[plug] iPod 40GB vs iRiver H140 40GB

[John H]

I bought the iriver H140
I like it.
Pros: PLays .ogg
Records
Apparent good batterylife
Easily mounts on my debian pc, with tthe usb cable.
$50 for a Belken FM transmitter and I can listen to any of my music collection 
in the car.
4,500 tracks about 13 gb.
cons: doesn't charge through the usb cable. 

i t has saved me putting mp3 cd player in 2 family cars and all the messy 
creating of cds. 

John

On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 02:24 pm, Adam Hewitt wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am currently looking for HDD mp3 player and I have basically narrowed
> my choices down to these two. As these have enough differences to make
> the dicision difficult I have started a list of pros and cons of each.
> What I would like is some real world experiences that people have had
> with each and if you have anything to add to the pro's and con's of
> each. $650-750 is a lot to spend on an mp3 player and I would like to
> make sure I have all my bases covered.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Adam.
>
> iPod:
>
> Pros:
> Excellent user interface
> ~$100 cheaper than iRiver (although I have found a place that does the
> iRiver for the same price)
> Massive amounts of third party add ons
>
> Cons:
> No remote (Non-LCD one available as optinal accessory)
> Battery doesn't last as long as iRiver
> Doesn't support OGG
> No Radio
> No Record function without third party Mic
> PC Magazine gives 4 stars
>
> iRiver:
>
> Pros:
> LCD Remote
> Radio
> Recording functionality
> Plays OGG
> Shows up as external hard drive, so OS independent (??)
> PC Magazine gives it 5 stars
>
> Cons:
> iRiver don't have a presence in their own forums
> Firmware is a little dodgy, however a new revision is due for August
> (apparently)
> Doesn't seem to have the same third party support
>
>
>
> --
> Adam Hewitt - CCNA, LCP
> Systems Engineer, iiNet
>
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