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Product Specifications
Display Size3.5 inches
Display Resolution320 x 240
Technical Details
- Portable and accurate GPS navigator complete with full TeleAtlas maps of the US preloaded on an included SD card
- 3.5-inch TFT LCD touch-screen display with 65,000 colors, 320 x 240 pixels of resolution and intuitive user interface
- Clear voice instructions in 16 languages give you turn-by-turn guidance so you can keep your eyes on the road
- Includes 3.5-million POIs, 256 MBs internal ROM memory, 32 MB RAM, SD/MMC card slot, USB 1.1 port, built-in speaker and headphone jack
- Weighs 3.88 ounces, measures 4.21 x 3.15 x 0.91 inches (W x H x D), and is backed by a manufacturer's 1-year warranty
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Product Description
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Perfect for any road trip, the Mio Digiwalker C220 Portable Car Navigation System is an easy-to-use, portable GPS navigator. Both affordable and stylish, the Mio C220 makes it easier than ever to get where you are going, even when you aren't quite sure where that might be. Boasting fast and accurate GPS reception, top-notch mapping, and a comprehensive POI (Points of Interest) database, this GPS navigator helps make sure that every journey you take is a good one.
Ready to go straight out of the box, the Digiwalker C220 comes complete with full TeleAtlas maps of the US preloaded on an included SD card. All you have to do is power the navigator on, insert the SD card, clip it on to the included car mount and you are ready to go anywhere. Larger menu icons combine with a brighter user-friendly display to make navigating the intuitive user interface a breeze. Clear voice instructions are provided in up to 16 languages including English, French and Spanish, giving you turn-by-turn guidance so you can keep your eyes on the road while you drive.
Designed to be completely portable, the C220 easily travels from car to car, pocket to bag, or suitcase to briefcase. For this purpose, this unit is constructed with an internal GPS antenna that will not catch or snag, and has a semi-gloss finish that resists wear so your navigator stays looking as good as it performs. Containing over 3.5-million POIs such as restaurants, hotels, gas stations and more, you are never more than a few keystrokes away from your destination. Simply select the category of your desired location, make your choice from the provided list, and you are ready to find just about anything you are looking for, giving you a local expert as a traveling companion.
The Mio Digiwalker C220 utilizes a 3.5-inch TFT LCD touch-screen display with 65,000 colors and 320 x 240 pixels of resolution for easy at-a-glance information. This unit includes 256 MB of on-board flash memory, with an additional 1 GB of memory provided by the included SD card, and infinitely expandable memory via the built-in SD/MMC card slot. The GPS receiver is a high-sensitivity, 20-channel SiRFstar III with complete accuracy and quick refresh times. The C220 includes a USB 1.1 connector, a built-in speaker, a 3.5-millimeter headphone jack, and an internal rechargeable 1,200 mAh lithium-ion battery. The Mio Digiwalker C220 portable car navigator weighs 3.88 ounces, measures 4.21 x 3.15 x 0.91 inches (W x H x D), and is backed by a manufacturer's one-year warranty.
What's in the Box
Mio Digiwalker C220 portable navigator, device holder, windshield mount, DC in-vehicle power adapter, DVD with software and documentation, SD card with complete US map, user's guide and warranty information.
Product Description
The Mio C220 is simple, straightforward, and easy to use. It sets the standard of what the basic navigation system should offer: latest Tele Atlas maps, speed camera alerts, points of interest, pedestrian mode, touch screen, voice guidance, TMC compatibility (TMC Receiver sold separately) and many other features. MioMap v3: next generation navigation software Better display than ever:MioMap v3 offers a smoother, clearer and more detailed display than ever before. However fast you scroll, pan, turn or zoom, the map retains the same high quality throughout. Together with the user-friendly interface and clear menus, MioMap v3 guides you to your destination quickly and with a minimum of fuss. Updated speed camera warnings:MioMap v3 conveniently displays the locations of all known speed cameras, as well as the likely sites of mobile ones. You can have both visual and audio warnings alerting you when a speed cam is in your vicinity. Add speed camera locations yourself:It's very easy to add new locations to your device when new cameras are placed. You can even synchronize your device with the MioMap database to download the latest locations, added by other users. Find POIs quickly and easily:MioMap v3 makes it fast and easy to locate a POI. If you know what you're looking for, just type in the name to get the exact location. And if you want to find something in a specific area, whether it's on the way to a destination or once you've arrived there, you can search local POIs grouped into logical, simple to navigate lists like restaurants, service stations and hotels. Newest Tele Atlas mapsIf you're traveling within the region where you bought the C220, you have a full door-to-door coverage of that region (US). To travel outside the region, you can purchase the full maps of 22 Western European countries, as well as maps of Eastern Europe. Adding those maps is incredibly easy - just pop the SD card into the slot on your C220! You can choose between...
