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Just a reminder here...
More features, more buttons, bigger screen, colour screen, video playback, FM radio etc. doesn't make one player better than another at playing MP3s, which is what the original poster originally wanted.
However, the iPod is consistently rated among the best in sound quality (which to me is very important), and is without doubt the easiest to use (which to me is also very important).
Obviously its down to personal choice in the end though...
I guess if you're used to a Windows PC then any interface is a good one!!
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Posted: 2004-09-09 15:51:25
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I've read many reviews saying that irivers has superior sound when compared to an ipod actually
I only got my iriver on Tuesday so have yet had time to compare it with anyones pod.
Sound quality is all down to what headphones you use aswell
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Posted: 2004-09-09 16:03:00
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Mixin, juz ask you for some personal opinion...
Do u think iriver[iHP] or other is better than iPOD?
And guys, if i add 1 more criteria, the price[budget], which model is more valuable in the sense to become the best mp3 player?
Thanks~
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Posted: 2004-09-09 20:04:06
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I would get an i-river because the i-pod only has 8 hours battery time but the i-river has something like 32hours?...if the matter of battery tume doesnt affect you then i-pod is the best thing. If you do get an i pod, buy a case for it because they tend to get scratched very easily.
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Posted: 2004-09-09 20:07:51
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IMO i would still go for iriver regardless of battery life. purely for the fact that the ipod supports limited types of music files. it does not support .WMA or .ogg which are becoming more popular over mp3 as you can hold the same amount of data in less space. If you download your music off kazaa or whatever this could become a problem in the future as users are opting toward different file types other than .mp3. technically .mp3 would become obselete (will happen but it will take ages yet) so in the long run i would say go for iriver
the longer battery is just a bonus, along with its slick looks
Twista
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Posted: 2004-09-09 20:12:34
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Check the manufacturers web-sites for official specifications before posting false info. iPod has
12 hours battery life not eight. Check the Apple web-site. And the iRiver has 16 hours, not 32!
iPod can be updated to support more file formats by a firmware update as Apple has shown in the past. It's up to Apple if and when they do this though.
The iRiver cannot play AAC files, so if you want to download music from iTunes Music Store (currently the best online music store) or listen to music previously encoded in AAC format by iTunes, you can't.
AAC is already a popular format for digital music. It's an open standard invented by Dolby, and is part of the new HD-DVD format specification. Ogg is a proprietary format.
[ This Message was edited by: JoolsG3 on 2004-09-09 22:03 ]
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Posted: 2004-09-09 22:44:25
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On 2004-09-09 22:44:25, JoolsG3 wrote:
iPod can be updated to support more file formats by a firmware update as Apple has shown in the past. It's up to Apple if and when they do this though.
Same with iriver. If they felt the need to support AAC, then they'd release the firmware update
These are the supported formats for the two:
Ipod: AAC, MP3,VBR, WAV, AIFF, Audible
Iriver: MPEG 1 / 2/2.5 Layer 3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, ASF, WAV
If you are gonna be comparing the ipod to iriver, it'll be best to compare the IHP-140 iriver model with the 40gig ipod, and the IHP-120 with 20gig ipod.
The Ipod is about £40 dearer than the IHP-140 too.
So if you went for the iriver, you'd save £40, get a radio and voice recorder, you'd get used to the interface after a bit (if it really is that hard to use), maybe lose on sound quality (can't be that much difference really) and the device isn't as pretty, (but it'll be in your pocket anyway!)
Anyone else find it hard to type "iriver"?
[ This Message was edited by: MixiN on 2004-09-09 22:11 ]
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Posted: 2004-09-09 23:09:05
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how can you say no to this?
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Posted: 2004-09-10 01:17:04
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So, currently, the models tht we take into consideration r juz iPOD and Iriver right? I guess these two brands are more popular and valuable?
Any other brands tht r compatible with those two models?
Eg, iAudio, Xclef...?
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Posted: 2004-09-10 13:28:25
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iaudio is a contender i reckon... if you dont mind a small external screen (on remote) the M3L is a good choice, thats the one that has 32 hrs playback
i think
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Posted: 2004-09-10 18:48:46
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