Rio Volt SP250 Personal CD Player

Pros: MP3 and WMA support, skip protection, accessories and more.
Cons: Have to plug in to charge.

Music, I rely on it to get me through hours at the gym, long drives or quiet days at work. But I hate getting tired of lack of selection on the radio or listening to that same CD again because I forgot to change it out. Thankfully, there is the...

Pros: decent battery life, MP3 and WMA support, FM tuner, much improved LCD screen
Cons: Still somewhat flimsy construction, radio reception ok, somewhat bulky

My oh my... how far the company now known as SONICBlue has come. Not too many years ago, it was known as S3 then as Diamond Multimedia and the company released the first portable MP3 player... the Rio flash MP3 player. A device that would prove to be...

Pros: It does everything you'd expect a refined MP3-CD player would do.
Cons: Large, expensive.

When MP3s debut, we already had MP3 encoders and decoders (players) on the PC, as this was where it orginated from. A highly compressed form of audio surfaced, and 28.8 - 56 kbps modem users rejoiced! Around 5 MB a song (and even less during times of...

Pros: Decent navigation, good ID3 tag handling, firmware upgradeable
Cons: LCD interface a bit clunky, battery life perhaps overstated

Judging by reviews, the iRiver iMP-350 Slim X may become the CD/MP3 player of choice these days. It wins in the aesthetics department—no competition. But there remain many reasons to give Sonicblue’s RioVolt SP250 careful consideration.

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Pros: Excellent Technical Quality
Cons: Poorly Thought Out Carrying Case

I don’t have much experience to base my opinion on, but I have a hard time finding fault with the RioVolt SP250 CD Player. Previously, my experience with portable CD players was limited to the one I occasionally managed to pry away from my pre-teen...

Pros: Great anti-shock, versatile mp3 playback, ID3 tag reading, Back-lit LCD
Cons: Short battery duration, special power outlet,

The Rio Volt Sp250...is the number one thing for anyone who is an avid music listener. First off, the style is decent. It's small and shaped so that it fits well into the palm of your hand, provided your hold it a specific way. (as can be expected of...

Pros: FM tuner, easy to use remote, bright back-lit LCD display, good anti-skip, solid construction, rechargable
Cons: a little bulky, battery life isn't very good

I bought my SP250 about 7-8 months ago and haven't regretted it. It's a solid piece of equipment with quite a few features.

I initially bought the SP250 because I had a cd player, but wanted more than 80 min of music per cd. I decided to get...

Pros: Rechargeable batteries, FM tuner, plays MP3 CDs, bright LCD screen.
Cons: Requires a CD-Rewriter for full potential, worthless carry case.

When I was going out to look for an MP3 CD player, I knew that there are many choices out there. First I've narrowed down my choices to the TDK Mojo, Samsung Yepp CD Player and the Rio Volt SP-250. But I've rejected Samsung, because of my concerns for...

Pros: Great compatibility, rechargable batteries, reliable.
Cons: Display screen still too small, playlist features awkward to use.

Sonicblue's Rio Volt SP250 improves upon the already successful design of its predecessor, the Rio Volt SP100. However, the SP250 still shares some flaws of its inherent relative SP100. Here I will cover some of the changes between the SP100 and SP250....

Pros: The perfect player for those with lots of mp3s and a burner
Cons: If it breaks, you're out $200

If you've read my review of the Kodak DC3200 digital camera, you might remember that this past X-Mas, I was blessed with $500 to fo with as I pleased. I jumped back and forth between several options for about a month. In the end, I decided to go on...

Pros: Upgradeable, no extra memory cards to buy.
Cons: What happens if an "update" fails to work?

There are scads of CD and MP3 players available today. Let me tell you why I bought the SONICblue Rio SP-250. For those of you who don’t know much about MP3 files, MP3s are really very much like highly compressed WAV files. WAV files are what...

Pros: Excellent Sound, Great features, Intuitive Design, Lightweight, Nice Backlit Display, Remote, Rechargeable Bateries, ID3 Support
Cons: No Car Adapter Kit

After reading tons of reviews and demoing several CD MP3 players, I finally decided to spend my hard-earned on this wonderful little device. The Rio Volt SP250 MP3 CD Player, in my opinion, is as good as they come... and better! It has just about ...

Pros: MP3&WMA, FM tuner, good sound, easy to operate, clear LCD, downloadable firmware, good batteries
Cons: Potentially confusing battery recharge

I have loved this player! I've had it for 2 years now, and I haven't got a single bad thing to say about it. I don't have a lot of comparisons, so I don't know if other players might have better sound (I can't complain about the sound on this one) or ...

Pros: Just a damn good cd player.
Cons: Price is too much.

This is an awesome cd player that plays both regular music cds and mp3s, which to my liking is very likable and nice, super nice I might say ,and I do want to say that, because I’m extremely pleased with this piece of equipment.

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Pros: Easy to use, great sound, lots of music in a small package.
Cons: Could be a bit more stylish. LCD remote should come standard.

I must say that I have had this baby for 2 weeks and I Love It! I love it so much I had to get one for my girlfriend also. We are both avid music listeners and enjoy many types of music. With MP3 technology I can save from 170 up to 200+ songs(equal...