But the H10 is about more than just music. It comes complete with a brilliant, full-color 1.8-inch TFT LCD that supports up to 260,000 colors, rendering your favorite JPEG digital photos with breathtaking clarity. (Yep, it does slide shows, too.) What's more, an integrated text viewer lets you lose yourself in paperless novels, news, essays, short stories--you name it.
A built-in microphone facilitates use as a voice recorder, with 3 quality settings to choose from. The unit also features a built-in FM tuner with a choice of automatic and manual channel-search functions, including 20 station presets for one-touch tuning to your favorites, especially handy for traffic and news updates when you're out and about. An antenna built into the supplied headset ensures crystal-clear sound quality, and a timer lets you set the H10 to record radio programs with real-time MP3 encoding at specific times of your choosing.
The H10 is PlaysForSure compatible and fully integrated with Microsoft Windows Media Player 10, which makes it even easier to enjoy your digital media. In addition to a range of options for managing digital content, you'll enjoy fast access to the H10's "digital media hall," where you can scavenge the virtual shelves of numerous online shops (including Napster To Go) in search of cool songs old and new. With the player/recorder connected to your PC, you'll be able to purchase and download songs straight into the H10. An auto-sync function synchronizes music and image files on the H10 with those stored on your PC, just like a PDA.
Icing on the cake, the H10 also a guaranteed head turner with a high-grade aluminum casing whose purist elegance is as pleasing to the eye as the touch.
What's in the Box
Digital music player/recorder, stereo earphones, a carrying case with belt clip, a USB 2.0 interface cable, an installation CD, an AC adapter, a user's manual, and warranty information.
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful: By Person "qazwsx34651" (across the street) - See all my reviews This review is from: iriver H10 20 GB MP3 Player/Recorder (Silver) (Electronics) I recently bought and returned the YH925GS. Not only did it not have an FM tuner (didn't care that much), but adding, modifying, and deleting files was becoming a BIG pain. The MP3 player is pretty slim, even though it's not the slimmest one you can buy, it's light so if you like jogging with it or excersising you'll barely notice it. Like all 20 GB MP3 players, you can store 5,000 songs (approx. 400 CDs). The controls look strange at first, but actually, all you need to control is the touchpad. There are also arrows for them most easy navigation. You'll notice that it's easier to use than most MP3 players on the market today. The battery life is 16 hours. Some of today's players have more than 20 hours, but I guess 16 is okay. The player also comes with a 1.8" LCD screen, and more colors than a computer so your photos will look of professional quality. On this player, something that most if not all players can't do, is view .txt files. This is a really...Read more 24 of 24 people found the following review helpful: By This review is from: iriver H10 20 GB MP3 Player/Recorder (Silver) (Electronics) I purchased the iriver H10 20GB (Blue) about three weeks ago after saving and researching for about 6 months. In summary, I have been very happy with the player and would definitely buy it again. The Good The sound quality is very good. The included ear buds are fine (I'm not a fan of ear buds in general), but the source is clean and accurate and you can spend as much or as little on after-market headphones as you like. There is a lot of control over the EQ. Virtually all of my music is in Variable Bit Rate MP3 format. The H10 supports MP3 and the Microsoft format (WMF). I don't use iTunes (ACC) or Audible so lack of support for those formats is not an issue for me. The form factor is nice. It's about the same size as a deck of cards and fairly light. It fits in my hand or a pocket easily. The user interface works well with either one or two hands. The controls are simple, intuitive and make sense. (I...Read more 17 of 17 people found the following review helpful: By Jason K "= Jason" (Stockton, CA) - See all my reviews This review is from: iriver H10 20 GB MP3 Player/Recorder (Silver) (Electronics) Well, I got this MP3 jukebox as a gift, a replacement for my old iRiver, the IHP-120, which in it's time, served me well. I'd used it for over a year, and it was only fitting that I'd be going with iRiver a second time around. That being said, I've had my new one for about a month now, and it's time for that looming review that's been sitting in my head.
First, the good. The size. It's 20GB, which holds about 6,000 songs...way more than enough. The sound. The sound is good. Now to sum up what kind of listener I am, I use the iRiver in my car and sometimes in my home connected to computer speakers - almost never do I use the headphones. The sound is clear and clean, no complaints here. Again, I'm using mine in the car and as background music at home, so I'm not as up close and personal as someone using headphones, but I can't imagine it's that big of a difference. The features are excellent. Unlike the iPod, which makes you...Read more |