- Audio Line-In Interface: No
- Built-In Microphone: No
- Built-In Radio: No
- Built-in Camera: No
- Built-in Microphone: no
- CD Player: no
- Category: Portable
- Compact Flash Card: No
- DAB: No
- DAB Broadcast: no
- Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB): No
- Digital System: MP3 Hardware
- Exchangeable memory card: no
- Long play: no
- Longplay: no
- MP3 Playback: Yes
- MP3 Player: yes
- MP3 Recording: yes
- Memory Stick: No
- Miniature Card: No
- Multimedia Card: No
- Photo Viewer: No
- Record Function: yes
- Screen Size in Inches: unknown
- Secure Digital Card: No
- Smart Media Card: No
- Storage Capacity in MB: 32
- Storage Medium: Built-In Memory
- Table/Portable: Portable
- USB Stick: no
- USB Stick Design: No
- Width (mm): 90
- Year of Introduction: 2000
- Year of introduction: 2000
- xD-Picture Card: No
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
The Rio Volt portable MP3-CD enables you to listen to standard audio CDs as well as the MP3 and WMA (Windows Media Audio) files that you've recorded to CD-Rs and CD-RWs, letting you enjoy more than 20 hours of digital audio from one CD (or around 250 songs). Plus, Rio Volt's large backlit LCD supports ID3 tags and CD Text, simplifying song identification from any compatible disc, while 120-second antishock circuitry guards your listening almost anywhere. While the Rio Volt is the first portable CD player in the family of Rio digital audio players, the manufacturer was thinking ahead: the device supports firmware upgrades to accommodate future digital audio formats.
Amazingly, the Rio Volt sports a playback time of up to 15 hours on two AA batteries (included), making it the first disc player we know of that can't play a single CD in its entirety. Don't fret, however--you'll find an AC/DC adapter in the box in case you want to listen to all 250 tracks of a single disc in one sitting.
The ID3 text display includes track number, song name, artist name, folder (album title) and overall playing time. The Rio Volt also lets you navigate through directories and search for tracks one by one or in blocks of 10.
A sleek eight-function remote control lets you operate the Rio Volt while it's tucked away in its carrying case or even in a backpack. The Rio Volt comes bundled with RealNetworks music management software and Adaptec CD-burning software for use on your PC or Macintosh.
Audio features include adjustable equalisation curves with five presets (normal, jazz, rock, classical, ultrabass), repeat and shuffle play modes and programmable playlists. --Simon Priestly
Manufacturer's Description
Welcome to RioVolt, the next generation of portable CD players.
With the ability to play more than 20 hours of digital audio from one CD, RioVolt allows you to play both standard audio CDs as well as the MP3 and WMA files that you recorded to CD-Rs. Plus, there's a large, backlit LCD so you can easily find whatever song you like, and a shock-resistant feature that lets you take your music anywhere.
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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's a decent player,
By A Customer
This review is from: Rio Volt MP3 CD Player (Electronics)
Mmm. Until recently my opinion of my new Rio Volt has fluctuated daily.I bought this CD/MP3/WMA player because I have all of my own CD's stored on my PC in WMA format so I don't always have to change CD's all the time etc. I was extremely annoyed when I found out that you can't play Copyrighted WMA's on the player, and as all WMA's are recorded from copyrighted CD's, that means basically that it can't play WMA's. This is stupid. Rio seemed to push the WMA capability so much, and yet it can't play 99% of WMA files. It's outrageous, stupefying, maddening, crazy and shockingly disgraceful. Needless to say, I wasn't happy. However, I soon discovered that the Real Jukebox software that comes with the player is excellent at ripping CD Audio into MP3's (although it won't rip WAV to MP3), so, after having a cool shower, I calmed down and converted all my CD's to MP3 format. I recorded at 96kbps and managed to squish 18 albums (250 MP3's) onto one CD-RW, which I was very impressed with. I can carry all my music around on two CD-RW's, great. I was also hesitant to buy the player because of some of the reviews on this site, complaining about poor sound output levels etc. This really is a load of rubbish because the sound can be turned up to louder than you'd ever need without going deaf and subsequently begging for scraps of mouldy bread on the streets of London the rest of your life. Anyway. On to the real bad points. The wired remote is a pile of garbage. Pick it up and you feel as though you're going to break the thing, as if it's a delicate little piece of doggy turd, precariously positioned underneath an elephant herd suspended over it using a piece of fishing wire and a roll of sticky tape. The central button is very hard to operate due to the one button having 4 operations, and it's hard not to press it in the wrong direction, especially if you aren't looking at the thing. If it's not in view, who knows which way is which?. It's a bit suspect if you ask me. The carry case is also a pile of garbage. Throw it away as soon as you get the damn thing out the box because it is so poorly designed that the only holes in the case are for the player to fit in, and one for headphones and Lineout jacks. No space for the LCD and control buttons to poke through or anything like that. It's just ridiculous. Sony, Rio aint. But in general, the sound is very good quality, bass is excellent, the headphones are surprisingly good for "Supplied with goods" standards, the OSD is extremely simple to operate, firmware upgrades are easy to perform. Magic.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sweet,
This review is from: Rio Volt MP3 CD Player (Electronics)
I have had this for 4 days and my first observations :1) Downloaded the firmware upgrade straight away . 2)Headphones are ok . Remote isn't too shabby. 3)Used WMA format - it uses half the space of MP3 and sounds better. 4) 317 songs on one CD . I could have put 80MB more on the disk too. 5)Instructions aren't great but you can figure it out with the extra details on the cd. 6)Overall - it's a top player.
48 of 52 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Discman is dead, long live the RioVolt!,
This review is from: Rio Volt MP3 CD Player (Electronics)
This is better than any Discman you could want. For a start, it has a 15 hour battery life. Really! Because it plays MP3s, which are much smaller in size than CD tracks, it can load about 3 minutes of music into memory and stop spinning the CD. So it saves vast amounts of battery power, and runs for hours on end on the same batteries. I use it at least twice every day on my journeys to and from work, and one set of batteries last more than two weeks. I have my whole CD collection on MP3 now, and each of my MP3 CDs has about 200 tracks on each, with up to 20 hours of music. It reads both CD-Rs and CD-RWs for maximum flexibility. The Remote Control is limited compared to the snazzy ones you see on other players, but who cares? It's functional, and with the latest firmware upgrade, the Equalizer button can be configured to perform any of the tasks that the fascia buttons do. The shock mechanism isn't great on 10 second ESP, and a brisk walk with it in my pocket causes it to skip occasionally. But with the 40 second ESP, you'd have to be in a John Woo action sequence to get it to skip. Sound quality? Superb. The preset equalizer settings allow you to listen in whatever mood you desire, and if you don't like any of them, you can set your own (with the upgrade). I have my MP3 files recorded in VBR, and unless you're a hardcore audiophile, you won't be able to tell the difference between this and CD quality. I have to stress that you need to get the latest firmware upgrade though. Not only did it iron out any niggles that I had when I first got it, but it allows support for Winamp playlists, which is invaluable. If there are any criticisms, I would have to say don't buy this if you want to use it as a recording source, as if you connect the Line Out to an amplifier the sound is very low in volume and you have to turn up the amp. But for personal listening, it can go loud enough to annoy the hell out of your fellow commuters. Trust me. I know. For personal use, it is an amazing little gadget and I would be lost without it. It is a superb piece of kit and I would readily recommend it. Bottom line: Got a CD writer? Like music? Get a RioVolt.
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