Pros: Sturdy design, great memory, excellent battery life, clear audio, upgradeable firmware, inline remote. Cons: Those stupid earbud headphones again. Awkward programming and menus.
The Exposition
Let me preface this with a quick story. A few weeks ago, I was driving along a deserted two-lane freeway minding my own business, when a drunk driver hit me. He was trying to perform a U-turn by shooting across the...
Pros: Price, Cheap Storage, Longer Battery Life, and the ability to play regular CDs Cons: Cheap construction and poor LCD on low and medium end models.
It really hasn't been that long since the original RioVolt was released... maybe just 6 months. I posted a review on the original unit back in April... now, that same original unit is being dubbed the SP100 and two new RioVolt models are being...
Pros: functional, plays MP3 and WMA formats, supports ID3 tags, Cons: cheap plastic, long headphone cord, average battery life, ESP does not work well.
One of the first (and most popular) CD-MP3 players to come to the market, the Rio Volt boasts a slew of impressive features not seen in many CD MP3 players.
Despite all the popular press and praise regarding the CD player, I was a bit...
Pros: Inline remote, good EPS (anti-shock) times, upgradeable firmware Cons: Clumsy song search features, EPS no longer the best in the business
When it comes to MP3-CD players, SonicBlue's Rio Volt reigns as king of the hill. Now, with TDK entering the field with their impressive Mojo Digital Jukebox unit, does the Rio Volt still stand tall?
Pros: Price, 650+ Megs of cheap storage, battery life, upgradable firmware, and more Cons: Plastic case feels cheap, dancing man in LCD
Having played with so many MP3 players including my latest players (a SonicBlue Rio 800 and a Creative Nomad II MG), I was able to get a Rio Volt player for a bit more than $150 ($149.95 + $5.75 - 2% shopper's rebate). Am I impressed with this unit! It...
Pros: MP3 and WMA support, skip protection, accessories and more! Cons: Have to plug in to charge.
My fiancé has seemed to out grow his Diamond Rio 600, he complains that it does not hold enough music and is a pain to change songs on it with the included software. Since last year for Christmas, he got me a Philips MP3/CD player and I figured it was...
Pros: Feature rich, so far error free playback, upgradeable firmware. Cons: Volume, quirky controls, carrying case sucks, ear buds, not for active lifestyles.
As I'm sitting here writing this, my two-month old RioVolt is in shuffle mode, playing a CD that I created with exactly 190 songs on it. For four hours now, I haven't heard one song repeat...WOW!
Pros: sleek ultra-portable design, music anti-skip buffer, good battery life Cons: comes shipped with lousy earplugs, takes too much time to initialize
I've been in the market for a portable MP3 player for sometime now, but until recently there weren't any products out that really caught my attention. I really fancied the Sony Music Clip, but its proprietary OpenMG system just killed it. The Creative...
Pros: Functional, Long Battery Life, Play MP3 CD/CDA, Song name displayed, software upgradeable. Cons: Useless dancers on display, 80dB SNR for CDA
The jury is out on the final word on this product. There are varying opinions - some think it is flimsy and cheap yet at the same time semi-worth the money, others cannot bear the thought of SonicBlue actually making money off what they consider to be a...
Pros: Affordable, 150-170 songs on 1 CDR-RW, interesting conversation piece, fun to create your own CDs Cons: Cheap feeling components, lack of documentation, annoying dancers on LCD.
Having just purchased the Rio Volt for my girlfriend I figured it was interesting enough of a product to warrant an owner opinion. She decided it would be something she wanted when we were at new Macintosh retail store, we had seen one earlier at a...
Pros: A reasonably cheap way to listen to your MP3s Cons: Everything else
I hope this helps in your decision:
The Body:
The player is constructed of lightweight plastic that feels flimsy and looks cheap. I fear that without extremely gentle care, the casing will break.
Pros: Great run time on batteries, uses cheap CD-R/RW media Cons: Small buttons on remote, carry case too small
The Rio Volt is my third MP3 player, and definitely the best. I have a Rio PMP300, a Creative Nomad II, and now the Volt, and the Volt is definitely the best of the three!
With flash memory-based players, you have to carefully manage your...
