Iriver H340 40 GB

I owned this MP3 player for years, and it suited me down to the ground; so I think it deserves a review from me. First, good feature for me was the size; 40 gb!, I think about 9000 songs; maybe more. It really isn't necessary to have more than that on a portable MP3 player in my opinion. Secondly, the interface is really easy to use once you have gotten used to it. Thirdly, with the nice small screen it is easy to view pictures and with a firmware update it is even possible to watch videos, which is great (all the functionality of an iPod video with a lot lower price tag). Another good feature with the Iriver h340 is that you can install rockbox software, and get so much ...  Read the complete review

Since the Apple iPod came out, many other companies followed suit and tried to copy and even better the iPod. Eventually, MP3 players with video capabilities started to appear on the market. The iRiver H340 is one of the earlier video capable players. Although the H340 is now quite old now, it still sells for around £100. I originally bought mine for £275 back in 2005. It has a large 40GB of storage. The design looks good from the front but when looking at it from the side, one will notice how chunky it is, which adds to the weight. A hard disk player is generally bigger than flash memory type players but the H340 looks like a mini brick, which isn't particularly ...  Read the complete review

(This review is really long so if you can't be bothered, just skip to the bottom paragraph! Sorry!) Now, I haven't written a review for a long time due to other commitments. I wasn't in the habit of writing reviews anyway...I've written three and all of them in my first month of joining. I guess the novelty wears off a little.. :P but anyway, I digress. The three reviews that I had written were all on gadgets (SonyEricsson K750i, Samsung SM173P, Samsung YP-T7) and it shows that I love my electronic toys. That is why when the Apple iPod came out (the one with video playback capabilities), I was one of the first to get it in the hope that it ...  Read the complete review