Rio PMP-300 (32 MB) MP3 Player

Pros: Lightweight, sleek, simple, clean
Cons: more ram needed, bass boost would be nice

The Diamond PMP 300 was the first, original MP3 player to come out on the market. Indeed it was met with great reservation, as the music industry scampered for lawsuits to stop MP3's from spreading from people's computer to a portable medium. But once...

Pros: Fun and portable
Cons: Proved to be fragile, Broke when still barely used

The new, and I stress NEW Diamond Rio PMP300 has proven itself as no more than a typical prototype. About as refined as a barefoot bridegroom, this device packs loads of potential into a disappointingly problematic final form. I would recommend the...

Pros: No Skipping, Compact, Easy to use
Cons: Does Not Display Song Tittle/Artist

I original purchased this product because both my father and i are what you would call computer geeks. We love technology, and what it can do for us and the world. I have kept up with the world of MP3's since they first came out around 1997.
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Pros: Cheap, listen to mp3s anywhere
Cons: Manufacturing problems

Having the need to listen to my mp3s while driving and running, I decided to purchase the Rio PMP300. Fortunately I was able to pay only $50 for the unit since Diamond offered a $50 manufacturer's rebate and Mercata.com had a first-time customer $50 off...

Pros: Portability, No skipping, Super Long Battery Life, Make your own tunes!
Cons: Expensive, around $150, only enough memory for about 1/2 hour of music

Welcome to the Next thing in Music. First it was 8-tracks, then records, then tapes, after that CD's, then DVD. But now the next wave is upon us. It is called MP3. MP3 is a digital audio file that can be stored on a computer's hard drive and played...

Pros: inexpensive
Cons: wont run on WinNT

The product is a great idea so I went out to buy one brought it home and
attempted to load the software. It would not load under any circumstance onto windows NT. I called and emailed the company and after spending over 2 hours on hold I was...

Pros: Small,Easy to use
Cons: not very durable, doesn't have enough memory and flash cards cost as much as the player

After I received my Rio I hooked up the cable installed the software and started uploading songs to it without any problems. The Rio Manager is very easy to use, upload times are somewhat slow. As for the CD ripping software why use it when there are...

Pros: Sleek, high tech, state of the art
Cons: not durable to beans

Well, I was just checking my email one day and bam, right at the top of the page a saw an ad about a mail in rebate for a rio mp3 player (300). It was a great deal too, I had read many magazines because i really REALLy wanted one to take to school since...

Pros: Vary small;Durable; Easy to use;
Cons: Memory chip costs as much as unit.. Thats about it..

I am astounded with the new RIO. This player is the best representation of how computers and the internet are effecting the future of technology. The Diamond Rio is a great investment for anyone in need of a small easy to use portable music player.
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Pros: Easy to use
Cons: No Windows NT support at all

Here comes my update to this product for Window NT/W2000 user.
A: Diamond has not provided NT support, including NT5 (aka Windows 2000)
B: Several shareware showed up ...but many must juggle Parallel Port Access every time you use Rio....

Pros: Small, Lightweight, Sounds Good
Cons: Expensive, Only hold 32mb's

I have been into mp3s for over a year and since it was gonna be a while until the portable cd/mp3 player... I bought this 32mb mp3 player. It is easy to set up, small, and weighs almost nothing. It is nice to be able to bring 10-12 songs around with u...

Pros: Low cost, long battery life, High quality sound
Cons: <none>

The Diamond Rio PMP 300 is the best MP3 player on the market. Not only is it a great buy, but it has GREAT sound, especially given it's low price. This product will be the next thing in portable music. Look out CD's! The Diamond Rio PMP 300 is priced...

Pros: Lightweight, can't skip
Cons: Only holds 30 minutes of memory

I must give credit where it is due. Diamond was the company with the guts to face the recording industry and give us this revolutionary device. I would not consider using a tape player or even a cd walkman now that I ahve a Rio 300 mp3 player. It is...

Pros: 1 aa battery, long battery life, clear sound
Cons: No id3 tagging

I had this mp3 player as a gift from the summer of 2000. The player has 32mb of onboard memory, and that doesn't seem much, can only hold about 8 songs at 192kbs, or about 12 at 128kbs. Anyhow, still a great player.

I was a bit dissapointed though thinking that this player can hold more than 64mb of ram. I bought a 64mb smartmedia disk, and it turns out, its not even supported on the player! :( So I had to go out and buy a new 32mb smartmedia disk. With 64mb, I can easily fit a whole album and a half.

Battery life is excellent. I can get about 8-10 hrs on one aa battery, which is amazing. The rio software that comes with it is fairly simple to use, and it comes with an adapter to hook up to the computer. Transferring a song to the rio only takes about 5 minutes.

If you want to use it for winxp or windows 2000, the rio software provided won't work. Instead, use a program called RioSolitude. It works nicely, and does the job.

Overall, awesome product, just doesn't tell you id3 tags.

This was my first and remains my only MP3 player ever purchased. I use it while jogging and it has never skipped a beat. It clips easily on the waistline of a pair of shorts and you don't even notice it there. The headphones even stay in your ears while jogging! Some time ago the parallel cable broke and now I can't upload any new music. Good thing I had some songs on there that I really like!