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| Mio C520 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Mio
Category: CE
List Price: $399.95
Buy New: $209.65
You Save: $190.30 (48%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  128 reviews
Sales Rank: 2486
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: Unknown
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 4.9 x 3.1 x 0.8
MPN: 526216470101
Model: 526216470101
UPC: 841881002437
EAN: 0841881002437
ASIN: B000MWNJPE
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Decent October 27, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This unit does has a lot of functions, including bluetooth, and the ability to play many other files.
Compare to my old Garmin Street Pilot i5, I like the large, touch screen of Mio C520. The screen on the C520 is bright enough to read during the day but not too bright during the night, which is a plus. It is also easier to type in an address on the C520 compare to the i5.
The only complain I have about the C520 is that it doesn't give very good driving directions. Sometimes, I don't know why C520 makes me go in a roundabout ways instead of the most direct route. Other than that, I can't find anything else not to like about this unit.
 Great GPS unit could use minor software tweak October 23, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an absolulty great unit that offers a ton of features for the price when comapred to units form Garmin, Magellan, and TomTom. The screen is crystal clear and huge and being that it runs on Windows you can play videos, mp3's, etc... on it. The only complaint is the interface is not as intutive as units from Garmin or Lowerance. It takes a little bit of 'playing' to figure it out. Found my c520 here: www.gear5.com
Trial in Dallas TX October 17, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
For most part this product performed as expected. It didn't allways choose a route that I would have choosen, but it got us to our distination. Using the route modifying tools are not easy, it is easier to just turn where you think is better and let it recalculate the new direction. This unit isn't just for roads, as it also has longitude and latitude for hiking off road.
 Don't Buy This October 17, 2007
1 out of 19 found this review helpful
If I can't work this Mio, nobody can. I got lost using this thing. Sent it back, after I got home.
 excellent GPS for the price October 13, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is my second GPS (I had my first one for about two years). I can say that with all of the people bad mouthing the unit, I was at first a bit worried about how it would perform. Anyhow, I didn't experience any of the bugs that seemed to be existent in the previous reviews. Just for your reference, i have a v3.3 map and its dated July 2007. I'm guessing they most likely updated all of the GPS knowing there were bugs with the ones they first came out with.
As with TTS, it was nice and clear. I can understand how people are saying its "robotic" but in reality, it all depends on which word she is trying to say. I live in Los Angeles and with some street names being in Spanish, of course it's not going to pronounce it the way local people would. But, with ordinary words like "Continental, Kentwood, Venice, Overland...etc" the TTS had no problem pronounciating the words just as a human would. Anyways, I wouldn't find it strange for some words to sound robotic. After all, "Samatha" the TTS voice is a robot. But its nothing that would really bother you if you heard her say 2 words out of 10 words "robotically." There was no stuttering (again this might be because they updated their software for the GPS sold now) and the directions were clearly understandable.
Some people had problems connecting their RAZR to the unit. I thought at first oh well I'll just have to give up that option, but to my surprise, I was able to pair my RAZR V3 to the C520. When you do the phone paring, it might help to select the button "Mobile Phone" (located on the main screen right when you start up your GPS from shut down mode) and do the connection with bluetooth in that menu option. Have the GPS "search" for your phone while its on discovery mode. A lot of reviews I read stated that the GPS freezes while trying to connect. However, I really think they just didn't wait long enough. It takes like a minute for them to pair so you just have to be patient and wait till it connects.
The battery life though really only last about 2 hours. I've read somewhere it's about 4-5 hours, maybe from a cnet review but at least when I used it (w/o Bluetooth powered on) it ran for about 2 hours or so. I'm not surprise and I wouldn't complain either. It's such a slim GPS that there is a limit to the battery capacity it can fit within its shell. Also, its lightweight. Thus, a longer lasting battery would only make the GPS bulkier and heavier. A lot of people had problems with plugging the unit in since it came straight out of the bottom of the GPS. I recommend buying an "L" shaped plug for the USB. I had one that came with my RAZR and now I use it for the GPS. It basically has the same male and female end of the usb but they are 90 degrees from each other, thus give the "L" shaped plug that would fix the problem for people who dont want their GPS situated too high off the dashboard.
The TTS and bluetooth problems were the most frequent ones I heard and I just wanted to state for the record that none of these problems occured in the one I got. I bought this on amazon (obviously) from a vendor named "6ave" or sixth avenue electronics. Perhaps they have ones that aren't defected anymore.
All in all, I think this GPS was a great deal. You simply can't find another GPS with all of these functions in it for under $300. Also, with its neat widescreen and slim form factor, it's super pleasing to the eyes and makes passengers admire your new high tech toy haha. People seriously complain too much about this GPS but to my opinion, I just think they are way too picky. With Mio putting out this product with TTS and Bluetooth for under $300, I'm surprised people still buy expensive models like Garmin Nuvi. Also, a lot of the past reviews were dated right when the GPS was first sold (I think around May 2007) which obviously had lot of bugs in it. However, I bought this unit in October 2007 which is almost half a year later and it seems to be in good shape now. A good lesson learned: never buy a product when it first comes out....companies know these bugs are there but they are forced to launch their product so they figure they'll fix it later since its covered in the warranty....however, I just dont think the shipping costs and time to send my GPS back to them would be worth it. It's smarter to buy a product after some time it has launched on the market...on a side note remember the Wii straps that kept breaking off?
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