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Originally Posted by bingle
And then the straw that broke the camel's back, for me - shuffle is apparently really broken. First, there's something about shuffling and folder depth - if you have mismatched folder depths, shuffling won't work on all your files, only some of them. And then, even worse - the shuffle is not a true random shuffle. It uses a premade list of numbers. So if you listen to, say, all your songs on shuffle, then start it again, you'll hear the exact same songs in the same order. Which for me was a deal-breaker.
Also, apparently the International support is a lot better than the US support - they have new firmware releases a lot more often than the US, and get better features. They also have apparently just dropped support for the H100 and H300 series players, because they're coming out with the H10 player.
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I have the iFp 895 (one of the smaller, memory-based players) and it is still supported and the shuffle problem has been remedied in the latest firmware upgrade.
That being said, I wouldn't trade mine for anything. The sound quality tops the iPod's easily, both for the unit itself and the earbuds (which are amazing, made by Seinheiser). There is a downloadable app that allows you to tag .mp3's with lyrics that are synchronous with the music (although synchronizing the lyrics is your task), which is great. There is a bank of preset EQ settings as well as a user-defined one and a special bass and 3D EQ (which is actually decent-sounding). The interface is easy as pie to use, and in the last patch they added a feature which allows the changing of playback speed. The FM tuner is a nice addition also.
I would have to say that my favorite feature, however, is that it records. It doesn't only do voice recording (which is great, all of my Pol. Sci. 101 lectures are now on my computer, easy exam studying), it also has a stereo mini input and can record directly from the FM tuner. To top it off, it's small enough that you could easily sneak it into a concert
, but you didn't hear that from me.
The only downside to this player is the low capacity, but if their hard drive players are as good as the flash based ones, I'm sure you won't be disappointed. (plus you can look at pics on the H10)