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14 out of 16 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
"Just one or two downsides"
Pros: Ecellent sleek design, cool backlight and red lights, overall good player.
Cons: Some menu problems, takes awhile to start up.
Summary: The only downsides of the Rio Carbon are a dew problems with its interface. First of all, it takes about 15 seconds to start up, but thats no big deal. The main thing that bothered me is that when you are viewing artists and you select an artist, you can't see all the songs you have of that artist in one list, you can only see what songs you have on each album by them. Also there is no FM radio, but I'm not really bothered by that. The Rio comes in a nice carrying case, but in the carrying case all but two buttons are concealed, so if you really want to you might want to cut some holes so the screen and other buttons are accesible. The Rio works with itunes if you download the plugin off rioaudio.com, but if you use that all of your genres might not show up on the rio, or it might just be my itunes. But thats no big deal because most people usually select their music through album or artist, not genre. OVerall, I think that besides the few problems with the menu, the carbon is a very solid player.
Where to buy
Rio Carbon (5GB, Silver):
$199.99
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