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Summary: I could live with this
Review: I recently bought the RIO600 with 64MB and I am pretty satisfied with it.the only problems are that it is battery hog(lasted me only 4 hours...this time includes lots of copying to the RIO),when i want it to skip back to the previous track, it stops play....
Apart from that , the buttons have a very weak feel...feels like they are going to break off if you press too hard.
I would give this product a B...Those of you who can spend 150+dollars on an MP3 player, might look somewhere else.For those with a limited budget, i think this would do the trick.
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Summary: Beautiful Garbage
Review: Love the looks, but it's useless. After 5 months it will no longer turn on. From reading other reviewers comments, this is apparently a common problem. What does that tell you? Don't buy this item, it's just not worth it. I'm getting an iPod.
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Summary: Lowest Quality Electronic Equipment I've Purchased
Review: I received a Rio 600 64MB MP3 player for Christmas. I opened it, loaded it full of songs, and listened to it for about two hours one day. The next morning I tried turning it on to load some new songs, and it wouldn't even turn on. So I replaced the battery and messed around with the memory backpack to no avail. It would respond to nothing. Figuring I had received a random dysfunctional product, I promptly returned it to the store it was purchased from.
Giving the SONICblue company one more chance, I opened my new player, loaded some songs, and was amazed to find out that this new player actually worked...for two days. At the end of the second day on my way home, I turned it on successfully and pressed play...unsuccessfully. I tried everything, just as before: battery replacement, battery connections, etc. That was one week ago, and I've tried it every day since...to no avail.
Bottom line: this company evidently doesn't have any quality control whatsoever, and this is the last purchase I'll make from them until I discover that their company has upgraded their horrible testing division.
DO NOT PURCHASE THIS, EVEN IF IT IS A LOW-COST MP3 PLAYER. BUY SOMETHING ELSE INSTEAD
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Summary: Not bad for an intro to MP3 players
Review: This is my first MP3 player and so far I am impressed. I sometimes have problems if I want to use the skip and it accidently stops playback completely. The only other problem is it is something of a battery hog, but since it only uses 1 AA at a time, I can't really complain. The software it comes with isn't bad. I'm not a Real Player fan to begin with, but once you get the hang of it, it is fairly simple. I get about an hour and a half of playback on the memory, depending on file size. All in all it is good player and I recommend it for beginners to MP3's.
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Summary: POOR QUALITY
Review: I normally don't feel the need to blast any company but I've had (and returned) 3 of the Rio products. I had the 800 - worked for 10 minutes. I tried a demo model of the 600 32mb - never turned on. And now I'ved tried the 600 64mb - the unit turns on but doesn't play. The play button functions like the skip button. This company has a BIG QUALITY PROBLEM and their site is almost useless. Avoid Avoid Avoid.
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Summary: player worked for about a year
Review: I had the rio 600 for under a year. I found that it constantly
freezes up when running. For a product that claims not "skip"
I found this to be much worse since the backpack would have to
be removed to unfreeze it (on/off switch frozen also). WOULD
NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLAYER. Its in the trash now.
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Summary: Acceptable player for audio books.
Review: Overall, I'm happy with this product. I have the refurbished 32 meg model that Audible.com offers through a promotion. I ordered it a week before Christmas, not expecting to see it until well after the new year, and it arrived in four days. That was a pleasant surprise.While 32 megs is not a whole lot for MP3 files it's plenty for audible books which don't demand as high of quality as music. I want to get more memory for music but it is too expensive for their proprietary 'backpacks'. If memory becomes a real issue for me I will have to go with another brand that supports the more popular memory cards. For now I'm happy to use it just for audio books. I was considering going for a higher model such as the Rio 800 but I've read the horror stories (customer reviews on this site) and decided to stick with this one. I was wary of upgrading to a rechargable only model in the first place. I think I'll stick with this one and just pop in an AA battery when needed instead of carrying a charger around all the time. You can basicaly take the CD that came with it and use it as a coaster. The PC software instalation wanted to overwrite my current version of Real Player before it would continue to install the Rio Manager software. This I wish would be an option. The automatic software installation would not let me go about it any other way. I let it do it and reinstalled the current software afterwards. I figured out later how to manualy install the Rio Manager software through exploring the software CD. Also, Microsoft's Media Player recognized the hardware on it's own. I have yet to use the Rio Manager software, I don't need it. Finaly, I have to report one glitch with my Rio 600. Sometimes it doesn't turn on. I have to disconnect the backpack (which houses the battery) and reconnect it and everything is back to normal. All information such as bookmarks and the actual files are still intact and only the time/date is wiped. This is only a small nuisance for me but it's still something I wish it wouldn't do. Pros: It is great for audible books. If you want to experiment, the promotion from Audible.com is a safe bet. Cons: 32 megs is small by today's standards. I would imagine the same is true for 64 megs. Upgrading is expensive due to the price of it's proprietary 'backpacks'. The software installation program needs some work, namely the option of leaving more upgraded software on your computer rather than overwriting it with the older software that comes on the CD. Sometimes it won't turn on, but I don't know if this is a common glitch or just happens with my Rio. Not the best player out there, but not the worst either. (I hope.) C+
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Summary: Take A Look At This
Review: I purchased the Rio about a month ago. So far I am really happy with it. It will hold up to about 1 hour of music. If you change the file it will hold up to 2 hours. I highly recommend this !
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Summary: SonicBlue isn't all its cracked up to be...
Review: Ihave no problem with batteries unlike those other reviews but the firmware in SonicBlue's players(Rio600 & Rio800) crashes on me just about every 15-20 minutes. I have went to their webpage and downloaded everything it told me to, to correct the problem, and according to their support staff I just need to upgrade my memory, I have tried that over 20 times and it still freezes up. Well, if you want to waste your money and buy this cheap product that worked for about a week, this is the one...
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Summary: Audio book listeners will love it.
Review: The book mark feature allows more than one person to listen to an audiobook without losing their place. The power consumption is minimal, it uses 1 AA battery that lasts for ever. Its easy to use, along with the audio.com program. The fast forward/rewind feature zips you through your book easily to find the passage you might want to find. The display is easy to read and simple.
The "stylish" carry case, however leaves much to be desired. It is almost as stylish as my fathers leisure suit, and the window tries to show both the controls and the display but misses both. I did some trimming on mine.
The bottom line is that book listeners will love it. no cassettes to deal with or repair. No crying because the player ate one and the rest of the cassette book is worthless. The price of downloading saves 50 to 75%. And after you download the book you can zip it into your Rio in about a minute or two.
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