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
49 of 50 people found the following review helpful
Pros:Preloaded US maps, decent POI database
Cons:No text to speech, very low volume, usage not intuitive
Recently purchased the MIO C220 from Staples. They had it on sale for $199, with an additional $25 for a two year replacement plan. I bouth this unit for my trip to Southern California. My heart was stuck on the the Nuvi 360 for its text to speech, but couldn't afford the price tag.
The MIO actually surpassed my expectations. It's very accurate and route recalculations were right on. The device came with a 1GB memory disk that has the US map and POI database pre-loaded. The POI database is decent and well categorized.
The feature I found most useful and that mitigated the lack of 'text to speech' was the display of next maneuver on the top line. So when the voice says, "Take right in 100 yards", you can glance over the top line and know what street is being referred to.
Not the best GPS out there, but definitely the best GPS for that price.
Cons:No text to speech, very low volume, usage not intuitive
Recently purchased the MIO C220 from Staples. They had it on sale for $199, with an additional $25 for a two year replacement plan. I bouth this unit for my trip to Southern California. My heart was stuck on the the Nuvi 360 for its text to speech, but couldn't afford the price tag.
The MIO actually surpassed my expectations. It's very accurate and route recalculations were right on. The device came with a 1GB memory disk that has the US map and POI database pre-loaded. The POI database is decent and well categorized.
The feature I found most useful and that mitigated the lack of 'text to speech' was the display of next maneuver on the top line. So when the voice says, "Take right in 100 yards", you can glance over the top line and know what street is being referred to.
Not the best GPS out there, but definitely the best GPS for that price.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
I've had this unit for about a month now and have taken it to one major trip. As many have said, this is a great unit for the money. There are a lot of things to like about it, so I won't list out TOO many pluses. However, there are a few quarks that I don't quite like about it. But once again, at this price point, this is unbeatable. Also, every GPS unit out there will have certain faults in one area or another. So here goes my list:
Pluses:
- Extremely fast: fast route (re)calculation, fast POI and address searches, fast map refresh rate.
- Very accurate. Knows my exact GPS location within a few feet.
- Small unit, making it very pocketable. Garmin is supposedly a better GPS, but their units under $300 are a lot bulkier.
- Directions are generally pretty good, although I sometimes have to switch between the fastest and economical route to get the route that I want.
- POI database is pretty good, as I can find almost every store I am looking for (3.5 million). TomTom is still better in this area though, at 5-6 mil POI.
- Multiple via/destination points are supported. Many Garmin's only support one via point.
- Hackable: You can access the file system of this unit and add new applications to it, like a video player, MP3 player, additional voices, etc. Who knows what else people can come up with.
- Suction cup mount is very stable and strong.
- Regardless of what people are saying, screen and volume is good. With all LCD screens, it is difficult to see under direct sunlight, but if you just give it a little shade with either your hand or make a paper shade for it, it will be just fine. With the volume, it is a little soft with the English male voice (Jason), but if you load the English female voice (Amy), which you can obtain by downloading OCN6_Voices.zip from the Internet, it will make it a lot easier to hear.
Minuses:
- Unit alerts you of freeway changes only half mile ahead. Freeway exit alerts come in three miles ahead. Wish there was a way to configure this.
