iriver iFP-380T 128 MB MP3 Player

 (13 customer reviews)

In the days of the iPod and other double digit gig MP3 jukeboxes, you'd think that these puny 128MB flash players would be falling out of fashion. Wrong! These things are still popular, and the IFP-300 line is the best out there.I bought this for several reasons: I wanted a music box a little more discrete than my aging CD player, and I wanted to be able to change my playlist easily and accomidate all the music I would want for a week. At this price, I got all I wanted and more. I can wedge this in my pocket, the batteries last very long, the sound quality is top-notch, and it comes with an FM radio and an excellent voice recorder.When I encode the songs as 128kbps 44khz MP3s, I can fit about two hours of music on this jewel, which is enough for me. At that quality, my ears cannot discern the difference between that and a CD unless I'm deliberatly looking for the difference, which I never am and you probably won't be. I once fit 4 hours of music at 64kbps (long car ride), but I...Read more

The BEST sound quality by far compared to all MP3 players I tested out recently on my visit to BBY. The FM radio reception is crisp and clear - great for tuning into those TV-Radio transmissions in a Gym. The most suprising feature was the voice recording - you can truly get a very clear professional quality sound recording at the touch of a button. My friends who are musicians use my player to critique their practices! I have recorded and downloaded songs from the inbuilt FM radio and they are truly of outstanding quality.
And then there is the line in recording feature. It sounds complex but it is really simple. Just use the supplied cord and convert all CD, LP, tape collection you have into MP3.The price of course is much better than any other premuim player on the market. Do not confuse this with cheap imports that are marketed under big company names.

I love this player! Mostly because it is so easy to use. It has a USB port for downloading and whatnot, but you don't need a computer to put songs into the player. You will need one if you want to reformat the songs (put them in order or files), but with this player you can record with the line in feature straight from a CD player or the built in tuner. The only way you get four hours of music on this player is if you really decrease the quality of recording, that's the best I can say it. So it really holds around two hours if you want great, ungrainy sound and all. But it's light and pretty tiny so it fits easily into a pocket or crowded purse.
It's great!