., but it has issues. Several times it didn't alert me to a turn in time, telling me that a street was ahead of me when in fact I was passing it. Several times it advised that I was "Off Route" when I was simply driving along the same highway. Worst of all, though, was when, after leading me nicely into a tricky place with many turns, it simply froze, leaving me to find my own way back. Not nice! It was basically dead, giving only the opening screen with no menu options. Here's the clincher: To get it serviced within the 1 year "limited" warranty, you of course need to pay the postage to them, but you'll also need to include a money order for $25 for return shipping! That's Nextar's policy. This, by the way, is a discontinued model and you'll find no on-line support for it... more >>