84 of 93 people found the following review helpful
Itemized ratings. Including info not on website.,
March 19, 2003 G. Walker "Yep" (Coruscant) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rio S30S Sport 64 MB MP3 Player (Electronics)
Overall rating: 4.5/5; 90%; A-.
Happiness with product: Very happy (not ecstatic)
My overall rating is on the features I care about, which is everything except the included software, which needs work, and the FM radio, which I do not plan on using, but did test for the purpose of this review.
Itemized ratings:
5/5 MP3 Sound Quality (did not test wma)
5/5 Screen quality and information displayed
4/5 Case Quality (Only red is rubberized)
4/5 Battery Life (Tested with Alkaline, not NiMH yet)
4/5 Navigation (Menu organization is great, but slow processor)
2/5 FM Radio (It works like a $10 radio)
4/5 Size. (H=~2.875" W=~2.5" D=1.0") Circular, not rectangular!
4/5 Weight. 2.25oz w/ battery and expansion card. No headphones.
Pro's and con's:
pro's: Excellent reproduction of .mp3 songs, tough case, solid buttons, small size, 10 hours + on an alkaline battery, supports NiMH (Nickel-Medal Hydride)...Read more
32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Worth the Price,
August 2, 2003 R. Ward (KY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rio S30S Sport 64 MB MP3 Player (Electronics)
I found the Rio S30 well worth the price. I compared other MP3 players (sport models) and selected the Rio - had it for 2 months now and never regretted buying it. The Rio has a rubber-type body with a plastic front. It is extremely light as I clip it to my waistband - it bounces a little, but hardly noticeable. I could strap it to my arm with the arm band, but the earphone cord gets wrapped around my arm while jogging. The sound quality is excellent and has more than enough power - I turn it up to about 1/2 to 3/4 volume. The viewing screen is 1 1/2 inch square - easy to read with a scrolling song title across the top. The screen also shows the time, battery life, minutes and seconds for the song playing, and number of songs in memory (main memory and card). Currently, I am using a 64 meg memory card, which which combined with the main memory, gives me about 31 songs. I just ordered a 256 meg memory card.
Battery life is about 6 hours using alkaline batteries. The...Read more
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
a runner loves this,
January 29, 2003 terri m (Albuquerque, NM United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rio S30S Sport 64 MB MP3 Player (Electronics)
I'm a runner and a techno-phobe, but when my old radio finally bit the dust I decided to move up to an MP3 player. After carefully reading the Amazon reviews, I selected this player and promised myself I'd write a review with my honest thoughts about it. The verdict: It's fabulous. It was easy to set up, and after a few false starts I was able to transfer music effortlessly from my PC to my player. I use WMA files from MS Media Player and can get four hours of music into this baby. The sound quality is nothing short of wonderful--this is what I always hoped it would be like when listening to music during a run. The headphones are terrific--I don't know what the complaint is.The disadvantages of this player are: 1) the radio is worthless, but who cares? I knew that when I bought it and believe me, I've had it with commercials during a long run anyway 2) the software does not allow you to manipulate the order of songs easily so you cannot shift them around once they are in the...Read more
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