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Summary: Ehh-- Think Twice
Review: (Disreguard the rating)I personally dont have this item, but i suggest that one thinks twice before they decide to purchase it. I do have the RioVolt SP 250 Mp3 cd player, and that is like the greatest purchase i ever made. What confuses me about this item is that it costs like 250 dollars, and it only has 192 MB of memory. With the SP 250 you can hold up to 700 MB on a blank cd that costs about 50 cents. On top of this the RioVolt SP 250 only costs about 150 dollars. I thought i would just get that out there to people who were considering purchasing this product.
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Summary: RIO MP3 Players - Stay Away for your own good
Review: Bought a Rio 600 which has the same 'packaging' as the 800 and 900 - the quality is the cheapest plastic you can imagine, the controls are unprecise and my on/off switch broke after 2 hours of absolutely non-violent indoor use. You'll be bettor off with no MP3 player than with this RIO line.
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Summary: Shoddy Quality
Review: Bought one. Worked great the first time. The second time out it froze up and would not shut off. Slipped off the battery pack to shut it off and then it wouldn't start again. Got a replacement. Worked great the first time. That night I tried to amend my playlist and the downloading hung up. Checked out the tracks that were on the player and saw some weird scribbling (listed as a track) which I could not delete. And then, again, could not turn off the player. Once again, slipped off the battery pack and then it would not turn on. I'm done with Rio forever!!!
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Summary: Not Happy with it! :(
Review: First, I purchased the RIO 600 (64MB model). I based my decision on ratings from Consumer Reports. After three months of use, I found this player to have several problems. First; it has a non-standard USB interface to the player. This interface is extremely fragile. Second, it completely mis-gauges battery life. It tells you it has 75% left at the time that it runs out & you have to do an annoying little calibration every time you put in a new battery. Third, the sound quality is mediocre. Fourth, the headset can't take getting wet, even though it is supposed to be a sports model. The headset is an in-ear, headband-less type. Every time I sweat for more than 10 minutes, the headset would short out lowering its volume significantly. Fifth; when the battery is changed it fails to keep the clock time, even though it keeps the music stored in ram (weird). Sixth point; you are forced to use Real Audio Player (limited feature version included with the player), because the driver for the Windows Media player is incomplete. It doesn't allow you to format memory, or re-synch the devices clock with your PC. Additionally; Real Audio Player constantly advertises at you to upgrade (for a monthly fee) and also shoots other ads at you, none of which can be disabled. Last but not least, doesn't take shock well; I dropped it once after about three months of ownership, and the display now shows only half a screen.
PS: Even at a compression of 128kbps, in many cases you can not fit an entire album on the machine. In this newer model, none of the model 600's deficiencies were corrected. It came with a rechargeable battery, which also suffers the battery gauge problem. It also has an additional battery problems; the battery never is able to take a full charge, and discharges by about 10% every day when left idol??????????? Really weird. Needless to say, I returned the unit after only one week of usage.
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Summary: DO NOT BUY
Review: I bought one and had to return in because of display problems, volume toggle switch problems, and file corruption issues. I was sent another one. Guess what? I still had the same issues. The hardware is not reliable and the devices "freezes" frequently. The only way to get it working is by removing the battery. Please heed my advice and buy from another manufacturer.
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Summary: I think the Rio 900 is great!!
Review: I bought the Rio 900 as a replacement for the Rio 500.My main purpose is to listen to books from Audible.com. The first advantage is not having to constantly be buying AA batteries, because it has an attached rechargeable battery. The second advantage is that it has 192 mb of memory, where the Rio 500 has 64 mb of memory. I just downloaded 5 books onto the player with alot of memory to spare. The sound is also awesome. Music as well as the spoken word comes through loud and clear. You can also adjust the audio depending on what you are listening to...jazz, rap, classic, books, etc. I listen to books most of the time and this player is compatible with the Audible.com formats and the Audible Manager. I have not had any issues with the battery either. The controls are easy to figure out and simple to use. I don't see how you could go wrong buying this player.
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Summary: I think the Rio 900 is great!!
Review: I bought the Rio 900 as a replacement for the Rio 500.My main purpose is to listen to books from Audible.com. The first advantage is not having to constantly be buying AA batteries, because it has an attached rechargeable battery. The second advantage is that it has 192 mb of memory, where the Rio 500 has 64 mb of memory. I just downloaded 5 books onto the player with alot of memory to spare. The sound is also awesome. Music as well as the spoken word comes through loud and clear. You can also adjust the audio depending on what you are listening to...jazz, rap, classic, books, etc. I listen to books most of the time and this player is compatible with the Audible.com formats and the Audible Manager. I have not had any issues with the battery either. The controls are easy to figure out and simple to use. I don't see how you could go wrong buying this player.
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Summary: Rio 900 192 MB MP3 Player
Review: I bought this (refurbished)player on line after joining the audible.com program. After three days the player malfunctioned. When I called their "customer service" I find that "Realaudio" has acquired the company. They were very nice in advising me that the 900 had been discontinued but would be replaced with a comparable model. So after I sent the unit to them in Arizona at my expense they promptly replaced the unit with a (refurbished) Rio S50. When I contacted them to advise that the S50 DOES NOT support the audible format that I had initially bought the unit for, I was politely told that they were sorry but they had no plans support any players using the audible format in the near future.
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Summary: Rio 900 192 MB MP3 Player
Review: I bought this (refurbished)player on line after joining the audible.com program. After three days the player malfunctioned. When I called their "customer service" I find that "Realaudio" has acquired the company. They were very nice in advising me that the 900 had been discontinued but would be replaced with a comparable model. So after I sent the unit to them in Arizona at my expense they promptly replaced the unit with a (refurbished) Rio S50. When I contacted them to advise that the S50 DOES NOT support the audible format that I had initially bought the unit for, I was politely told that they were sorry but they had no plans support any players using the audible format in the near future.
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Summary: Great Until It Stopped Working
Review: I bought this player mainly to listen to audio books through Audible.com. This player has lots of memory and can hold 2 whole books and more. I had visions of going on vacation without the stack of books - just the Rio 900. It installed easily. I was able to download books with Audible Manager and listened for about 2 weeks. I did not use the Rio 900 for 2 days. When I picked it up again, it said "No Tracks" as if it had spontaneously erased everything. I thought I could just redownload the books, but Audible Manager will not add new content because the Rio 900 is full. Apparently, the index was erased but not the actual files. Attempts at formating the player or erasing all files have not changed the situation. SonicBlue does not answer email support inquiries and telephone support is a very long wait. Once they did answer,they didn't know how to solve the problem. I am sending it back!
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