iriver T60 1 GB MP3 Player (Black)

• Jog Button Navigation System
• CSTN 65,000 color LCD with colorful GUI
• Plays up to 19 hours with a AAA-size battery
• Supports music file such as MP3, WMA, ASF and OGG Q10
• FM radio and FM recording reservation, Voice Recording, USB 2.0

I bought this mp3 player just to see if really iriver is the best brand in digital audio players for the sound quality.i recenly used Creative,Cowon,Apple but they didn't satisfied me for the sound quality issues.So i wanted to find out wht iRiver is so popular?

When you play the music with the default eq you get a standart sound.But when you set the EQ to SRS WOW HD,and calibrate the options FOCUS,TRUBASS,WOW,DEFINITON you get an amazing Clear,powerfull sound from what i listened till now.Of cource with a quality earphone.

But when it comes to battery life T60 is not so strong,finished the AAA battery quicker than 8 hours.

Also i can't understand why the LCD Screen is so small,at least 128x128 would be very nice for this device.The letters are also very small and it is hard to read.T60 has a 5 way joistik controller which is good but not so fast to navigate through folders and playlists as ipod nano.

i had problems with the software iriver plus 3 while trying to make playlist and upload music.

LAST THOUGHTS : This player has some quality sound that i never listened before.But if battery life and esay controls(like ipod) are important for you this may not be your choice.

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I purchased the original iFP-100 series (iFP-190T) in October of 2003 as a gift, then a refresh version of iFP-795T in November of 2004 for myself. I still have the iFP-795T and it still works, even after fair amount of abuse. Its switching regulator occasionally acts up, so I decided to pick up a new one in case it dies, so I bought a T60 1GB version.

I spent less than 1/3 of what I spent to get the 795 in 2004, but in the end, I think I actually got 1/3 of the hardware, too. Screen is terrible, and can't be read without the backlight on. 795's screen is not color (who cares!), but is higher resolution and readable without backlight. 795 has line-in, and recording quality can be controlled more finely, with Automatic Gain Control for voice recording as well. I loved 795's voice recording with AGC. Joystick control is worse than it is on 795, too, and it has never been its strong point either.

The new T60 came with the latest firmware (1.3), which hasn't been updated in a while, and yet appears to have a bug. Rechargeable battery and Alkaline battery settings are reversed!

Overall, I'm saddened by the "progress." I actually tried to see if I can still buy a new 700 series or 800 series, but couldn't find any. I guess they had no choice in order to compete with iPod and what not, or didn't they?

To be fair, for the price, it does work as advertised, but then, I can't recommend it over any other low-priced units.

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iRiver's little AAA powered MP3 players always deliver amazing sound but the T60 is no different from the previous versions in the series: confusing operation and the joystick breaks. My T60's joystick control broke after less than a year of use. And as of July 3, 2009 someone on the market place is selling a 1 gb model for $200. $200? Seriously? This item is worth $50 tops.

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My T60 sounded really nice but stopped working in 10 days. Contacted iRiver and they could not get it to work. Finally they said to return it to Amazon!!! It sounded great, can do FM radio recording like Tivo (record at a set time). Has built in Podcast app (podcast-ready) that works great but It eats batteries. It does not use power via USB when downloading songs/podcasts which drain batteries. The stock headphone are of poor quality. I finally returned mine and cheers to Amazon for their EXCELLENT return policy. BTW these are on Clearance on iriverusa website for .

This is a good small MP3 player. Fits easily in a pocket or hang around your neck. The sound quality is good. 1 gigabyte is plenty of storage for me. You can use it with Realplayer or Real Rhapsody on the computer to download files. I particularly like the option of using Windows explorer. I have a large collection of Old Time Radio programs saved on CD in MP3. It is easy to transfer files this way. I just plug in the Iriver player's provided USB ports open the files on the computer and tranfer the file by click and dragging.

I know folks have complained about the controls. They are not hard, you just have to be patient and careful. the menu toggle switch does not give you much leeway. You have to be very careful on which direction you want toggle the switch to get what you want. If your needs are small and you want something small, handy and still inexpensive, this MP3 player will do you fine. It also has an FM radio and microphone for recording.