Creative Labs Rhomba 128 MB MP3 Player

Creative Labs Rhomba 128 MB MP3 Player

Product Description
From the Manufacturer
Enjoy your favorite high quality, skip free MP3 and WMA tracks, listen to and record your favorite FM radio stations or use it as a voice recorder --he Rhomba does it all. The Rhomba is extremely easy to use - no drivers required, just plug it in, drag and drop music and data files between the Creative Rhomba and any PC. It stores photos, documents and other data files too. Slip this small, super lightweight player into your pocket and be entertained wherever you go.

For all your music needs

128 MB of onboard memory stores up to 4 hours of WMA and 2 hours of MP3 skip free music

Features a high performing FM stereo radio and recorder

Equalizer for Jazz, Pop, Rock, Classic, Bass/Treble for complete audio control

High quality ear bud headphones

Use your Rhomba as a portable storage device

Easily share music, photos and other files

Carry 88 or floppy disks of documents, pictures and other files easily between computers at work, home or anywhere else

Never use your floppy drive again!

Simple drag-and-drop loading and unloading of files

Handy voice recorder

Record quick reminders or hours of notes, lectures, and conversations

With the flick of a button you can record conversations, reminders and capture your clever ideas before they are forgotten.

Record over 8 hours of live audio

Built-in microphone

Incredibly easy to use

Plug-and-Play recognition in Windows as a removable disc

Simple drag-and-drop music and data file transfer

Straightforward playback controls for total simplicity of use

Never used MP3 or WMA music before? We include all you need to convert your CDs and other music sources to compact digital files and start enjoying your Rhomba today

Built-in Li-Ion battery provides up to 10 hours of continuous playtime and recharges via USB

Style is everything

Very compact design for you to take anywhere

Large, cool blue backlit split LCD

What's in the box: Creative Rhomba Player, pair of Stereo Earphones, USB 1.1-to-Rhomba cable, neck strap, user manual, installation CD.

Product Description:
The Creative Rhomba gives active people music on the move. Its 128MB memory stores around 60 songs in WMA or 30 songs in MP3 and the ultra-large backlit LCD display and scroller wheel make it quick and easy to navigate the friendly user interface. It has a built-in microphone for voice recording, so it is also great for journalism or note-taking and on top of it all, the built in FM-radio tuner, gives you the ultimate choice of listening� and it makes an excellent medium for moving data from the PC.

Average customer rating:

Cheaply made, NOT reliable
A product with error.
Don't buy this piece of crap
Creative could be creative
Ideal for its use

Creative Labs Rhomba 128 MB MP3 Player

Manufacturer: Creative Labs
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

128 MB of onboard memory stores up to 4 hours of WMA and 2 hours of MP3 skip free music
FM radio with direct recording capability
Up to 8 hours of voice recording via built-in microphone
Built-in lithium-ion battery offers up to 10 hours playtime
Compatible with Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, and XP

ASIN: B0000DFZ6F

Product Description

The Creative Rhomba gives active people music on the move. Its 128MB memory stores around 60 songs in WMA or 30 songs in MP3 and the ultra-large backlit LCD display and scroller wheel make it quick and easy to navigate the friendly user interface. It has a built-in microphone for voice recording, so it is also great for journalism or note-taking and on top of it all, the built in FM-radio tuner, gives you the ultimate choice of listening? and it makes an excellent medium for moving data from the PC.

Customer Reviews:

Cheaply made, NOT reliable.......2005-07-14

The Rhomba is cheaply made. Mine stopped working completely after about two months. Piece of garbage.

A product with error........2005-01-14

The first day I bought this, it didn't work. But then the next day, it worked a gain. I continued to use it for 1 month, and it didn't work completely. Many people used it and said that it is a bad product with errors.

Don't buy this piece of crap.......2004-12-26

I bought this piece of crap and found out it's not compatible with tracks which are downloaded in DRM (Digital Rights Management) format which 6 out of 6 songs I downloaded from Napster were in. So, I have basically a $200 radio. Worthless. DO NOT BUY!!!

Creative could be creative.......2004-11-11

I bought this player for my nephew(age15) one year ago. After the first month it wouldn't work. called and they refused a new one, only rebuilt. OK. Sent it back and 4 1/2 months later it stopped playing again. They refused him any replacement, partial payment to fix it, no solution to the problem. I am sitting here with this $179.MP3 player that doesn't work, that I can now get for $119 and am not sure what to do with it. Do I throw it away, can it be fixed(again). I would not buy any Creative product again. EVER

Ideal for its use.......2004-09-07

I have had the Rhomba now for about 8 months and I am very happy with it. There was a problem after about 3 months but after some intense convosations with creative's customer support and online assitance I upgraded the firmware and have had no problems.

It can hold enough wma for my needs. It is small enough to go running with (the reason I chose it in the first place). I have a couple of issues with it which would not have stopped me buying it. but may be of concen.

Power> power display on the screen bares little relation to the power held in the unit. It never appears to go below about 60% power but has run dry several times. I would (in restrospect) have prefered to have a battery powered as if you don' have a PC around with a USB port, you can be kinda stuck. perhaps someone will come up with a power supply cable which goes straight to a USB conector from an AC source (with whatever voltage they need)

radio > when this works it is great.. sadly to get it to work i need to heavily flick the unit a few times. OK not best practace!

But as I said do have a small MP3 player which works with WMA and is easy to use I have been very happy with this unit.

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