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| Mio DigiWalker H610 Handheld GPS and MP3 Player | 
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| Brand: Mio
Category: CE
List Price: $499.99
Buy New: $178.96
You Save: $321.03 (64%)
New (3) from $178.96
Avg. Customer Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 16986
Color: White
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
CPU Speed: 400
Native Resolution: 240 x 320
Display Size: 2.7
Clothing Size: 2GB
Size: 2GB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 2.3 x 0.3 x 3.4
MPN: MIO H610
Model: MIO H610
UPC: 841881001751
EAN: 0841881001751
ASIN: B000KBBNC8
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good but could be better July 4, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Pros: I really like it's compact design and multimedia capabilities. The games are very addicting.
Cons: The screen is very difficult to see in bright daylight and many of the Points of Interest are outdated. On many occasions, it takes over 3 minutes to link up with GPS satellites. It is not compatible with SD cards over 4 Gigs.
Decent but the maps are not the greatest June 10, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have compared this device directly with the Garmin equivalent and while they seem pretty similar, the Garmin handles new construction areas better (maps are just plain superior). Frankly, Garmin seems better suited for U.S. travel. Just my opinion.
I am also confused about why the Mio restricts voice selection. It seems pointless to do so.
Still, the Mio is very portable and overall well constructed and useful.
 Another Rave Review for the h610 June 7, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Chalk up another satisfied customer for this one. I had an in-dash GPS in my last car and I actually prefer the navigation mode of the Mio h610 unit much better -- at about 1/8 of the price.
Everything I have tried on this unit works terrific, including all of the media functions.
The screen is very bright and vivid. It has a night mode which I wasn't sure I would like but actually works very well.
All in all I think it is a great product at a very good price.
p.s. I ordered an aftermarket gps antenna that plugs into the back of the h610 and has a small black gps antenna unit that attaches magnetically to the roof of a car, like a satellite radio antenna. The h610 worked fine without the external antenna but the antenna helps the unit orient more quickly when first turning it on. It also seems to pull in more signals more strongly, based on the h610's signal strength meters. This is definitely not a necessary addition but it only cost $18 for the antenna and I think it's worth it, particularly if you're going to mostly just leave it in one car.
very city friendly, ipod quality cute, but some operation issues June 2, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
i don't have car in NYC, just wanna have a GPS for cycling. I screwed the device holder to a Garmin handle bar bracket on my bike, cool!!! Vehicle type can be defined in several types, including bike and pedestrian. Each of them has even more detailed settings. I have used it just in NYC for few days. The preload POI is helping me finding lots of hideaways. But has no public toilet marked:( I have to do my own collection. As many review have said, 610 is a very adorable gadget in cities.
However, there are some issues bother me. Maybe I just haven't figure out the correct way. If you know the solution, please put in your reviews here. the first issue is to orient through the operation system. It seems the system is a combination of unrelated pieces. You have main interface, which you can setup your settings, light, volume, power saver... but in the sub-section, MioMap, you have a different set of these setting work independently again. You also will find "setting in setting" in MioMap. It is annoying at the beginning. But for a while, I start to remember which is where.
Another issue is to create personal POI. Even though you have many places to get POI information, only one place to create and edit your personal POI GROUP. You can change you self made POI between groups, but cannot copy preload POI into your personal collection. If you do need it, you have to input the information yourself. And there is no way to put note on your self-created POI, such as store hour, telephone No, floor located...
I have briefly tried couple of Garmin models. They don't seem to solve many of these issues either. Also be aweare, the bettery in Mio610 works up to 5 hours is believable. Many low end car use units have only 2-3 hours bettery life. Before purchurse, make sure the bettery life meets your need. So, over all, at this price range, I strongly recommend city users to pick up this hard to find low speed friendly device.
The Mio H610 May 29, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is my first foray into the world of GPS navigation. That being the case I didn't want to have to carry around another device (I have only so many pockets!), so I wanted it to be truly 'hand held' and have multimedia player built in (photos, vids and mp3's,wma files) to replace my non-iPod mp3 player. Tall order? Behold..What I finally found was the Mio H610. And it delivered all the above and then some. This device features pre-loaded maps of the US, a fast processor,a a hi-res 2.5' touch screen, a SD card slot (4 gig max, preloaded travel software and utilities, and a handful of cool games including a 3-D space racer game which shows off the processors' power nicely. Since I've received it a month ago, I have used it almost flawlessly navigate to weekend destinations all around my home state of Florida. It features the new SirfStar III chip set that triangulates a signal rather quickly from what I understand (under 2 mins). I've mounted it onto my Dahon Matrix bike and while biking it can play music files (while in nav mode I'll add) through its built in and speaker which is surprisingly loud! This has turned into the most favorite gadget I've ever picked up, and I've picked up a few in my time. The only issues I have with the unit is the video player and music player. Although the converted mp4s play every time, very rarely can I get the video to play in horizontal format. I have also found that when you play music files you can't 'scrub' thourgh the songs to find a certain section. For now, these are small bugs I'm sure that will probably fixed in an upcoming software update. The li-ion battery life on standby is also impressive and I find myself carrying it everywhere. Also comes with both a car and home power adapter (mini USB based), a nice carry strap with built-in screen tapper (great idea), great quality color matched headphones with in-line controller, and a well designed car mounting kit. Great unit, period. I would recommend it highly!
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