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Summary: question before i buy...
Review: first off, i apologize for taking up space for a non-review: i've been trying to find out whether the iHP140 records from FM radio. i know it records from a myriad of inputs, but no one has mentioned that it records directly from FM signals. would someone please answer my question? i currently own a iFP-190T and it records nicely from the radio...i hope the iHP140 does as well!
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Summary: Alert, this is not only mp3/ogg player
Review: besides it's a mp3/ogg player, it has several cool functions:
1. external hard drive, bring your data here and there, or simply do backup
2. portable audio recorder, it has analog/digital in/out, connect to your stereo, and record your good old vinyl and tapes, or use digital out to connect digital amp for the best possible quality connection, it can record in mp3 or raw pcm (.wav) format for different needs (think about this: a decent recordable md player costs around 250, and dat recorder costs up to 700!)
3. export your minidisc audio using either analog or digital connection
4. since it supports .asf format, you can record or download radio program archive, and listen offline
5. no-brainer file transfer, simply go to My Computer, do drag and drop (or just C&P)this player's hard drive IS NOT REPLACEABLE or UPGRADABLE, then be careful to handle, NEVER drop it
this function may help Asian listener, since this is the ONLY player supports Traditional and Simplified Chinese (Creative player supports too, but lacks digital in/out feature, and audio jack issue), then you don't have to worry display problem about Chinese mp3/oggs
this is one of the player supports hi-fidelity .ogg format
and somebody concerns about transfer protected audio files, then there's a trick you can do: use digital connection (if your pc has SPDIF out), and your brain, and time, then you can still transfer protected music to this little monster the reason I give 4 stars instead of 5 is...I have not owned yet, but by the feature, I'll surely get this little player/external hard drive this player has several cool features, use your brain to find'em
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Summary: Great product , Modest looks
Review: I bought this product after reading so many good reviews about its loaded features. It turned out as expected. I was little anxious about the radio working in my office ( as my previous Sony CD player had very poor reception). It turned out to be okay with ihp-140. though there was some noise in stereo mode , it was clear when I switched to mono.
The only eyesore is the navigation dial on the front of the player. it projects out of the player quite a lot and has a cheap feel. But the full functional remtote has nice dial buttons and I use only the remote now. the battery is much better than the ipod I owned (40GB 3rd gen) earlier.
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Summary: Why do people still buy an iPod?
Review: You see them everywhere: iPod users. Those tell-tale white headphones give them away as soon as you see them. I used to envy them, with their slick little box of tricks pumping music through their heads for up to ten hours at a time. I wanted one, too, but I thought they were way too expensive for what they were. For one thing, they could only handle a single codec, namely MP3. When, oh when would someone bite the bullet and produce a decent, high capacity OGG-based player for the rest of us? Alternatives to the iPod have come and gone, but none has really stuck. Apple really cornered the market with what was arguably the first good-looking and well-performing player. Nevertheless, its shortcomings were painfully evident. What the market has been missing ever since is a player that does all that the iPod can, whilst providing features absolutely essential in a truly high-end player, such as an integrated FM radio, voice recorder, support for multiple codecs, and longer battery life. Such a player seemed like it was still some time away, until iRiver recently came out with the iHP-140. At last, we are offered a 40 Gb player that can handle the MP3, OGG, ASF and WMA codecs, has an FM radio tunable to the band of whichever continent you happen to be on, a voice recorder that works with either the internal or an external microphone, and a respectable 16 hour battery (assuming 128 Kbps MP3 listening at normal volume and no flashy EQ settings). The battery is also Lithium Ion, so there are no battery memory issues to worry about. After a couple of weeks with my iHP-140, I have to say that it has lived up to the hours of review reading and research I did before purchasing it. As a Linux user, I needed a player that did not depend on my computer operating system. I should not need any proprietary software to index