Pros: ID3 Tag, Upgradable, MP3/WMA/ASF, Cheap Storage, Durable, Easy navigation, Remote control, Backlit LCD Display Cons: Wasted LCD Space, Only 2 line 12 character display
I just got my Rio Volt the other day and it has yet to disappoint me. The Volt is an MP3 CD player that plays not only MP3s, but can also play WMA and ASF audio as well, off a CD. FYI, the Rio Volt is based on the same OEM of the IRiver MP3 player...
Pros: 650-700 Mb of MP3s on cheap removable media. Flexible and upgradable software. Cons: Poor shock protection. Narrow LCD display.
Others have already written detailed epinions on this product. Instead I will quickly cover some major reasons why you should or should not get a Rio Volt.
For a detailed epinion see yusakugo's for example:
Pros: Upgradeable Firmware, reads almost any CD/CD-RW as well as almost any mp3 file. Cons: Little round remote, LCD not sealed to dust, 2 lines of display
UPDATE - Firmware Keeps Getting Better!
A funny thing about the RioVolt is that a company out of Korea, iriver.com also sells a RioVolt like clone which recently released firmware 1.20 for its player. This firmware works on the RioVolt....
Pros: Great features, good sound, not bad looks. Cons: Shoddy quality, heavy unit, heavy remote control, flimsy remote control clip
I heard about this MP3 player and thought it sounded ideal for my needs, being able to play CDs _and_ MP3_ CDs. The idea of being able to burn my entire music collection onto a handful of CDs and being able to carry them around sounded very appealing. It...
Pros: Hold 10+ hours of music. Upgrades, ID3 Tag support. Directory Navigation. Cons: Slightly slow, sketchy Music CD support.
Little Dancers.
Music, where would we be without it? Almost everyday you hear music in some form or another. Without it some people would go insane, I am one of those people. The prognosis was: Riovolt.
Pros: Sleek design, easy to use, upgradeable firmware, large backlit LCD display, etc. Cons: Crappy carrying case, not great headphones, dancing men on LCD
Right now, the increasingly popular Rio Volt is the absolute best MP3-CD player on the market right now. Unlike many other competitor players, the Volt is reasonably sized and sleek designed. Others are very bulky and without the quality the Rio Volt...
Pros: Hours and Hours of Music from a CD; Good Navigation System; Good Sound Quality Cons: Flimsy Construction; Line Out Jack Very Problematic (Read On...)
Opening remarks
I've had a frustrating run with MP3 players. My first experience was with a CD-based model made by Classic. It was one of the first such CD-based MP3 players widely available commercially, and I suffer the curse...
Pros: Early innovator, disc compatibility, great battery life, upgradeable firmware. Cons: Flimsy construction, useless included headphones, odd button placement.
I'm on my second one of these great gadgets. My first one was stolen out of my car, and I didn't hesitate to buy a new one that same day. That's how much I love it.
The RioVolt now has plenty of competition, but it was one of the first basic,...
Pros: Plays MP3 & WMA files, backlit LCD display shows ID3 tags with song info Cons: Expensive, remote is a bit awkward, both sets of headphones are inadequate
The price shown is after a $20 rebate from SonicBlue. Overall, this is an excellent device. It plays both of the leading PC music formats, MP3 and WMA. It comes with a nice black leather case which is attractive and has a strong belt clip attached. It...
Pros: Crisp Sound, ID3 Support, Upgradable, Long battery life, Good Controls, Doesn't Skip Cons: Little earphones, Ugly LCD screen, Can't save playlists, Cheap quality remote
I carried around a Rio PMP300 for almost two years, and while I spent hundreds of hours listening to it, I needed more storage. After the purchase of a CD burner, The choice was obvious, an MP3CD player.
Pros: Sleek Design, Excellent Features, Upgradeable Firmware, Backlit LCD Cons: Dancing People on Display; Batteries don't recharge in unit
This Mp3 CD player is the second I have owned. I have also owned the Lenox MP-2000 player. Before buying both products, I completed extensive research as to the different options and consider myself knowledgeable as to the mp3/cd player field.
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Pros: Plays CD-R/RW's, carries hundreds of songs, long battery life. Cons: LCD Display, background noise, navigation
Imagine if someone told you that it's possible to carry over six hours of music on a single disc, listen to the entire disc and still have battery life when the disc finishes playing. Then imagine you can actually scroll through the list of songs on the...
