Customer Reviews for Simrad - NSS12 evo3S with C-MAP US Enhanced Charts, 12-inch Display, Black
Customer Rating
5
Awesome MFD
on May 19, 2022
Posted by: Crazyivan739
from Cape Coral, Florida
Length of ownership:3 months
I bought this as an upgrade to the Go 12 unit. The unit has excellent usability and a beautiful display. The processing speed is spectacular and works great with the CMap Reveal card.
I upgraded from a NSS EVO2 to the NSS EVO3s. I boat in Florida and this screen is even easier to read in the FL sun- everything is sharper. It is faster, has some of the same but even better ports on the back. Overall it is a generation better on a great product.
I have had the Evo3S for short while and I’m thrilled with it so far. It works flawlessly, has wonderful features and has a far superior screen compared to a Garmin. I highly recommend it.
My unit came with a new boat purchase in the fall of 2021. My simplified evaluation is that it tries to be all things to all boaters rendering the would be simple tasks as difficult, hidden, dependent or impossible. There is a lack of programming cohesion - most functions have multiple approaches but there is no similarity between similar functions. Many functions are just plain annoying: a simple touch of the screen executes a cursor command knocking your screen out of essential situational navigation, you can restrict visibility of waypoints and routes on the chart screen but they appear and clutter the navigation screen making it essentially unusable. “Easy Routing” is totally useless. I boat in Mid Coastal Maine and a simple route puts you in peril or even on dry land. It has no AI capability and is simultaneously annoying and dangerous. Great screen, Tides is a great addition, Yamaha integration is helpful, Processor speed is very quick, Integrating audio, video, phone, etc. on a single screen is consistent with automotive development and points to the future. Some good, some “not quite fully developed” but pointed in the right direction and some just not right.