Manufacturer: Digital Networks Part number: 90260554
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CNET editors' rating:
4.0 stars
Excellent
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Design: 8.0
Features: 7.0
Performance: 9.0
Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars) - Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 361 reviews all user reviews
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Product Summary
Rio Carbon (5GB, Silver)
price range: $199.99
The Carbon largely lives up to the hype. This mini hard drive player has a great design, an excellent interface, and Energizer-like battery life.
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- Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 361 reviews
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27 out of 28 people found this review helpful
"Excellent player with severe engineering weakness. Probably the best hard drive Audible player."
by Feister Meister on June 22, 2005
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22 out of 22 people found this review helpful
"A player that finally does exactly what I want"
by Mindtitan on June 8, 2005
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14 out of 16 people found this review helpful
by enazni on March 24, 2005
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Specifications
- Manufacturer: Digital Networks
- Part Number: 90260554
General
- Product type Digital player
- PC interface(s) supported Hi-Speed USB
- Flash memory installed No built-in memory
- Digital storage Built-in 5 GB Hard disk drive
- Weight 3.2 oz
- Dimensions (W x D x H) 2.5 in x 0.6 in x 3.3 in
- Included accessories Carrying case
- Software type Rio Music Manager, Drivers & Utilities
- Microsoft PlaysForSure Yes
Carrying Case
- Case type Included
Digital Player / Recorder
- Supported digital audio standards MP3, WMA, Audible
- Playback modes Playlist, One track repeat, All tracks repeat, Random play / shuffle
- Edit functions Erase
- Supported bit rate 8 - 320Kbps
- ID3 tags support Yes
- External hard drive function Yes
Built-in Display
- Audio system built-in display LCD
- Backlight display Yes
- Display menu language French, German, English, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese
Audio Features
- Sound output mode Stereo
- Timer Stopwatch
- Built-in clock Timer, Digital clock
- Additional features Battery level indication
Video Playback Features
- Video software included Drivers & Utilities
CD System
- Digital audio standards supported MP3, WMA
Equalizer
- Equalizer type Digital graphic
- Equalizer factory preset qty 5
- Equalizer factory presets Pop, Jazz, Rock, Trance, Classic
- Equalizer band qty 5 bands
Remote Control
- Remote control None
Microphone
- Microphone type Built-in
Headphones
- Headphones type Binaural Ear-bud
- Sound output mode Stereo
- Connectivity technology Wired
Connectivity
- Cable(s) included 1 x, USB cable -
- Connector type 1 x Headphones Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x USB, 1 x DC power input
Battery / Power
- Battery 1 x Lithium Rechargeable Player batteryIntegrated
- Mfr estimated battery life 20 hour(s)
- Power device type Power adapter
System Requirements
- Peripheral / Interface devices CD-ROM, USB port
- Operating system Apple MacOS X 10.2 or later, Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP
- Min hard drive space 35 MB
- Min processor speed 233 MHz
- Min RAM size 64 MB
Manufacturer info
- Digital Networks
- Manufacturer profile
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- Website: http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/default2.asp
- Address: 2600 San Tomas Expwy, Santa Clara, CA. 95051
- Phone: 866-286-3662
- Email: http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/default2.asp
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