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Summary: this rocks and rolls
Review: This thing is awesome. I just bought one and started using it. The headphones are [not good] so i suggesst that u buy other ones. It does skip when u play regular audio cd's. But when u play data discs it doesnt skip. Also with data discs u can get over 100 songs on one cd. The batteries do drain fast and if u dont know what ure doin the "getting started" directions won't help. They also include a nice leather case and some softwre. The software is "easy cd creator 4" "real jukebox" and a few more. They also include one of those hand things taht have a clip.(look at the pictures and u'll see what i mean.) I also think that the people who said that this thing stinks must always listen to audio cds or they must be friggen computer geeks. I f ure lookin' for a good but simple cd player here is ure choice.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: The RioVolt plays wmas -- but the manual included is lacking and weak in terms of providing reaonable direction on how to create, save, and put wmas and playlists on a cd. Attempts to follow-up with customer support with SonicBlue have also been lackluster.If you are looking a simple cd player, then the RioVolt would fit the bill. If you are looking for something that would play wmas and playlists on the cd, then look elsewehere. It is simply a disappointment.
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Summary: Condensing has never been easier.
Review: This player is top of the line. The ability to Navigate through tracks is excellent. I have put my CD collection into a volume set on 15 CDs. My orginal CDs are over 400. By putting the albums into a folder by an artist you can then navigate and go directly to an album or song. The anti-shock is the best I have ever seen. The software included is a bonus, however you do not really need it. If you have MusicMatch Jukebox and a CD burner your set to go. I suggest MusicMatch with any MP3/CD player. Why? Well, the MP3 can be altered. You can change MusicMatch's setting from "above CD quality sound" to lower qualitys of sound. Now, the best thing I found is you can get over 350 songs on one disc by choosing FM quality sound. Do you really want to lose sound quality? Well, the truth is it is almost impossible to hear the difference between "above CD quality sound", "CD quality sound", and "FM quality aound". The whole difference in making those changes is no noticable difference in sound and the ability to double your space. With the "FM quality" you can get around 27-30 full length CDs on a 700MB CD-R. The Riovolt is an excellent product.
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Summary: Just a few minor annoyances
Review: This has everything a CD player should have, minus 1 or 2, plus it plays MP3s and WMA. Get 200+ songs onto a CD and enjoy for several hours. I only have 2 complaints about it. It doesn't come with resume and playlists can't be saved. Every time you make a playlist, if you stop playing it, it's gone. Also, you always start at the first track on a CD instead of being able to resume where you left off like most others. Other than that it's great.
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Summary: "no disc" = very disappointing
Review: Like other reviewers, I saw the raves on the internet and bought the Riovolt. I kept it in my room on a desk playing only audio CD's and it worked great for awhile- maybe 20 hours of disc time. Then I tried my first MP3 and got a "no disc" error. I thought I had recorded the files wrong or something, until I finally tried another audio CD and still got the "no disc" error. Their website says to clean the laser but that didn't do anything for it. They also said to upload the new software on it but it wouldn't read that disc either. I don't like having to write a poor review but if I can save someone else the time and trouble of buying this item I will. Unfortunately, I am out of the country and can't return or replace this item. If you want to enjoy your music buy another player!
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Summary: good but......
Review: it cost me [money],and extra money to shipp it from USA to my country jordan,it was my first MP3 player ,I have upgrdae to 2.10 frimware ,the quality of sound is great ,its easy to use ,and have good documention,and all software come with it is nice and handy,every thing is perfect on it,but its made from [inexpensive] plastic I dont know whey I feel its will break donw into 100 pices if I drop it 10CM above the ground,when I have bought it I look for big Anti-Shock and 120 Second was the biggest, but it use less or doest do it jop will, if you use it when you are walking "not running" it will skip alot,I have suprised when that happen becouse when I read the past reviews they said that it will not skipp "except one",so it not that player for walking or in the GYM, the situation on AUDIO CDs is wrost that mp3 if you walk , I have find the mp3 buffer is 60 secound "maximum" I thought that its 120 secounds, is it and Anti-Shock the same ??? , I think there is some bad desgine of buffer, when you start the song the buffer full with 60 or 120 secound of the song and it start playing from buffer and the cd stop moving then when the buffer is going empty the cd start to move to reload the buffer ,that as I think but why they reload the buffer when it 1/2 load "they use the space that you have leasson to it " that will give the player extra time to try to reload the buffer when you are moving "its hard to the player to read clear when you are moving" I hope that I have sucsess to make you understand what I mean ,I hope that sonic blue will do that thing on the next frimware, I thank you should go to biger Anti-Shock or buffer player than this one if you are planning to use it when runnig or at GYM.
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Summary: Worked great for a while
Review: Worked great when I first received, but after about 6 weeks it just stoped working. Phone support was either nonexistent or expensive. Online support, which they recommended, resulted in NO RESPONSE. I Have given up on this expensive mistake.
Bought another brand. Won't buy a RIO/Sonic Blue product again.
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Summary: Eh....
Review: ... I thought that it was God's gift to music lovers at first. Now, don't get me wrong, it really is an awesome MP3-CD player. I love how it looks, the display (backlighting is magnificent!) and the menu options. Not to mention the fact that that it is upgradeable with their firmware. However, I too had problems with the anti-shock feature.
First of all there is no way to turn it off to save the batteries. You can only alternate between two settings. Also, it just didn't work. With ANY kind of CD. If I was walking with it in my bag, I would have to just stop every so often so it would start playing. It wouldn't just skip, it would stop all together until the player was held still for a few seconds. I guess I was just accustomed to my old Panasonic that you could take on a trampoline and it wouldn't skip! The second big problem I had with the MP3-CD feature, was that if a CD was not completely filled with MP3's then it would not reliably play all of the ones on the disc. It seemed to be comletely arbitrary as to which ones it would play. However, after I filled the disc, it would play all of them just fine. All in all, it is a good CD player...
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Summary: Awesome CD player!
Review: This CD player is the best I have ever bought! The sound is great, the operation is easy, and I love that it can play MP3 CD's! One of my favorite things about it is that it shows you the names of songs on any CD burned in a computer, not just MP3 CD's. I also like the remote you can attach to the head phone cord. My only problem was that my first one was faulty so a called SonicBlue and they sent me a replacement in 4 days. My only other complaint is about the case. It seems to be the worst case design in the world. Pros:
-Great sound
-Great design
-Easy to use
-Has a remote
-No software to install on your computer Cons:
-Terrible case
-Uncomfortable earbuds As you can see, the pros heavily outweigh the cons. Enjoy!
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Summary: Skip City
Review: This player skips anyway you carry it, and anywhere you carry it. Do noy buy it!
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