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Summary: great player, but avoid as iriver as a company are terrible
Review: best micro hard drive player on the market in my opinion. i wouldnt buy anything from iriver though. they brag about how their products are updateable by firmware, but they release no firmware updates, also , when the battery goes in 2-3 years time iriver told me , after many many ignored e mails, they dont replace the batteries for the igp-100. the company is interested in nothing only money, not respect from their customers. if they listened to their customers they would see that their current way of treating us makes us move to the ipod or creative players. if they listened , and took our opinions into account they would have customers back again and again. i wont buy anything from them again. when everyone starts this( and most will) they will go bust and they can blame no body only themselves. back to topic though . terriffic player. pity the random play isnt exactly random. lovely size , nice software, good sound, get better headphones, the supplied ones are useless. iriver keep making good products, but get your act together in the area of support and customer relations
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Summary: Simple and Functional
Review: Great sound quality, easy to use, small and easy to carry!
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Summary: Not for a Mac!!
Review: Have had this for 3 frustrating days. Two tech support people said it is FULLY compatible with my OS 9.2.2, BUT they offer no drivers, no encoder info or software, and the word Mac is not shown ONCE in their manual. Latest email not answered, and spent 22 minutes on support line with no answer. Would give it zero stars if possible. Will be sending it back to Amazon and look for a reliable company.
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Summary: iRiver Rocks!
Review: I bought one of these last November for my son's 22nd birthday. He wasn't sure what to make of it, but as soon as he plugged the USB port into his computer and Windows Explorer came up, he "got" it. He was so enthused about it that I convinced by husband to get me one for Christmas.We both use ours for music and transferring data files. As for line out, my son has a connection that he plugs into the headphone jack and into the front panel of his car stereo. Works like a charm. Battery life is okay. About 9 hours I think. I'm hard of hearing so generally have the volume turned a little higher. The ear buds are comfortable and the sound is excellent. This baby has been with me on airplanes, at work, in the casino and just sitting at home. We like ours so well that now my husband and younger son each wants one of his own. The only CON I have is that this iRivers firmware doesn't support DRM, so you can't load legally downloaded songs without burning a CD first and then ripping it. It's strange, because iRiver's flash players do support DRM. Go figure.
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Summary: iRiver Rocks!
Review: I bought one of these last November for my son's 22nd birthday. He wasn't sure what to make of it, but as soon as he plugged the USB port into his computer and Windows Explorer came up, he "got" it. He was so enthused about it that I convinced by husband to get me one for Christmas. We both use ours for music and transferring data files. As for line out, my son has a connection that he plugs into the headphone jack and into the front panel of his car stereo. Works like a charm. Battery life is okay. About 9 hours I think. I'm hard of hearing so generally have the volume turned a little higher. The ear buds are comfortable and the sound is excellent. This baby has been with me on airplanes, at work, in the casino and just sitting at home. We like ours so well that now my husband and younger son each wants one of his own. The only CON I have is that this iRivers firmware doesn't support DRM, so you can't load legally downloaded songs without burning a CD first and then ripping it. It's strange, because iRiver's flash players do support DRM. Go figure.
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Summary: iRiver Rocks!
Review: I bought one of these last November for my son's 22nd birthday. He wasn't sure what to make of it, but as soon as he plugged the USB port into his computer and Windows Explorer came up, he "got" it. He was so enthused about it that I convinced by husband to get me one for Christmas. We both use ours for music and transferring data files. As for line out, my son has a connection that he plugs into the headphone jack and into the front panel of his car stereo. Works like a charm. Battery life is okay. About 9 hours I think. I'm hard of hearing so generally have the volume turned a little higher. The ear buds are comfortable and the sound is excellent. This baby has been with me on airplanes, at work, in the casino and just sitting at home. We like ours so well that now my husband and younger son each wants one of his own. The only CON I have is that this iRivers firmware doesn't support DRM, so you can't load legally downloaded songs without burning a CD first and then ripping it. It's strange, because iRiver's flash players do support DRM. Go figure.
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Summary: A Great MP3 Player!!!!
Review: I bought the IGP-100 a few days ago. So far, there has been no major problems. PROS
1. Excellent SOund Quality, with several equalizer presets that can really adjust sound to suit your taste. BASS is perfect.
