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Summary: This thing is the S"H#I%T
Review: I got this 5 days after I ordered it. Within 20 min of receiving it, I had cd's burned and playing. 2 days after that I decided to look at the manual. This thing has loads of features, and is easy to use. Sure the headphones could be better, but I dont use them anyway. I plug it into my amp at work, and I'm jamming. Im able to put 1500-1600 songs on 9 cd-r's . What more could one ask for? (A big bag of money would be nice :) Just get it, you will love it. If you dont, you must be "too old" to understand anything, except albums and reel-to-reel.
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Summary: This is the best MP3 CD player
Review: I have had this player for a year now and love it. I works great and it does not pop at all. If it does then you should return it to get a refund or a new one. Becasue i had one i pressed the buttons too hard then the screw came out under the front cover. Then everytime i pressed it it was scratching the CD and made it skip like what people say. So you have to be a little more careful with it then other CD players but once u do it its the best.Your Friend yodadude
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Summary: They don't work for long
Review: The SP250 is frustrating because when it works it is an awesome, revolutionary product. I would happily use it as my primary listening device because of it's ability to randomly play large lists of fully IDed mp3s. But it doesn't work well. I'm on my second player. The first became unstable and the slightest (really, really, teeny tiny) jar would cause it to power down, I could get no help from RIO so I exchanged it. The new one will not recharge batteries so I use the external power source or regular batteries. I have read reviews from people who love their devices but I am positive that none of their players are still operating flawlessly. I am convinced that mp3 cds are the best way for music fanatics to store, trade and listen to their music but this machine and the company that produces it are below par.
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Summary: Not the winner it's said to be....
Review: In general im dissapointed with this cd player. After spending 150 bucks on it, I decided it was a waist of money. First of all, it clearly states all over the package it has 8 minutes of anti-shock which kind of confused me because on the menu of the cd player it only offers 120 seconds. I looked on Rio's website and it told me that it only has 8 minute anti-shock when playing "compressed audio". I have no idea what compressed audio is. Second, this thing eats batteries like you would not believe. I brought it to europe (which wasnt very smart) and I went through 6 sets of batteries in two weeks (6 sets is 12 batteries). Total waist in general. Also, the ear buds broke within two days. Consider some other cd player for less money.
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Summary: Excellent MP3/CD player!!
Review: My wife bought me a SP250 for Christmas 2001, and I have used it almost daily since then. I can honestly say, I dont know how I managed without one before! Some of the other reviews paint a pretty dim picture of this unit, but in my 8 months of use I have had very few problems. It plays all my MP3 discs (even if not closed),and CDs without much fuss. I found it will skip if I place it in a vertical position in my car, but that is minor. The FM tuner works fine, since it is only used at cricket matches anyway;-) The unit could do with some improvements, such as the ability to change discs while playing, plug/unplug the adapter without rebooting, and the choice of no backlight. Hopefully these issues will be fixed in later models, or firmware upgrades. I would buy another tomorrow if my 250 was stolen or lost. Truly a wonderful product.
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Summary: Fantabulous !!
Review: This is the greatest CD Player I've seen. For [$$$] it comes with a remote, two rechargeable batteries, case, earphones, headphones, and by paying [money] for shipping you can get a car kit including the cassette and the adapter. Its antiskip is wonderful. I tried all sorts of things to find a fault, but it was perfectly smooth. The battery lasts quite a while so you don't have to worry about how much time you spend without the AC adapter. You save so much money on AA batteries ;) The only downside that I saw was the looks and quality of the buttons. But again, who cares about looks when u get so much quality music and so many features !! I love mine, hope you enjoy yours.
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Summary: Terrible
Review: I was enthusiastic when I first found out about the player. Even though I found a lot of negative reviews on how it was defective and unreliable, I ignored them and bought it. When I opened it the remote didn't work and it was made of ... plastic. I decided I could live with that and use the warranty for my remote. ...
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Summary: you want a mp3/cd player??? get sp250
Review: the player is great, earphones work very well (sound is very good). i didn't use a radio tuner yet, but i will soon. i will also get a car kit for free. if you want a GREAT DEAL buy it between 28th and 31st of july. you'll pay 138$ but they will give you 30$ back (mial-in rebate) plus a free car kit (worth another 30 bucks (after you pay 6$ shipping&handlind)! so the player will cost you about 85 dollars. there is no better deal than this one. BUY IT!
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Summary: MP3/WMA on CDR/CDRW pops and skips!!!
Review: MP3 burned on to CDR/CDRW have pops and skips when playing. Unbearable! MP3/WMA are at all good to high qualities on my pc. Upgraded firmware to 2.05 but did not help. FM turner is very good. Good reception. Playing regular CD is also pretty good. Nice leather case, rechargeable batteries, adapter, headphones, etc. Don't buy this if you're looking for MP3/WMA player. You'll be very disappointed!!!
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Summary: Great device!! no problem at all
Review: RioVolt it's a cool cd/mp3/wma player. You have a great sound, full capabilities, remote control, customizable options, etc. I have played cda, mp3's cd (multisession, rewritable, nested directories...all the possibilities!!!) and passed it ok. MMMMmmmm, yeah...some things aren't at the same level: the in-ear headphones doesn't sound so cool, the batteries charges very slow in the rio (but who doesn't have an external charger?...), and the FM tuner doesn't catch the lower stations. But think, what are these details against the possibility of get all the features and actualizations in your all-in-one-Rio?
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