Rio PMP-500 (64 MB) MP3 Player

Pros: speed, quality, neato torpedo
Cons: batteries die, light died, not loud

I've had this beauty for about a month ago and have to say overall I'm quite pleased.

I never went with the 300 series Diamonds due to the slowness of the interface and relative lack of memory (without upgrades). The 500 deals with both of...

Pros: It is rugged with no moving parts so it never skips and also it lasts longer
Cons: It can't hold THAT many songs

A lot of people I know believe you shouldn't buy this product because the music industry doesn't approve of MP3 as a format. Don't listen to them. Because even if you could never download a single piece of good music off the web (which of course, you...

Pros: Great Player, Blazing fast transfers , Expandable memory available. Overall just about everything
Cons: Blue and Purple Models of this player

I purchased a translucent blue Rio 500 when it came out in about March of this year and I found something interesting that not many people know about the Colors of the Rio and how they affect the performance of the player/software. I was so...

Pros: light, compact, sleek
Cons: None

I have just purchased the Diamond Rio PMP 500 and in the short amount of time I have it the sleek, compact, and light design of it have made me become dependent on it for working out and running. The Rio PMP 500 offers skip-free design, 64MB onboard...

Pros: Small, Light, cool looking, lots of memory, good headphones.
Cons: Expensive (But worth it.).

Over the holiday season and my birthday i really wanted an MP3 player. It took a while but i eventually saved up enough money to buy this $260 piece of software/ audio player. It was worth every penny i conjured up, i have used the Diamond Rio 500 much...

Pros: Great design, high quality, portable, lots of memory
Cons: price

I got the Diamond PMP 500 RIO MP3 player this year, and I am really glad. I had heard a lot about them, but I never realized just HOW good it was until I had it. All you have to do is download your favorite songs from the internet for absolutely FREE....

Pros: Great Features, Easy Interface, Indiglo Screen
Cons: Expensive,

The tiny little Diamond Rio 500 is a great little companion. I use mine quite often, when I go bicycling or exercising. It's very convenient to have digital quality without much hassle of buying CD's or such. MP3's are today's technology, and the Rio 500...

Pros: GREAT
Cons: NONE!

this king is back and better than ever! no one could ever imagine that this player would turn out to be something as good as this! i'v3e had mine for a while and it works great sharp lcd screen nice features, alot of storage great design! everything! i...

Pros: Buttons easy to find and use. Sound quality. Compact size.
Cons: Do not purchase TEAL or PURPLE models! Case not well designed. Battery life.

While I love this player, I want to start out with an important con because you should know this before purchasing:

I originally purchased the Teal model. I had problems getting my system (PC) to recognize it. I also had problems with one of...

Pros: stores 12 hours of music on a 1$ cd.
Cons: flimsy

not the rio, but i do know where to get one. among other places,www.computergeeks.com has them for sale, they are called the genica mp3 cd players, and have approximately the same dimensions and stuff as a diskman, but they play 12 hours worth of cd...

Pros: great sound, nice size, easy to use
Cons: expensive, headphones

When i was looking for a mp3 player the rio 500 caught my attention. The first reason i chose it was because it was very small and was the best one that you could buy at the time. The player starts with 64 megs of memory and is upgradable to 128 but you...

Pros: small, expandable (to 128MB), solidly constructed, audible compatible.
Cons: cheap headphones, included case sucks.

Introduction
When I started shopping for an mp3 player, I had a few requirements: 128MB of mp3 storage space, small in size, USB connectivity.

The reason I wanted at least 128MB of memory is that I usually listen to continuous...

Pros: Compact Size. Includes a Padded Case for Use at the Gym.
Cons: Software not the best but Serviceable.

Ive used the Diamond Rio at the Gym and while running. It is a great machine and a very good value overall. Headphones make a very big difference. The standard ones included are uncomfortable (ear buds) and dont play as loudly as others (I would...

Pros: Small and sleek design, great battery life, exceptional sound quality, great price for 64MB memory
Cons: No FM tuner

I recently had the good fortune of receiving the Diamond Rio 500 MP3 player as a gift. I've found this player to be a great device, with functionality mixed with fun and entertainment. I hope the following review helps you decide whether the Rio 500 is...

Pros: Small, lightweight, durable, attractive, good sound quality
Cons: USB transfer drains batteries rather quickly, ugly carrying case.

I bought my Rio off of a friend who did'nt have USB. It was great in the beginning, the only catch being that my songs are in WMA format and needed to be converted before being sent to the player. Other than that, the sound quality was okay, but lacking...