[REQUEST]Cheapest iRiver ihp120

Tusky

Its all in the title...so far the cheapest ive found is 340 euro including shipping. Anyone help me out? Thanks

Tusky

And also is the 20gb one available in black rather than silver ?

Tusky

decided to go for the ihp 140 for 380 euros, anyone know where it can be bought cheaper ? Harvey normans in swords sell it fro 499 :eek: .

Thanks everyone...youve been a great help:rolleyes:

Ponster

The cheapest I can find in France including P&P to Ireland is 492€

Davey Devil

http://www.mx2.co.uk/acatalog/MX2_co_uk_MP3_Players_50.html

Tusky

Originally posted by Davey Devil
http://www.mx2.co.uk/acatalog/MX2_co_uk_MP3_Players_50.html

aye thats the place where its 380 euros. It say its most likely the cheapest place apart from

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001BRITE/qid=1088527501/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl23/103-4372915-0536621?v=glance&s=electronics&n=507846

where its 314 euros + postage ( they dont post to Ireland )

So 380 must be my best bet...

bk

Originally posted by Tusky
aye thats the place where its 380 euros. It say its most likely the cheapest place apart from

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001BRITE/qid=1088527501/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl23/103-4372915-0536621?v=glance&s=electronics&n=507846

where its 314 euros + postage ( they dont post to Ireland )

So 380 must be my best bet...

Yes, mx2 seems to be the best.

Also you can only get the iHP-120 in black in the US.

BTW welcome to the iRiver fan club, I've a US iHP-120.

Tusky

but you can get the ihp140 in black in UK and Ireland yea ? It looks WAY nicer...although im yet to see one in person , Do they look good up close ?

cormie

less hesitation, more buying!!!

I've the 140... ooof. yum! and by the way Davey, if you were referring to the IHP when you said copying you, I had it before ya;)

Davey Devil

That's true Cormie, you have very good taste, an eye for style.

bk

Originally posted by Tusky
but you can get the ihp140 in black in UK and Ireland yea ? It looks WAY nicer...although im yet to see one in person , Do they look good up close ?

Yes, I've had both the Silver EU iHP-120 and the black US iHP-120. They both look really good, but the black is slightly nicer.

More Darth Vader and the dark side to wossy girl Luke Skywalkers, light side iPod

The iHP is also more masculine, while the iPod is more feminine looking.

They look real good up close, but I rarely take it out of its protective case and it is usually in my pocket, so you usually only ever see the remote.

They have them in peats if you just want to take a look.

cormie

With such a piece of machinery I don't really care about it's looks. I do like the look of it though. It looks like serious business.

I think the original poster has got the right idea anyway, it doesn't seem like he/she is prepared to buy ipod or other.

Let's all just sit tight for the delayed firmware which should include on the fly playlists, gapless playback and a few other nice features. (playlist is most needed in my oppinion)

Tusky

I aint going near an ipod Im getting the ihp 140 Iust have to wati fro my birthday ( 3 weeks away )

Functions ETC are more important than looks but you still want somthing that looks slick for that price...

Tusky

Just got my H140 ! Tis fantastic , Aint put any music no it yet but listened to the radio and sound quality is brilliant. It looks really sweet , the black finish is lovely.

So far so good.

RobertFoster

that site charge much for shipping?

Tusky

I got it off amazon.co.uk - they charged a bomb. Bastards. Just put about 15 albums on it , quick and easy.

Tusky

Im having two strange problems at the moment that I cant understand, maybe someone with an IHP could help.

When im listening to a song and I press --> It should go to the next song yea ? For some reason it just shows folder "D" which I assume is a root folder or somthing , everytime i try to go to the next song this happens...

Next problem is when listening to a song the LCD screen goes really dark , it fills up with litle dots that make up the different characters, tis hard to explain...this 'blackness' covers everything except the elapsed time metre.

anyone ?

Fabritzo

Hold down the bottom right side button to change the D to something else :P I have all my random music on the root so I leave it turned on D with SFL underneath for randon in that directory. Dunno what you're on about as far as the screen is concerned.

kevinmcc

You should get an ipod instead. The new 4th generation ones with 12 hour battery life are available now. Much better than iRiver
20GB = €339
40GB = €449

Tusky

Iriver has 16 hour battery life...and is cheaper.

cormie

iRiver is technically and financially still better than iPod buddy. Better all round really.
and check out the upcoming firmware features. Owie!


COPIED FROM IRIVER USER FORUM:)

http://company.iriver.co.kr/notice/view.asp?Page=1&SrchItem=&SrchString=&idx=597

use barbel fish to translate other stuff... i only have time for H1XX's


Due End of July - Early August
1. OTF File Deletion
2. Propriety Format Support (not sure if i translated this right)
3. Playback Speed Control (not as flexible as IFP series, but will be supported)
4. Gapless
5. Unicode Support in DB
6. OGG Support for DB
7. Hebrew Support
8. Sub-dir support for Text Folder
9. Enhanced Shuffle Mode
10. Some Tag **** Fixed... (i think it's only related to krn windows)
11. 6 Line Automated Lyric Support
12. A bug that occured to the remote when NAVI button is pressed in the PLAYLIST... is fixed (wtf is that??)
13. Programmable OTF Playlist
14. LCD Screen Bug in Radio Mode Fixed (wtf is that??)
15. Reduced Noise on the LCD Screen While Using the Remote (wtf is that??)
16. External Battery Support
17. Some Japanese File **** Fixed


Due October
1. Volume Control in Record Mode
2. Recording Without the Infamous "Pauses"
3. Mono Recording Support
4. SAD Support (i think it's some **** related to recording)
5. Auto Sync Support (wtf is that??)
6. Korean Menu Support (not that any of you would care)


OK these are the H1XX schedule i've directly translated....
they are probably a lot better than using babel fish so dont worry about the accuracy...

muffinhead

you can get the iRiver iHP-120 for STG£199.89 (approx €300) with free delivery from:

http://www.ryanaironlineshop.com/

click on the Dixons link and proceed from there!

