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Summary: Hold out for the next generation
Review: The first generation of MP3 players offers a lot of promise for the future. I would hold out for future generations of players, however. The sound can be tinny, the controls are awkward at times, and the PC interface is not very user friendly. Wait until the players offer at least 64MB of on board RAM, and let's hope the new versions improve sound quality.
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Summary: Running
Review: I know that most people say Mini-discs are far better, but I wouldn't say so. I go running during the nights, and only need about 50min. of music, I usally play songs over a few times. I always have one of those latest songs I have to have, so I'm always listening too new music, easy to upload. Not just for windows PC's either, linux too!
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Summary: A good start
Review: This player is a good start for what an MP3 player should be, but some things bugged me:1) Having to pay extra to upgrade the MP3 recording software so that it would continue to function 2) Being able to see song titles in the software but not on the player 3) Parallel rather than USB interface 4) No voice recording capability
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Summary: An Excellent Music Device
Review: This is a must have for any active person who enjoys music. No skipping, no warbling, no speed increases and decreases. It's like having a CD without the moving parts. Light and extremely compact...hats off to Diamond!
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Summary: Nice gadget, not enough memory.
Review: -------------------------------------- An hour of music just isn't enough... ...well, Ok, I *could* store songs at 64KBPS and get two hours, but then I'd lose a lot of quality. (maybe this loss wouldn't be noticable on a noisy bus, but in a quiet room it's definitely there). Storing songs at 64KPS would also mean that I'd need to store *two versions* of everything on my hard disk, one for the RIO at 64KBPS and another one at 128KBPS for listening at home. It just doesn't seem worth the effort.... When the memory increases to something like 256Mb, or somebody stuffs one of those new tiny IBM hard disks into a player (320Mb of storage and *much* cheaper than flash memory), then you should think about buying this sort of device. Until then, resign yourself to listening to ten songs over and over again in an endless loop....
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Summary: Biggest Player Since the Walkman
Review: I have been getting more use out of the Rio player than my portable CD player. I use the Rio in my car mostly. All you need is to get a cassette adapter and plug it into the Rio headphone jack and make sure the Dolby switch is turned off on the car stereo. I also use rechargeable batteries to help cut down the cost. I continue to do this until a car stereo maker decides to add MP3 decoding into their product. This will enable people to listen to about 650 minutes of music on the road.
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Summary: RIO IS AWESOME!
Review: the rio is a nice toy, i have had mine for about 3 months. 30 min of music is ok for me it takes me 25 min to ride my bike to work and not a single skip. I also have a MD and find that the constant skipping bothers me on my ride.
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Summary: The future of music storage media!
Review: The future is here! Like something you'd see on StarTrek - music stored digitaly w/ no moving parts! I have been storing 10 songs @ 128 KBPS, until I converted - I hold 15 songs @ 64 KBPS (one song is 10 minutes long) without noticable sound quality loss! I take it everywhere with me, and the $50 rebate went towards a 32MB expansion card. I recommend it to everyone who wants to get a jump on the thing that put out CDs
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Summary: Im a big advocate for mp3 and diamond multimedia
Review: Im a big advocate for mp3 and diamond multimedia, and i commend their revolutionary leap into the digital music industry. I hear a lot of people complaining here, but let's not forget what this new player means to us more experienced, long-time mp3 users. It means a transfer of mp3 file to mp3 reader. That means no sound quality is compromised like when you burn cds. And the memory capacity will not be a problem for long at rate of today's data storage boom. Also the minidisc player is much larger in dimensions, and the minidiscs are considerably larger than the flash memory in the rio. The rio also burns on less battery than the MD, and I find the rio much more convienient to hold in my pocket than a walkman-sized minidisc system. The only valid complaints i would say is the pricing, which will without-a-doubt become less of a problem in the future. And the need for ID3 tag support. Otherwise, a good product
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Summary: The Rio is a must have!
Review: I've had my Rio for a few months now. It's extremely easy to use and sounds great! If you're an active person or just a gadget lover, you can't go wrong with the Rio. I do recommend adding a memory card to expand your playtime, but other than that, it's perfect!
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