iRiver IFP-790T 256MB MP3 Player

• Reviewed by: hhennell

  Strengths: small, compact, great sound,

  Weaknesses: file transfer

  Overall: Great value for money compared to others looked at & reviewed. Product was quality assurance tested by nephews ages 3 - 7 and it handled it with no problems. Extremely happy with the quality compared to others reviewed. Battery life seems good so far as it has been played fairly non-stop since Christmas.

• Reviewed by: squash2034

  Strengths: Excellent sound quality,Additional featues - FM tuner, sound recorder,User's manual

  Weaknesses: Is not auto-detected, requires Iriver software,Design of accessories

  Overall: This mp3 player has the best sound among Flash Players. Although 256 MB seems a little less, you can always tune in to the radio. It is very small and light in weight, which makes it suitable for on the go people. You need the software(which comes with the player) to upload songs. The software is easy to use and has a good instruction manual. The drawback is that I cannot upload songs from my friends' computers. Accessories - The carrying case looks cheap and its hard to stuff the mp3 player in it. The arm band barely goes around my arm. Also the FM tuner seems a little shaky. But overall, the music has an awesome thumping quality and the maximum volume will blow your ears out. I give it a thumbs up.

• Reviewed by: jess7788

  Strengths: good name, looks good

  Weaknesses: i don't know

  Overall: i like the design of the out look, It is useful and easy to carriy around. I can enjoy the music wheneven I want to. The small size is good for carriy to eveywhere.

• Reviewed by: ThatsGoodTaco

  Strengths: small/compact,sleek/sexy,FM radio,recorder,navigation,battery

  Weaknesses: auto. shut off(turns off if not used for about 1min),headphone cord

  Overall: The iRiver iFP 790T is a great mp3 player. I have found that it is able to hold about 90 songs at 128 kbs( these are also songs that average to be about 5 min long). The sound is perfectly clear no matter what you are doing( this is a great player for people who are active/workout). The volume on iRiver is great as well, even with the headphones it comes with. The FM radio and the recorder are handy. The radio has the ability to preset stations( not sure how many cause I haven't tried yet). The recording feature is simply a fun gadget that comes with it to me. The program used to download songs is easy to use( and I am pretty useless when it comes to computers). I had to create folders for specific music and than drop it in there( which is pretty cool since you can make your own folder names). The time to download was pretty fast as well. I like the different options you have to choose from for different song playing modes(sfl, play folder, etc. The iRiver is easy to navigate through. Although it can be a hassle to remember when to hold down buttons or press buttons. Another thing i love about this player is that it takes one AA battery and lasts for about 30 hrs in reality. The only things I had problems with were the auto. shut off thing and the headphones. If you pause the song or go to a menu and not press anything for a while it will shut off. This is a helpful feature so you dont waste battery but can be annoying some times. The headphones have ok sound and fit in my ear nicely but the cord leading to the left ear is longer than the one leading to the right ear. For me it sucks because when the mp3 player is in my pocket and the cord gets yanked at all, the earbud comes flying out of my right ear. THIS IS AN AWESOME PLAYER I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE WHO WANTS A AN EXTREMELY GREAT/QUALITY PLAYERR FOR AN OK PRICE WITH LOTS OF FEATURES. IT ROCKS. BOTTOM LINE.

• Reviewed by: gearcraft

  Strengths: long batery life, small and light-weight, good sound quality, tons of useful features (sleep timer, built-in FM tuner w/ recording timer, line-in recording, voice recorder, equalizer....)

  Weaknesses: just hard to configure line-in recording volume at first, plastic seems cheap, and color of the face plate can't be changed (not everyone likes red)

  Overall: i made a lot of research before buying this product. i'm really satisfied with the overall quality and features of the player. my friend asked me if i can get her a voice recorder and i bought her the 128 MB a week before i got mine (256 MB). we are both enjoying our players. i have used mine listening to music and recording some parts of our Church services. the quality of the recording is really good. the battery life is excellent. it has the longest battery life among the MP3 players in today's market. i replace my rechargeable AA battery every other four days without even draining it. i have no comment about this product and i strongly recommend this to anyone who is in the market for a flash based player.