Unique features and good sound This player has two features which are unique as far as I know, both of which I view as important. Firstly, it plays consecutive tracks in "gapless" fashion like a CD player. This means if one track flows into another they sound like one track - there is no pause or gap between the tracks. Note this is different to "cross-fade" functions on other players which overlap the end of one track with the start of another. That is not what CD players do, and personally I find cross-fade annoying.more info
Great player I bought one of these about 18 months ago and its been the best mp3 player i've ever owned. Being someone who manages to break most gadgets i buy within a few weeks this has seriously impressed me. After 6 months i did drop it in a car park and whilst there were no obvious effects, it did keep freezing up but thanks to amazons great returns policy i've had my new one since. It is quite chunky and heavy but i've always liked the character and individuality it has compared to the ipods and with better... more info
Don't buy this Initially I was very impressed, but it isnt long before the shoddy design becomes very apparent. The scroll wheel on mine broke not long after I got it, but I managed to cut a deal with rio, and a replacement was sent. The wheel on the replacement also broke, which left a gaping hole in the top of the unit. The interior was soon clogged up with dust and god knows what else. The screen broke, creating what I can only describe as a bleeding effect. This obscured the screen. I should point out that despite... more info
Rio karma Very cheap for its memory size and would be an excellent mp3 player if it didn't keep breaking. I have had 2 Rio Karma's and the scroll wheel has broken on them both within 3 weeks. You can still play music without the wheel but certain features of the Rio Karma do not work without it. It has a brilliant equalizer when you put it onto 5 band mode, alot better than an ipod, but i would rather pay the same money for an ipod with 1/4 of the memory and not have to send it back than pay for 20gb instead of 5 and... more info
