iriver H10 6 GB Digital MP3 Player Grey

This was my first big purchase of an MP3 player. I wanted something that was over 1G because they are hard drives and not flash drives. I read through some of the other reviews and decided to take a chance on the iRiver because of all of the functions that were available with this model. The recorder, FM radio, photos, and text that iRiver offers are way better than the iPod. The songs were easy to load and delete. Some say they had problems with the amount of time between song playing but I found it to be like a cd and this did not bother me. I had a friend who bought the iPod and they had so many problems with the first one locking up and the pad indented causing more problems. They had to return it. I also purchased an FM transmitter and took my iRiver on a 2000 mile trip. It was nice to have music going and not to have to search for a cd. I wished that I had waited until the 20G came out!

Alright, I bought my iRiver in the first week of September (one month ago), and I thought it was a very nice deal. I'd never owned a large MP3 player before, and I really didn't want to get an iPod, because it seems like everyone has one. Therefore I went to the nearest Best Buy, and although it took ages for me to decide if I wanted the 6GB or the 20GB, I eventually got the 6GB. Personally, I think I'd never fill the 20GB.The color menus are nice, but I got the player for music, so I really didn't care about the picture/document space. I got...oh let's say 250 songs on there (and there was still plenty of space left), and the sound is great. The battery is okay -- it lasts about 7-8 hours. The only thing that annoys me about the battery is that it seems like it uses battery when it is turned off and on hold, which I found peculiar. It also seemed that once 1/4 of the battery was used, there was only an hour left; seems a little odd to me.I was really pleased with the player; it worked just as great as my friend's iPod Mini, but it was an iRiver, something that my friends had never heard of.Although yesterday afternoon I attempted to play a song that I originally got off iTunes and ripped to Windows Media Player (and I'd listened to the song before, several times actually, and it worked fine), and all of a sudden the player froze up, and when I got it to turn back on, it said something along the lines of "System Files Missing." It wouldn't go to the main menu, it wouldn't turn off by pressing the power button. Turns out the song I tried to play was corrupted, and the player would not work. I tried downloading the firmware, but everytime I tried to get past step 1, it didn't recognize that the player was hooked to the computer. I was relatively annoyed, because I was told that ultamitely there was no way to get it to work again. I still have it today, but I'm going to return it soon; I'm concidering an iPod Mini or the 20GB iRiver. I just don't want the problem to arise again.Other than that freak accident, I'd defintally reccomend this player.

I was looking to pick up a new mp3 player at Circiut City, and saw this for $100 so I figured I should give it a shot, since everything else near 6gb was $70+ more. Heres a breakdown.PROS-Removable battery-Built in Radio-Decent earbuds, replace them if you're a complete sound freak though.-Color screen that is very crisp/clear-Good layout-Built like a tank-Relatively cheapCONS-Touchpad/interface not nearly as easy to use as, say, the ipods-Horrible cables which require you to have the computer in order for the wall charger to work.-"Syncing" your player to your computer is annoying/tedious-Sometimes mine will mess up, such as none of the songs or only certain songs will play until I shut it off, take out the battery, and hope it works the next time.So all in all its just an OK unit. I would never suggest it over an ipod, but for those on a budget looking for a music player that will do just what it takes, this is a good choice.

Lots of mixed reviews out there about this player. The biggest problem with this player is that when you receive it you need to upgrade the software by visiting the iriver website and downloading a firmware instalation program. I found this to be a straightforward process. If you can carefully follow instructions you should have no problem. The player also only runs on windows xp with service pack 2 or higher. The player also requires the use of windows media player 10. I had already been using WMP 10 to manage my music so I had no problems there. Point is that there may be some work involved in getting the player to work with your system. You may need to upgrade the service pack or WMP and you certainly need to upgrade the firmware on the player. By the way, the firmware upgrade solves most of the problems that you may read about in earlier reviews. Time spent reading the instructions while your waiting for the unit to complete it's out of the box charge, is time well spent.So with all that, why 4 stars? The sound is great (although good headphones in my opinion are a necessary add on, I use the Bose Triport headphones which I absolutely love). The player is packed with useful options; FM radio, voice recorder, picture viewer, many EQ presets and custom EQ settings. I find the navigation intuitive and easy to use. Now everybody agrees that the iPod is the easiest player to navigate, and this is not an iPod, but still, I have no problems with the scroll bar and buttons of the iriver. The cost is very good for what you get. I'm very pleased with my purchase. I have not had any issues with the player freezing up or crashing or otherwise not working properly. I can't comment on iriver costomer support. If I have any problems in the future I'll edit my review.