2. Good size for a 1.5 GB player, and uniquely shaped if i might add.
3. Very Good LCD display
4. WORKS perfect on Windows XP, no more extra software to download. XP recognizes the player as an extra hard drive.
5. Battery life is very good, 12 hours of Listening. I think IPOD only has 8 hours of playing time.... CONS
1. Jog Dial needs practice to operate, takes about a day or two to master. (Don't try calling tech support for Jog Dial problems, the support technician will just tell you to practice operating the dial)
2. The player seems to be made of cheap plastic (not really a major issue though) IF YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM WILL SUPPORT THE PLAYER, BUY IT. IT IS GREAT.
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Summary: Nice little player
Review: I have had this since Christmas. The iRiver iGP-100 is about the size of a hockey puck, perhaps a bit smaller and not as thick. It has a large screen which in play mode displays the folder name, artist, song title, elapsed time, battery status and some other odds and ends. The display is large, easy to read and has a soft blue backlight. It also will allow you to configure all sorts of parameters and is firmware upgradable. Battery life is great and although I have never timed it, it seems to run forever on a charge. The manual states 2 hour charging time and 12 hours of playback time on full charge. I would agree with that. My computer, running Windows XP Professional recogized the player as another USB hard drive. You can just move files and folders around in Windows Explorer like you would to any other hard drive. It uses USB 2.0 so transfers are faster. On the player, the jog dials weren't intuitive for me at least at first, and required consulting the users manual periodically. I found the users manual to be nicely written. There are plenty of pictures and step-by-step instructions. Included in the package is a protective case which is nice and it has a belt loop, but an armband would have been helpful. The audio quality is very good and it has several EQ settings as well as a custom mode. It has a good range of volume settings. I use this when doing housework and in warmer weather, will replace my flash player for yard work. Chores are less of a hassle when you are jammin' to tunes. I have also dropped it once and it still works. In conclusion, save for the exclusion of an armband, inclusion of substandard ear buds (as most do) this is one sweet mp3 player.
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Summary: Use JetAudio For DRM WMA's...
Review: I just bought this one for my husband, and I own the iRiver ihp-120 and the iRiver 256 MB flash player. Great products! I was in a bit of a panic when I tried to use DRM WMA's on my iRiver products. Then I purchased a small software package called jetAudio (www.jetaudio.com). It has a conversion tool that will convert DRM WMA's to WMA or MP3 format...a handy tool whether you own an iRiver or not... It also has some other interesting features as just a music player. I tried the Samsung Napster player prior to buying the iRiver, and I felt the sound wasn't as good as iRiver, and iRiver is easier to use. I'm very pleased with all my iRiver products. They also have a great community chat room on their web site. Battery life is excellent on all my products.
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Summary: Got it for working out...
Review: I just got mine this week, and I like it a lot. It comes with a sweet case, which is basically the same as people put on their cell phones. Thin and black, doubt any scratches will get through. The case also allows you to still access all the buttons, unlike some companies who really dropped the ball on the case! The iGP-100 doesn't come with an armband for those of us who want to work out with it. Its like $8 extra online, but whatever. For those of you who cant imagine what 3.2x3.1 inches look like, its basically the size of a circle inscribed in a POST-IT note. I wanted this for working out and did a lot of research. My friend had the iRiver 395, which is basically a 512 flash player. It is a little smaller and lighter, but I chose the iGP-100 b/c it holds 1.5 gigbs (though only about 1.38 of them are usable...) and it costs less. 512MB is plenty for working out, but I also take it to class, do HW with it etc...basically, I didn't want to pay $200+ and end up with limited memory. Another advantage is that the iGP-100 is recognized as an external HD, so its basically drag and drop. Also, this allows you to put documents or even programs on your MP3 player. Might not be useful to you, but I do find it convinient to have important homework files handy. It hasnt skipped yet. The volume is the same on all iRiver products: from 0-40. Level 10 is good for studying or background music, and I dont think there is a need to go over 30-35. Loudness isnt an issue with this player. The sound quality is superb. Excellent bass, and the EQ works very nicely. The headphones they gave me procude good sound, dont expect to work out with them though- theyll fall out a million times. No big deal, any set of head phones will work. The FM tuner is what made me pick iRiver. Other companies (Rio, RCA) put out 1.5 Gigs for about $150, but I like the radio a lot. Otherwise I'd never hear new songs, so it would get boring. A nice feature would have been a timer to see how long I've been running for. It does come with a sleep timer, so I guess I could use that. As far as batter life goes, I dont think it will live up the the advertised 12 hours if you want to turn it up, add some bass and upload some songs, but its definately enough to get you through the day. I hope this has been a helpful review for you!
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