Tazz T

It would appear that they will only deliver to the UK.

neXus9

So mx2 is ok for shopping, then??

I was looking to buy stuff there but was a bit wary.

Tusky

Originally posted by neXus9
So mx2 is ok for shopping, then??

I was looking to buy stuff there but was a bit wary.

they are a well known site, but they are out of stock I think.so are mp3 players uk.

Elessar

www.unbeatable.co.uk - iRiver iHP-120 20Gb Hard Disk MP3 and Radio Player - £200.99.

They will ship to Ireland but you have to contact them first and ask for a shipping quote.

bk

Originally posted by neXus9
So mx2 is ok for shopping, then??

I was looking to buy stuff there but was a bit wary.

Well I've not bought a MP3 player off of them, however I often buy ink cartridges off them and I've never had any problems.

bk

Originally posted by Tusky
Im having two strange problems at the moment that I cant understand, maybe someone with an IHP could help.

When im listening to a song and I press --> It should go to the next song yea ? For some reason it just shows folder "D" which I assume is a root folder or somthing , everytime i try to go to the next song this happens...

Try, clicking the joystick to the right gently, without actually
pressing downwards on the button.

Next problem is when listening to a song the LCD screen goes really dark , it fills up with litle dots that make up the different characters, tis hard to explain...this 'blackness' covers everything except the elapsed time metre.

anyone ?

I've only heard of this happening once before on the iRiver forums. It seems it happened when the player gets very hot.

Keep the player out of direct sunlight.

If you see this happening take the player out of its protective bag and leave it on a table to cool down.

This can happen to all electronics with LCD screens, it often happens to Mobiles, I don't think it will actuallly damage anything, it is just inconvenient.

If it happens continuosly then I would think about getting it replaced.

bk

Originally posted by kevinmcc
You should get an ipod instead. The new 4th generation ones with 12 hour battery life are available now. Much better than iRiver
20GB = €339
40GB = €449

iRiver
20GB = €330
40GB = €384

All prices including delivery.

The iRiver has an 18 hour battery life. Plus loads of other features like radio, recording, lcd remote, etc. Much better value for money.

Plus the new iRiver H3xx series of players are out, which have colour screens and can directly connect to other USB devices such as other iRivers and digital cameras, so you can transfer music, digital pictures and other files between them.

I'm actually very disappointed with Apple, the new iPods aren't really much better, they are more like 3.1 gen then 4 gen players. I thought that apple would at least match the features of the iRiver iHP-120, but they really haven't changed the iPod other then an increase in battery life and a drop in price.

In fact they haven't even changed the battery, they are still using the same crappy Lithium-Ion battery that is in the 3G ipods. They get the increased battery improvements from improved efficency in the firmware, which begs the question why they haven't released the same firmware for the 3G iPods. I predict that there will be lots of pissed off 3G iPod owners, because of this.

Tusky

Originally posted by bk
Try, clicking the joystick to the right gently, without actually
pressing downwards on the button.



I've only heard of this happening once before on the iRiver forums. It seems it happened when the player gets very hot.

Keep the player out of direct sunlight.

If you see this happening take the player out of its protective bag and leave it on a table to cool down.

This can happen to all electronics with LCD screens, it often happens to Mobiles, I don't think it will actuallly damage anything, it is just inconvenient.

If it happens continuosly then I would think about getting it replaced.

thanks for the suggestions . The screen goes black every time no matter what , I have never pld a song and it didnt go black.
So its not sunlight.

Ive tried various ammounts of pressure on the jog stick. I think ill just send it back to amazon really.

Fabritzo

Has it got firmware v1.4 on it Tusky? It'll tell you on boot.

Tusky

1.6 - im gonna send it back to amazon tommorow for a new one but it will be a month before its here !!!

Fabritzo

Jesus that's ghey, sorry about that, hope you get a new one asap. Are you sure it's feckered yeh?

Fabritzo

I did a quick look around and couldn't find a mention of v1.6, maybe it's new, you could try download 1.4. all ya gotta do is put the hex file on the root and then go into settings a select upgrade firmware. Or you could try not messing with it and send it back to amazon

Robot

Even thought this is about the ihp-140 i thought i's post it here so as to not annoy everyone with a new similar thread.

The mx2 site is out of stock until the first week of august and i was just wondering what the next cheapest place to buy one would be. I'd be happy to pay a bit more if it meant i didnt have to wait three weeks to get one.

Tusky

Originally posted by Fabritzo
I did a quick look around and couldn't find a mention of v1.6, maybe it's new, you could try download 1.4. all ya gotta do is put the hex file on the root and then go into settings a select upgrade firmware. Or you could try not messing with it and send it back to amazon

It wont upgrade , firmware that is

Tusky

Originally posted by Robot
Even thought this is about the ihp-140 i thought i's post it here so as to not annoy everyone with a new similar thread.

The mx2 site is out of stock until the first week of august and i was just wondering what the next cheapest place to buy one would be. I'd be happy to pay a bit more if it meant i didnt have to wait three weeks to get one.

The next cheapest I can find that has them in stock is amazon...the ihp140 works out at 430 with delivery...

muffinhead

try:

http://www.mp3players.co.uk/site/uk/ihp140.html


works out to be €395 (incl. delivery)!

(although it is currently out of stock :mad: )

Robot

After a bit of searching i found that www.tekheads.co.uk has them for £257.32 which isnt too bad, and shipping is only £6. So i ordered off them yesterday.