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Top Ten iRiver MP3 Player Comparisons and Information
Although there are lots of MP3 players and MiniDisc Player/Recorders on the market, iRiver remains one of the most popular makes of mp3 players available today. Continuing to push the standard for mp3 market and competing with Apple's big byte in the market with their Apple iPod, iRiver mp3 players such as the H320 and IFP-790 have been big hits adding even more fans to their growing legion. In a nutshell, iRiver makes excellent quality mp3 players that don't break the piggy bank. Check out the top picks below and find one that suits your hairdo.
#1 iRiver MP3 Player Top Pick

iRiver H10 20 GB MP3 Player/Recorder
One of iRiver's most populat mp3 players, this is among the cream of iRiver's crop. The H10 plays up to 330 hours of digital music with 20GB of internal storage. Of course, this means one long day of listening to music. An easy-on-the-eyes large and vivid color display, with an ultra-fast USB 2.0 for zippy transfers. The iRiver H10 also supports secure transfers from Windows Media Player. The rechargeable battery purports to last up to 16hrs. You can view JPEG or BMP images on the excellent color display so it doubles as a nice and convenient file storage device. Three big thumbs up, this one takes CleverJoe's cake.
#2 iRiver MP3 Player Top Pick

iRiver iFP-190T 256 MB Digital Audio Player
256 MB built-in memory. Supports playback of MP3, WMA, and ASF music files. Integrated digital FM tuner
with presets and built-in voice recorder. Record to player directly from FM tuner. Usually the included headphones are not very good quality but the ifp190 comes with a set of decent Sennheiser MX300 earphones. Also included is a neck strap, AA battery, USB cable, and a pretty good printed manual.
#3 iRiver MP3 Player Top Pick

iRiver PMP-120 Portable Media Player (20 GB)
The iRiver pmp120 is another big gun in iRiver's arsenal of goodies. The pmp-120 plays digital music and video files, including all kinds of friendly formats including WMV, MP3, WMA, DivX (AVI), BMP, and JPEG. With a huge 20 GB of storage, you can store up to (gulp) 80 hours of video, 600 hours of music. Be stylin' with the 3.5-inch color TFT LCD display. The PMP120 comes with USB 2.0 support, audio inputs and audio/video outputs, built-in FM tuner. Also included is a very handy voice recorder. Includes rechargeable lithium-ion battery for up to 16 hours of audio or 5 hours of audio/video. Another top rated do-it-all mp3 player, three thumbs up!
#4 iRiver MP3 Player Top Pick

iRiver H340 40GB MP3 Jukebox
Wow! This is one powerful MP3 player jukebox. With enough storage space for thousands of songs (up to 1200 hours worth!) and still lots of space left for photos, movie files and an extra pair of sox. If you are looking for the ultimate in sweet, the iRiver Jukebox is an easy choice. A nice size color monitor display and ultra-fast USB 2.0 transfers. Long 16 hours worth of battery life, voice recording, fm radio tuner. Making the package even better is the ability to view JPEG or BMP images on the tasty full colour display. CleverJoe gives the iRiver three thumbs out of three, high up in the air.
#5 iRiver MP3 Player Top Pick

River iFP-795T 512 MB MP3 Player
512 MB of internal memory for up to 17 hours of music files. Extended battery life up to 40 hours on one AA. Built-in FM tuner and voice recorder. Record music from any audio source (no PC required). USB 2.0 for fast transfers.
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#6 iRiver MP3 Player Top Pick

iRiver PMP-140 Portable Media Player (40 GB)
If your audiophile-ic tastes are more refined, and your pocket a bit deeper than the average mp3 player consumer, then dare to compare the iRiver PMP-140 portable media player. For starters, if you need portable storage space, the tiny iRiver PMP-140 offers 40 gigs of the stuff, enough to hold 160 hours of video, 1200 hours of music! Support is included for a wide range of digital music and video files including WMV, MP3, WMA, DivX (AVI), BMP, and JPEG. The 3.5-inch color TFT LCD display is easy on the eyes, and transfers are fast with USB 2.0 support. Audio inputs and audio/video outputs are included, with built-in FM tuner and digital voice recorder. Includes rechargeable lithium-ion battery; up to 16 hours (audio only) and up to 5 hours (audio/video). Three big, storage-hungry thumbs up from CleverJoe.
#7 iRiver MP3 Player Top Pick

