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Summary: Now it works, now it dosn't
Review: Well yes it is a Mp3 Player... and I have used it for three years... but now I can't get support for it from either Sonic blue OR RIo. Like this product has been completely abandoned... they told me that I would either have to downgrade my operating system or buy a new player. Niether solution is a very good way to treat your customers and they have completely lost me. Now I desperatly search the internet for a alternative softwear package. DON'T DO IT!!! LEARN FROM MY MISTAKE!!!!
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Summary: Awesome little device
Review: I love my rio 300 it is hella cool. some people dont like them because they dont have much memory,... i fit about 22 songs at once and as for the connections they work just fine with absolutly no trouble. i have windows Xp but i found a program that is compatiable with my rio. this is a great device and i would gladly buy a newer model when the prices come down
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Summary: I want my mp3's
Review: I got this a gift for my birthday one year. It was pretty cool until it refused to recognize that it in fact has free memory and a card. I can't do anything with it. I came on here to see if others have the same problem and apparently I need to buy a new device. Which, of course, is what rio advised me to do months ago...so sad when a company doesn't even support it's own product...
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Summary: Rio MP3 palyer
Review: Very Good product. The software that comes with the Rio PMP300 was not suitable for newer Windows versions, as Win ME or Win 2000, but I was able to abtain "download" proper software easily.
Product is easy to use, as well as the software. Good buy. I am happy with product and the service from seller, which was excellent.
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Summary: Awful Machine and Customer Service
Review: After about a year of service, the link between my machine and the computer stopped working. I attempted to get te problem fixed by calling "customer service" and was put on hold for a ridiculous length of time. Then I was told to download a useless interface. The end result is that I am going to get a new MP3 player that isn't made by this manufacturer.
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Summary: Don't waste your money.
Review: This seemed like such a great idea: music that won't skip; I can record what I want. Then I got it.The software is far more complicated than it needs to be, and it's unbearably time-consuming to put everything you want on the machine. Then it there's not enough memory to record all you'll need for a long enough stretch. I could go on for pages but won't waste your time with it. My last straw, however, was when, after I'd purchsed some additional memory, the lid to hold the battery in won't close. So the little, grandly over-priced toy is a total waste. Stick to your CD player. Maybe it's not all the up-to-date, i.e., the hi-tech industry has replaced it with this little thing. But you'll enjoy it more.
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Summary: Do not buy this
Review: I bought this a year ago. It lasted a month. It's a piece of crap. When it did work, the volume was pathetic. But it is poorly designed with small buttons that can be press accidentally too often. And it just is cheap. Buy a sturdier model or wait.
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Summary: Great...while it lasts.
Review: I've had my player for just over a year. No problems! No skipping, doesn't have a mind of its own. In otherwords, the play options (random...) never switch on me without my promt. It functions very well. Battery uses quickly. It's only just very recently that it's beginning to die on me. It plays, then won't. It's something to do with the battery and the connection. Also, the screen is fading from the top down. This may be to slight rain sprinkles, or its visit to a sandy beach in the Turks (this occured in February though). I am getting another!
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Summary: Great little device for short duration play
Review: I got my Rio PMP 300 from my employer as a gift. It was my first exposure to MP3, as up to that point I had been dismissing it as a fad. Having the device, and about 150 CD's, I figured why not give it a shot. The installation of the software went smooth. I found an update, and installed that as well with no problems. Then I started trying to rip and found that the included software was hardly stable. I was running on Windows NT, which seemed to be supported by the manufacturer, but with some caveats. I would start ripping and the software would crash. I would try to transfer to the device and the software would crash. I would complete a transfer to the device after several tries only to find that one or more songs didn't actually make it. Bottom line - the connectivity for this device was pathetic. But speaking for the device itself - I loved it. The music played cleanly, without interruption, regardless of how much I shook the device. The buttons on the front are well placed, well labeled, and nicely inset just enough so they still provide easy access, but you don't have to worry about them protruding. It has all the features you might want including random and repeat. The display let's me know how much memory I have, what track number is playing, and the time of the song. There are also various other indicators that are helpfull (battery, etc.). The memory on this device is small - 32Mb. And the manufacturer says it will only support up to 64Mb total with an expansion card. That expansion card can hold it's own set of music so you can swap them in and out without effecting the music on the built in memory. However, vendor chose the odd memory type of 3.3V for the external memory versus typical CompactFlash. There's a convenient "lock" switch on the side that keeps the buttons from registering. This can be good in two ways: it won't get turned on accidentally and burn battery, and you won't accidentally hit the stop button and interrupt your listening. The belt clip is handy, and detachable, and the battery life (one AA) is quite respectable. In all, I really love my Rio PMP 300. It's perfect for a trip to the gym, a jog around the neighborhood, or even for a short plane flight. If all you need is an hour (30 mins on internal memory alone at a 128 sample rate) to pass the time, then you really don't need to spend more - this is the perfect device.
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Summary: Rio excellent player
Review: I got the Special edition 64 mb's RAM and a 32 MB flash card for 96 MB's of RAM. Very nice, and skip free so when I work I don't have to worry about skipping like I did on my CD player. Very compact, easy to fit in a pocket or even better it's got a clip if you don't have pockets. Some people complain about batteries but I get the same performance out of a single battery in the Rio than 2 in a CD player. It's not an issue to me anyway since I use rehargable batteries, but some complain anyway. Download speeds to the Rio are pretty good, would like a faster download time though. Anyone think of Firewire or USB? As far as durability I accedentally dropped it on concrete and it still works perfectly. Overall a fine product, I'd pick it up again after my experience with it.
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