iriver Gen2 Clix 4GB MP3 Player w/ FM tuner Review

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(More customer reviews)After reading a very favorable review of this unit on CNet, I purchased the 2nd Generation iRiver Clix 4GB player for $170.00.

By way of background, I own a Creative Labs ZEN Vision M 30GB player and my two daughters each have iPods (one has the Nano and the other has the 8GB model).I bought the iRiver Clix 4GB 2nd generation player for my son for his 12th birthday and I just have to say: "I REALLY LOVE THIS UNIT"!

Of all the MP3 players in our home now, this one is the easiest to use and the AMOLED screen is beautiful. It is sleek, easy to operate, has a beautiful display and interfaces well with our Windows-based PCs (drag and drop from Media Player with no hassles).The commands are very intuitive and well-organized.It's functionality can be mastered very quickly.

The IRiver Clix displays the album artwork as well as time, date, track info, etc on the screen during song playback, which is a really nice feature.

This unit is small and easily slips in a shirt pocket yet the screen (2.2 inches) is still big enough to render great images (album art work, pictures, etc).This unit is visual eye-candy!The album artwork and other track info sits nicely atop some really cool and colorful (user changeable) backgrounds.

I could not be happier with the ease of use of this device and it's user-friendly functionality.Honestly, someone in iRiver's marketing department should be fired because this is a wonderful product that has not received near the visibility it should.Shame!

No complaints on this player thus far. A+ ***** UPDATE AS OF MAY 2008 ******

10 mos into the life of my iRiver, the sound went out. I will admit, despite loving everything about this unit, I was afraid of what I might experience with their customer care - given some of the reviews I have read. Here is my experience (circa May of 2008):

I called the US customer support number. They answered on the 2nd ring (no hold time at all). I explained the problem and the troubleshooting I had already done. Within a few hrs, they sent me an email with a RA# (return authorization) and instructions on what to do. I mailed them my unit via USPS certified receipt. Within TWO business days of them receiving my iRiver, I received an email from them which contained a UPS tracking number from for the returned unit. They literally repaired the unit within a day or two of receiving it. (the note they sent back to me with the repaired player indicated the headphone jack plug was replaced).

So start-to-finish, this entire process took just over a week. I was VERY happy.

It seems iRiver is paying attention to the comments about their customer service. Unlike those who have gone before me, I would give my experience with iRiver Customer Service a solid A.

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The re-designed iRiver clix mp3 player plays music, video, displays photos, and more. Freshly updated with a sleek design, vibrant 2.2" AMO-LED screen, the iRiver clix is highly compatible with both MTP and UMS operating modes. The iRiver clix works with both subscription and pay-per-song music services.

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iriver 1CLIx8B Clix 8 GB Multimedia Player Review

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(More customer reviews)This IRiver Clix is about my 5th player in the last couple years.
In my latest search for the newest and the best, a GREAT FM tuner was high on my priority list. I exercise every morning for about 30 minutes. After a while no matter what mp3s I have loaded, they start sounding a bit tired. I began to listen to FM a lot and started getting annoyed at how many few stations come thru clear on my Samsung 4 gig flash player, if at all. After reading tons of reviews I was led to this IRiver player. WOW it's really REALLY a great player. The FM tuner is by far the best I have heard on any player Truly. I had two Cowons and they were THE worst! I think some companies JUST add FM just so it appears to have more features than an Ipod. In Cowon's case it's mostly just hiss that you hear. I am not knocking Cowon they do make some GREAT sounding players overall, JUST not for FM! Back to the Clix..the tuner is strong and gets a ton of stations I never got before. The GUI is just awesome..and surprisingly this thing is very easy and comfortable to operate with just 1 hand! If you are stationary and can use two hands, to me this has the best interface of any current player. It sounds CLEAR as a bell..the eq works well seems to add no distortion unlike the famous ipods! The screen is SO sharp and you can view it at any angle..both in the sun and at night. I just love this thing...and I will soon be selling my Samsung 4 gig player in favor of the Clix 2.

Having used the player more I have to comment about the battery life. I LOVE the player but was also surprised I think I only got about 6 hours of total battery life initially. However, I realized this 8gig model came with the screen ON by default, for 1 minute. That's WAAAY too long. With any new device you will want to mess with it a lot..so I guess that 1 minute screen ON was much too long. I have now set the BACK LIGHT now to 10 seconds and the battery seems to last MUCH MUCH longer. I saw a comment on a 4 gig Clix about changing SLEEP, to POWER DOWN I will try that as well. Don't know why IRIVER would ship this with the screen ON for 1 minute but lowering it to 10 seconds or even 5 ought to help the battery life out a ton. Other than that this player and IRiver are Quite solid and great! Actually the more I use it the more I love this player. But if you buy one be sure to change the back light time if you want the battery to last!

Really the Clix is a dark horse. I am in NY and had to travel all the way into the city to find one. That may be another plus..if you are the type that wants something a bit different than your neighbor, this IRiver will answer that call too. But more than anything, in my opinion it's the finest player currently available and seems very well made.