Pros: 20+ Hours of Great Quality Music on 1 50 cent CD, 15 hours batter life. Cons: Ok display menu, not tiny like other MP3 Players.
First of all, this is the cheapest MP3 player style available. I'm referencing the CD Format. Why is it the cheapest? Well media for this bad boy costs about 50 cents for 650MB, on another device, well chances are you can only get about 128MB storage...
Pros: great sound quality, large anti-shock buffer, durable remote control, bright informative screen Cons: lackluster coloring, desirable features made optional
(Updated for the LCD remote)
I have mixed feelings about the SP250. For months I followed with interest a bulletin board on mp3.com about the development and release of the Korean iRiver2 player. Everyone thought the RioVolt SP250 and iRiver2...
Pros: Upgradeable firmware, interchangeability of discs, backlit display Cons: Slow search of mp3's, horrible battery life, headphones poor sound
The Sonic blue Volt CD/Mp3 player is a great idea and a poor implementation of that idea of interchangeable mp3 data on CD's. Either the technology is just not there or that the idea isn't feasible at all. I somehow believe that there could actually be...
The Rio Volt is a reasonably priced MP3/CD player with a good deal of features. The ability to play MP3’s and the 650 MB capacity of CD-R’s and CD-RW’s make it seem like an attractive alternative to a flash memory based player. But these benefits do...
Pros: works in the cold, reads all types of discs, ID3 display, seek, hold, resume, WMAs Cons: firmware, construction, power plug, boot time, physical antiskip, display, documentation, battery door, earbuds
what it is
This is a low cost MP3 CD player (around $100 USD), $100 CDN cheaper than the SP100. I could justify the price of this, but not the SP100. I didn't want to spend more than $200 CDN limit.
Pros: Configurable, upgradeable, GREAT REMOTE, durable Cons: Look to SP250 for FM tuner, 8 minute buffering of music
I've had this product since November 2001 and couldn't be happier with it. Some people may downgrade the rating because the RioVolt SP250 is out with a better feature set. If that model had been available when I bought mine that would have been my ...
Pros: Sturdy design, Sounds good, LONG battery life Cons: Poor case, ear buds, Dancing woman
I've been interested in purchasing a MP3/CD Player even before I purchased my CD Burner. Unfortunately most the early models were of poor quality, lacked many features, and had an old interface which did not handle a large number of songs very well...
Pros: infinite storage, decent sound quality, good remote. Cons: Bulky, feels cheap, tiny LCD, confusing controls, bad earbuds, dancing man.
I once purchased a CD MP3 player. I can honestly say that it was the biggest piece of junk that ever came out of an assembly plant. So when I gave up on getting your normal mp3 player (can't get the Intel Pocket Concert where I live, and the rest suck...
Pros: I'll never have to listen to annoying DJ's or radio commercials again! Cons: LCD screen should show more text, and it should include car kit
While there are a few minor changes I would like, I love my new Rio Volt CD/MP3 player.
It holds up to 256 MP3's on a single CD-R or CD-RW, which is enough music to keep you going for up to 10 hours. I use mine on long airplane trips, in the...
Pros: Supports mp3/wma on cd-r and cd-rw media, supports folders and ID3 tags, great anti-shock protection Cons: Limited ID3 support, no built-in battery charger, included case/earbuds are somewhat worthless
The technology behind portable mp3 cd players is fairly new, the SONICBlue RioVolt being second or third generation in this line of techno-toys. While earlier players were plagued by problems ranging from poor construction to lacking features, the...
Pros: Cheap media for lots of music, upgradable firmware Cons: Not enough space for enough music, not enough bass, stupid dancing persons
I love MP3s, but I don't like the high cost of storage on solid state MP3 players. Since I never take my MP3 player jogging, only on trips, I had two choices: MP3CD player or Harddrive-based MP3 player.
Pros: Good concept, fairly inexpensive. Cons: Cheap support and average quality parts.
I just received my unit yesterday. Shipping was prompt and satisfactory. I am quite pleased with the player. The sound quality is fine for me but I am not a HI-FI enthusiast. Up till now I have either listened to AM radio or MP3 music generated by my...