- Does not show which direction of the freeway I need to turn into (sometimes). It does say "I 10 - Los Angeles", but it does not say "I 10 North", which is much preferred. After getting onto the freeway, THEN it tells me that I am on "I 10 NB" (north bound).
- When I navigate to a POI, it does not show me the address when I arrive. It just shows that I have arrived at Togo's, but does not show me that the address of Togo's is "123 Broadway St.". This is especially problematic if I saved an address as a POI. I need to know the address in order to find the right house.
- Sometimes can be a little too chatty. For an exit, depending on how slow I am driving, I can be alerted 4-5 times on the same manuever. I think 2-3 times is plenty.
- Does not have a quick way of adjusting the volume. You can mute it with one click, but to adjust the volume, it takes about 5-6 clicks to go into settings and come back.
- Sometimes takes a while to obtain a signal. Usually, it's pretty fast (1-2 mins), but one time, it took about 15 minutes to get a signal at the beginning of a day in a new location.
- Many streets are split into two: north/south or east/west. This makes it difficult when you want to look up an intersection. Let's say I want to find the intersection of Broadway and College. Is it N Broadway and E College, or S Broadway and E College, or the other two permutations? So sometimes, it takes me four tries to find an intersection.
- Does not have a good way to toggle between cockpit and map view. It takes three (sometimes two) clicks to go from these two views, which can be frustrating, because these two views are probably most often used.
- Speed limit alerts do not work. I read somewhere that it works with an older map version (2005.1), but with the current map version on my unit (2006.10), it does not work.
With all that being said, I will still buy the c220 any day of the week. Now, for a sneak preview, the Mio c230 (replacement model of the c220) just got released! There is one VERY important feature that it is "suppose" to have that will make this the killer GPS unit. I said "suppose", because it seems like not all websites are agreeing that this feature exists, but based on a Mio marketing paper that Semsons & Co sent me, this is indeed true. The c230 will have TTS (text-to-speech)! If this is really true, then it will make it the only GPS unit out there under $370 (not counting the Mio c520) to have TTS! Absolutely amazing! Watch out! Mio will dominate the GPS market very soon!
Pluses:
- Extremely fast: fast route (re)calculation, fast POI and address searches, fast map refresh rate.
- Very accurate. Knows my exact GPS location within a few feet.
- Small unit, making it very pocketable. Garmin is supposedly a better GPS, but their units under $300 are a lot bulkier.
- Directions are generally pretty good, although I sometimes have to switch between the fastest and economical route to get the route that I want.
- POI database is pretty good, as I can find almost every store I am looking for (3.5 million). TomTom is still better in this area though, at 5-6 mil POI.
- Multiple via/destination points are supported. Many Garmin's only support one via point.
- Hackable: You can access the file system of this unit and add new applications to it, like a video player, MP3 player, additional voices, etc. Who knows what else people can come up with.
- Suction cup mount is very stable and strong.
- Regardless of what people are saying, screen and volume is good. With all LCD screens, it is difficult to see under direct sunlight, but if you just give it a little shade with either your hand or make a paper shade for it, it will be just fine. With the volume, it is a little soft with the English male voice (Jason), but if you load the English female voice (Amy), which you can obtain by downloading OCN6_Voices.zip from the Internet, it will make it a lot easier to hear.
Minuses:
- Unit alerts you of freeway changes only half mile ahead. Freeway exit alerts come in three miles ahead. Wish there was a way to configure this.
- Does not show which direction of the freeway I need to turn into (sometimes). It does say "I 10 - Los Angeles", but it does not say "I 10 North", which is much preferred. After getting onto the freeway, THEN it tells me that I am on "I 10 NB" (north bound).
- When I navigate to a POI, it does not show me the address when I arrive. It just shows that I have arrived at Togo's, but does not show me that the address of Togo's is "123 Broadway St.". This is especially problematic if I saved an address as a POI. I need to know the address in order to find the right house.
- Sometimes can be a little too chatty. For an exit, depending on how slow I am driving, I can be alerted 4-5 times on the same manuever. I think 2-3 times is plenty.