the files, transfer them to the device, flash the firmware or manage the device in any other way. The iRiver caters to all of those demands and more. The unit supports the USB mass storage standard, so connect it to your computer and a 40 Gb drive immediately appears on the system. Use standard utilities to copy your music files over, dump some playlists via XMMS or a few quickly hacked together Ruby or Perl scripts and away you go. Flashing the firmware is as simple as dumping a file in the root of the unit's file-system and selecting the relevant option from its menu. The sound quality is excellent, although you'll probably want to replace the supplied ear-buds with something better. The Sony MDREX71SL ear-buds are providing me with adequate service during my bicycle commute to the office. The remote control is very handy for safe control of the device while biking. Just clip it to your T-shirt and lift a hand off the handlebars to change songs or flip to the next directory full of music. You never have to take your eyes off the road. The FM receiver is of high quality and voice recordings work well, even with the internal microphone. iPod users at work peruse this device with some suspicion. How could it be better than an iPod, when they haven't even heard of it? Besides, it's a lot cheaper than an iPod, so it must be inferior, right? Think again. The personal jukebox is finally mature. Whether or not iRiver has the clout to go up against the Apple marketing machine and win the PR battle remains to be seen, but if you're a technically-minded person who wants the most fully featured player on the market today, there's really no contest. Do I have anything bad to say about it? Yeah, the brown case. What were they thinking? Still, like I said, I'll take features over something that superficial every time.
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Summary: Loaded with great features
Review: I've had my iHP-140 for about three weeks and love it! It has more features than any other hard drive based player out there. They always leave a lot of things out in other reviews and right-ups that I've read so I'll try to give you a good list:
- FM Tuner, up to 20 presets
- No drivers needed, shows up as a USB hard drive (some HD Players don't)
- can read text files on the display while playing music
- can loop a selected portion of a song, very simple to do
- normal, rock, classical, jazz, ultra bass and user eq's
- SRS, SRS TruBase, SRS WOW, and SRS WOW user eq's
(note: user eq's basically let you modify bass and treble)
- Record from line in, optical line in, built-in mic, or external mic
- you can control the trim for the external mic
- you can turn AutoGainControl off or on for the internal mic
- record directly to wav or mpg
- mpg recording can be done at rates from 40kbps to 320kbps
- output can go to the headphone jack, line out, or optical out
- you can use headphones as a monitor when recording with the internal mic (optional)
- when recording directly to mp3, you can go up to 195MB or 5 hours, which ever comes first (depending on bit rate) for each file
- reads up to 200 winamp playlists
- it supports up to 9999 songs
- it supports up to 2000 directories
- you can use the software it comes with to build a database of your music and then navigate by genre, artist, song intead of just by directory structure
- while listening to a song you can que the next song to play
- It comes with a nice wired remote that lets you control all the functions and still displays most information The only downside to the player is it's a little complicated to learn but it's very well designed and loaded with useful features. I have about 130 CD's, about 1500 songs (about 4GB) on mine and it's great! I'm using MP3's and WMA's at 128kbps. The sound quality is excellent and I like the different eq options. I run this straigt into the sound system in my Honda Element and it's sweet! I'm pretty sure you won't get more for your money.
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Summary: THE ULTIMATE!
Review: i bought this Iriver tyring to prove the Ipod was NOT the best. I WAS RIGHT. My friend Joe's Ipod may be a lil thinner BUT doesnt have a radio, a remote, or a voice recorder. The sound quality also isnt as good. Iriver has an SRS sound driver w bass boost (good if u like a ton of bass like me) and trebble boost and a whole bunch of stuff. The navigation is extremely ez and fits in ur pocket like a charm. It also has 16 hr battery life unlike Ipods 8 hrs. its lighter and is alot easier to put songs on. Radio comes in real cris but in ipod u have to buy a big attachment for radio. DONT LISTEN TO THE POSTS AT THE BOTTOM. THERE ALL FROM MAC USERS! THEY DONT WANT IRIVER TO SELL CAUSE THEY WANT TO BE BEST! DONT LET THEM GET TO U! IRIVER IS BEST! if u dont believe me im me at Dark9911@aol.com and ill prove its better than the ipod.
