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Remanufactured Rio Nitrus 1.5 GB MP3 Player

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Compatible with computers with USB 2.0 (1.1 compatible) ports running Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, or XP
1.5 GB HDD plays over 25 hours of MP3 of 50 hours of WMA music
Includes Sennheiser earbuds; 5-band adjustable equalizer with pre-sets
16-hours continuous playback with rechargeable LiIon battery
Remanufactured to like-new condition; includes 30 day warranty

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Technical details

Brand Name: Rio
Model Number: NITRUS 1.5GIG
Digital Storage Capacity: 1500 MB
Supported Standards: WMA, MP3
Hardware Platform: PC

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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

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 information

Product Dimensions

9 x 8 x 3 inches

Item Weight

1 pounds

Shipping Weight

8 ounces

Manufacturer

RIO

ASIN

B00067YXT6

Item model number

NITRUS 1.5GIG

Customer Reviews

18 customer reviews

3.3 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#1,183,729 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
#9,583 in Electronics > Portable Audio & Video > MP3 & MP4 Players

Date first available at Amazon.com

March 29, 2005

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3.3 out of 5 stars

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Nitrus Nice Package for $69.98, Refurbed...so far so good!

ByGeorgyo07on November 17, 2005

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I ordered the refurbed Nitrus from Amazon. So far so good, everything arrived like it was new. Free shipping from UPS, I got it in exactly 5 days after ordering it. I charged the unit for 5 hours, and loaded 1.47GB worth of MP3's as it was charging. Mine came with a silver-colored stick button instead of the red one pictured on the ads. I wonder if that means it is a refurbished unit? The Rio-ware CD works really well with XP SP2 and USB2 port the transfer speed is great - 4 songs at about 4 MB each take about 7 seconds. My unit arrived with firmware ver 1.23, so no need to flash it. So far, sounds great, had to adjust the contrast since it arrived with the display almost transparent, hard to navigate until I adjusted it. Using other headphones now, have not tried out the ones that came with it. You can hear minimal clicking of the HD and slight vibration, so you remember that it is not a flash-based player. I am giving this to my girlfriend anyways to replace her Dell DJ with a bad HD. So far (12 hours) it is flawless, arrived with no scratches or flaws. Would recommend. Not giving 5 stars since the 90-day warranty should have been 180 day instead. Buttons are rather smallish, but click well. Sort menu for play is querky for navigating the menu. Would have been even better if an arm band were included.

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Great Sound - Good Size

ByJvalant N. Sampaton September 4, 2005

I owned this player for about a month before returning it to the store and getting an iPod instead. I wasn't disappointed with the player at all - infact, it was great. I was just very annoyed with a 90-day warranty - and I had bought this product new - not refurbished or factory renewed or any crap of that sort. The headsets were Sennheiser but quite flimsy. I preferred my Sony Street Style headphones.

The Rio Taxi software was good and the USB interface was snap as well. I have owned quite a few MP3 players - Archos, iRiver, Apple and Sony - I would rate the Rio higher than iPod on battery life - the sound quality was about the same but the iPod interface was much better - this is not to say the Nitrus had a bad interface - infact it was quite good.

But then I had paid around $179 for the Nitrus - I thought I'd pay about $80 more and get an iPod. But for this price the Nitrus is truly worth it.

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You can't beat this deal with a stick!

ByLeslie Ellison June 23, 2005

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.

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Better options out there

ByDavid Barberon October 26, 2005

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!

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excellent player

ByAmyon July 19, 2005

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.

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great in the short ter

ByK. Molinson November 22, 2005

YEP, I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN I GOT THIS RIO. IT WORKED GREAT, LOOKED COOLER THAN AN IPOD (SUCKERS), THE ONLY THING THAT PISSED ME OFF STRAIGHT AWAY WAS THAT I COULDN'T MAKE A PLAY LIST WHEN OUT & ABOUT....HOWEVER, I GOT OVER THAT.

THE REST, MY GOD. I EVEN CONVINCED MY MATE TO GET ONE. BIG MISTAKE. I FEEL ITS MY FAULT. MINE GOT FAULTY ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER HAVING IT, IT WOULDN'T CHARGE PROPERLY, THEN MIRACULOUSLY STARTED CHARGING AGAIN (?) ....HERS STARTED DOING THE SAME. NOW I CAN'T EVEN TRANSFER MUSIC TO IT, COMPUTERS DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEVICE AND THE DIVICE SEEMS NOT TOO BOTHERED ABOUT A COMPUTER EITHER...SO...

WHO KNOWS, MAYBE ITS A COINSIDENCE,

AS I SAID, ITS GOOD IN THE SHORT TERM.

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I've had mine since 2004 and still works today. ...

ByAnoymouson April 11, 2016

I've had mine since 2004 and still works today..of course I've upgraded since then but it stills works same as the day I bought it!

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Very good for the money

ByRob Atkinson December 24, 2005

This is my first MP3 player. I just recieved it today as a Christmas present. So far, I am satisfied with this product. HOWEVER, there are some problems. When I took it out of the package, there was a very little chip on the corner of the back. Adding to this problem, there are some scratches on this product.

Other than those minor problems, I highly suggest you get the refurbished unit. 1.5 GB for this price is very good (although the actual compacity is about 1.3 GB). Uploading songs through the provided USB cord is very fast and easy(I am using Windows Media Player).

Overall, this product is very good for the money. I recommend the refurbished unit.