Rio Volt SP150 Personal CD Player

Pros: It has very nice battery life and The Player itself is thin and simple.

Cons: Hard to get attachments (ie ac power adaptor, remote)

Review: I think the Rio Volt Sp150 is one of the best purchases you can make. It is better then the new mp3 player or even an Ipod, because those might not support WMA. Also it is faster to download the songs to a cd-r, which can hold 700mb of music ...

Pros: Battery Life, Backlight, resume feature, large navigation screen

Cons: No Search Option, and a few other MINOR details, doesn't seem to last for some

The Bottom Line: The RIO Volt is not perfect, but the “problems” it has are minor, and even those are being upgraded/fixed with the newer models coming out.

Review: Note: This review is based on my experience with the SP-90 and SP-150 with the Rio Volt. Some models have less, some have more… you will have to carefully look to see your getting the features you want in the particular model you are ...

Pros: 11 large character x 3 line display, backlight, configurable

Cons: mediocre resume, no AC adapter with it or available from manufacturer's site

The Bottom Line: A solid player in all aspects; well worth the money ($59.99 closeout from Circuit City and a $30 MIR)

Review: On my quest for a good MP3-CD player, I first tried Sony's DNF610. While the ATRAC3 made for good co ...

Pros: Functionable, good sound, good display, good ergonomics

Cons: Bad resume feature, bad rewind and fforward, slow loading time.

Review: For the function it performs, I have been very happy with the mp3-cd player. I like the display; the folders are displayed nicely and navigating through your files is very user friendly. However, there are a few minor setbacks. One, the resume feature ...

Pros: Great Price Good Features ID3 Tag info Fair Battery life EQ.

Cons: Volume should be louder. Cover does not open up far enough No added accessories.

Review: The SP150 has gotten a lot of undeserved bad press/user comments. For the price, you get a decent MP3/CD player that even plays WMA files. Using WMA, I was able to get 11 CDs on 1 CDR which the SP150 played flawlessly. The Display is great considering ...

Pros: All controls and display on front panel

Cons: Poor resume feature

The Bottom Line: I was disappointed, but others just looking for a basic MP3 player will be happy.

Review: I bought the player after a lot of research (not enough it turned out) for two purposes:
1) to listen to audio books in the car
2) to listen to MP3 music mix CDs
A friend of mine had bought one of Rio's earlier models, the SP100, for...

Pros: Price, easy to use

Cons: Durability, loading time, battery usage, size

The Bottom Line: Don't buy it unless you feel like taking a gamble on a flimsy product that can break with just one small drop.

Review: I want to say from the get-go that my experience with the SP150 was good until about last Monday. It performed decently, with about 7 hours (rough) battery life from a set of AA batteries. Complaints would have included INTERMINABLE wait times and...

Pros: Above average sound if you add good headphones. No remote. Looks cheap. Good battery life.

Cons: Has tracking problems with some CDs. Major software/hardware bugs. Firmware upgrades not available. Buttons freeze.

The Bottom Line: I do not recommend the RioVolt SP150. Buy where you can return it easily, if you try it. There are more up-to-date models for under $60.

Review: When it works, the Rio Volt SP-150 sounds very good, especially with a good set of headphones. However, the one I got only worked, somewhat, for a day or two before it started acting stranger and stranger. The biggest problem is that the volume control bu ...

Pros: Good sound.Nice ID3 tagging display.lit display

Cons: DRop it,its done,too many bugs,skips a lot,doesn't like cds sometimes.

Review: This cd player stunk.I tried it out and i hated it.IT works fine,Until the first time you drop it.It eats batteries,the package falsely advertises it(20 hrs,try 5hrs more of)Once you drop it,ur toast.You will get error after error after error.DOn't even t ...

Pros: Nothing.

Cons: Bulky design, skips constantly, doesn't work half of the time, horrible firmware, horrible technical support.

Review: I bought the Rio Volt SP150 about 3-4 months ago and I have had nothing but problems. It started out fine where it would recognize CDs and play them accordingly. However, after about a week or so, everything went downhill from there. It skips EVERY ...