Pros: Upgradeable firmware, price, use of CDs for file storage Cons: Maybe a little sluggish but the upgradeability can remedy that
The prices of current model MP3 players have always scared me off. While their size and lack of moving parts are appealing I never felt I was getting a good deal for the amount of music I could store on them. The price of the removable media was an even...
Pros: Affordable, Flashable ROM, Inline remote, Battery life, Quick song load time. Cons: Anti-shock could be better, No support for Winamp Playlists. Some wasted LCD space.
Let me first say that I love my Rio Volt. I consider it to be the best purchase of the year for me. Let me also say that I also used the TDK Mojo. I'll probably review it as well. My first reaction to the player was: It's really cool! Simply because a...
Pros: Plays MP3, WMA, and WAV (regular CD's), lightweight, comes with everything, low price Cons: Poor manufacturing, cheap case, less than helpful display, silly digital dancer
*UPDATE* It's been about 6 months since I got the Rio Volt and wrote the review below. It is now malfunctioning and basically unable to play MP3 or WMA files. I've tried all the basics (different CDRs, different burns, etc.) but it doesn't work....
Pros: Good sound quality, does not skip a lot Cons: I haven't found any yet
This past Friday I went on a weekend trip to another state. On Thursday I decided I wanted a portable MP3 player to take along. After consulting Epinions.com to find out about some of the models out there, I went to my local Best Buy to see what they...
I bought the Rio Volt from Amazon.com, and the purchase went well. Actually, I ended up ordering an extra unit via my own error, which was a good thing as my first Rio Volt was defective- It would boot up, but never spin up the CD. The second unit came...
Pros: Audio quality and maybe the upgradeable firmware Cons: Everything else.
I spent a whole day researching which MP3 cd player is the best out there. From what I read, Rio Volt and TDK Mojo seemed to be the major contenders. But the Best Buy I went to was selling only the Volt. So, I get it and I was so disappointed with it...
Pros: It is not really all that big.
Batt life is not bad at all. Cons: Skip protection on MP3 format is WAY OVERRATED!(WHAT SKIP PROTECTION?)
Even with updated firmware...
I was originally in the market for a portable cd player with good skip protection in order to use while walking/jogging. When checking different reviews on various websites, I saw some reviews which steered me toward purchasing your riovolt. I thought...
Pros: A reasonably cheap way to listen to your MP3s Cons: Everything else
I hope this helps in your decision:
The Body:
The player is constructed of lightweight plastic that feels flimsy and looks cheap. I fear that without extremely gentle care, the casing will break.
Pros: Not bulky, pretty easy to use, no CD burn format problems Cons: LAME handheld remote
One of the latest comers to the CD-based MP3 player game is, oddly enough, Diamond Multimedia (now S3-cum-SonicBlue), the first company to produce solid-state MP3 players after extensive court wrangling.
Pros: Over 200 songs on one CD; upgradable firmware; "Indiglo" backlight on display; competitive price Cons: "Titanium" plastic feels cheap; initial firmware (1.1x) buggy
NOVEMBER 2001 UPDATE:
One of the "cons" I listed when I originally wrote the review of the Rio Volt player was that it "feels cheap." I suppose that feeling was more than skin deep. Yesterday my Rio Volt stopped working, just four months after it...
Pros: Good sound quality, does not skip a lot Cons: I haven't found any yet
This past Friday I went on a weekend trip to another state. On Thursday I decided I wanted a portable MP3 player to take along. After consulting Epinions.com to find out about some of the models out there, I went to my local Best Buy to see what they ...
Pros: Hours and Hours of music. Catalogs categories of songs. Cons: Expensive, tiny LCD display
As Napster faces it's dying days, we of the mp3 ilk must quickly download and burn our favorite songs before there's nothing left to download but polka tunes from a starving musician in Akron. While a lot of us have been able to download hundreds of...
Pros: Up to 10 hours of music! Ability to play mp3s or CDs. Song title listings. Cons: Poor shock capabilities, wasted space at bottom of display.
I have an extensive library of over 1500 mp3s on my computer, mostly from Napster, but was frustrated by my inability to take this music with me anywhere. My boyfriend got the Sony MS Walkman, but you have to reprogram the Memory Stick everytime you want...
