Anubis187 Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 It seems iRiver has joined the hard drive crowd, right now its maxed at 20gigs, i have the latest slimX and i love it, can't wait till they get to 40 gigs. :whistle: :devil: .check it out for yourself and write what you think iRiver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzla Veteran Posted October 30, 2003 Veteran Share Posted October 30, 2003 Now the looks don't convince me, I'd like to see some better pictures, you can't relly get a good size comparison from those pictures. There are 2 things stopping me getting the iPod at the moment, 8 hour battery life at it's very best won't last a working day, and there's no radio. iRiver quotes 14 hours to Apples quote of 8 and it also has an FM radio. Not to mention it supports MP3, WMA and OGG. Along with recording off of the radio. I'll put off getting the iPod and await some reviews of this along with some decent pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anubis187 Posted October 30, 2003 Author Share Posted October 30, 2003 they say one in a week or so but the battery life is true they are using some new kind of battery and the guy said said the first 10 gig one has that battery life. You get a buttload more features than you would get with an ipod also if you know iRiver they always change the design for future models so it can only get better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss1 Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 I would buy an iPod but again like Dazzla says, the 8 hour battery life is limiting. Apple only have to double the amount of memory buffer from 32mb to 64mb and hence reduce hard drive reads, thus increasing battery life of the iPod. Why they haven't done this is beyond me. ss1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 Have you guys seen the new Dell MP3 Player? Comes in 15GB (249.00 US) and 20GB. (269.00 US) Plays MP3 and WMA. http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/c...s=19&l=en&s=dhs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyder Veteran Posted October 30, 2003 Veteran Share Posted October 30, 2003 theres a bunch of mp3 players out there that do more than the ipod for less money, but people seem to choose form over function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianicoleman Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 wow that looks really good, i like the black design.. is there a black ipod? ive seen them on the boxes (but i dont know if it is a color option) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtevol Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 There're more pics here: http://www.iriver.com/product/info.asp?p_name=iHP-120 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PureEdit Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 theres a bunch of mp3 players out there that do more than the ipod for less money, but people seem to choose form over function. Like what? That ****ty dell crap? The iRiver looks better to me then the iPod (OGG Support), but it costs more :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bontakun Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 theres a bunch of mp3 players out there that do more than the ipod for less money, but people seem to choose form over function. well one good reason for an ipod is most players don't support macs, and if they do it's not very good support and to my experience so far, i've yet to see an mp3 player that is able to sync with my computer like the ipod, it does more than transfer songs to and fro, it does a full sync or everything in iTunes also teh ipod is quite a usually smaller and lighter than the other players out there (though some are pretty close) i do like the fact this thing supports ogg, i really like ogg and i wish that itunes and ipod would support it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timan Veteran Posted October 30, 2003 Veteran Share Posted October 30, 2003 iriver is prob the best mp3 player for what it does, but its too much money. http://gear.ign.com did a preview on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzla Veteran Posted October 30, 2003 Veteran Share Posted October 30, 2003 I was just checking out the specs and the 120 is roughly the same size as the iPod :blink: I thought it was huge but the difference isn't much at all. iRiver = 60(W) X 19(D) X 105(H)mm - 160g iPod = 60(W) X 16(D) X 104(H)mm - 158g So the difference isn't much at all, the screen is better on the iRiver as well, features are better, format support is better with MP3, OGG and WMA with AAC coming in a firmware revision, it has a built in radio which you can record off of. Damn, this is freaking sweet. I've also found a picture which I think shows it off the best, almost looking as good as the iPod :| Edit, one thing I noticed though, the US version looks real black but on the EU website it looks kinda grey :/ anyone know if this is just different photos or 2 different models? