Remanufactured Rio Nitrus 1.5 GB MP3 Player

by Rio

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8 x 3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00067YXT6
• Item model number: NITRUS 1.5GIG
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,310 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

From the Manufacturer It's true--great things come in small packages. Users who desire exceptional sound in a tight design will love the Rio Nitrus. Have access to over 50 hours of music right from your pocket.

The Rio Nitrus features a sleek design with all the necessary ports.

The revolutionary Rio Nitrus packs 1.5 GB into a stealthy, razor-thin design. With the ability to carry over 750 songs, never before has this much capacity been offered in a player this small. Fast USB 2.0 connection loads the player quickly. Simple menus, thoughtful controls, and a clear display make navigation instinctive. A five-band adjustable equalizer provides a custom listening experience. Quality components throughout yield a player without compromise. Features 1.5 GB HDD plays back over 50 hours of WMA or 25 hours of MP3 music files (over 750 WMA or 375 MP3 songs) Transfer content between multiple PCs 16-hour continuous playback with the rechargeable lithium-ion battery USB 2.0 for fast transfers 5-band adjustable equalizer with presets High-performance earbuds 5-band parametric equalizer with presets Auto-DJ intelligently finds, mixes, and creates playlists from tracks on command What's in the Box Rio Nitrus 1.5, high-performance ear buds, USB 2.0 cable, power supply, installation disc, quick-start guide, and warranty card

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Product Description

THIS MODEL HAS BEEN FACTORY REFURBISHED TO PERFORM AS NEW. IT INCLUDES A 90-DAY RIO LIMITED WARRANTY! Rio Nitrus 1.5GB Digital Audio Player - The Nitrus from Rio combines the small physical size of flash memory players, with the large storage space of hard drive based players. It does this by using a tiny 1" hard drive that can store up to 1.5GB of music! Its durable plastic body with rubber bumpers is perfect for the active individual. Supports - Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, or XP

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You can't beat this deal with a stick!, June 23, 2005

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Leslie Ellis "effing know-it-all" (Hatboro, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Remanufactured Rio Nitrus 1.5 GB MP3 Player (Electronics)

I also own a Creative MuVo 128M and an RCA Lyra 20G. I bought the RIO Nitrus for a friend's birthday and thought it would be a friendly gesture to load an album or two into it.

What a surprise! The software that came with the RIO Nitrus auto-detected music on my computer and presented me with a list. I selected a few albums, pressed one button and the songs flew over the USB2.0 connection.

Building playlists was easy. The ID3 tags are available to the software so it was easy to set up playlists for individual albums or to play favorite songs. Another click of the button and the playlist transferred over to the device.

The user interface is intuitive and easy to use. The monochrome LCD display is easy to read and it's backlit.

The sound is great, though I admit I used Bose headphones rather than the silly little earwigs that came with the unit.

I didn't find the buttons on this unit to be any flimsier than the buttons on my other mp3 players, but I don't intend to ham-hand the unit so it's not an issue.

If you can, get the refurbished unit. It looks just fine to me and costs a good deal less.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Better options out there, October 26, 2005

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David Barber (Ypsilanti, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Remanufactured Rio Nitrus 1.5 GB MP3 Player (Electronics)

This player has several things that annoy, the primary being that it cannot be used as a 'mass storage device'. This means you have to use either the included software, or windows media player, to transfer files. If you can get past that, it works just fine. The buttons are weird, and difficult to press, and the battery life is average. Also, if you want to move stuff from the player to your computer, it takes _ages_. The link is in some way downgraded for uploads, as near as I can work out. All that said, for less than $100 it's not the worst option - 1.5 gigs is a lot of music!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent player, July 19, 2005

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Amy (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Remanufactured Rio Nitrus 1.5 GB MP3 Player (Electronics)

I bought this player last summer before going away for 6 weeks where I had no computer access. Not only did it work wonderfully the entire 6 weeks but the space allowed me to load enough music so I never got too bored with any one album. When I first bought the player I did have a problem that the hard drive crashed but they were very helpful in replacing my product. The only other problem I have found is that the lock button became loosened after a year of use. The battery life is also perfect it lasts about 10 hours and takes about 2 hours to fully charge. Overall I love my rio.