Mio DigiWalker C230 Review Analysis | All Features Rated & Tested

price

5

No high sensitivity receiver, but can't expect more features at this price

Price
The Mio DigiWalker C230 portable navigation system offers text-to-speech functionality and an affordable price tag
performance for the price
good features, performance for the price
Value

Low price
Low price, text-to-speech capability, multiple via points along route, nice screen and maps, fast recalculation of routes, nice mounting hardware
great price
Text to speech, display, accuracy, PRICE
the 174.99 price tag
Price, Text-to-speech, beautiful Screen
great features for the price
great features for the price, ready to go right out of the box
Accuracy, size, text-to-speech, price
Ease of use, TEXT TO SPEECH at half the price of competitors
It is selling for a good price
Cheap
definately worth the money
price, text to speech
Great Unit for the price..I love it
Lowest price unit with text to speech capability
Price, text-to-speech, size
Low price, text-to-speech capability, multiple via points along route, nice screen and maps, fast recalculation of routes
better than many more expensive ones
and you can't beat the price
It gives him so much information, and you can't beat the price
Good portability, speaks names,Great Price
Text to Speech at this price

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performance

3

Slow to charge while running
Text-to-speech is annoying, Slow to charge while running, Text-to-speech is annoying, Slow to charge while running
slow route simulation
Limited POI database, route not always optimized, slow route simulation, UI not initially intuitive
slow response

fast recalculation of routes
fast lock on
Quick recalculation
Accurate Current location and traveling speed
the only fast thing was the recalculation

Inaccurate distances, slow response
route recalcuation too slow when driving and doesn't give the most logical route
Slow reponse, outdated maps, poor route selections
Very slow and does not recognize medians

Fast
Fast to recalculate route if you miss an exit

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memory

0.5

limited memory
limited pois, limited memory, limited maps, limited web support
The internal memory of this unit is listed at 1 GB, but has a SD slot for memory expansion
However there is a way to utilize the memory card and upload newer poi

LCD

5

Its screen is much improved over its predecessor's
bright screen
Clear, bright screen
easy to see screen
nice screen and maps

bright enough screen during daytime
beautiful Screen
Great screen
Screen is excellent in the sun
Screen size
SCREEN
the screen is very easy to read in the sunlight
Also, the screen is very easy to read in the sunlight, better than many more expensive ones
Very Easy to read screen
the satellite telemetry screen is kinda cool

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interface

4.5

Crash prone and buggy OS with non-intuitive user interface
The user interface is confusing
The interface is not as intuitive as my wifes Garmin

User-friendly interface
Price, User-friendly interface, SD expansion, Price, User-friendly interface, SD expansion
Very nice for first time GPS user
easy interface
inviting, easy interface

user-friendliness was adequate
User interface is "clunky"
Standard MiniUSB interface

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maps

1

no maps for the Caribbean
Maps not as current as C720T
Outdated maps
meager POI database, Outdated maps, random resets,
limited maps

has great Canadian maps
It can be used as a GPS\PDA
I am not a real highway person,so this comes in handy.With a few downloads from the web,It can be used as a GPS\PDA
Map system seems solid
Map system seems solid, text to speech is great

Route calculations not as good as Google maps
Route calculations not as good as Google maps, but will still get you to your destination
Terrible customer service, poor engineering, outdated maps
very poor USA maps just the main highways
maps are outdated
bad maps
bad maps, bad POI database, poor tracking
No map updates available at Mio.com
Dosn.'t have a complete up-to-date map and PIO(points of interest).I will email Mio Technology to see when the nest MAP update will be available
Maps are out date by YEARS
to go past the exit on my side of the road
For example, on a regular route I take it tells me, when I want to jump on the highway, to go past the exit on my side of the road, go down the road a ways, make a U-turn, and get on the exit on the other side of the median
The maps were close to 3 years old
I called Tech Support and they informed me that there were new maps
So I asked if the new maps were covered since I have only had the machine 3 months
THey said that it was not and that I would have to pay another $75 for each and every map update from here on out
Maps cannot be updated
OLD MAPS
OLD MAPS, new ones not available
Of the five GPS units that I have owned
Occasional map errors

The maps are fairly up to date
I bought it for my father as he drives long distances and needs to map things out all of the time
road or highway you are currently on and names the approaching ones .When you're driving vocal commands are better than the actual map so you will not get into an accident
A great feature is Text-to-speech that states the name of street ,road or highway you are currently on and names the approaching ones .When you're driving vocal commands are better than the actual map so you will not get into an accident
movies and play mp3's on top of doing the built in GPS functionality
Windows CE device easy to hack and tweak to run games, movies and play mp3's on top of doing the built in GPS functionality
Road names vocalized

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menu

0.5

go down the road a ways

usability

4.5

no paper instruction manual
No easy volume control, no paper instruction manual, some categories of points-of-interest missing (no "churches" category
GPS crashed after 1 week of use
use common sense
Not easy to export recorded tracks but once unlocked it can export them as GPX files

Great screen, intuitive software, great signal, easy to use but loaded with features
very easy to use
Small size, easy to see screen, very easy to use
easy-to-navigate menus
easy to remove when leaving vehicle

