Rio PMP-500 (64 MB) MP3 Player

Pros: Good Quality Construction and feature set - Good Sound
Cons: No Bass Boost - Lousy battery life.

I actually got this unit for Free for signing up for a 1 year light listener plan from Audible.

I am not big on MP3 players since I have a Minidisc Player. but for free I figured to try it out.

I was most surprised when I started to...

Pros: Small size, backlit display, great quality music
Cons: some features confusing, not enough space

I recently bought a Diamond Rio 500 portable MP3 player. I have enjoyed it greatly, having but one major problem. The first Rio 500 that I received did not function correctly. It was changing tracks of it's own accord in the middle of songs. I must...

Pros: Small, lightweight, no moving parts, great for the gym
Cons: Poorly designed carry case and headphones. I hate the software. High $

My wife ordered a RIO 500 for me back in the middle of December from buy.com (at that time it was $199 but on backorder). Well, by the end of February, I grew tired of waiting and ordered another for $250 from JandR.com (if you do order from J&R,...

Pros: small, good layout
Cons: poor battery life, poor sound quality, poor software, mediocre support

I read all the opinions here, and bought the Rio 500. I thought I was going to be really happy. DOH!

The first thing I noticed was that the RioPort software was extremely bad. The programmers had no concept of drag and drop. You have to go...

Pros: Quick USB connection, easy interface, good price w/ rebate
Cons: Horrible software, bad earphones

I had the original Diamond Rio 300, and I desperately wanted to upgrade to increase my memory and connection speed. After researching all of the new models, I once again decided on RIO, as they have proven themselves in the MP3 market.

The...

Pros: Backlight, Lite, No Skip
Cons: Limited Memory, Hard To Make Folders

For all I've heard about mp3 players I am not very impressed. I purchased this for 229 and it does deliver however. The sound quality is excellent and the uploads are speedy. However, the one problem is limited storage space. Most mp3 players have 64...

Pros: USB File Transfer, Mac Compatible, Legacy-Free (Whoopee), upgradable firmware, Audible Ready.
Cons: Plastic Case, Current high Price for Smartmedia Memory cards.

As of today the only Rio 500's available on the market are the plastic grey versions but no matter which one you use, it's the underlying technology that's the important thing with these kinds of devices... I mean do you really want to go around waving a...

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: Fits in shirt pocket, never skips, up to 128 megs of memory, good sound
Cons: Inadequate headphones, controls can be confusing

I got my unit free from an online site that sells audiobook content. I've used my Rio a lot to block out background noise as well as to listen to music and books, and I'm very pleased with the 500 model in most respects.

It is the same size...

Pros: USB speed, 64MB, Win2k Support
Cons: battery life, no AC support

I purchased a Teal Rio 500 looking for a reasonable amount of storage capability (64MB onboard), with quick download times (USB connection). The Rio 500 had both of these and came with good recommendations.

I hooked it up and was immediately...

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: 64MB, USB connection, Software to rip and encode is included
Cons: uh, umm, uh the box was ugly looking, sorry that was the only con I had

The Rio 500, what a great player. This is my first MP3 player, but let me tell you, I am very satisfied with it. It comes with software that lets you take your CD's and rip the songs then convert them into MP3 format, I love that the most, the new...

Pros: Great sound quality, small & light
Cons: No audible.com support yet, no AM/FM radio

The new Diamond Rio 500 MP3 portable player is one of the best purchases I have made in a long time. I used to use a standard cassette tape Walkman when I worked out, but I got really tired of always having to make new mix tapes: it's a slow process,...

Pros: Loads of memory; USB support; great sound quality
Cons: Missing features that most other second-generation players have.

I am excited to get my hands on the Diamond Rio 500, since its predecessor, the Rio PMP300, was the first high-profile portable MP3 player. We found the Rio 500 a clear winner for certain users, but its lack of extras will be a disappointment to others....

Pros: Lightweight, easy to use, fast to transfer MP3s, holds audiobooks and music.
Cons: Poor software

I have a Diamond RIO 500 and I love it! Yes, the $250.00 price tag is a little steep, but you can expect that to come down soon. There are alternatives to paying full price, if you look for them. I bought mine through www.audible.com. For $169 I got the...