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Summary: lacks some features...makes it annoying...but its still GOOD
Review: I have had my rio for less than 24hours....currently running firmware 1.09f (even though the latest on the rio webpage is 1.08f) Everything good you read about it is true..plays mp3, WMA, shows song names, very easy to use, can sort songs into folders (but currently not subfolders), works with CD-R, CD-RW (i have not tried it with regular cd's...i dont see the point!)...it even works with those little 8mm CD-R's, 120sec antishock is GREATNow for the bad, or annoying. The Volt (and remote) is made of pretty cheap plastic...not what I expected for $170. Sony makes better constructed CD players for $60. So either one of two things...the next version of this player will either be much cheaper, or more durable. If you turn the player off then on again, the music doesnt stop where you left it...it starts at the begining of the CD. If you are playing on battery power and plug in the AC, the unit shuts off. If you are playing from AC and unplug it to switch to battery..the unit shuts off. Yet again you have to start at the begining of the CD, which is really annoying if you have 200 songs on a CD!!!! The battery indicator on my rio (i am not sure if it is somethign wrong with my rio or the firmware) does not light up!, so i have NO indication of battery life!!! This one annoys me big time...you do not have the choice to see the time LEFT on the song you are playing......you can only see the time ELAPSED. SUUUUXXX! oh yeah, as i mentioned before, if you have songs under subfolders...oh well! ur screwed (i hope they fix this in a future firmware) ANYHOW...with all that i am still pretty happy with it (but that is only cuase I expect they fix all that stuff (except the flimsy plastic) with firmware upgrades.
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Summary: You get what you pay for
Review: I purchased this most excellent player after returning the Memorex "bargain" (piece of junk), and reading CNET's reviews. This player does everything advertised in a well engineered package. Sound is great (using real headphones, not the ones they come with), and it plays all mp3 formats and cd's that the Memorex would not. Would have gotten five stars except for the headphones, the carrying case (too small, and not padded well enough to protect the unit), and would have liked a car kit included. Remote control unit is neat. Overall very satisfied.
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Summary: Heaven-Sent
Review: After owning the Phillips Expanium (no filename/id3 display) and the Memorex unit, I have to say that the Rio Volt wins hands down. The Phillips is solid and never skipped a beat, but it was impossible to navigate thru the disc or see the current track playing. Additionally, you are unable to fast forward through individual mp3's and the LCD screen is NOT backlit! The Memorex made up in several of the above areas (excluding a backlist LCD), but it failed in the realm of stability. It tended to skip w/ the most minor of jolts on all of my previously burned cd's (unlike the Expanium). The Memorex Unit would purportedly play just fine if you downloaded specific burning software and burned with some specified method, but none of this was outlined in the manual that came w/ the unit! Additionally, it would sometimes skip even when immobile! The Rio Volt soars above both units w/ its backlit LCD, its ID3 Tag recognition and scrolling, and very smooth playback even on the bumpiest of roads (not to mention nearly flawless playback of my older discs). It has a 99% success rate when it comes to skipping, and there are only 2 mp3's that I've recently burned that it has been unable to read. I'm still researching it... Overall, a unit that is well worth the $, and is cream of the crop as far as I'm concerned.
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Summary: GREAT
Review: One word. Great. I hav had it since it came out and there hasnt been one problem. Its the best of the best.
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Summary: AWESOME... Just Awesome!!
Review: This is FANTASTIC! 15-20 Hours of battery life, a backlit display, and hundreds of MP3 songs per CD! Not only that it has a 120 second ESP skip protection! DAMN! And it plays WMA, MP3 and WAV (AND regular CD's) Throw out your Discman and buy this hot little gadget...It rocks.
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Summary: I would rather wait before buying this player
Review: I just brought this player today and i feel it's really [bad].1) the headphone is extremely [bad]. [....] 2) the control is poorly design. 3) the cd bag is the worse type. 4) the LCD 's text looks bad. 5) the sound quality is not very good, may be it's the problem with the headphone. I would strongly recommand go look for other MP3 cd player. I personally really dont have confidence with diamond's product. from it's video card product history can tell.
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Summary: Rio Volt - Great sound, Great battery life, Great Value...
Review: I own the Rio 500, Creative Labs Nomad Jukebox, MP3Trip and now I have the Rio Volt. The Rio Volt simply rocks them all. Great sound, love the remote, ability to be flash upgradable (check the Rio site for upgrades). The unit is relatively large compared with the lightest and smallest generation of standard CD players, but in terms of value, and the ability of this unit, there is no current competition. I so have longed to use my Creative Labs Nomad Jukebox more, but alas, that unit does not have the cool and useful inline remote, nor does it offer comparable battery life. Creative Labs should take note on what the Rio Volt does well and implement them because I will be leaving my Creative at home and taking my Volt with me. The Rio Volt also sounds better than the Creative Labs. Impovements? 5-band equalizer? - you have 4 settings now, Rock, jazz, classical, normal. Rock seems to offer the best compromise. Slimmer build. Better plastic (feels cheap, not as cheap as the MPTRIP). Maybe a Radio tuner. Great job by Rio (this is not their product, they get it from an OEM and rebadge it as a Rio Volt).
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Summary: Its really great but..
Review: The player is great. I just returned a Aiwa xp-mp3c cd player for it. The directory movement is pretty nice. You press the navi button and it shows you the names of the folders on the cd and allows you to move back and forth on them. Much nicer then album up/down on the aiwa player. Its also much smaller. While doing some research on the player to see what it can decode its also better then the aiwa. The aiwa link is http://www.aiwa.co.jp/english/exhibi/new_p2000/xp-mp3e.html and the rio link is http://www.riohome.com/default.asp?menu=support&submenu=Rio&item=faqs&product=Rio_Volt#25095. The Rio decodes at a much higher rate while the aiwa says it can decode it but there might be a problem. Thats not reasuring. My only grip about the player is the lag time inbetween the songs caused by the play buffer. It talks about it http://www.riohome.com/default.asp?menu=support&submenu=Rio&item=faqs&product=Rio_Volt#24996. If i was going to recommend a player to anyone i would still tell them to buy this one. Ive seen the phillips player, the aiwa player, and the very first one called the mptrip. The field of mp3 cd players has come along way and it can only get better from here.
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Summary: Woohoo! Yippeee! Wow!
Review: That about sums it up. Fab device. I received it in less than 24 hours from Amazon, with standard delivery charge! I immediately did the firmware upgrade and it was ready to go. I tried several 1st generation MP3/CD players and they were unsatisfactory. This one is great! But the silly stick figure dancers are annoying! You want an MP3 player? You want 20 hour battery time? You want an average of almost 300 songs per CD (with up to 999)? Stop looking!! Buy this one. ...
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Summary: Great player, but very wasteful
Review: This gizmo works very well. It's only design flaw is that it has very short battery life. As well as this player works, I can't justify using it simply due to the sheer volume of AA batteries it eats up. If you have a cigarrette lighter adapter, it's great for long car rides. If you buy it, consider also purchasing a rechargeable battery kit. It's something you should own ANYWAY! Also, Rio now makes a newer version of this player that uses a built-in, rechargeable lithium ion battery.
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