Rio One (32 MB) MP3 Player

Pros: inexpensive. small. easy to use. sounds decent. also a portable hard drive.
Cons: only 160 megs memory. included headphones are uncomfortable. lacks some features

The RIO ONE is an updated version of the "Diamond RIO" MP3 player, which was one of the first portable MP3 players available in the US. Since then MP3 players have taken off, and are available in a wide variety of styles and feature/price ranges.
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Pros: Smart Media slot, Expandable to 160MB, USB.
Cons: Only 32MB onboard memory, no FM tuner, no remote.

If you're looking for a reliable audio player without paying a fortune on one, there are several solutions for that. But all too often, some of the digital audio players offered on the market may not support all formats and that they may not even be...

Pros: Small size, expandable memory.
Cons: No title display, no radio, built very poorly, non-existent tech support.

I wanted an MP3 player that was small and skip-free, so I bought the Rio One in December 2001. At fi ...

Pros: Decent Sound Quality, Doesn't skip like CD
Cons: Low memory, no backlight

I bought my RioOne off of Ebay for $29+$10 shipping. It came with everything the retail version comes with, my unit was basically a sealed factory refurb unit.

This is a great product. It plays MP3s (and supposedly wma's, but I don't use...

Pros: Cheap, light, low battery usage
Cons: Little memory. Unsupported by most software

I'd been watching this particular Rio One player in the bargain bin at the local Micro Center. Starting at something like $79, I watched it go down every week until I bought it at $40, which I thought was not bad for an MP3 player. And it wasn't- when ...

Pros: Good size, one of the sfwe apps was good, two were very poor.
Cons: Support when device fails; hold button not dependable.

Periodically either the OS on the computer or the Rio or the player software loses the ability to even detect extended memory. The first time that happened a few basic things worked, like a reinstall.
The second time it happened that did not work...

Pros: Easy to use
Cons: Flimsy, No back light, very limited display, no track display

I got this player as a gift and it had a 3 year warranty on it. In the 2 years i had it, it had to ...

Pros: Price, Memory Cost, Sound.
Cons: Not Supported in XP.

I'm new to Epinions and writing about a product I used to have. I've had 3 MP3 players over the past year, they were the RIO 800($250), RIO ONE($99), Intel Personal 3000 64mb($79). The Rio One was my favorite. Sound quality was better than the both the...

Pros: Price, USB, Reasonable battery life, WMA support
Cons: Little space, cheap construction, short USB cord, small LCD display

When I purchased Windows XP at Best Buy, they included some free stuff (after rebate). It was my first MP3 player but I was already familiar with a variety of models.

The Rio One is a half-descent player for the money. Seeing as how it has...

Pros: decent cheap player can find them on ebay for very cheap
Cons: very cheap player dealing with sonic blue is a nightmare

I purchased 2 of these off ebay. Both were refurbs and only partially worked on my mac. No memory ...

Pros: Light weight
Cons: limited functionality, poor sound.

When I bought this mp3 player I believed that I would get the same quality of the orginal pmp300 mp3 player from sonic blue. One of my major disapointments with the player is the sound quality, I am a audiofile and I enjoy the best sound out of my...

Pros: fast USB connection, easy to use, good battery life
Cons: realjukebox is horrible, no ID3 tags, a few bugs

When I bought the RioOne I wanted a cheap MP3 player, nothing fancy with a hard drive. Overall, it's a good player. RealJukebox is another horrible product from RealNetworks, it's unfortunate that's the only software compatible with the RioOne right now....

Pros: when it works...it works just fine
Cons: USB FLASHING.cant skip without going through the intro on each track..

"USB" flashes on for a few moments then the player shuts off. it has happened to me 4 times. usually when i have to replace the battery.
once I get to the point where the word "USB" flashed 4 times, I have been unable to un-freeze it. I have looked...

Pros: price
Cons: low memory, cheap product, customer service

I bought a RIO One in July. The software was OK but not easy for a beginner. Not intuitive for the MP3 player use.

Controls are limited, even though the buttons are big, the circular configuration works against itself.

Low memory...

Pros: Lightweight, Cheap, easy to connect.
Cons: difficult to copy files to, lack of supporting Documentation, Inaccurate support info

I'm currently on the second one, as the fist failed right after copying songs to it via Real Jukebox. Tried to play songs, and got nothing but "Digital" noise, only to shut off after 10 seconds. Then it wouldn't turn back on.

Second one Same...