- Does not have a quick way of adjusting the volume. You can mute it with one click, but to adjust the volume, it takes about 5-6 clicks to go into settings and come back.
- Sometimes takes a while to obtain a signal. Usually, it's pretty fast (1-2 mins), but one time, it took about 15 minutes to get a signal at the beginning of a day in a new location.
- Many streets are split into two: north/south or east/west. This makes it difficult when you want to look up an intersection. Let's say I want to find the intersection of Broadway and College. Is it N Broadway and E College, or S Broadway and E College, or the other two permutations? So sometimes, it takes me four tries to find an intersection.
- Does not have a good way to toggle between cockpit and map view. It takes three (sometimes two) clicks to go from these two views, which can be frustrating, because these two views are probably most often used.
- Speed limit alerts do not work. I read somewhere that it works with an older map version (2005.1), but with the current map version on my unit (2006.10), it does not work.
With all that being said, I will still buy the c220 any day of the week. Now, for a sneak preview, the Mio c230 (replacement model of the c220) just got released! There is one VERY important feature that it is "suppose" to have that will make this the killer GPS unit. I said "suppose", because it seems like not all websites are agreeing that this feature exists, but based on a Mio marketing paper that Semsons & Co sent me, this is indeed true. The c230 will have TTS (text-to-speech)! If this is really true, then it will make it the only GPS unit out there under $370 (not counting the Mio c520) to have TTS! Absolutely amazing! Watch out! Mio will dominate the GPS market very soon!
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Amazing little unit for the price. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles of more expensive units but then it doesn't cost as much either. I was looking for a small, stand alone unit that was actually big enough to use (unlike the H610 which is so small you could never use it in a car) and this fits the bill. It is small enough to fit in my purse or pocket and has no bulky cable on it. There is no MP3 player but then I have an iPod for that. The instruction booklet doesn't explain everything at all but after you play with the unit for a while you can figure things out. The display is easy to read and the voice is loud enough to hear. I also like the pedestrian mode. All in all, I love this thing!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Routs on this are terrible
This thing takes forever to find satillites. The routs on this thing are just plain dumb. it takes long to get to your destination. I would not buy this thing if i were you. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Johnnyboy
Great GPS, Screw Garmin! (Long Side-By-Side Comparison)
Right now, I have both a Garmin Nuvi 265WT and a Mio Digiwalker C220 in front of me to ensure that everything I mention here is accurate and not from memory. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Neil J. Haupt
Okay GPS, but lacks updated maps. Long Signal Sync on start up
I've had this GPS since 2008 and it works okay for my occasional uses. However I am currently in the market for newer one. Read more
Published 17 months ago by zer0
Mio used to make quality devices
I had a very nice experience with a Mio GPS that I'd purchased about 5 years ago for about $150.
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Published 23 months ago by 52 year old White Male
Good...but not great
Obviously one can't expect all gps devices to be up to date (and this one isn't) and also, I don't like how one touch of the screen makes a mark of that location like u want to go... Read more
Published on March 6, 2010 by John Carbone
Extremely frustrating
I got this GPS not too long ago and was originally happy to have one. Slowly, I became more and more frustrated for various reasons.
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Published on February 20, 2010 by D. Surine
it gets you there...
I got this about four years ago. I'm not a big traveler... probably travel fives a year the most. This is a very reliable, cheap, not to costly Navigation system. Read more
Published on September 2, 2009 by J. Rocha
Unit can not be updated.
Purchased this unit with the understanding that map updates were to come very soon. However, there are no map updates available. This unit is a complete waste of money. Read more
Published on March 20, 2009 by Mainspring (Texas)
No Updates
I contacted Mio the first day I received this as a present in 2007. I still have the problem number and it, is still on there website when I log in. No updates for the maps. Read more
Published on March 17, 2009 by Michael J. Fairbanks
In the trash!
After fighting with this GPS for just over a year I threw it out with the trash tonight & just ordered a Megellan Maestro 4250 that my husband has & is quite happy with (& knew... Read more
Published on January 25, 2009 by Stacy Glover
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