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dbergstrom · Apr 1, 2002, 12:05 AM

I need to vent. Mods may lock the post, but I just need to get this out.

If you are in the market for an MP3 player, buy an iPod (duh, right?)!!! Do NOT, under any circumstances, buy something from sonicblue/Rio!!!!

I was an early adopter and bought a Rio600 in 2000, when they first came out. 32MB built in, I added 32MB more with a proprietary "backpack". The backpack works well, and the music sounds pretty good.

The problem is, I would like to have a player which will stop mid-song, rather than go back to the beginning of a song when it goes to "sleep". This is especially true for 20 minute long movements from classical symphonies, etc.

To get this feature, I would need to upgrade to firmware version 1.55. The trade off is that a new "feature" in this firmware upgrade is that the backpack is now seen as "external memory". So, instead of having on 64MB memory I have two 32MB blocks. What a pain in the a$$! Fortunately I still had the old firmware and could downgrade.

This "new" firmware was introduced on 3/16/01. More than a year ago! Not only do these vibrating butt plugs make crappy software, they don't ever update it/fix problems. The Rio600 is still considered a shipping product!!!

Buy an f'ing iPod!!!!

RWoelk · Apr 1, 2002, 12:30 AM

Now, take a deep, deep breath and relax. Get a hold yourself ... that's better. Click on that browser of yours and go directly to the Apple store and purchase that iPod or do as I have done to keep peace in the family and purchase 3. Trust me, you won't regret it and your money could not be more well spent.

Apr 1, 2002, 06:16 PM

Funny, my Riovolt MP3CD player also had the same problem when I first bought it (no memory spot in playback).

But my last firmware update fix that, but since the player uses CD-R, I don't have that other problem.

GORDYmac · Apr 2, 2002, 09:58 AM

At least you can transfer MP3's. My iMac doesn't even recognize my Rio 600, unless I have the patience to juggle the connector in and out of the Rio.

My iPod arrived today.

vmarks · Apr 5, 2002, 05:32 PM

Originally posted by RWoelk:
<STRONG>...or do as I have done to keep peace in the family and purchase 3. Trust me, you won't regret it and your money could not be more well spent.</STRONG>

I believe I have just found my long lost family!

Mac Zealot · Apr 5, 2002, 05:53 PM

iPods for everyone!!!!!!!!!

suprz · Apr 6, 2002, 07:01 AM

consider yourself lucky that your rio still works! i purchased my rio 600 at the grand opening of an apple store, and it worked fine for 2 months then it started to eat batteries every 1/2 hour! then it started to just shut off any time you touched one of the buttons! i contacted rio's customer service 6 TIMES!!!! to no avail, when they did finally get back to me (after 3 weeks of waiting from my last e-mail) they advised me to send the unit back to them (which would cost me $25.00) and they would take about 5 weeks to check or replace the unit..... excuse me !? rio wanted me to pay an additional 25.00$ to have them keep my 150.00$ mp3 player for 5 weeks? i told them to send me a pre-paid shipping label and i would be glad to do so, and to this day i've yet to get any response. i keep it on my desk in my office and i tell everyone this story, and i know i have cost rio at least a few thousand in revenue from people that were thinking of buying a rio product. they have the worst customer service in the world. i would not take a rio product if they gave the damn thing to me.

F*#%K RIO!!!!!!!

slboett · Apr 6, 2002, 09:53 PM

Sorry, I can't help it:

Dude, you got a DUD.

Dude, shoulda got an iPod.

Don't ever go to the cheapo PC world for your hardware...get the 'Pod, man!

SB