The new iRIVER is SICK!!!!
I remember when I first got mine 4 years ago, I was having the same debate. The iRIVER won by a mile.
And I think it will again!!
I'm looking for a new mp3 player. 60-80gb. And as usual it's the iPOD-iRIVER battle.
The iRIVER has a better battery life. I have read literally hundreds of reviews and haven't seen a single one to say the contrary. What I really like about the iRIVER is that you can control everything from a remote. For me that is so handy because you can just clip it onto your jacket and never need to touch the main player.
But I like the look of the iPOD. I always have done. I just hate the controls - that annoying circle control thingy just does my nut. At the same time I have never been a fan of Apple. Doesn't mean that I wouldn't give it a go though.
I love that fact that the iRIVER stores data in more than one format. Has the iPOD caught up with this? I also want a colour screen and be able to play awesome music videos.
I'm interested in people's opinions on this! So if you have a 20gb+ iPOD or iRIVER, let me know what you think!!!
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I know didley squat about the iRiver, but I own an iPod Touch. If you're not a fan of the circle thing, then it might be something worth checking into, but I believe those currently only go up to 16GB. May not be enough.
Still, in terms of aesthetics, the iPod Touch/iPhone model are a cut above the rest. But if you're looking for other functions, then perhaps the iRiver is cool.
iPods work with mp3s and aac files - usually, though, it will change the file into a listenable format when you load it onto the thing. There are still a few obscure filetypes that it won't read, but I don't know much about that.
That is all.
The iRiver looks pretty ugly!
I know what you mean about iPods though. I was a hater, but I got a new nano 16gb a few weeks ago and now I'm pretty gay for it!!
The wheel is pretty ok when you get the hang of it. but things like coverflow and the search and video are well useful/good looking.
The screen is crisp and clear and easy to watch videos on. (you can download loads of music vids from youtube and put them on too)
The Touch is pure sex to be fair, the 'classic' goes up to 160gb!!
They both look better than the iRiver, but the iRiver has features they don't have.... so far I'm doing fine without them though!!
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