Rio PMP-500 (64 MB) MP3 Player

Pros: small, light, nice neoprene carrying case, decent capacity, extendable
Cons: resets if you drop it, holding capacity, dies after 1.5 years

This was my first MP3 player, and in that aspect it was pretty good. Overall, its a good starter, but I wouldn't buy this if you want good reliability or great capacity.

It only holds on 64 MB in its onboard memory. This equals roughly 17...

Pros: Everything
Cons: price

This is a great mp3 player.Best one in it's class.It holds sixtyfour megabytes, but with flashcard memory upgrade it can go up to ninetysix megabytes which is the most any mp3 player in the market can hold at the moment.The price may be something to...

Pros: Great for portable music, good battery life
Cons: Extra memory cards are expensive at the moment

This is the coolest gadget I've bought this year, it really is. I've owned about 6 walkmans, and 1 discman before, but this thing beats them all. The bulk of my music collection is stored on my home computer in MP3 format, so it was natural for me to...

Pros: Good out of the box experience, Easy to use, Good customer support
Cons: Software unfriendly

I bought this player for only 49.99 (after 50 rebate). This is an offer from Audible.com and it is still on the last time I checked (Mar 21). An additional monthly subscription for one year at 12.95 per month will buy you this player. This is good...

Pros: Small size, large memory, Audible compatible
Cons: None

I had been looking for an MP3 player for a while because I was interested in listening to my Audible.com audio books at the gym. Audible.com had a special a few months ago where if you signed up for their Audible Listener program, you got a discount on...

Pros: Small, Light, NO SKIP, long battery life
Cons: Pretty expensive

I recently purchased Diamond's Rio 500. This is an ingenious little machine. It can load about as much as a CD can hold just in its internal memory. This little thing is so light weight, and small, but still accomplishes more then any portable CD...

Pros: Great quality and capacity
Cons: Steep price tag

Well, unlike the much inferior PMP 300, this version scores big. With an excelent 64 megabyte capacity upgradeable to 96 megs, great sound, and it also improves on everything else from the PMP 300. Another excellent feature is USB transfer capability....

Pros: Compact Design, no moving parts, easy to use interface, perfect for eBooks
Cons: Link software is shotty, battery life isn't much, no AC connection available

The Rio 500 set a new, better standard for portable mp3 audio units. It's small, sleek, backlit, and is packing 64 MBs of memory. The unit was above average when it debuted in autumn of '99, and can still hold it's own today. However it is lacking some...

Pros: USB support, great sound quality, colors are cool, expandable, good software
Cons: Kind of pricey for the few features

The RIO was the first MP3 player out there and is still one of the best. The software interface is about the same as the first generation software, which is easy to use. A great change was the switch to USB support, which allows lightning fast transfer...

Pros: Size of Unit
Cons: Battery Life, Case design, software

I purchased the Rio 500 around New Years of 2001 mainly for use when working out. Working out at a facility that has very poor radio reception, I wanted to listen to music without the hassle of carrying around tapes of CD's.
The Rio 500 has been a...

Pros: Good sound quality, 64mb memory, USB support
Cons: Expensive

This is a nice product that Diamond had produced recently. It may seem a little costly at the price of around 250 but it's really a piece of equipment you want to have. It's the first high profile mp3 player. It has a 64mb flash memory so you can put...

Pros: Lightweight, Cool Colors, Expandibility, Sound Quality
Cons: None

I purchased my Rio 500 in March. When it came I was suprised at how small and lightweight to me. The Rio has very much so changed the way I view music. It has made it easy for me to listen to my music on the go, without any skips in playback. Copying...

Pros: Small, easy to carry, easy to use and durable
Cons: Short battery spam, Bad software and not too much memory

As soon as I received the RIO 500 I was amazed. I never believed finally I was able to play all the songs that I have on the computer in my car.

It is a great piece of equipment. You only fit one AA on the spot (this action will be required to...

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: Small, light, fast USB download
Cons: Software, volume, price

This was a gift and I probably would not have spent that much of my own money on it. But now that I have my Rio 500 I sure am glad. It is tiny which makes it great for running, you don't even notice that it is there. The little pouch that comes with...