Pros: Great remote, very stylish, great sound Cons: Skips way too much, horrible ear bud headphones, included case isn't useful.
I was looking for an MP3-CD that I could use for working out, jogging, etc. Over a period of two months, I tried out a Compaq iPaq, RioVolt, Philips Expanium, and Rio 600. The iPaq and Rio 600 obviously didn't have any skipping problems, but they also...
Pros: 20 plus CDs per disc, CDR-CDRW compatibility, sound, playlist support Cons: Little flimsy feel to the case, carry pouch
When the first generation of CD MP3 players came out, I was ready to jump onboard. I mean, who could resist? You can pile entire collections onto one CD and be off. Those first generation players had drawbacks though, so I decided to bide my time....
Pros: Reads 80 min discs, remote, ID3 tag, battery life Cons: ear buds, no battery recharger, carrying case
I had a solid state MP3 player (Nomad II MG, but sold that to get the Rio Volt. The Volt has great options that anyone would love. As long as you have a CD writer, this player is great. It takes about 20 minutes to burn a 80 minute CD. After the CD is...
Pros: Easy to use. Most cost-effective player if you look at dollars per minute of music. Cons: Finicky about CD formats.
My main requirement in an MP3 player was a lot of storage. I go on long drives and I wanted to get at least 4 hours of uninterrupted play. That steered me away from solid-state players, so I looked hard-drive based players instead.
Pros: Inexpensive, Support CDR/CDRW/MP3(VBR)/WMA/Audio/Playlist Cons: Looks cheap with plastic case, very Low LINEOUT level, no browse by genre
First of all, I recommend anyone who already purchase this unit (or plan to get one soon) to upgrade the firmware to the most recent one (V. 2.10). It solve many operating problem such as slow reading time, mechanical noise during skip time, very low...
Pros: Plays MP3's & Windows Media files, durable, portable, long battery life, flash-upgradeable Cons: Low volume, slow boot-up time, confusing controls
Hi!
I bought the RioVolt because I will be using it for my wedding reception. I liked the idea of being able to store 12 hours of music on one disk (therefore eliminating the need of a DJ) My wedding is coming up in July, and I'm still working...
Pros: No expensive flash memory, excellent battery life, wired remote control unit, unparalleled reliability Cons: programming difficult, dancing man a waste
I purchased the RioVolt over a year ago and here is a synopsis:
I have travel the world extensively producing live seminars that are very media-intensive. I have tried a variety of mediums (burning individual CD's, using a laptop to play...
Pros: Almost everything about this unit is a Pro - Remote, upgradeable, EQ, price .... Cons: carrying case could be better - but hey, it is included for free!
OK, where to start.... GREAT unit. Best buy I have made all year. I did a lot of shopping around for an MP3 solution, prior to deciding on this player. I read a lot of reviews on this site that actually influenced me towards the Volt because other...
Pros: Fair price, plays CDs and MP3s, Good features Cons: The case feels pretty cheap
When I first saw this item, I made the foolish thought of playing with new technologies without doing my research. However, in the case of the SONICblue Rio Volt, I was hardly disappointed. This handy little gem is definitely a step in the right...
Pros: Plays mp3's. Guess you can show it off to your friends. Cons: Low volume is enough not to buy the player.
Theres not much I have to say about this product. You've read all the pros about this thing everwhere else. Here's my outlook on my experience with it.
- Player has low volume. Lower than any other portable device I have ever owned. This...
Pros: I was able to fit more than 10 albums on one CD-R. Cons: it skips, low battery life
A friend of mine saw myself carrying all of my CDs to work, at least 10 of them everyday. I would lug them around and I would drop them when i had to change them, ect ect. Aside from that I had a bad CD player, or it was at least getting old. He told...
Pros: Low price ($59.99), plays 700MB CD-R and CD-RW, no skipping. Cons: Flimsy cover, firmware not upgradeable, does not play Windows Media.
I could'nt find any reviews of the Rio volt SP50 but went ahead and bought one and am very pleased with it. It has standard earphone and line out jacks, a 4.5V DC input, does not heat up even after several hours of play, and uses a simple but effective...
Pros: Lots of music, flashable firmware, included accessories Cons: Slow startup
The Rio Volt (now the "100" model) has been a godsend for me. It's proven durable, and can navigate convoluted directory structures to find your mp3, wma, and (whatever the firmware supports next) audio. It's read all of my CD-R and RW discs without a...
