The MP3 Players

As the discontinue of production, iRiver’s iFP-100 Series will be disappeared in the retail market soon. Well, it isn’t a bad news for MP3-lover. iRiver will reduce the price tag of iFP-700/800 series to fulfill the market segment of iFP-100 series. For those with limited budget, you may consider these models, which have higher quality in overall compare to the iFP-100 series.

{ via iMP3.net }

iRiver’s booth at the 19th SEK

iRiver U10

Current firmware version is 0.63 which is quite stable on all features excepts playing flash movie.

High quality display from U10’s 2.2″ 265K Color QVGA TFT-LCD

Power button and FUN menu button on the right

Volume control button and mic of the left

Reset button, USB port and hold button at the bottom

The dock for U10 looks like a mini TV, isn’t it?

Speaker on both side of the dock.

Remote control for U10

Not enough with 1GB flash memory? DAPreview’s insider reported that its likely to have 2GB, 6GB and 8GB version too!

{ Photo by minivian and iRiver Korea via iRiverfans }

The most suprising product among these models must be the U10. The most attractive feature is that the U10 has the capability to play Macromedia Flash movies with its 2.2″ TFT-LCD display! Some others specification of this player are:

• Storage Capacity: 512MB, 1GB
• Formats Supported: MP3, WMA, ASF, OGG, TXT, JPG, MPEG-4, Macromedia Flash Lite 1.1
• Display: 262k colors TFT-LCD, 320 x 240 QVGA
• Built-in Lithium Polymer Battery
• New iRiver D-Click System for navigation

The player will be release on this August. The suggested retail price for U10 is around US$283 for 512MB version and US$335.

The T20 is just another flash MP3 player, which supports direct encoding and iRiver Plus 2. It specification is:

• Storage Capacity: 256MB, 512MB, 1GB
• Formats Supported: MP3, WMA, OGG, ASF
• Display: 3 lines graphic LCD with backlight
• 15 hours playback with Built-in Lithium Polymer
• Alarm functionVoice recording, FM radio, Direct encoding, UMS/iRiver Plus 2 supported

The T30is a stylish player with “not-much suprise” features. iRiver defines its the design as “campus look”. It is a flash MP3 player powered with a AAA battery. Its specification is:

• Storage Capacity: 256MB, 512MB, 1GB
• Formats Supported: MP3, WMA, OGG, ASF
• Display: 4 lines graphic LCD with backlight
• 20 hours playback with AAA battery *(with 128Kbps MP3, volume 20, EQ normal, LCD off)
• Easy Direct-encoding feature, USB 2.0 FM Radio, Alarm, iRiver Plus supported

{ via DAPreview; iMP3.net (Simplified Chinese) }

Unlike the previous H10, the H10 Junior is storage medium is flash memory module. Its specification is as below:

• Display: 260K colors TFT LCD
• Capacity: 512MB, 1GB
• Supported formats: MP3, WMA, ASF, OGG, TXT, JPG
• Dimension: 71.8×42.5×16mm
• Weight: 50g

{ via IMP3.net (in Chinese) }

The 5GB H10 can store up to 2,500 music files, and has built-in FM radio and integrated voice recording, photo and text-viewing function. Most importantly, it can play music and photos synchronously. The H10 is the slimmest iRiver harddisk players. Weighting only 96g with the detachable Li-ion battery, it supports play time up to 12 hours. The H10 series are available in four types of colours - Deep Red, Midnight Blue, Silver and Gun Metal Gray.

{ via Sounds & Pictures Magazine, Malaysia} { where to buy? }

The recommended retail prices of H10 series are USD$237.49 for 5GB player, $279.99 for 6GB player, and $299.99 20GB player.

If you are looking for a replacement of iPod Photo, the H10 series definitely suit you. It looks cool and the price is right for its features.