Mio C220 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 2.8 x 0.8 inches ; 6.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000MWK7K4
• Item model number: 526216540001
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (157 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,993 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 11, 2007

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

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

Feeling lost? Are you wandering aimlessly on ever winding roads? Achieve a sense of direction with the MIO C220. Designed for people looking for simple, straightforward GPS navigation, the Mio DigiWalker C220 is a stylish, affordable and easy to use solution. Featuring full road maps of the U.S. preloaded on SD card, the C220 delivers incredible performance on its 3.5" bright LCD screen with voiced instructions. Built-in map has over 1 million points of interest. Ensuring that you are ready to hit the road in seconds, the C220 comes complete with all accessories for mobile use. It's a valuable travel companion whenever you're away from home. It may even speak your language. 20-channel GPS Receiver - The latest SiRFstarIII GPS receiver provides accurate navigation in challenging environments. Whether in a busy urban center or in the countryside, trust SiRFstarIII to keep track of your location Bright 3.5 LCD color display provides navigation information at a glance, even in dimly lit environments - non-glare screen for when sun shines brightly Built-in speaker Earphone jack Rechargeable battery Memory / ROM 256MB~2GB; Memory / RAM 32MB Memory Slot SD/MMC (Compatible) Resolution 320 x 240 Pixels (QVGA) Display Orientation Landscape Battery Un-swappable rechargeable Lithium battery cell; Battery Capacity 1200mAh; Battery Life 3.5 ~ 4.0 Hours approcimate per charge Has USB port for transferring maps over PC Depth 108 mm (4.25) Width 81 mm (3.19) Height 24 mm (0.94) Weight (grams and ounces needed) 110 g (3.88 oz)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Does the job for $199!, May 1, 2007

By	Salim Vasani "vasanisalim" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Long list of pluses and minuses (plus preview of c230), September 14, 2007

By	Hebron H. Mak (Castro Valley, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the price!, April 28, 2007

By	C. Rood "rudecat" (Sacramento, California United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!