Pros: great sound, battery life, a bunch of features after doing firmware upgrades. Cons: lack of bass from included earbuds, poorly designed case, cheap remote
I won this thing in a e'Bay auction not too long ago for those long days in school/work and the boring daily commute in the city. I sold the stupid Sony memory stick Walkman in a heartbeat when i heard about this player (and remembering that I have a...
Pros: Great battery life, supports wma's (20 or more hours of music) easy to use Cons: Takes some time to boot, the remote is a little on the cheap side
This Mp3/wma player is the best cd/digital music player I have ever used. I have seen many mp3/cd players out there that are cheap and are not very reilable, accucally a friend of mine had purchased one of the cheapies, he got burned, took it back and...
Pros: Plays CD-R Mp3s and CD-RW Mp3s. Downloadable firmware. Cons: none.
My dad recently bought a RioVolt at CompUSA the first time it came out. He was so excited because he had been researching and testing every MP3/CD Player that came out and he liked this one the best of them all. The downloaded firmware caught his eye...
Pros: great battery life; easy usability; very convenient; common media Cons: caftspersonship could be better, "remote" not very convenient.
So I got this thing the very week it was released and have very few problems with it. I've found the support to be sub-par at RIO, as I've contacted them for incredibly stupid problems that they couldn't answer. See, I accidentally left the "hold" switch...
Pros: Updatable firmware
Handy remote
Decent sound quality Cons: Don't try running or walking with it
I bought the RioVolt for running and use on my motorcycle. I was really impressed with being able to update the unit's firmware. The remote would have been handy on the bike too. The display was pretty cool as it gave a good amount of information. The...
Pros: Great player, case, remote, it's all good! Cons: None
The RioVolt SP250 is the most-featured, but most expensive model in the RioVolt family. It plays MP3, WAV, AIFF, and WMA files nicely, displaying the file name or ID3 tag, along with standard audio CDs.
Pros: Holds lots of mp3s on CDR, firmware upgrades, 2min mp3 buffer, equalizer, plays UDF CDRWs Cons: You need access to a CD burner (not a problem for me), earphones
Yes, it's not the best construction, but if you take care of your toys, you will be just fine.
I have not had any problems. I've actually found out some real nice things about this since I've bought it:
Pros: Affordable, can listen up to 40 hours worth of music Cons: Skips often, uses batteries up quickly, dancers on lcd are annoying
Napster, Morpheus...all those places are great to download songs from, but what do you do with the songs other than listen to them on your computer? Yea you can make a 12-14 song cd, but personally I get sick of those 12-14 songs pretty quickly.
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Pros: Remote control, reads CD-R, CD-RW, nice design, mp3/wma input Cons: Price @ nearly $200, no video output, easily scratchable, short battery life in CD mode
Bought this CD audio about 2 months ago. It was shipped from Amazon.com and costed me about $180 + shipping to Russia (that's where I live).
I researched the market of CD players before I bought this player very well. There were many players,...
Pros: Can fit hundreds of songs on one CD! Cons: Kind of big
This is an incredible machine. It is the future of portable audio. The problem with MP3 players is that most of them that are reasonably priced don't hold a lot of songs. The problem with a CD player is that it doesn't hold enough songs. The Rio Volt...
Pros: Battery Life, Sound Quality, Extras
CDRW Compatible. Cons: Burning CD's can be a pain.
Those Factory Earbuds.
What's so great about it?
I'll summarize a few of it's highlights:
First the sound quality, even with it's factory earbuds, rocks. Now when I hooked up my Koss SportaPro's up to the device I was blown away. This is also depending on the...
Pros: Next generation stuff, very versatile Cons: Some iritating things, nothing more
The RioVolt should be considered as the first from the second generation MP3 players.
One of the most interesting things from this player is the hability to display ID3 tags. You will finally to know what song is playing, but you will only...
Pros: Cheap. Good features Cons: Major con: is battery life.
I like my Rio Volt SP100, especially because it was a lot less expensive than most comparable players in this category, but one major drawback is the low battery life.
Perhaps my player is defective because I'm don't get nearly as much continuous...
