inputs.text: good starter gps nice size screen street text understandable - recently traveled michigan new jersey sw virginia stops included see relatives wife decided purchase nextar q4 found sale local department store day left busy preparing trip not time set unit get charged could work later pennsylvania relatives setup took 1015 minutes type tends read manuals first pressing buttons setting date time little tricky not immediately intuitive selection process works trial error got right programming destination addresses worked okay however touch screen seemed slightly point contact getting used no problem getting respond point contact adjustment utilty adjusted may not done correctly first time address selection function remembers previous selections narrows search process quickly city street address number steps getting streets unfamilar city really much better street announcements prior closer point turn found voice announcements understandable miss turn unit tell turnaround soon possible however continue system recalabrate route using different path learned multiple paths destination turned since become annoying turnaround requests another issue screen backlighting close eyesight not best use readers sunglasses bifocals see close text unit mounted dash high light conditions trouble reading screen could not get backlight setting improved enough position not seen units hard make comparisons betterimproved lighting settingsoptions would desirable may review gps offerings mind worked well not experienced users gps systems know options available not need cell phone mp3 picture viewing features makes requirements lot less one feature think useful traffic information unit cannot provide several instances knowing congestion road construction would useful selecting route going another long cross country trip might opt upgrade system feature otherwise good unit uninitiated first time user saved significant time finding points interest restaurants hotels along way used reading map determine routes trusting one systems guide safely unfamiliar territory takes little getting used definitely hooked type gps system travel future complemented wife making good purchase better intuition anyway