Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Apr 18 '02
Pros: 20GB Hard Drive, above average navigation, Lithium-Ion battery, big LCD screen
Cons: Price, slow USB connection, size, and lots of little things
Summary: The SonicBLUE Rio Riot is the newest MP3 toy under the Rio brand name... don't believe all the good press reviews from publishers and sites like Ziff Davis and Cnet. While the first take reviews gave outstanding marks for both these players, I felt like ... read more
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Apr 18 '04
Pros: The sound quality is fine.
Cons: Too big for regular pockets, heavy, expensive, bad battery, everything.
Summary: I bought this when the original iPod came out. At the time, I was beyond impressed with it but didn't own a Mac and didn’t have a firewire port on my computer. I hated carrying around CD players (the good ones are too expensive and I hate lugging ... read more
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Jan 12 '04
Pros: unreliable integrated battery, very very poor hardware quality, zero customer support,
Cons: Cool interface, high storage, nice sound
Summary: - At First... When I first had this unit I loved it with every part of my being. I looked past the cheap foam "protective" cover and its clunky design. It was an okay price for 20GB of space! I was sold. The interface is, of course, very cool. I ... read more
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Oct 06 '03
Pros: Price, 20 GB Hard Drive, Big LCD, Sturdy Design, FM Tuner
Cons: Can't download music that you upload back onto your computer or store other files.
Summary: The Rio RIOT Digital Audio Player works great and performs up to every expectation I had. It holds 20 GB of music so you can store plenty of your favorite songs (400 Albums or 5,000 Songs). I have had my RIOT for 4 month and I have never had a probl ... read more
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Sep 30 '03
Pros: Storage, Navigation software, sound quality.
Cons: Transfer times, reliability, battery.
Summary: I want to keep this short. Don't buy this player.
The only things it has going for it is its software, and the size of its display. Everything else (including price) is bettered by the IPod 20Gb - either for PC or Mac.
It has hung ... read more
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Aug 25 '03
Pros: Large hard drive to hold lots of music, automatically sorts songs.
Cons: Sometimes it can leave noise in songs
Summary: This is an overall wonderful product. I purchased one last year when they first came out and now thi ... read more
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Mar 11 '03
Pros: 20GB, Backlight, Li-Ion Battery & Life, LogiTrack Interface
Cons: Slow Interface, Can't Take Songs Off The RioRiot
Summary: UPDATE!!
I have lowered my rating because of SonicBlue themselves. It's a long story, but the main idea is that they do not give out firmware updates (even though they CAN) and they don't respond to any emails you send into them - I sent about ... read more
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Mar 11 '03
Pros: Sound Quality, easy to organize music, transfer speeds, great view screen, and a rechargeable battery.
Cons: The only slight problem it has a strange shape.
Summary: The Rio Riot is a sleek and stylish mp3 player. It has a great sized view screen, and can even organize your music for you. It has a great user interface, and anybody can use it with ease. It comes bundled with a carrying case that you can clip on to ... read more
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Feb 06 '03
Pros: Incredible sound, most advanced UI, 20 Gigs, long life rechargeable battery, FM tuner, case included
Cons: Can't transfer tracks back to computer, no user replaceable battery
Summary: When you read a negative review of this unit, please look at the date. All of the early problems (battery drain, unit locking up, etc.) with this player have been corrected via firmware upgrades, the newest being v1.25. I am not a MAC basher, as so ... read more
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Dec 02 '02
Pros: Jukebox features- when it works!
Cons: Inferior quality, simply does not last. Plus slow USB.
Summary: I am extremely dissatisfied with my Rio Riot. I paid nearly $300 for it and 6 weeks later (of course, after the 30 days I could've returned it to the purchase place) it completely stops working. Becomes totally unresponsive and will not even turn on. ... read more
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Aug 01 '02
Pros: Easy to use, padded case, overall design OK
Cons: Real Jukebox ONLY, two-handed use, SHORT battery life
Summary: I eagerly jumped on the Rio Riot when it hit the stores, but have become disillusioned. The design of the Riot is pretty good. Size was not a primary consideration since I planned to use it primarily in my car. Even the time it takes to download from CD ... read more
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Jul 16 '02
Pros: Excellent Sound Quality,Feature Rich,Easy to Use, Large Capacity
Cons: Hardware Quality is Very Poor, Realjukebox Software Invades Your Computer, Unit Hangs Up/Freezes (see below)
Summary: Pros
When I first bought this unit, I was in love with it. The sound quality over the included headphones is excellent. I only have to turn the volume half way up for it to be loud, and the sound remains crisp with good base. The battery life ... read more
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Jul 12 '02
Pros: Huge capacity, FM reception, great interface
Cons: pricy, battery life mysteriously lost when you dont use it every day
Summary: Ive had the Rio Riot for about two months now. I debated for over three months on this hard drive MP3 player to get. I toyed with the idea of getting the Archos Jukebox, but the display looked rather small and I wanted to be able to get to the songs I ... read more
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Jun 20 '02
Pros: 20GB Hard Drive, above average navigation, Lithium-Ion battery, big LCD screen
Cons: Price, slow USB connection, size, and lots of little things
Summary: Note: This is mostly a reposting (with a few updates) of my original RioRiot review under MK & Midi Equipment section... don't ask me why the RioRiot is listed there. Now the RioRiot is in its correct section... I think
The SonicBLUE ... read more
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Jun 20 '02
Pros: Capacity, FM tuner, Large LCD, Jog Dial, easy user interface, rechargeable battery.
Cons: Misses versatility of hard drive, integrated battery, bulky, lacks USB 2.0 support.
Summary: For those looking for a large capacity digital audio player without the bulk, there are many choices other than the Rio Riot, including the Creative Nomad Jukebox. But many users will find that the Creative Nomad Jukebox has the size of a portable CD ... read more
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