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To: Herc who wrote (4604)	7/26/1999 3:11:00 AM
From: steve patagonia	Respond to of 4679

Yes. You take your CD. You put it in your CD rom drive. You run your mp3 software(Winamp for example) which will take the songs on your CD and convert them to MP3 files. Once you have the MP3 files it's quick and easy to download the mp3 files to your Rio with the software the rio comes with.

To: Herc who wrote (4604)	7/26/1999 3:16:00 AM
From: steve patagonia	Respond to of 4679

You don't really record, you convert or encode. And all conversion takes place in you computer and NOT the Rio. The Rio is just Ram for which you can download your mp3 files to. But you bring up an interesting point. Because they're coming out with simple computers to just do simple things and surf the internet. But these simple computers are not going to cut it when it comes to MP3. IMO

To: Herc who wrote (4604)	7/26/1999 10:03:00 AM
From: Matt Kaarlela	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4679

Sure the FM radio is a nice extra but you have to remember it adds weight, size, complexity not to mention cost. If you just want to listen to FM, you can buy a nice tiny setup for about $25. I would say if DIMD wants to improve the RIO, they should concentrate on more memory at an aggresive price point. The Nomad cost 2.5 times as much as RIO. I don't think many people are willing to pay that much premium for an FM radio. I predict the original RIO will be selling for $79 (after rebate) and the new model with twice the memory will sell for $139 by November 1st. If that happens, RIOs will be a huge hit this Christmas! jmho