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iRiver Announces 40G Player & Previews 2004 Line

Posted by Cliff on from the that's-a-lotta-tunes-on-your-hip dept.

slavitos writes: "Just as we've finished our discussions of OGG support in iRiver players, the company has announced it will soon release a 40G HD player. According to this source, the new model will differ slightly from the previous 20G one - for example, the 40G player will be 3 mm thicker and 12 grams heavier. The cost of the device has not yet been determined." While we're on the topic of iRiver, thopo notes: "iRiver presented their new products coming spring 2004, here are pictures from the show, including pictures (and specs) of all new models. Especially noteworthy is the IHP-300 which comes with a 2" color TFT LCD and a very classy design. This thing got 'iPod Killer' written all over it." The page is in Korean, but most of the product descriptions in the pictures are in English.

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  1. Re:If this thing is a portable 40GB... by grub · · Score: 5, Informative


    Decoding video requires a lot more horsepower than audio. My Egoman MP3/VCD player will only play VCD when plugged into the wall. RCA jacks take up a lot of room on the board, it's easier to use a minijack -> RCA adapter cable (they're cheap)

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  2. Alpine/iPod integration by burgburgburg · · Score: 5, Informative

    Alpine has announced that they will demonstrating at CES the first solution that allows users to connect/control their iPod through their in-car system. They'll be able to view playlist, artists, songs, etc. through the Alpine's receiver buttons. And the connector will also charge the iPod. To get more info, write to ipodready@alpine-usa.com.

  3. nice, but where's the firmware for iHP120? by PeterChenoweth · · Score: 5, Informative
    A nice improvement to the existing iHP line, but iRiver should be concentrating on fixing the *numerous* bugs in the current firmware of the iHP-100/120 series. Such as ....

    1. Shuffle still isn't random (just all your tracks in a different order - but always the same order)

    2. Doesn't support any type of secure files.

    3. DB application can't handle OGG or WMA file tags, so you can only search by Artist/Album/Genre if it's an mp3 file.

    4. No on-the-fly playlist ability, and very limited playlist ability at all (only when using the Beta firmware that's been out since November).