iAudio X5

comet · 28-07-2005 09:57AM

Hey Felixdhc if any those players happen to fall off the back of a truck, you know where to send it!!

Dyr · 28-07-2005 12:32PM

comet wrote:

Hey Felixdhc if any those players happen to fall off the back of a truck, you know where to send it!!

Peats, cos i just rang them and they've never heard of 'em!

felix is teh liar, burn teh liar! BURN HEEEMM!!

comet · 28-07-2005 01:20PM

felix is walking down the street with all the iaudios under his arm, suddenly his hunch and limp are gone, he is Keyser Soze

fletch · 28-07-2005 01:26PM

Saw the iAudio X5 for sale in the Gadget Shop in the Jervis Centre at the weekend, not sure of the price

Scubadevils · 28-07-2005 01:28PM

lol is all I can say really

I did say today, not any specific time. They will be there today, and in the rest of the places I mentioned - its down to the store to then put them out on display and inform all sales staff that they are there!

PS - Bambi, the M3 is no longer available, replaced by the X5 range.

Scubadevils · 28-07-2005 01:29PM

comet wrote:

felix is walking down the street with all the iaudios under his arm, suddenly his hunch and limp are gone, he is Keyser Soze

lol

cormie · 28-07-2005 01:53PM

iAudio is great, but a tad expensive.

For those reading who just don't have the money, the iRiver H1XX series has taken a dramatic improvement with an open source firmware development (rockbox.org). You will get a 40GB model for about €370. Twice the storage of iAudio of same price. You are really on sacrificing video and colour photo support, usb on the go and a few other little things.

The H1XX now has on the go playlists, 3 second boot up, photo viewer, can play game boy games, gapless playback, crossfade playback, replaygain.org support as well as what it's always had; included lcd remote, optical in/out, 16 hr battery, recording functions etc etc.

To get full info go to www.misticriver.net and ask what you need to know.

I've been looking forward to something as good as the iAudio coming out, but since the news of rockbox I haven't been tempted to spend the extra cash on things I wouldn't really use, although video and colour photo support are really nice, and USB otg too (especially if it IS actually possible to hook up to an external HD). But if these are things you wont be using, you want 40GB, an included LCD remote, and all of the above. Then you may want to consider the iRiver H140. It's available at www.amp3.co.uk and probably a few other places too.

Both are great machines. Also, the H3XX will be experiencing rockbox in the future too which will make that amazing too:) This is video/colour photo compatible too and will work out to be only about €365 from www.mx2.co.uk

Dyr · 28-07-2005 02:59PM

Felixdhc wrote:

PS - Bambi, the M3 is no longer available, replaced by the X5 range.

*drops to knees homer style* Nooooooo!!!! but they were GUN METAL BROWN *sobs*

the guy at peats assured me he'd never heard of iaudios, cowon, or the x5 in the calm tone of voice that one uses when adressing someone who is obviously quite, quite mad. Hopefully hes gonna feel a bit silly by tomorrow

cormie · 28-07-2005 03:03PM

Ah guys shush.. shush.... ssshhh.. I've gota good one!!

you should have said..

"For peats sake!!" to him.... no?

oh:(

rubadub · 28-07-2005 04:37PM

at last something to compete with the now medieval H1xx series! My brother wants a player and I don't think he believed me when I kept saying my old h120 or a 140 was still the best thing to get. He wanted OTF playlists and gapless which rockbox now has.
cheap enough on ebay, pity the dollar is back up now
http://search.ebay.com/iAudio-x5_W0QQsofocusZsoQQsbrftogZ1QQfromZR10QQsacatZ-1QQcatrefZC6QQsargnZ-1QQsaslcZ2QQsadisZ200QQfposZQ5AIPQ2FPostalQQsascsZ2QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQfsopZ3QQfsooZ1QQcoactionZcompareQQcopagenumZ1QQcoentrypageZsearch

Dyr · 28-07-2005 09:39PM

I walked into peats after work and the shoppies were drooling over guess what??...the X5l

I felt like shouting "thought you never heard of them?? whos the crazy now eh??EH??

still felixs cred went tru the roof

Scubadevils · 28-07-2005 09:51PM

Good to hear. Was getting worried they didnt make it! I rang there at around 5pm and got the same kind of speaking to a mad person reaction.

RicardoSmith · 28-07-2005 10:19PM

Bambi wrote:

I walked into peats after work and the shoppies were drooling over guess what??...the X5l I felt like shouting "thought you never heard of them?? whos the crazy now eh??EH??

still felixs cred went tru the roof

I was in their about 5 and couldn't see them. Where were they on display?

Dyr · 28-07-2005 10:29PM

I was just aftter... around five thirty; the guys were just putting them out onto display then in the central display thingey, not behind the counter. think the 5XL 30gb was 400 smackers, the 5x 20 was over 300

RicardoSmith · 28-07-2005 10:34PM

Typical... :rolleyes:

Scubadevils · 28-07-2005 10:35PM

They might still have them there tomorrow

Ry · 29-07-2005 01:54PM

They have the X5 and the X5-L for 369 and 429.

I was playin with one yesterday and they're really nice. The video playback is quite tasty and the screen does a nice job.

for a small mp3 player with a nice colour screen that plays wma, ogg, mp3, mpeg4 and has a voice record facility and radio built in with 20gb's of space of course it's quite the little piece of machinery!

Ry

Dyr · 29-07-2005 05:39PM

that gadget stop in jervis are selling the x5l for €389 euro quite a price difference

Hester · 29-07-2005 06:30PM

Bambi wrote:

that gadget stop in jervis are selling the x5l for €389 euro quite a price difference

That's for the 20gb version?

Was in Harvey Normans today and the guy I was talking to said they'd match the price of any shop selling it cheaper than them.

Scubadevils · 29-07-2005 06:54PM

The Gadget Shop have the 20GB X5L version at 389.99. Peats have both the 20GB X5 - 369.99 and the 30GB X5L - 429.99.

Dyr · 30-07-2005 09:50AM

Hey felix, you heard anything about the M5 coming on the market soon? I've no use for video so this bad boy would suit me far more than the X5 if it becomes available

Scubadevils · 30-07-2005 12:53PM

I dont know but will check on Tuesday.

RicardoSmith · 30-07-2005 01:19PM

It a lot of money though...

Dyr · 30-07-2005 03:52PM

Nice wan FDC

its gonna be cheaper than the x5, as it is Im tempted to try get a M3 for the extras as standard... case/cradle etc. Only thing that puts me off is that the display is only on the remote which i wouldnt trust tbh. but if the m5 is available i might go for that instead

rubadub · 01-08-2005 06:21PM

Bambi wrote:

that gadget stop in jervis are selling the x5l for €389 euro quite a price difference

looks to be just under €300 delievered new on ebay

Dyr · 02-08-2005 10:41PM

Felixdhc wrote:

I dont know but will check on Tuesday.

*BUMP*

Scubadevils · 03-08-2005 10:53AM

Bambi wrote:

*BUMP*

LOL, actually out sick from work so cant check! I might be better by tomorrow

comet · 04-08-2005 03:48PM

Latest x5 firmware release has added Canon camera compatibility to the x5.

JC 2K3 · 04-08-2005 06:11PM

Just ordered an X5 off ebay for €280 inc. postage!

comet · 04-08-2005 06:16PM

Was that the X5 20GB? are you getting a remote or docking station with that?

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