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Rio Nitrus 1.5GB MP3 Player
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3.6 out of 5.0 stars 71 Ratings (26 Reviews)

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    Poor Reliability

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 13, 2004 | 20 out of 22 found this Rio Nitrus 1.5GB MP3 Player review helpful

    Pros: Compact, the right size

    Cons: Didn't last 6 months

    I purchased the Nitrus because of its compact form, and the size of the hard drive. 256Mb is too small and 40Gb is too much. The Nitrus' 1.5Gb was just the right size. However, it started to fault out when loading songs after ~4 months. I corr...esponded the the Rio customer service (no help what-so-ever). I just put up with it. It became more of a problem, faulting out during loading. Eventually, it wouldn't even boot. Customer service at Rio said that they could fix it for $125, much more than half the original cost. I do not recommend the Rio Nitrus because of the quality issues. I do not recommend Rio products due to the very poor customer service. Read more Less

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    The best I had.

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Mar 9, 2004 | 7 out of 8 found this Rio Nitrus 1.5GB MP3 Player review helpful

    Pros: Small...compact...easy to use.

    Cons: None yet.

    I had other MP3 players before. This one I like the best. It is small and fits into your shirt or pants without causing any grief. It is very simple to use. The software that is included is straight forward and works without any problems. And the am...ount of songs it holds for the price (169.99) I feel that it is a great deal! And if your into downloading legal songs..that are DRM protected...well this player will do it. So if all you want is a player that will hold hundreds of songs...and you don't care about a built in radio (which usually doesn't work very well anyway) then I would recommend the Nitrus!! Read more Less

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    Don't Waste Your Money!

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Mar 31, 2004 | 8 out of 11 found this Rio Nitrus 1.5GB MP3 Player review helpful

    Pros: cute

    Cons: unreliable

    Okay, so everybody's raving about this great little player. Great price, lots of storage - but did anyone bother to mention the fact that IT'S AN UNRELIABLE PIECE OF GARBAGE? Nope, they forgot that part. I have had NOTHING BUT TROUBLE with th...is little waste of money. It constantly reboots itself, shutting off for no reason. Its firmware self-corrupts, requiring constant re-downloads of its software. It fails to communicate with the Rio Music Manager on a regular basis, failing in transfers, "disagreeing about its state", whatever the Hell that means, and sometimes just completely forgetting what's on its hard drive. Did I mention that its audio amplifier is just plain underpowered as well? Save your money, look elsewhere. Read more Less

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    Taken

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Aug 12, 2004 | 4 out of 5 found this Rio Nitrus 1.5GB MP3 Player review helpful

    Pros: Marketing- makes you believe you have made a decent purchase and that is not the case.

    Cons: Name it and you have it. Used car dealership comes to mind.

    I would like to take the time to commend DNNA on destroying their market share one bit at a time. The Nitrus comes off as a good deal, but it is totally unreliable and durability is a fantasy. I will settle for the i-pod and its lower battery life ...for sake of peace of mind. $100 just to fix something that should be supported. Anyone who spends their money($200) should get a good well-supported product. Firmware needs updates every three months. I am on my way to the Middle-East and will purchase a i-pod. Thank you for the lesson RIO. Dwayne ColemanDon't believe this contact me at yahoo.com Read more Less

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    Bad choice

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jan 16, 2005 | 2 out of 2 found this Rio Nitrus 1.5GB MP3 Player review helpful

    Pros: Compact, looks cool

    Cons: Died after 4 months

    When I first got mine, I was really satisfied with it. It was easy to use, and the amount of music it held was just right. I was really confident in this product because it seemed like there was a lot of support for it and if something happened it wo...uld be backed up. Boy was I wrong. After 4 months of it working pretty much flawlessly, it stopped working completely. Not only did it erase all the songs that I had stored in it, but I couldnt load anymore onto it. After that, the only fun I've had with this player was thinking of ways to destroy it. Read more Less

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    Waste of space

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Aug 18, 2004 | 2 out of 3 found this Rio Nitrus 1.5GB MP3 Player review helpful

    Pros: There are pros to this thing?

    Cons: It was made!

    My player did not last 2 months in an office environment. I used this little and inexpensive player to discretely listen to music in the office. Within 2 months the player malfunctioned and the company required $100 to replace it. They do not stan...d behind their products and produce crap. The technicial engineer that my problem was escalated to even admited that I had a "defective player" and that it was a "known issue" but the company did nothing to correct it. I guess the saying you get what you pay for is somewhat fitting. I paid little for this type of storage and in return I got little in the forms of enjoyment, satisfaction, duration and support. I would recommend that anyone who has this player immediately toss it in a lake before you get this headache and purchase an iPod. If you are reading these reviews then imediately look for another brand of player. Read more Less

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    worked great for a month then stopped charging,

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 30, 2004 | 1 out of 1 found this Rio Nitrus 1.5GB MP3 Player review helpful

    Pros: rio would not respond

    Cons: stuck with somthing that was 150.00 & it worked for 2 months

    I am not done, I bought it at Walmart, But I went straight to Rio since it had been a couple of months & I thought it worked fine so I threw away package.I was so ready to buy several more Xmas Gifts, Not Rio. I m done till they stand behind thier pr...oduct. Read more Less

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    nice lil toy

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 11, 2004 | 1 out of 1 found this Rio Nitrus 1.5GB MP3 Player review helpful

    Pros: huh?

    Cons: huh?

    this lil player is great,has lots of memory, and the price for it was good. the only thing wrong with it is that i dont know what else to put on it.the battery is excelent i get lots of hours with it and the best thing is that no more buying packs of... them cause its rechargable.no complaining here its a good lil toy. Read more Less

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    does not honor rebate

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 9, 2004 | 1 out of 2 found this Rio Nitrus 1.5GB MP3 Player review helpful

    Pros: does not honor rebate

    Cons: does not honor rebate

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    I am having troubles

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Apr 18, 2004 | 1 out of 2 found this Rio Nitrus 1.5GB MP3 Player review helpful

    Pros: Large memory

    Cons: Continuous crashing

    There is one problem I am having personally with the nitrus, and that is; the crashing. When I first start a song, within 15 seconds the song skips and the screen freezes for about 5-6 seconds. This happens 2-3 times and then shuts off. When it shuts... off, the screen says,"Saving settings...," and there is a continuous clicking for 30 seconds to a minute and a half. After all that saving of the settings, when the device is turned back on, all of the settings(such as how long the backlight stays on) are set back to default. Now, this happens in periods of actually working right and annoying the crap out of me. Read more Less

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