Product Description
The Rio Carbon 5GB is the next generation compact player with power and performance. Rio Carbon 5GB is perfect for the music lover with a few hundred CDs or someone starting out their digital audio collection who wants room to grow. The ultra slim design goes anywhere, and its superb battery life of up to 20 hours continues long after mini-powered players have died.With it's built-in voice memo recorder you can quickly capture your thoughts and organize your ideas. And like all Rio players, the Rio Carbon uses simple menus and intuitive controls for easy one-handed operation. In the box with your Carbon is a USB cable for downloading music as well as battery charging from your computer. Also included is an AC power adapter and carrying case.
Customer Reviews:
Very pleased with Rio Carbon.......2007-12-11
The Rio Carbon was actually a gift for my husband. He loves it. It is very user friendly. Unlike the Ipod that everyone else in the house owns and he is very happy.
Great Little Player.......2007-10-11
The Rio Carbon was my first MP3 player. I was very pleased with it. I'm now sold on Creative products but I still kind of miss the Carbon. It was small and stylish. The sound quality and capacity where great and it was easy to navigate. Drawbacks? I liked the ease of the computer program although I must say that it was pretty slow at times. I switched out because it locked up and I couldn't get it fixed. Had the same problem with the Carbon Pearl. For those 2 reasons I couldn't give it five stars. I hope Rio has fixed those things. Otherwise it may be the best little player you ever had -- to trade in a year from now.
More trouble than it's worth.......2007-09-05
I have owned this product for 2 1/2 years and have been wholly dissatisfied with it. I have had troubles since the beginning with it freezing up and skipping. I spoke with customer service (which does not have a 1-800 number) and they sent me a few downloads which temporarily remediated the problem. I spoke with customer service on many subsequent occasions complaining about the problems I was having, but all I was directed to do was download more updates. Recently, I have been having even more problems with the device but when I went to call the rio customer service, I found that they will not even talk to you until you have given them your credit card number and they have charged you a "service fee." Way to back up your product. Overall, the product was bad and the customer service worse. I don't recommend it.
Love it!.......2007-08-16
I've had my Rio for 3 years and I have to say that while friends of mine have gone through multiple players, had problems and whatnot, my trusty Rio does the job perfectly and has the best profile out of most of the new players.
Best of all, no need for iTunes, the most cumbersome Windows port of all time.
totally love it.......2007-05-27
I bought my rio over two years ago. I love it. No regrets. It has crashed a few times, and I did find the software that comes with it annoying. I like to listen to songs I like to listen to, I'm not the kind of guy that dumps 4 gigs of music on his player and hits random. So at first I found that I needed to create and import playlists and then navigate through the player using the playlists function. When I upgraded the firmware and discovered the folder navigation item I never used the software again. I just plug it in to the PC and drag my albums/compilation folders onto the drive and play 'em through the folders tool. Makes it easy to delete a playlist from windows explorer as well. Never had another crash either. The reset function (you need a paper clip) dealt with every crash and never scrambled the music or the drive. I'm back here now because I'm looking for a player for my wife. Might even get another...
Product Description
THIS MODEL HAS BEEN FACTORY REFURBISHED TO PERFORM AS NEW. IT INCLUDES A 90-DAY RIO LIMITED WARRANTY! Rio Nitrus 1.5GB Digital Audio Player - The Nitrus from Rio combines the small physical size of flash memory players, with the large storage space of hard drive based players. It does this by using a tiny 1" hard drive that can store up to 1.5GB of music! Its durable plastic body with rubber bumpers is perfect for the active individual. Supports - Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, or XP
Customer Reviews:
Get a free iPod Video instead!.......2006-04-12
Why settle for less, when you can get a brand new original iPod Video 60GB for Free! I got mine from this web site: http://getbestfreestuff.com/ipod-video
beware.......2006-01-03
It will function for about 3 weeks after the warrenty expires and then die. Go online and read the rio users forum. If you buy this product you will regret it.
Very good for the money.......2005-12-25
This is my first MP3 player. I just recieved it today as a Christmas present. So far, I am satisfied with this product. HOWEVER, there are some problems. When I took it out of the package, there was a very little chip on the corner of the back. Adding to this problem, there are some scratches on this product.
Other than those minor problems, I highly suggest you get the refurbished unit. 1.5 GB for this price is very good (although the actual compacity is about 1.3 GB). Uploading songs through the provided USB cord is very fast and easy(I am using Windows Media Player).
Overall, this product is very good for the money. I recommend the refurbished unit.
great in the short ter.......2005-11-23
YEP, I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN I GOT THIS RIO. IT WORKED GREAT, LOOKED COOLER THAN AN IPOD (SUCKERS), THE ONLY THING THAT PISSED ME OFF STRAIGHT AWAY WAS THAT I COULDN'T MAKE A PLAY LIST WHEN OUT & ABOUT....HOWEVER, I GOT OVER THAT.
THE REST, MY GOD. I EVEN CONVINCED MY MATE TO GET ONE. BIG MISTAKE. I FEEL ITS MY FAULT. MINE GOT FAULTY ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER HAVING IT, IT WOULDN'T CHARGE PROPERLY, THEN MIRACULOUSLY STARTED CHARGING AGAIN (?) ....HERS STARTED DOING THE SAME. NOW I CAN'T EVEN TRANSFER MUSIC TO IT, COMPUTERS DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEVICE AND THE DIVICE SEEMS NOT TOO BOTHERED ABOUT A COMPUTER EITHER...SO...
