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There were dozens of MP3 players at CES that could pass for a Rio in the eyes of most consumers. All by companies you've never heard of. And will never hear of likely.


This is the issue - the quality of the software isn't apparent from looking at the box. Without exception (including the iRiver H10, for example), all the other portable players I tried were awful to use - unintuitive, unresponsive, etc etc.

Problem is, everyone advertises their stuff as being "easy to use". The truth only tends to come out in user reviews or good in-depth review sites.

Hugo