| Product: |
Iriver H120 20 GB |
| Date: |
12/04/04 (3525 review reads) |
| Rating: |
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Advantages: WMA support, USB 2.0, FM TUNER
Disadvantages: HEADPHONES
I was looking at getting a hard drive based MP3 player for a while and was so happy when i got my IPOD 20gig player. i loaded up all my songs and was away i was happy sitting down listening to my music when the battier died on me after about 3 hours. The information said it would last for 8 hours the next day i was reading the daily mail and there was an article about the apple ipods. so i started to read and i was horrified to about the rubbish battier life and how if you use it for to long after a year you will not be able to charge it again. you would have to send it off to apple to get a new battier installed for the cost of £70 + p&p.
I took it back to the shop and they said they had only found this information two days before the article was printed. so i had to start all over again in my search for a Hard drive based MP3 player.
so after looking around i found my replacement and it was the Iriver IHP 120. now it does not look as flashy as the ipod but you cannot judge a book by its cover now can you.
The iRiver H120 is the ultimate digital audio player.
Listen to over 600 hours of your music or tune in to the built-in FM radio. With a rechargeable battery that lasts up to 16 hours, ultra-fast USB 2.0 file transfers and simple navigation, the H120 is the music player of choice.
the features are just brilliant they are as follows
Plays over 600 hours of digital music
Up to 16 hours of battery life
Supports MP3, WMA, ASF, WAV and OGG music files
Ultra-fast USB 2.0 transfers (up to 40 times faster than USB 1.0)
Integrated FM tuner
Backlit remote control with 4-line display
Built-in voice recorder
Intuitive music navigation
Real-time MP3 encoding (no PC required)
20GB of internal storage
Store or transfer files of any type
Extra-large, 8-line, backlit LCD
Rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery
Optical input and output
Upgradeable to future f
ormats and features
The 16 hours battery life is great out last most other players.
It also supports WMA files which the ipod cannot play.
I really liked the fact that it has an FM tuner cos sometimes it is nice to just sit and listen to the radio the reception is very clear as some built in FM tuners are a bit weak.
The Remote control has its own little LCD screen so you can see the names of your songs unlike the ipod.
There is a built in voice recorder which is handy not something you use much but a good feature.
Real time encoding is a great feature you can plug the old girl in and copy all your old lps cassette tapes all in to MP3 format to keep for ever i have backed up my dads complete Vinyl collection in to MP3 format.
20GB is so much storage i have filled about 6GB with about 2000 songs and still have 14GB left but this little baby again unlike the ipod can be used as a portable hard drive just pop on your files and take them with you with its super fast USB 2.0 connection couldn't be easier.
Audio
No. of Channels Frequency Range Headphone output Frequency Characteristics
S/N Ratio STEREO (L+R) 20Hz ~ 20KHz 20mW(L) + 20mW(R) : 16 ohm at Max. Volume +/- 2dB (Lineout)
90dB(L), 90dB(R) - MP3
FM Tuner
Frequency Range S/N Ratio Receiver Type 87.5MHz ~ 108MHz 50dB Headphone/Earphone Cord Antenna
File Support
File type Bit Rate Tag MPEG 1/2/2.5 Layer 3, WMA, ASF, WAV, OGG: 32kbps ? 500kbps, 44.1KHz Supports 32Kbps ~ 320Kbps ID3 V1 Tag, ID3 V2 2.0, ID3 V2 3.0
Power Supply
AC Adaptor DC 5.0V, 2A Battery Built-in rechargeable lithium polymer(1300mAh)
General
Dimensions Weight Operational Temperature Approx. 60(W) X 19(D) X 105(H)mm
Approx. 160g (battery included)
0°C ~ 40°C
Playback hours
MP3/WMA/ASF Approx. 16 hours
The sound bite rates that this IHP 120 can handle is great no lose of sound quality with files going u
p to 500KPS and when you add that it can play WMA files what more could you ask for
The whole package comes with
Backlit remote control with 4-line display
iRiver earphones
Carrying case
Installation software CD
AC adapter
USB 2.0 cable
Line-in cable
External microphone
Printed user manual
this machine is just so good i have not regretted getting it i use it every day and have not looked back i would not swap it for an ipod. you get so much more and it is the same price and far better i just hope that this review will get people to look outside the box and not just go for the ipod and look at the other hard drive based players
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