iRiver IFP-790T Portable MP3 Player
Includes a set of largely replaceable iRiver earphones, a cute sport arm band and a practical carrying case. For your listening pleasure, the ifp 790 mp3 player comes preloaded with music tracks from eMusic. The USB 2.0 cable makes downloading speedy. Also comes with a line-in cable, an installation CD (PC/Mac), and a AA battery. Plays MP3, WMA & OGG music files The included 256MB of internal storage will play up to 8 hours of your fave tunes.
#8 iRiver MP3 Player Top Pick

iRiver ifp 799T 1 GB Flash MP3 Player
Another popular seller, the iRiver 799T comes with 1 GB of internal memory, which means you can store up to 34 hours of MP3, WMA, and OGG music files. The extended battery life claims to last up to 40 hours on one AA but CleverJoe couldn't listen for that long. The 799T comes with a built-in FM tuner and voice recorder. Easily record music from any audio source (no PC required). USB 2.0 for fast transfers. This is a good midrange mp3 player choice. It offers a decent amount of music storage without breaking the bank.
#9 iRiver MP3 Player Top Pick

iRiver iFP-195T 512 MB MP3 Player
The iRiver 195T includes 512 MB built-in memory and supports playback of MP3, WMA, and ASF music files. Comes with an integrated digital FM tuner with presets and built-in digital voice recorder. The built-in condenser microphone in the iRiver series is actually quite good and a very handy feature for voice recording. Another useful feature is the record to player directly from FM tuner. iRiver should be applauded for including Sennheiser MX300 earphones. Also included is a carrying case, adjustable arm band for the joggers in the house, one AA battery and a USB cable. The iRiver 195T is a solid pick in a mid-range mp3 player.
#10 iRiver MP3 Player Top Pick

iRiver IFP-180T Portable Music Player
With a sexy silver triangular body, 3 inches tall and light as a feather (only 1.1 ounces!). iRiver's 180T mp3 player uses a handy 4-line, backlit LCD and a joystick for navigating through songs or control volume, forward, and reverse. Comes with an integrated digital FM tuner with presets and a very cool Exclusive Record from FM feature that lets you store and play back radio programming. Supports MP3, WMA and ASF music files and up to 20 hours playback on a single AA battery. Yes, it even has a built-in digital voice recorder. Very good value, two solid thumbs up.
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From Manufacturer:: iRiver, the emerging leader in digital entertainment, added the sleek and feature-packed iRiver iHP-120 to its line of award-winning portable music players. The 20GB* iRiver iHP-120 stores over 600 hours** of digital music in MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG and ASF and works with PC or Mac computers.
Compared to leading competitors, the iRiver iHP-120 has double the battery life (16 hours), an FM tuner, backlit remote, built-in MP3 encoding, optical audio output, built-in voice recording and WMA support. The iRiver iHP-120 also gives customers the option of using familiar folder navigation to sort through files quickly and easily.
The iRiver iHP-120 features the unique ability to record, encode and store MP3s all in real-time direct from the unit's FM tuner, built-in microphone or optical input, giving users the ability to record MP3s on the fly from an array of sources.
"We are expanding into the MP3 hard-drive player market after attaining North American leadership position in the MP3 flash-memory player and MP3 CD player categories," said Jonathan Sasse, president of iRiver America. "We are choosing now to enter the hard-drive portable MP3 player market after spending considerable research effort in designing and developing a product that is exactly what our customers have come to expect from iRiver. We are convinced customers will embrace our innovative iRiver iHP-120 with the same enthusiasm as our MP3 flash-memory and MP3 CD players."
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