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Freshly updated with a sleek design, a vibrant 2.2-inch full-color OLED screen, and 8 GB of internal memory, the redesigned second-generation iRiver Clix plays music, video, photos, and more. In addition to supporting MPEG1/2/2.5, WMA, ASF, WMV9 SP, MPEG4, Macromedia Flash Lite 2.1, TXT, and non-progressive JPEG multimedia files, the iRiver Clix works with both subscription and pay-per-song music services, so millions of songs are available to you without spending a fortune.
In addition to robust audio, video, and still picture playback capabilities, the Clix sports a voice recording mode--a great feature for students and business users. It even offers seven preset EQ settings so users can listen to their music exactly the way they want. Other great features include a digital clock, an alarm, a digital FM tuner, and a timer. The Clix is compatible with Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista operating systems (and the player is compatible with both MTP and UMS modes). With an internal Li-Poly rechargeable battery, the Clix offers users up to 24 hours of playback battery life. Sporting speedy USB 2.0 connectivity, the Clix measures 3.16 by 1.82 by .50 inches and weighs a scant 1.94 ounces. The player comes backed by a 1-year limited manufacturer's warranty.
What's in the Box
Clix 8 GB multimedia player, iRiver earphones, installation CD, printed quick start guide, and USB 2.0 cable.

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COWON J3 16 GB Portable Media Player (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I owned the cowon x5L for nearly 4 years and was waiting for it to break OR for Cowon to
release a worthy player before I considered replacing it. While the S9 left me unimpressed
the new J3 is a superbly refined and well balanced player. Its size, build quality and, most importantly,
its UI are all testament to the development DAPs have undergone in the past 5 years.

The new Jet Effect 3.0 settings are great and provide alot more tweaks than the older versions.
Its screen and ease of use for photos are also big improvements.

The only two things I found a little problematic are inserting the microsd card...you need to really
push it in hard and this cannot be done with a finger unless you have a long nail, which i don't.
Also, I find the screen requires a little cleaning every day..but I think this is the norm for
touch screens these days and it really is not such a problem considering the plethora of benefits
it provides.

Sound Quality is superb, esp with jeteffect 3.0 turned on...and my flac files sound warm and full.
Compared to the x5 I feel i need to listen 5 higher on volume but still with 40 the max, there is
room to spare for that bit extra if you want to plug it into an amp.

Also, I must say that the Cowon software is a great asset for ripping cds as it is fast and
gives many more codec options than other programs.

All in all, thank you Cowon for this new player and for the key of balance and good design!

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3.3-Inch 16:9 Wide AMOLED, 16 million colors, res. 480x272, ultra portable. Play all your digital entertainment: movies, TV shows, photos and music, Touch sensitive interface. Bluetooth, Voice recorder with internal microphone, FM radio and TV-out supporting composite connections. Maximum 11 hours of video playback and maximum 64 hours of audio playback. standard microSD card slot and built-in speaker.

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Cowon S9 16 GB Video MP3 Player with Touchscreen (Titanium Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)While the ipod Touch has wifi and games, its audio and video quality are mediocre. If you sincerely care about your music and videos, the Cowon S9 is superb at bringing out the best of both. Cowon's legendary sound quality is as one would expect from its latest media player, but the AMOLED screen is what made me decide to purchase this over the itouch. It is 1000x more responsive than LCD and has 10,000 to 1 contrast ratio improvement, making watching videos on this thing quite amazing. Everything is very sharp and high quality videos don't blur in movement. Best of all, there's no need to spend six or seven hours converting a 2 hour movie if it's in AVI or WMV, so it's much easier to enjoy videos. If you're more into music, the S9 supports FLAC and OGG for audiophiles, allowing you to enjoy your music the way it was meant to be listened to.

The UI is not THAT clumbsy. It's not as crystal smooth as the touch, but it's much better than a lot of touchscreens IMO. The UI takes some getting used to, but once you know all the shortcuts, you'll be handling it like a pro, easily getting to where you want to go. With a dual core 500mhz processor, it's more than capable of handling whatever you throw at it, so that's not what's causing the occasional lag, but rather some firmware bugs that will likely be resolved quickly.

Cowon loves the S9 and will be sure to improve it even further than it is now so that everyone can enjoy it. Already people are customizing the interface to how they see fit and soon programmers will fix issues and offer alternatives, so there's no reason not to buy the S9 if you're afraid of its interface being faulty.

The itouch is the jack of all trades, but the S9 is truly the ace of music and video performance. If you're looking for quality over quantity, the S9 is sure to please. If you find the lack of uselessly abundant features a turn off, then feel free to try something else.

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The Best Sounding MP3 Player Ever? Thank Golden Ears The Cowon S9 is here... If you've been sleeping under a stone you may have missed our excitement about the latest player to arrive from the masters of quality - Cowon. The S9 has teased us over the last year or so with the promise of the Cowon player we always wanted but never dared hope would turn out as well as we could imagine. Well we're astounded to say it's better than we could have ever hoped for! The main points to focus on are the new BBE+ sound architecture the amazing AMOLED widescreen display full Bluetooth support and the superb new user interface. As it's the first thing that'll strike you when using the S9 let's take a look at the interface first: Zoom UI: This is a real step forward for Cowon's players which have had a reputation for being slightly complex to use. With this new totally touch screen user interface Cowon have kept the depth of control possible with previous players but made day-to-day operation simplicity itself! Your main functions are represented by a set of simple icons on the main screen and on entering any of these options you're presented with a simple list of track or videos or photos. Text too small? Use the zoom bar and make it bigger. Not sure what a certain video file is? A looping thumbnail shows some footage from it right there on the menu. And again you can zoom in. It doesn't stop there - the S9 features G sensor technology so it knows which way up it's being held. So you can turn it on it's side and scroll through a list of album covers instead of a textual track list. Watching a movie it doesn't matter what way up you hold it the S9 will re-format the file to display the right way up and as big as possible on the 3.3 inch - 480 x 272 pixel AMOLED screen. So it's easy and cool to use what about the nuts & bolts - is it technically any good? Audio Normally on a player with such a ground-breaking screen we'd start with Video but on the S9 we really want to make spec

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