On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 11:06:07PM -0600, Alex Malinovich wrote: > On Thu, 2003-12-11 at 13:15, Antony Gelberg wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I've been looking for a portable MP3 player for a while. That is to > > say, one that plays .ogg files. I have about 750 CD's, of which about > > 200 are ripped in ogg and I'm not going back. :) > > > > I have just got home with an iRiver iHP-120. Plays ogg out of the box. > > And also mp3, wma, wav, asf (as if) for the masochists amongst us. > > USB 2.0 (which seems very fast - I'm rsync'ing my music folder with the > > player and the speed files are going by at looks like about 3-5MB/sec). > > It can also record, has an FM radio, and looks like the nuts. > > Thanks for the info. :) Your post actually got me into looking for an > ogg player again. (Been meaning to get one for quite a while now.) I > looked at the iHP-120 but it was a bit too expensive for me. I then > looked at the Neuros 128MB Player (http://www.neuros-audio.com) and > found a much more agreeable price. The 128 MB player is $99 (US), or you > can get it with the 20 GB HD 'backpack' for $229. > > It apparently supports ogg vorbis, mp3, and wma, as well as ENCODING to > mp3 from the built in microphone port. Overall, it looks like a > relatively even match for the player you recommended. I ordered mine > today but it's on backorder so I don't really know when it'll come in. > As soon as it does come in I'll post my experiences on here.
That looks like a good player. FWIW, I paid £308 for my player, which was in the shop at £360. But this was in Tottanham Court Road, London's hi-fi mecca, with about 30 shops along one street. Not hard to do some negotiating. :) I'd like to have paid less, but this is "rip-off Britain", and it's coming up to holiday time, so I just said fuggit. A -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
