ipod's, iriver's, etc...

[TomTom]

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I bought myself a 20 Gb Ipod last week...mainly to use it in my car as a harddisc so I must never change CD's again. I was surprised how good the sound via the regular headphones is though. I had expensive walk- and discmen before but the Ipod beats them all.

The battery provides music for 12 hours which is fair enough. The Ipod is small and light and it looks just pretty cool and makes women wet. Okay the last part is a fat lie...my imagination went through with me...please forgive me as I am only a victim of the society around me.

What I don't like is that they force you to use Itunes (it's not possible to drag and drop Music via Explorer on the Ipod) which I think sucks because I already have a media playback device for my PC but oh well what can you do...another detail I did not like too much is that you can't keep the lights on the menus on as they turn off automatically after a few seconds. I like to listen to Music in bed in darkness and run the Ipod with electricity so the battery is not affected but I can't see shit on the menus and always have to turn the lights on again for a change of music which is kinda annoying.

[pdowney]

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I have the 20GB iRiver. I've only had it a month but I like it so far. I bought it over the ipod because it records (for work and my radio show). Battery life is awesome >12hrs, menus are a little hard to navigate, but that's because there are lots of features. The little remote control is included and does everything the main unit does. A remote is an option on the ipod. (More $$$) I've never used an ipod, so I'm not making any comparisons.

http://www.iriveramerica.com/products/H120.aspx

[HoneyBearKelly]

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I bought one of these a couple of months ago.

...and loved it so much.

Then my Windows type laptop died and I bought a powerbook.

Alas Creative doesn't have the software to install the drivers on a mac. So now I'm stuck with this mp3 player that I can't make any changes to.

Moral: Do your research before investing or just buy the damn iPod.

[djrichwoods]

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If you're a DJ who is looking to record gigs with one of these things, beware of the Iriver... you can't control the recording volume so if the line level is too loud coming out of your mixer there's nothing you can do about distortion save turning your mixer down (which at a gig is probably not an option unless you can convince management to turn up the amps).

Also, it shuts off after a preset file size limit which means that after 2 hours you have to reset it to start recording again.

If you're looking for a player AND a recorder, I would suggest the Nomad Jukebox... it also has a built in recording limit but it's MUCH higher than the Iriver's and you can control the recording volume... most people I know set it to 1 and then boost the signal in Sound Forge.

Of course, the downside to the Nomad's that have the recording feature is that they're somewhat large and bulky.

I can't comment on anything if you're just looking for a player... I've used all 3 (Ipod, Iriver & Nomad Jukebox) and I can't remember them SOUNDING much different from each other.

[kfitz]

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Your links not working.

I know everyone here's going to say get an Ipod, but I'd do a bit of research and see what suits your needs best. Myself I'm very happy with my Iriver IFP, its small (a bit bigger than a lighter), it has 256m/b, can be used as a usb drive, records (microphone & line in)and is firmware upgradable. For me having ~ 3 hours of music and being able to keep the thing in my pocket at all times works. Maybe for you it won't. So I'm going to recommend you head over to www.iriver.com and see what they have that works for you, cause bang for the buck I think thats where its at.

Also I think theres another company with simular flash based products (smaller than a lighter) that I would consider if I had to make another purchase. I'll see if I can turn up a link. Maybe others can make recommendations on the HD based products, since I don't have real hands on experiance with them.

Sorry, here's the right link..

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/dj_20?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

[unrecogniseduser]

a mate of mine has the muvo 4Gb model. I know he's well happy with it

[ubiqe]

How long before we see color screens?

iriver has a dvd/mp3 player with a color screen... Cool thing but costs a fortune.

[iang1]

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I've got the iriver h340, and I'm very happy with it. There are loads of features on it including the ability to be able to record from the in built radio directly to mp3

[swedetech]

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^ not to long I bet... (6-8 months?)

[skahound]

How long before we see color screens?

[swedetech]

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I dropped my Ipod mini and I won't get a new cause of the tiniest dent... so pissed off! I decided to get one of these when it comes out in a week or two... the small size is the key factor for me... and 20gigg is pretty crazy for the size (about the same as mini)

[darkmark]

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One other important consideration: pay close attention to the warranty. Some of these devices only have a 90-day warranty. Read reviews on Amazon. I believe the Rio Carbon only has a 90-day warranty and most people recommend getting the extended warranty due to relatively high failure rates.

[CSquare]

i just got the dell dj. it's not bad. it's not as user friendly as an ipod for for half the price, it does the job. ipod integrates perfectly with itunes. haven't used the iriver but i've heard that many other players have issues with syncing. if you have the money, get the ipod. if not, look at other options.

[skahound]

It's hard to say because there aren't many of us that have experience with more than one of these. My suggestion would be to go to Best Buy or something like that and buy an iPod. Test it out for a couple of weeks and then take it back and exchange it for an iRiver or whatever (they have a 30 day return/exchange policy on portable electronics). Try that out for a couple of weeks and then decide. If you like the iPod better, go back and exchange again.

[neoee]

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Your links not working.

I know everyone here's going to say get an Ipod, but I'd do a bit of research and see what suits your needs best. Myself I'm very happy with my Iriver IFP, its small (a bit bigger than a lighter), it has 256m/b, can be used as a usb drive, records (microphone & line in)and is firmware upgradable. For me having ~ 3 hours of music and being able to keep the thing in my pocket at all times works. Maybe for you it won't. So I'm going to recommend you head over to www.iriver.com and see what they have that works for you, cause bang for the buck I think thats where its at.

Also I think theres another company with simular flash based products (smaller than a lighter) that I would consider if I had to make another purchase. I'll see if I can turn up a link. Maybe others can make recommendations on the HD based products, since I don't have real hands on experiance with them.