Pros: Allows several formats, good sound quality, lcd display Cons: needs a lot of battery life, some what bulky
The Rio Volt is a mp3/ wave cd player (in some models also allowing wma cd's). THe Rio delivers everything it promises, but there are some problems, also. On the pro side you are able to hold much more music per cd by making them mp3 cd's. A regular CD-R...
Pros: Features- incl. ID TAG display, wide variety of media, etc. FIRMWARE upgradable Cons: Construction, laser (and ESP), batt. life
This is a preliminary review- to be updated, as needed.
I will leave the specs to others.
I had high hopes for this player, based on reviews etc., but must say I am disappointed with the product.
I am not sure why people are complaining...
Pros: It plays mp3's and windows media, Great battery life Cons: Skips alot, slow to respond, takes forever to load a track.
I purchased one of these so I could listen to music while walking. When I first got it I was very upset. While light walking it would skip constantly (on mp3s and audio cd's). The first thing I did to try to resolve this was reencode some mp3s at a...
Pros: Great quality sound, easy to use, backlit display, no skipping, reads directories Cons: somewhat flimsy, long startup time, takes long to switch tracks
Specs:
- Switchable antishock protection, up to 120 secs
- MP3/WMA compatible, with upgradeability for new codecs
- Reads ID3 tags
- Multipixel, backlit display
- Programmable memory for ability to customize playlists
- 5...
Pros: Good overall CD-MP3 player, CD-RW support, cool 2.0 firmware, ID3 tags support, good sound quality Cons: The case feels a bit cheap and the screen could be larger.
The Rio Volt is a good mp3-cd player overall but it lacks bit in the design. The plastic body is not too sturdy, but if you compare with most cd players it's not too bad, sure it's not a metal shockwave ! The buttons could have a smoother feeling,...
Pros: Battery life, sound quality, well built, Cons: None that I can think of.
The Rio volt is the MP3 cd player to have.
I have had a flashed based unit for quite a while I had pa problem with the limited space and expensive media. I now only listen to the Volt.
I love 10+ hours of music on one CD (I only encode at the...
I have experienced no skipping, only an occasionally a delay (a tiny pause) as the memory kicks in, but the sound is excellent. As the software is easily upgradable I am anxious to see if they adopt the new RCA "MP3Pro" format. Wonderful overall...
Pros: Looks cool, long battery life,easy to use, has some really nice features and plays WMA! Cons: Won't play mp3's burned onto CD-RW's, can skip while jogging.
To start out you might ask yourself why, "Why would i guy a CD mp3 player? they're big they're heavy and the skip. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of having an mp3 player?!?!" Well the answer is yes and no. Your average mp3 player will cost around $200...
Pros: Fast mp3 disk reads, great remote, long batt life, nice leather case Cons: plastic lid/body -no biggie -just don't plan on stepping on it :) awk. menu nav
This player has stellar performance. There of tons of good reviews for it, so I will try to say my piece quickly.
Buy it. It does everything it's designed to, and does it well. NO SKIPPING on mp3's whatsoever. And I move around alot.
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The ability to carry large volumes of music on one disc is a nice feature, however there are limitations. The digital read out is difficult to decifer at times. Upgrading the software is supposed to be simple, but I have yet to figure it out, and I consider myself fairly astute when it comes to technology. The included remote control is a nice idea, however the clip for attaching it is virtually useless, and the buttons wore out quickly (most likely due to the cheap plastic used to construct it) The low cost is nice, and if you are looking for an inexpensive device to take your MP3's with your, or a way to compile your CD's into a smaller volume this is a good way to go. If you are looking for something to use while working out, avoid this one, the skip protection is minimal However, it works well in the car, but I would recommend finding a car adapter, as it burns through batteries at an incredible rate
This is a well balanced device. I do recommend upgrading you ear/headphones. Also investing in a pair of rechargeable batteries would be valuable since batery life is only 14 hours.
Just what I was looking... by usandy_dt3000 ,Nov 18 '02
Just what I was looking for, a way to play my mp3 files I burn to a ful sized cd at an affordable price! I put 176 songs on one cd! You have to be careful about how fast you burn the cd's. Too fast and the player skips playing them. 10x is too fast. Also the unit doesn't come with a power supply.
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