SONICblue Rio PMP 300

alaTest has collected and analyzed 431 user reviews of SONICblue Rio PMP 300 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the performance and portability. The sound and price are also appreciated, but many are critical about the connectivity and storage. Reviews are divided on the memory.

I got this MP3 player for free when I upgraded to Windows XP, so I admit that I did not have much of an emotional investment to the product.

Unless you buy a memory card (and the max size card is 64 megs is believe) you're stuck with 10 songs, unless you compromise the quality of the music your rip.

MP3 technology is still in its infancy. still, not one to shy away from the advances of science, i went out and jumped head first into the revolution that is portable digital music.

I received a Rio PMP300 (parallel port) as a present back in 1999, and just bought a Rio One (USB) in April 2002 as a birthday gift. Both are the same design, SonicBlue just ugpraded the interface to make it more practical.

If you want an mp3 player for cheap these days, this one is an excellent choice. You can probably find one on ebay for $50 or less.

I was excited when I first got my Rio PMP300 around when it first came out, and was pleased with the product. I think that MP3 music users need to know the basics about MP3 technology and music to get the most out of the onboard 32MB of flash memory....

After hunting high and low for a good deal on an MP3 player, I finally settled on the Rio 300. It seemed like a good buy for it's money, with many features and 32 MB of storage. Unfortunately, it broke less than 24 hours after I bought it. I was...

Believe me, I was one of the first to run out and buy a RIO PMP 300 when it came out. It gave me many, many hours of enjoyment commuting every day for over a year. But technology advanced, and now it is no longer needed, a museum piece if you will......