Rio Riot Reviews & Tests

Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Rio Riot

alaTest has collected and analyzed 24 user reviews of Rio Riot from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Comments about the performance and size are generally positive. The portability and design also get good feedback. Some have doubts about the reliability.

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88% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Ben Patterson (cnet.com)

Rio Riot review: Rio Riot

Rio Riot

Huge 20GB hard drive; first-rate sound quality; many choices for playing your music; FM radio; carrying case and belt clip; large, slick display.

USB 1.0 too slow for 20GB transfers; doesn't autosync to a PC's music collection; could be smaller; interface requires learning curve.

A slow USB 1.1 connection and an ambitious yet confusing interface mar an otherwise fine hard drive-based MP3 player.

Oct, 2002

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Expert review by : Michael Gowan (pcworld.com)

Sonicblue RIO Riot Digital Audio Player 20GB Supports Mp3/wma

With its Rio line, Sonicblue has led the charge in making portable MP3 players accessible to non-geeks. The company's hard drive-based player, the RioRiot, stresses user experience over features. With 20GB of storage, the Riot can hold as many songs as...

The RioRiot uses only USB 1.1 for file transfers--not the fastest way to fill its 20GB hard drive, and the software puts an additional bottleneck into the process. The RioRiot also can't sync with the PC software; you can end up with two copies of a...

Jul, 2002

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Expert review by : Michael Gowan (pcworld.com)

Rio SonicBlue RIO RIOT DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 20GB SUPPORTS MP3/WMA W/FM TUNER (Sonic Blue-90260275)

Jul, 2002

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Expert review by : Ben Patterson (cnet.com.au)

Rio Riot review: Rio Riot

Rio Riot

Huge 20GB hard drive; first-rate sound quality; many choices for playing your music; FM radio; carrying case and belt clip; large, slick display.

USB 1.0 too slow for 20GB transfers; doesn't autosync to a PC's music collection; could be smaller; interface requires learning curve.

A slow USB 1.1 connection and an ambitious yet confusing interface mar an otherwise fine hard drive-based MP3 player.

Oct, 2002

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Expert review by : M. Wiley (gear.ign.com)

Rio Riot Review

Back in January I wrote a preview of the Rio Riot. I had just returned from CES, where I ...

I think that the software further slows the transfers. You Mac users will be happy to learn that the Riot ships with iTunes. You PC users, however, will be depressed to discover that SONICblue decided on Real Jukebox for the software. Real makes the...

Mar, 2002

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