IPOD vs IRIVER

[futura]

Re: IPOD vs IRIVER

I have an iRiver 20 GB player. I recommend it.

My wife has an iPod, and yeah it's beautiful, sexy, and all that. But the iRiver is pure function. Shows up as a hard drive, I drag and drop.

Holds a massive amount of sets so any variation keeps me from boredom.

The battery life is alright, I think it compares well to the iPod my wife has. She doesn't use it for large multi-megabyte sets, though.

Since I am a file-org type of guy - and not a meta-data org type of guy - I tend to like the file interface on the iRiver. I can get to any thing I want fairly quickly.

Get the iRiver, you get more feature for your dollar.

[minneec]

Re: IPOD vs IRIVER

a year ago i would have said iriver (h120) without a doubt. you got everything, usb cord, external mic, remote. then i lost it and thought i would replace it with another iriver (h320). not the same. battery life hasn't improved (although I have taken the iriver on a flight from ny to taiwan, so it does last), it looks horrible, and the picture capability though has great quality, is really slow and a huge battery waster. nonetheless, you still get more bang for you buck use wise with an iriver over an ipod (i use mine to record lectures). but the ipod, esp that nano, just looks cooler.

[picklemonkey]

Re: IPOD vs IRIVER

ipods dont' have radios, line-in recording, non-proprietary usb cables, removable batteries, drag & drop media transfer, function as a mass usb device, or synch with Outlook. there's probably more, but that's what I can think of off hand

[vhx1]

Re: IPOD vs IRIVER

iAudio x5 for the win

MP3. OGG, FLAC,WAV, WMA Playback
Voice and Line in Recording
FM Radio
USB OTG
Color screen
DivX/Xvid playback at 15 fps
20/30 gig
Superior Sound quality

20 gig can be had for $265

[Yamman]

Re: IPOD vs IRIVER

I've got the iaudio X5 player with 30gb.....this is the bst player i know actually....the sound is really good the tool bar is good and you also had a line in for recording....
the only thing he is very eypensive for buying....

regards yamman

[darkmark]

Re: IPOD vs IRIVER

But the iRiver is pure function. Shows up as a hard drive, I drag and drop.

This functionality sets this player apart from a lot of the other players. Having to use iTunes to put music on the ipod is a drag. I prefer to work in the world of files and folders. And, from what I've read about a lot of the other players' software, iTunes is great. So, beware the software...

[darkmark]

Re: IPOD vs IRIVER

ipods dont' have radios, line-in recording, non-proprietary usb cables, removable batteries, drag & drop media transfer, function as a mass usb device, or synch with Outlook. there's probably more, but that's what I can think of off hand

I use my iPod as a hard-drive. You have to enable this functionality through iTunes.

[Mariusz]

Re: IPOD vs IRIVER

Dig my ipod, don't know enough about the other one...