178 of 183 people found the following review helpful
A Fine Flash MP3 Player,
October 30, 2005 File "File" (Oneida, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: iRiver T10 1 GB MP3 Player (Electronics)
I'm a complainer (as indicated below), and don't tend to give high ratings for most goods/service. However, this is one well-designed player. This is my fourth MP3 player, and I'll be comparing the T-10 primarily to the iRiver, iFP-799, which as of this writing is still available at Amazon.
The Pluses:
- Uses an AA battery. This is a feature I really like, because I love the long life it provides, and it provides loooooong life. I've not done a formal measurement of the device, because I can't bear to be parted from it for two full days, but I have no doubt that if you use Lithium Ion Batteries, that you can get the rated battery life out of the system. (people who complain the battery life claims are over rated are probably using alkaline batteries, which don't last nearly as long).
- Battery compartment. The 799 was notorious for its flimsy battery compartment, which kept coming off, and which I would have lost if I hadn't taped it on. Well,...Read more
116 of 123 people found the following review helpful
Wonderful player, thrilled with it.,
September 28, 2005 D. Grant - See all my reviews
This review is from: iRiver T10 1 GB MP3 Player (Electronics)
This is my third MP3 player. My first two were hard drive types- one jammed up all the time and I returned it, and the second was wonderful until I dropped it- "sigh". So this time, I thought I would just get a small flash type. I really liked the fact that I could replace the battery and just keep moving on. The only thing I didn't like, was the fact that I couldn't get all that many songs on it. I loaded up my cds (yeah, I'm still one of those who has a bunch of cd's), and was able to put about 18 on it. Okay, not bad, but then I thought, well, what if I reduce the bit rate down from the standard 128 (which is the Windows Media Player default setting when you burn CDs). So I went into Windows Media Player to tools, then options, and realized that under one of those tabs you could change the download setting. So I changed it all the way down to 48 bit (gasping cry from all the audiophiles out there...), and tried one cd first in 128 bit, and then in 48 bit. I switched back...Read more
37 of 38 people found the following review helpful
IRIVER T10,
September 18, 2005 Stephen Newkirk - See all my reviews
This review is from: iRiver T10 1 GB MP3 Player (Electronics)
The Iriver T10 player is just perfect. It is just what I was looking for in a player. The 1GB storage is nice. Hopefully they can expand future models to 2 GB someday.The FM feature is great. The T10 comes with a neckstrap and an armstrap. I use both. The arm strap is nice when jogging. The FM reception is far better then I expected it to be. Even when indoors it comes in nice and clear. You also have an option to record FM or voice. It even can record FM broadcasts at a set time. You don't even have to be there. The player just kicks on at the specified time and records. Nice feature!I take the T10 to sporting events and listen to the radio broadcast of the game and catch up on other scores. I have no complaints about this player. The sound is awesome even with the supplied earbuds. I use Shure E2C's which are wonderful. It is a nice investment. Well worth the money.
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