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Summary: pretty good for what it is
Review: I got this as a gift for Christmas, and with just a little fussing, it was up and running with all the proper software installed in less than an hour, tops. I use a G4 Mac, and already had a few hundred songs loaded from my CDs into my computer, so choosing the 10-20 songs permitted memory-wise was my biggest problem. The sound is good, the weight is feather-like, and it's the size of a small cigarette pack (not the king size). No. it's not an iPod, but it's a helluva lot cheaper. I go to work, empty the Rio, refill it and listen to different songs on the way home. Get home, refill it with different songs for my commute to work. Not bad. My biggest complaint is trying to track down the memory expansion... The instructions are very vague about installing or even locating what kind of MMC I need... Otherwise, this is pretty good and reasonably priced.
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Summary: this is horible
Review: ok i first bought this and it broke with in 10 days so i returned it ok so i got a new one now i can't figure out how to put the music onto it the computer doesn't realise it's even there it's a piece of junk! ...
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Summary: Perfect for Anyone
Review: I recently got this product for Christmas, and I am amazed with it. It is very stylish, and holds alot of memory. It is also very tiny, and I am still in shock of how it cant hold nearly 30 Songs! Well maybe the iPODs and the RioRiot are better that this, but first of all who wants to pay that much money And, How many of you can Actually THINK of 4,000 let alone put them on a MP3 Player! This is a great Mp3 player and makes an awsome gift. This MP3 also has great sound quality and might I add that the Rio S-10 is very reasonably priced...This is the perfect MP3 player! Highly Suggested
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Summary: the bad thin about this
Review: i like the color of this mp3 player and its fast...but it only holds at the most 15 songs and i dont want to spend 80 dollars on a memory card...try to find a better one.
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Summary: Excellent player for those who aren't addicted to music 24/7
Review: My brother said I should ask for one of these for Christmas, so I did. I got it for Christmas this year, and I have to say that it is truly amazing. Almost everything is near perfect. It is a normal flash mp3 player, with 64MB internal drive(actually 61.5 since it uses 2.5MB for required information). That may not seem like a lot but it is, i got about 37 128kbps tracks on the player, which is enough for me. The transfer speed is somewhat fast, it took 2.5 minutes to get the 37 tracks on. The player is smaller, slightly smaller than a deck of cards. On the front it has the display, D-Pad(Top is play/pause, Bottom is stop, Left is rewind/track search and Right is fast forward/track search). The D-Pad is nice, and there is a smaller circle enter button. On the left and right sides it is rubber coated, with a volume see-saw on the right side. On the top there is the on/off switch, usb/headphone port and the menu button. The back has the battery and memory card compartment. On Screen, while playing the LCD is great. The top row has the time, play modes and battery life. The next row has the track name, next two rows have artist and album. Below that is a progress meter, followed by 4 options below it. The options are Time Elapsed and Track Number, Time Remaining and Track Number, File Type(MP3 or WMA) bitrate and Stereo or Mono, and the date. This can be changed by the enter button.
The menu is nice looking, with the main menu having 4 half-oval menu items coming out from the right side of the LCD. The items are Play Music, Stopwatch, Settings, and About. In the Play Music menu, there is Play All or Play Track. They do what they say. In the Stopwatch menu, there is a stopwatch, which is pretty cool. In the Settings menu, there is Playback, Equalizer, Bookmarks, Power, Resume, Contrast, and Time. In the Playback menu, there is the shuffle and repeat options. The cool part is the Equalizer menu. There are 6 preset equalizer modes, plus custom bass & treble. The presets are Normal, Rock, Jazz, Classical, Pop, and Trance(which is a form of Techno). The Bass & Treble are adjusted by graphical sliders. In the Bookmark menu, there is Set, Select, and Delete. You can have up to 9 bookmarks to save you place in music. In the Power menu, there is Backlight, Battery, and Pwr Save. Backlight can be adjusted to 2, 5, 10, or 20 seconds, Always off or Always on. The Battery can be toggled with Alkaline or NiMH. The Pwr Save can be 1, 5, 10, or 30 minutes, and Never. In the Resume menu there is Track, which can be First or Current, and Timecode which can be start or current. In the Contrast you adjust the LCD Contrast, and in Time you can set time, set date and set the time mode(12h or 24h). In the About menu in the main menu, there is Player and Storage. The About menu just says "About RioS10 Version 1.00 Copyright....." and the Storage shows how much memory you have used.
