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(31 customer reviews) 42 of 43 people found the following review helpful
A no-brainer with the rebate...,
February 22, 2005 reader - See all my reviews
This review is from: iriver IFP-180T 128 MB Flash MP3 Player (Electronics)
It's at an amazing price since it's being phased out, yet I would recommend getting it. The sound quality is excellent, particularly the quality of the voice recordings, which are amazing -- far better than on any non-iRiver units. If you want to use it to capture class or meeting notes, you'll be able to strain less and hear more with this unit.
Yes, capacity is limited, but I don't care, since I just need enough variety to get through a workout, and I fill it with songs I love anyway. Will it start to break in 2-3 years as others suggest? Probably, but if so, it's been a great player for $1.50 a month. Come on...after two years, the new players will be so much better that you'll put this in a drawer even if it's still working perfectly!
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Wonderful!,
February 17, 2005 J. Haindel "Jay" (Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iriver IFP-180T 128 MB Flash MP3 Player (Electronics)
This is my first MP3 player and I did not know what to expect. All I can say is "AWESOME"! It is very tiny, light weight and has great fidelity. The controls are a little intimidating at first, but are no problem once you go through the instructions a time or two. The earphones are fine, no need to throw these away like on so many other units. The FM works great. I am getting stations from 50-75 miles away. The FM sound quality is outstanding as is the MP3 player. I also found that the memory storage is adequate, at least for me. I can load about 30 songs or about 2 hours of music. That is more than I would care to listen to at one time. Since the software is easy to use, it is a piece of cake to load the new music for variety. I have had a few problems with the software on Windows 98 SE.
Iriver stays on top of their software and are constantly updating. The firmware is updateable so your unit will stay up with any changes or improvements. You also get a one...Read more
20 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Nice Entry level Mp3 player,
December 22, 2004 P. Sharma (Alpharetta, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: iriver IFP-180T 128 MB Flash MP3 Player (Electronics)
I have owned this mp3 palyer for over a year now and would like to say this - I am happy with it. There are a few problems but if you are willing to overlook those, then it's a great little product.
Pros - Great Sound. Good battery life. Can store approximately 20-23 (128 kbps encoded) mp3 files. Plays .wma and .asf files too. Has built in equilizer settings and you can create your own eq settings as well. Backlit display is good. FM tuner is good and you can record from it. Built-in voice recorder is a great feature. I can record upto 2 hours and the quality is great. You can also convert whatever you record into mp3 files using the iRiver Music Manager. For Windows XP users, you can download a UMS driver for this which will make it appear as another drive on your system and then you can use it like any other USB storage device.
Cons - Do not use this while exercising. A slight shock will open up the battery cover and the battery will slip out. This usually...Read more