Polaris Universal Maxx

I purchased the NPmaxx for my Navara. I haven't had any issues with the unit. I tried the Oziexplorer app. But I ended up going with Hema instead. I'm not geeky enough to work out how to use Ozi. Polaris customer service has been fantastic answering any questions I've had. Really is plug and play. Great head unit. Show details

A complete waste of money - avoid at all costs. From the moment it was installed I have had nothing but issues. Wireless connection constantly drops out, the USB connections don't even work. I contacted the installer who blew me off onto Polaris - who despite having a phone number won't talk to you. Have sent me 5 updates over the past 2 years… Read more

of trying to get this working and every time all the buttons stop working, phone won't charge or connect properly. Please DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY.

Unreal from the moment of contact to shipping to after sales support they nailed the lot, a great unit the Polaris universal maxx only been using it for a week haven't had chance to install rev camera just yet so it's very young days but it's holding own very well so far is highly recommend any one thinking of upgrading to buy one, once you do… Read more

you'd be glad you did, and if you require assistance or have a question they reply really fast. There is honestly nothing to fault unlike the cheaper Chinese copies the Polaris just works all the time everytime, yet to start uploading hema maps few others for offroad use there's no doubt in my mind it will work well unlike other brands it is a little more expensive then others, but you simply get what you pay far and it's got a floating 10 inch screen to modernize interior any car.

Amazing you should buy – Love it honestly best unit I have had had some teaching issues dropping in and out but didn't realize you need to contact them to do the first update then you can sign up to emails for system updates great service. They respond when you have a issue straight away everything related to tech in cars I have brought from them really impressed never disappointed Show details

An expensive mistake! – I purchased the unimaxx head unit primarily for two reasons - to view the rear cam on the van and a navigation system for hema maps. The cam display is too bright and washed out to be of any real use - even with other cams. The mapping does technically work but is so slow to update the screen that the location pointer is several kms behind where… Read more

you really are - yes, this is with the offline maps downloaded. So the reality is that the gps mapping is a fail as well. At this stage I'm ready to use the unimaxx as a mounting bracket for my Samsung tablet and getting a dedicated camera screen to mount somewhere else. Haven't been able to find any support for the unit either. Reccomend you look elsewhere!

For touring not daily use – User interface is slow, phone contacts list and call log won't automatically sync via bluetooth and the android auto interface is painful to use. For the right application (touring and long distance trips) this head unit would be brilliant. For everyday around town use or multiple short daily trips it is painful to use. I will be swapping this… Read more

into the touring rig out of the work ute and going back to the $200 kenwood unit. For the price I would be better off running a tablet and ram mount for the type of use I need.

As for the interactions with the company...... Brilliant!!!!! You won't find a better or nicer group of people to deal with.

Polaris Universal Maxx - Perfect touring partner – We fitted the Polaris Maxx 10.1” to our year 2000 Toyota LandCruiser just before heading on a long 10,000km trip across the outback. Fittment: Fitting was a piece of cake, the unit bolted perfectly in the double din facia. Electrical connection was also made simple with the aid of a universal to Toyota harness adaptor. The trickiest parts were… Read more

connecting the reverse signal and laying the reverse camera cable. I was able to find my reverse wire from an online Toyota electrical manual.

General Operation: Not use to Android and coming from an iPhone user, the platform was easy to grasp. Applications can be loaded into the unit although at this stage we haven’t bothered. Bluetooth connection was simple, we were able to listen to Spotify on our most recent touring trip. We also have the Polaris apple play dongle which we connected to, we could open Spotify on the Polaris and navigate music on the big screen.

GPS Navigation: We had Hema off-road mapping (Ozi Explorer platform) and Tom Tom road mapping (iGo Navigation) loaded to an SD and supplied with the unit. This is my favourite feature of the unit! I love off-road travel and although I always try to have a paper map on board it’s great to be able to see where you are exactly.

Media Inputs: My wife and daughter made good use of the USB inputs by reviewing our off road home videos on the big screen.

Off-Road durability: if you’ve ever travelled around Cape York, you’ll know what I mean when I say the corrugations were bad :) still the unit operated flawlessly although you can expect that the screen tilt will slowly tilt down as you rattle along the corrugations.

Cheers