Sound Wise, this player is great. The possibilites are great with the equalization settings, but with the volume seesaw, its even better. The volume levels range from 0-30, and does it get loud. I rarely go over 14 for my volume. 6 is what i normally use, which is loud enough for me.
I have expierienced a one bug, but a very small one. When i woke up this morning it was December 26 and the date read February 14, 2003 and at 3:23am. . Thats all the bugs i have found.
The Software is great. Its easy to use, and friendly. It searches your drive for music, and from there you can sort the music by Artist, Album, Songs, Playlist, Genre, and My Computer(which lets you select folders manually). You can edit the ID3 Tags, which are information the mp3 uses to return Artist, Album, Bitrate, etc. You can make playlists to use for later. This is an easy tool. MoodLogic is ok, but i rarely use it.
I do have a few complaints about this player. First of all, in all the pictures the player looks purple, but it is actually a slightly-dark blue color. I like that color better, and the photos used for the player need to be changed. Also, The buttons are a little over-sensitive, and a small push can trigger them. Lastly, I was hoping for A-B loop and Playlist Editing on the player, but there isn't. If you want to playlist edit, you have to do it on the software, and you can even choose songs to skip on the device anyway, which is not very cool. The earbuds have a hard time staying in my ear, so i used normal earphones instead.
Praises about the player. The battery life is great, I have probably had it on for 11 hours already and the battery shows about 2/3 full. The backlight is good, and bright. The USB cable is easy to insert. The menus are easy to navigate.
Overall, this is a great portable player. If you like to workout, play around, listen to music, or have a tight budget, this is for you. Its not something you want for an 8 hour road trip, but it will do if you just like to sit and listen to music. If you aren't on the move a lot or you are a huge audiophile, I wouldn't reccomend this to you, since 64MB is only so much. But for those who are not picky, on the move, or like to listen to music for an hour or two, I highly reccomend this MP3 Player.
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Summary: Horrible
Review: I got this product just yesterday and only one earpiece works and the damn thing keeps on jumping like it's a cd. Don't waste your time or your money.
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Summary: This is GREAT!!!
Review: This is the best mp3 player I have ever had! The sound is terrific and it is very easy to figure out how to use! If you are looking for a mp3 player, you need to buy this one! You won't be sorry!
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Summary: Great Product !...
Review: I just purchased this product and the other 2 reviews are dead on. This product is great and so far i have had no problems at all with it.Its a great price for a great MP3 player.
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Summary: Just plain awesome.
Review: This music player is awesome. It couldn't be better. It has a decent amount of on-board memory, and can be cheaply extended with the MMC Cards. The sound is great, the song transfer is fast and it has an E X C E L L E N T backlit display, which shows the time, battery life, song, album, track, progress meter, and more. The buttons are easy to use also. The player looks great, is light and small. The best thing is that it has a very good battery life, 1 AA battery for more than 35 hours worth. It is a great player. Obviously it is no iPod, Archos, RioRiot or something like that, but is the best of its kind in the cheap mp3 players. I recommend it over any mp3 player that is less than $150, including the Creative Labs ones, Rio 600/800, and the Mp3/CD players as well.
PROS
-Good battery life
-Excellent Display
-Fast transfer, good music software
-Good look and appearance
-Light and small
-Easy buttons
-Low price
-Will Probably last long
CONS
-Menu button is at the top.
-Menus are a little weird This product should be 100/5 stars, but i can only go up to 5. I highly recommend this product if you have a limited budget and are looking for an mp3 player that is > $150.
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Summary: Awesome
Review: This is a great MP3 Player! I had been looking for an MP3 player and chose this model as my choice. It is easy to use, small, the software works great in downloading MP3's to the unit, it has a long battery life, needs only 1 AA battery, and the price was right. I had looked at other brands but chose the Rio since I know they have been producing MP3 players for several years and have a good reputation. You can't go wrong with this unit.
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