WHO KNOWS, MAYBE ITS A COINSIDENCE,
AS I SAID, ITS GOOD IN THE SHORT TERM.
Nitrus Nice Package for $69.98, Refurbed...so far so good!.......2005-11-18
I ordered the refurbed Nitrus from Amazon. So far so good, everything arrived like it was new. Free shipping from UPS, I got it in exactly 5 days after ordering it. I charged the unit for 5 hours, and loaded 1.47GB worth of MP3's as it was charging. Mine came with a silver-colored stick button instead of the red one pictured on the ads. I wonder if that means it is a refurbished unit? The Rio-ware CD works really well with XP SP2 and USB2 port the transfer speed is great - 4 songs at about 4 MB each take about 7 seconds. My unit arrived with firmware ver 1.23, so no need to flash it. So far, sounds great, had to adjust the contrast since it arrived with the display almost transparent, hard to navigate until I adjusted it. Using other headphones now, have not tried out the ones that came with it. You can hear minimal clicking of the HD and slight vibration, so you remember that it is not a flash-based player. I am giving this to my girlfriend anyways to replace her Dell DJ with a bad HD. So far (12 hours) it is flawless, arrived with no scratches or flaws. Would recommend. Not giving 5 stars since the 90-day warranty should have been 180 day instead. Buttons are rather smallish, but click well. Sort menu for play is querky for navigating the menu. Would have been even better if an arm band were included.
Product Description
The Rio Carbon 5GB is the next generation compact player with power and performance. Rio Carbon 5GB is perfect for the music lover with a few hundred CDs or someone starting out their digital audio collection who wants room to grow. The ultra slim design goes anywhere, and its superb battery life of up to 20 hours continues long after mini-powered players have died.With it's built-in voice memo recorder you can quickly capture your thoughts and organize your ideas. And like all Rio players, the Rio Carbon uses simple menus and intuitive controls for easy one-handed operation. In the box with your Carbon is a USB cable for downloading music as well as battery charging from your computer. Also included is an AC power adapter and carrying case.
Customer Reviews:
Outstanding product for Napster to Go!.......2006-02-12
It is like having your own digital jukebox to hook up to speakers and play all the music you want for a small fee. The only item that I enjoy as much as my Rio is my XBOX 360. PS.. make sure you are in the proper mode before flashing the firmware for playforsure. If not it will hang during the "acquiring license" phase.
OH MY GOD.......2005-12-26
Within 1 day of owning the product the thing broke. I spent ages looking at this player, comparing it to the new sony walkman and decided that this beats it. Mainly on size, price and software. I have to take it back tommorow which sucks.
I plugged the thing in for three hours and came back to find that the charger was not working, THEN, thought oh well at least i can charge it through my computer which i did, but later after turning the thing on again and just listening to it for five minutes turned it off again, i mean surely a £130 mp3 player could handle this, but obviousley not as i can not turn it back on again!!! It wont turn on, charge or anything. The dam thing has broken and im so annoyed.
Liking it better all the time.......2005-10-30
I know the name Apple is big in the industry of electronics, and I had never heard of Rio Carbon until [...] . The reviews I read there made me want to look into this one. I have had my "Pearl" for about a week, and just like most things you take the time to understand, I have continued to enjoy it more and more. I read on review that said it shorted out. If they had taken the time, they would have realized that the "Pearl" has a reset port to get it up and running again. I have had to reset mine twice. It doesn't loose any of the downloaded music, about the only thing you might have to do would be reset the time and date.
As for sound, it is fantastic. I do go through Music Match Jukebox to load music onto it, because Matchbox has music leveling. That way all your songs are about equal in volumn.
Lastly, I would say take the time to get to know your merchandise, and if it's as good as this item you will never be sorry. Party on!
Like this MP3 a lot!!!.......2005-10-25
I have a question for people that "think" and write reviews where they define these MP3s "Not as sexy as Ipods",.... what exactly do you used them for?
I use my to listen to music, The sound quality is excellent, once you replace the earphones. Honestly, I look at the Ipods and they don't do anything for me. So if what you want is to look at "sexy" things, go out more or go buy a especial magazine, there is tons of those. If you want a reasonably price Mp3 with great sound quality, get this one. People that buy things because they think it makes them look good, are sad and insecure. I am tire of reading reviews based on that crap instead of the item quality.
solid mp3 player.......2005-09-13
- love the size and weight.
- great for the price.
- have to go through menus to get to the Hold option.
- not as sexy as the ipod nano.
conclusion: a solid mp3 player
Product Description
Features 1 Sporting an ultra-thin and tapered design, and with 25 percent more memory than iPod mini, this tiny MP3 player, about the size of a business card, will slide into any pocket virtually unnoticeable. The Rio Carbon is capable of holding up to Production Condition:Refurbished Features 1 Sporting an ultra-thin and tapered design, and with 25 percent more memory than iPod mini, this tiny MP3 player, about the size of a business card, will slide into any pocket virtually unnoticeable. The Rio Carbon is capable of holding up to Production Condition:Refurbished
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