Downloaded the manual - worthless
Could use some more POI's
No manual
No manual, hard to figure out some things
If you live near private and public dirt roads and say that it should route using dirt roads it can tell you to use the private one
many features do not match the pdf operating manual

ease of use
features, Windows CE, ease of use
easy to use
Compact, easy to use
I like it.You can have your choice of either using all highway and some roads to get to your destination.or you can use all streets (no highway at all
Mounting accomodations call for ingenuity for protection by convenient dismounting of the unit to avoid robbery
This is a great simple to use device and pretty accurate
Windows CE device easy to hack and tweak to run games
Easy to set up - ready to go
easy to see
easy to carry around

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voice guidance

5

Voice commands and display were at least 250 yards behind actual position
Voice could be more audible
Limited on voice and volume

Voice to Speech
Voice to text
voice volume is ample
text-to-voice capability
Size, text-to-voice capability

Sized icons, accuracy, voice
text to voice
cheap, small, text to voice
I used it today to get to place about 10 miles away and it worked like a charm.A female voice guides the direction verbally.Once you reach where you wanted to go
I used it today to get to place about 10 miles away and it worked like a charm.A female voice guides the direction verbally.Once you reach where you wanted to go ,It states-You have now arrived at your destination
good voice commands
small,easy to see,good voice commands

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screen

5

Mapping program needs some tweaks
unit lacks essential accessories
Mapping program needs some tweaks, unit lacks essential accessories
to go north when it's 10 miles out of the way and no other mapping system will tell you that
It will also tell me to go south, into a neighboring state, to go north when it's 10 miles out of the way and no other mapping system will tell you that

Good display
Good display, TTS, excellent mounting system
display
Clear display
Clear display, easy-to-navigate menus

I had to wait until 6pm to test the unit outside

this unit is hovering around $100
Right now, this unit is hovering around $100
It does have a nice display
Cheap with a pretty display screen...that's it
nice display
nice display, and configurable
Touch screen works well and the unit seems sturdy
Keep display away from direct contact with a bright sun
Bright display

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design

2.5

Did some looking around
PDF file prevents printing select directions that require many steps for 'configuration'

compact and "cute"
Small, compact and "cute"
compact design

remote control

0.5

No easy volume control

sound

5

sound quality
Screen size, sound quality, ease of use

viewfinder

5

Went on a trip and used the restaurant finder
Went on a trip and used the restaurant finder, and the top 8 were not even open anymore

Screen is visible in daylight and very nice to view at night
Voice to text, Screen is visible in daylight and very nice to view at night, highly accurate within 15 ft of destination, You can add your own Poi's, And the best of all, the 174.99 price tag
viewfinder The trick is to mount this in a place where the sun hardly gets at it.I mount mine on top of windshield pointing down.The recalculation is great on this

keyboard

0.5

The onscreen keyboard is a bit cramped
The onscreen keyboard is a bit cramped, and we wish there was an easier way to adjust the volume
cramped onscreen keyboard
keyboard cramped
CRAMPED KEYBOARD ALTHOUGH U CAN TOGGLE BTWN 3 DIFF

qwerty keyboard

image quality

5

Overall good quality

contrast

0.5

Screen brightness/contrast was not sufficient to view in daylight

reception

3.5

Lost signal in clear skies
Lost signal in clear skies, urban area, short buildings
location detection off up to 200 yards
takes to long to locate signal
takes to long to locate signal, maps are outdated, directions are not always the best, will reset itself too often

acquires GPS signal fast and in my limited testing
Inexpensive, accurate, acquires GPS signal fast and in my limited testing
good signal
very good signal strength
Low cost text-to-speech, very good signal strength

Often loses GPS signal and freezes
Often loses GPS signal and freezes, and can't find where you are

Great reception
Great reception, could connect to satellites even indoors
Good sattelite reception

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sensor

0.5

The directions you get from Google Maps make much more sense
Many of the settings are in places that do not make sense

lens

5

excellent mounting system

battery

0.5

Route Simulation is so slow that it would take hours to simulate a 500 mile trip
Very diffucult to edit a route, Route Simulation is so slow that it would take hours to simulate a 500 mile trip
Battery life sucks
2 hours max off the car charger and thats it
Battery life sucks, 2 hours max off the car charger and thats it

great battery life

The 800 mah battery could have been swapped out for a 1300 mah IMHO
Battery life seems relatively short
No additional maps available, terrible battery life
* Battery could have been made more long lasting

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portability

5

highly portable
VERY portable
Pocket size
Pocket size, TTS, Via Points, Advance heads-up
Compact

can fit in your pocket
Compact, can fit in your pocket
compact, inexpensive, text to speech
Night light dimmer
Text to speech, compact design, Strong windshield mount, Quick recalculation, Night light dimmer,
Lightweight
Good portability
* Text to Speech Feature is the best part of this ultra-light portable Mio GPS - I am quite comfortable driving alone thanks to this feature
Small pocket size
Compact, easy to carry around

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size

5

Not a big deal though
Very Little POI's
the menus are a little clumsy

Small size
size
Great little GPS
Excellent little unit
The shorest distance is though the streets

I wanted to test how good the route recalculation was.For example I wanted to go to place 5 miles away.Now the shorest distance is though the streets

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connectivity

4.5

no multimedia features or Bluetooth

It will also charge other mini usb devices
I often charge my bluetooth headset with it

shutter

0.5

No Automatic Shut-off
Very Little POI's, No Automatic Shut-off

energy efficiency

5

auto power off
Good windshield mount, bright enough screen during daytime, auto power off, easy to remove when leaving vehicle, displays mph
Curly cords can pull on a gps if it is located far from your power outlet

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