Rio MP3 Player Feature Comparison Chart

The Rio brand of MP3 players is sadly discontinued, but there are still many of these players on the used market, on eBay and in garage sales. This comparison chart will hopefully let you know of the various important features of the Rio players, so you can decide if a particular player is right for you. This chart does not list every feature, only the ones that I consider the most important.

Rio MP3 Player Feature Comparison Chart

This list is being expanded... more coming soon... if a cell is blank I do not have that info yet...

If a player is not listed, I do not have information on it yet.

MP3 Player Name	USB?	Battery Type	Built-In Storage Capacity	Expandable?	Has Bookmarks?	Notes
Rio Carbon	USB 2.0				YES
Rio CE series					YES
Rio Cali		AAA	green=256MB; yellow=128MB	1 SD card slot	YES
Rio Chiba		AAA			YES
Rio Eigen					YES
Rio Forge					YES
Rio Karma	USB 2.0	Built-in Rechargeable	20 GB HD	No	YES
Rio Nitrus	USB 2.0	Built-in Rechargeable	1.5 GB HD	No	YES
Rio One	No		32 or 64 MB	SmartMedia (128 MB max)	NO
Rio Pearl	USB 2.0	Built-in Rechargeable			YES
Rio PMP-300	No	AA	black = 32 MB; translucent blue = 64 MB	SmartMedia (32 MB max)	NO
Rio PMP-500	No				NO
Rio SE series					YES
Rio S10	USB 1.1	AA			YES	9 bookmark slots.
Rio S11	USB 1.1	AA			YES	9 bookmark slots.

This list is being expanded... more coming soon... If you have more information please report it.

Summary

All Rio brand players (except the very early models like the PMP-300) have bookmark capability, but sadly these are discontinued. Many Rio players are still available on eBay inexpensively, however, they are getting more and more scarce.

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