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Summary: Answer
Review: No it does not record from its built in radio. And it will not do that in a further firmware upgrade since there is a interference problem with the buffer.
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Summary: review from a non techy
Review: I got mine a few weeks ago, and when i took it out the box i was intially dissapointed - its just not as sexy as the ipod (though it does fell more robust) and the case it comes in, i nearlly cried. its horrible - it looks like a brown leather sandal. and i think that maters when youve spent that kind of money on the latest piece of kit.
it takes a little longer to master the controls than the ipod but im not very technical (i cant even program the video for heavens sakes) but ive got the hang of it now (it helps if read the instructions rather than just randomly pressing buttons). Im really impressed with the ease and speed of putting files onto it and was delighted to find i can easily put all my favorite records and tapes on as well.
The radio is great, the battery life is good, ive accidentally left it playing on shuffle all night and still had power in the morning and it charges dead quick too.
im really happy with this player and would definately recomend it, though the case is vile. maybe ill knit myself another one - it cant be any worse than this one. id give it 5 stars but for the case
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Summary: Iriver v. Ipod
Review: Well I've had this player for about 1 week now and the performance has been even better than I expected. I decided to buy this after nearly 6 months of researching different products, talking to electronic stores, and trying my friends players (all Ipod). I choose the Iriver over the highly publicized Ipod after considering some important factors: 1. User Interface...... Advantage Ipod
I have to admit that one of the resons I initially leaned towards Ipod was the incredible user interface. The second I picked up my friends I had it figured out almost instantly. this could be atributed to lack of features but it is still impressive. The Iriver is a very nice interface as well, but if you aren't willing to read over the manual you may have trouble.
2.Sound quality..... Advantage Iriver
After hearing both I was equally impressed although I listened with different earphones. There are two reasons Iriver is better in this department: 1.higher volume ability 2.Many equalizer settings which are all very customizable and provide for excellent sound.
3.Battery Life......Advantage Iriver
The numbers dont lie as Iriver gets 16 hours(mine lasted for 19 on a test) compared to Ipods 8 (often 6). Also there are frequent complaints about paying $100 to replace the already disabled Ipod battery in a year and a half.
4.Design........Advantage Ipod
Its easily Ipod as most would agree;however, the Iriver is only slightly larger, and its durability is exceptional. 5.Features......Advantage Iriver
This is basically useful features versus novelty items. While the Ipod offers games, a calender, and a notebook. The Iriver boasts a FM radio, internal microphone, real-time mp3 encoding, optical line in and out, and the list goes on.
6.Accesseries.....Advantage Iriver
Both have- usb 2.0/1.1 cable(or firewire),earbuds, power cable, case,
Ipod alone-none???? although the earbuds are better, remote(not very functional and only with 20 gig +) Iriver-fully functional reomte w/ lcd, external mic,
7.Music formats/transfers.......Iriver
each has drawbacks-ipod no wma or ogg, iriver not bought music (can get around that) or acc
The winner here is that iriver has easy drag and drop features as well as the database function supported with itunes. You can plug in the iriver to any computer and just drag or drop files without the difficulty of an ipod.
8. Price............Iriver
Not only can you get a 40 gig for the price of a 20 gig ipod, but the value is much greater. Overall... The Iriver is the clear winner here, which is why I choose this. The Ipod is a respectable player but for the price your basically paying for a design and a brand name when you could get a better (slightly less atractive) player in the Iriver. If you want a functional player, but mostly want to make a fashion statement get an Ipod.Bottomline if you really care about music and want the best technology get an Iriver and you will not be disapointed.
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Summary: Don't buy this if you want to use it in the car.
Review: i love this player. i'm going to return it. i bought it for road trips but playing it through an fm modulator is unbearable because of all the noise. went to a car stereo retailer and they hard-wired the fm modulator (couldn't put in a line-in on the factory stereo)... still tons of noise. went to a friend's, tried the ipod with the fm modulator. quiet as a mouse. i'm trading up.
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