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digistil Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 wow that looks really good, i like the black design.. is there a black ipod? ive seen them on the boxes (but i dont know if it is a color option) I think you're referring to the iPod picture on the box of gen3...it's still a white iPod, but it's in darkness to highlight the illuminated buttons and screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpatx Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 i bought the 512 iriver 395t and i could not be happier. if i had the extra hundred, i would spend it on it iHP-120, without a doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzla Veteran Posted October 30, 2003 Veteran Share Posted October 30, 2003 All I've gotta do is find somewhere in the UK that will sell it :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyD Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 I don't think it's out yet though. I brought up some great points as to why this player should be considered instead of a Ipod in another post. Here there are again... The price is the same for the Ipod 20 gig so if you're willing to spend the dough on the Ipod then this isn't a issue. Besides there are reasons for the price... 1. The remote --- a lot more functional than the crap Ipod packs. definitely better than zens plastic remote which died on me after a month of use. Builtin FM tuner/voice recording just like the Zen's 2. Uses a Lithium Polymer instead of Ion. This increases the playback time dramatically. Tests have shown to be around 13+hrs of playback (my Zen dies at exactly 7hrs 15mins) 3. Dimesions are almost exactly the same as the Ipod 20 gig... Ipod 20 gig Height: 4.1 in Width: 2.4 in Depth: 0.62 in IRiver Height: 4.13 Width: 2.36 Depth: 0.75 4. the player is treated like a usb harddrive. this means you will be able to drag/drop to and from the drive as if it was like any other drive on your system. no more bloated software to install just to access your player. EDIT: 5. Like xpatx mentions, IRiver makes sure that issues/firmware are added periodically. Can't say the same for the guys over at Creative. I haven't gotten a firmware update since I think May. There are newer Zen models out now with the firmware update that include new features/issues corrected. It's as if Creative has forgotten about early adopters. I used to be a proud owner of the Zen up until a couple of months ago. Every recharge now requires a "cleaning" of the OS or the music will sound like crap. Plus, the remote is horrible. Not even after a month of use the thing had already died on me. Also, playback time just doesn't cut it for me. Before the end of my work day, my player is already dead. I've had enough of it. I will definitely be looking into the IRiver as a possible christmas present to myself Here's a preview over at IGN... http://gear.ign.com/articles/457/457194p1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red. Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 nothing looks as good as the ipod, this looks (notice i only said looks like) like a cheap crappy player. you know like the cheap ps2 controllers out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyder Veteran Posted October 30, 2003 Veteran Share Posted October 30, 2003 ^^^^ example of form over function Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyD Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 You obviously have no experience with IRiver products. Open your eyes as your obviously blinded by the white of your Ipod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzla Veteran Posted October 30, 2003 Veteran Share Posted October 30, 2003 Found it for sale in the UK for ?350, only ?50 dearer than the 20GB iPod. It's silver though and not blac:/:/ http://www.mp3players.co.uk/site/uk/ihp.html ?350 =~ $600, so for the privelage of living in the UK I pay an extra $200 for nothing, and it's in a worse colour (silver) not black... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyD Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 That's not the new version though Dazzla. Thats the 10gig model thats been out for a bit. I don't think the 20 gig is out in stores yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MxxCon Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 another nice player http://reviews.cnet.com/Samsung_Napster_YP....html?tag=prmo1 but yes, iRiver iHP-120+ is hella nice http://reviews.cnet.com/iRiver_iHP_120/450...html?tag=promo2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzla Veteran Posted October 30, 2003 Veteran Share Posted October 30, 2003 That's not the new version though Dazzla. Thats the 10gig model thats been out for a bit. I don't think the 20 gig is out in stores yet. Look a few lines down, you can pre order it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyder Veteran Posted October 30, 2003 Veteran Share Posted October 30, 2003 Found it for sale in the UK for ?350, only ?50 dearer than the 20GB iPod. It's silver though and not blac:/:/http://www.mp3players.co.uk/site/uk/ihp.html mate.. if you want black, get it from the american estore if you can't find it anywhere else. http://www.iriveramerica.com/estore.asp they only ship to US and Canada, but as an option, you can have it shipped to my address and I can ship it to you. you know i wouldn't screw you. like i said.. its an optio:):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyD Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 Look a few lines down, you can pre order it. I'm pretty sure that's not the look of the new one though. They just probably reusing images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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