IRock 860 Series

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i was looking into getting an irock 860 series 256mb. anyone have any experience with it or know of a better one for the same price? Its hard to find user reviews, I've only found a couple and they say good things. It's like $150 american, fm radio 20 presets,5 eq presets, 30 hour battery life on one AA, around 9 hours of music can be stored on it, backlit lcd display, uh smaller than a business card and probably something else i cant remember. comes with leather case cover thing.

edit more info from site https://www.myirock.com/players/irock860.asp

 

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no one ever answers me when i post stuff lol 👎

 

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I prefer stuff from iRiver - better audio quality...but the iroks should be good. Creative & iriver make them about the size of a stick of gum (a bit round though). Same features on those too

 

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this is for comparison.

IRock 860 Series $150

MP3 player & FM stereo in one

• Skip-free playback of MP3 and WMA files
• High-Quality stereo FM Tuner with 20 presets
• 256MB of built-in memory
• Plays up to 30 hours on one AA battery
• PC and MAC compatible


FEATURES:
• Skip-free playback of MP3 and WMA files
• High-quality stereo FM tuner with 20 presets
• 256MB (860) of built-in memory (none expandable)
• Up to 30 hours of continuous playback with one AA battery
• Displays ID3 Tag Artist/Title/Album information
• M3U Playlist and folder support
• Firmware Upgradeable
• Blue EL backlit LCD display with selectable contrast
• (5) Preset Equalizer Modes: Flat, Rock, Pop, Jazz, Classical
• (4) Playback Modes: Normal, Repeat 1, Repeat All, Random Sleep-Timer
• High-speed downloading via USB
• MP3i Creator™ software for making interactive MP3s
• MUSICMATCH® Jukebox software
• Moodlogic™ software for creating custom mixes based on your mood
• Compatible with iTunes™ Jukebox software for MAC


SPECIFICATIONS:
• Size: 2.95" x 1.75" x 0.58" (75mm x 45mm x 15mm)
• Memory: 256 MB (860) (none expandable)
• MP3 Bitrates supported: 8Kbps~320Kbps
• WMA™ Bitrates supported: 5Kbps~192Kbps
• FM Frequency Range: 87MHz~108MHz
• Stereo Gain Differential: <0.5dB
• Display: Graphic LCD
• Power Supply: 1 AA battery
• Battery Life: 30 hours typical
• Signal to Noise Ratio: 90 dB
• Total Harmonic Distortion: <0.25%
• Maximum Output: 5mW
• Audio Connector: 3.5mm headphone jack
• Frequency Range: 20Hz~20KHz


REQUIREMENTS:
• USB port
• CD ROM 4x or Faster
• Internet Access (recommended)
• PC:
Microsoft® Win98/98SE/ME/2000 PRO/XP HOME/XP PRO
Pentium® II or higher (AMD equivalent)
32MB Available RAM
50MB Available hard drive capacity (recommended)
• MACINTOSH®:
OS X

 

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IRiver IFP-190T $179.99

Features

256MB Internal Storage
MP3, WMA, and ASF Music Files Supported
Integrated digital FM Tuner with Presets
Record to Player Directly From FM Tuner
Built-in Voice Recorder
iRiver Music Manager for Simple Music Transfers
Weighs only 32 grams (without battery)
Ultra small design (80 x 32 x 25 mm)
USB connection to your computer
Use as a portable drive to transport any file type

Packed With

iFP-190T Music Player
Sennheiser MX300 Earphones
Neck Strap
PC Installation CD
AA Battery
USB Cable
Printed Manual
1 Year Warranty



No of channels STEREO(L+R)
Frequency / Range 20Hz ~ 20KHz
Headphone Out 10mW(L) + 10mW(R) : (Max. Volume
S/N Ratio 90dB (MP3);A Weighted

Frequency Range 87.5MHz - 108MHz
Headphone output 10mW(L)+10mW(R) : (16Ù)at Max. Volume
S/N Ratio 50dB

File Type MPEG 1/2/2.5 Layer 3, WMA, ASF
Bit Rate Support 8Kbps ~ 320Kbps
Tag ID3 V1 Tag, ID3 V2 2.0, ID3 V2 3.0, ID3 V2 4.0

Battery 1.5V AA Battery 1 EA

Dimension Approx. 80 x 32 x 25 mm
Weight Approx. 32g(Excl. battery)
Operational Temperature -5°C ~ 40°C
Memory 256MB Built in Flash memory
USB USB 1.1
Playback hours Approx.20 hours
(AA battery 1 EA, 128 kbps,MP3)
Transfer Rate Approx. 4.8Mbps

 

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Iriver comes with better headphones (my friend has the iRiver), it's capable of recording audio (will be useful for any university student)

iRiver doesn't require any software as an absolute necessity - well, their other products don't, not sure about this one. that's VERY important now - just drag and drop

the iRiver has been known to come extremely close Creative labs for the best audio quality on the market.

oh, and I've used moodlogic and musicmatch jukebox with my ipod...i swear, they have GOT to be the 2 most evil programs on the planet - after microsoft's stuff. the programs just plain suck at what they do & they make life much tougher too. Moodlogic retagged half my music collection - took me several hours to fix that

since both use solid state memory, neither will ever skip no matter how much you throw them around. Break - yes, but not skip . The iRiver also has a nicer design imo. But the white iRock is pretty sexy. It'd match my iPod perfectly

 

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yeah i like the iriver better after i looked around at different players. turns out that ipf-190t is what i'm getting anyways i just told everyone i wanted an mp3 player before i looked around.