Friday, February 25, 2005
iRiver H320 vs iPod
Posted by James Fee in "ARTICLE" @ 02:00 PM
"I was really excited to see a device like the iRiver H320. However, upon opening the device the experience turned out to be an extreme disappointment. I believe that iRiver built the Kitchen sink here. This device tries to be too many things to too many people. A hard disk, a USB Host device (International only), an MTP sync device (US only), Photo Viewer etc. Make sure you read my post iPod Replacement Criteria before reading this review. Remember, I have only one goal, to review this compared to an iPod. I don't care about anything the device offers that does not meet my core criteria."
I tend to agree with the reviewer here. iRiver makes some great players, but the reason the iPod is so popular that even idiots can use it. The plain fact that one needs to "hack" their player to support DRM WMA files just shows how far iRiver needs to come. This kind of stuff should be right the first time.
I tend to agree with the reviewer here. iRiver makes some great players, but the reason the iPod is so popular that even idiots can use it. The plain fact that one needs to "hack" their player to support DRM WMA files just shows how far iRiver needs to come. This kind of stuff should be right the first time.
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