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Rio RIO S50 128MB DIG AUDIO PLAYER USB MMC/SD MP3 WMA CLOCK FM TUNER (Sonic Blue-90260383)

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Sonicblue Rio S50 Review

by Melissa J. Perenson

- WHAT'S HOT: A relatively large oval-shaped display (about 1.5 inches long) makes the Rio S50 easy to read, with or without the pale blue backlight on. The display conveniently shows song titles in a bigger, darker font near the top, with smaller clock and battery life icons above. Beneath that it shows the artist and album; a line illustrating the song's progress (useful for forward scanning within songs); and the format (MP3/WMA), bit rate, and recording mode (stereo/mono). A bar along the bottom shows the volume level. An equally large, compasslike rocker panel on the front of the Rio makes skipping though tracks or pausing play quick and simple. The Rio's bookmark feature is uncommon, and convenient if you like to jump to specific places within a favorite track (particularly useful for lengthy classical music or electronica tracks). A small, low-profile, manual switch turns the unit on and off--it's unlikely you'll pull the player out of your bag only to discover that the battery is dead because the player was accidentally switched on.

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User Reviews for Rio RIO S50 128MB DIG AUDIO PLAYER USB MMC/SD MP3 WMA CLOCK FM TUNER (Sonic Blue-90260383)

Reviewed by: ericwilliams27

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Overall Evaluation: A piece of junk. Had mine for just over a year and the on/off switch and the DC input broke. Customer support for Rio is a technical answering service in India, good luck. They won't replace it. Now it's worthless after owning it for only a year.
Reviewed by: donkeylipz

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Strengths: Decent 128meg Palm sizedGreat battery lifeEasy buttons

Weaknesses: Hard to setup a playlist.. I don't know if it is even an option.Did not break down on me like others reported.

Overall Evaluation: Maybe Rio products do break down. I had a Rio sport and it broke down after 1 month. I got a refund, and got this player. It is 10x times better.I used this player for work and at the gym. I probably ran used about a battery per week. I had it for 10 months before it was lost/stolen. It has a cool option of charging the Nimh or just putting a standard battery in, I leave the LCD off because it is not necessary. Head phones suck. Favorite part of this player is the padded cover that it comes with. It Hooks on to your belt. And will be in tact if you ever drop it with the thin/padded cover.The player is decent sized

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