Rio Forge 256MB Sport MP3 Player Review!

Dashken · 9th Jan 2005, 08:19 PM

The portable MP3 player market has expanded a great deal lately and it is now very common to see people walking around with either a flash memory-based or the hard disk-based MP3 player hanging on their belts. Cassettes and CDs? Phish! That's the past!

Today, we'll be looking at one of the more notable MP3 players - the Rio Forge 256MB Sport! Let's see how it fares against the deluge of MP3 players in the market!

Link : Rio Forge 256MB Sport MP3 Player Review!

plasma · 10th Jan 2005, 02:38 AM

what's the battery life on that thing? and how much did u get it for?

PsYkHoTiK · 10th Jan 2005, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by plasma

what's the battery life on that thing? and how much did u get it for?

It has quite a long battery life. 20 hours I think. Its using a single AA battery...

http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/sho....asp?model=265

I bought it for around 120 USD...

SAMSAMHA · 10th Jan 2005, 04:03 AM

one thing that I don't get is why these flash mp3 players are stills elling so expensive given that the flash usb drives are selling so cheap

PsYkHoTiK · 10th Jan 2005, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by SAMSAMHA

one thing that I don't get is why these flash mp3 players are stills elling so expensive given that the flash usb drives are selling so cheap

Coz it has the ability to play music?

SAMSAMHA · 10th Jan 2005, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by PsYkHoTiK

Coz it has the ability to play music?

yeah, but it doesn't make much sense that you can get 512 storae for like 30~40 and just add the music play back, you are charging a huge money.

PsYkHoTiK · 10th Jan 2005, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by SAMSAMHA

yeah, but it doesn't make much sense that you can get 512 storae for like 30~40 and just add the music play back, you are charging a huge money.

Well, good audio doesn't come cheap..

There's a lot more to costing then the actual cost for a product.

Unlike USB drives, this has a LCD thats backlit, buttons galore, great earbuds. The sheer cost of it would be more than a USB drive.

The market also dictates the price. They will do a market research to see how much the market is willing to pay for it, and adjust it accordingly...

peaz · 10th Jan 2005, 09:22 AM

wow... the player looks good

question: How long does it last on a single AAA batt?

Chai · 10th Jan 2005, 09:28 AM

Just have a look at iPod...

PsYkHoTiK · 10th Jan 2005, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by peaz

wow... the player looks good

question: How long does it last on a single AAA batt?

It has a 20hour battery life span. On a single AAA battery...

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