iRiver H10 6GB - Expert Reviews

Review summary: iRiver included an image-browing system in its new H10 jukebox to set it apart from other 5 GB music players. While various limitations make this feature less than ideal, the H10 has some other things going for it: good sound quality, Sennheiser ...

Verdict: Pictures are supposed to be the H10's big innovation, but we were disappointed with the feature. The display can handle 260,000 colors, but it's only 1.5" (3.8 cm) in size. Its postage-stamp format doesn't let you make out much detail in a picture, ...

Review summary: The iRiver H10 isn't perfect by any means, but its advanced features, useful touch pad, and nice colour screen keep it on a par with similarly priced competition.

Pros: Sophisticated compact design with removable battery, Solid sound quality and nice EQ options, Excellent FM and voice recording, Photo-friendly colour screen, Supports Windows Media DRM 10.0

Cons: Controls aren't as intuitive as those on the iPod Mini, Power adapter requires a USB dongle, Line-in recording requires an optional cradle, Mediocre battery life, No album art support or PC-less transfer of photos to device

Verdict: As iRiver's first 5GB entry, the H10 includes nearly every coveted feature, but navigating the player controls can frustrate some users.

Review summary: The iRiver H10 isn't perfect by any means, but its advanced features, useful touch pad, and nice colour screen keep it on a par with similarly priced competition

Pros: Sophisticated compact design with removable battery ; solid sound quality and nice EQ options ; excellent FM and voice recording ; photo-friendly colour screen ; supports Windows Media DRM 10.0

Cons: Controls aren't as intuitive as those on the iPod Mini ; power adapter requires a USB dongle ; line-in recording requires an optional cradle ; mediocre battery life ; no album art support or PC-less transfer of photos to device

Pros: The photo-friendly iRiver H10 has a sophisticated compact design with removable battery, and it offers a color screen, solid sound quality, and nice EQ options. Excellent FM and voice recording as well as support for Windows Media DRM 10 round out the ...

Cons: The iRiver H10's controls aren't as intuitive as those of the iPod Mini, and the power adapter requires a USB dongle. The iRiver H10 also has mediocre battery life and offers no album art support or PC-less transfer of photos to device. If you want ...

Verdict: As iRiver's first 5GB entry, the H10 includes nearly every coveted feature, but navigating the player controls can frustrate some users.

Review summary: The iriver H10 isn't perfect by any means, but its advanced features, useful touch pad, and nice color screen keep it on a par with similarly priced competition.

Pros: Sophisticated compact design with removable battery ; solid sound quality and nice EQ options ; excellent FM and voice recording ; photo-friendly color screen ; supports Windows Media DRM 10.0

Cons: Controls aren't as intuitive as those on the iPod Mini ; power adapter requires a USB dongle ; line-in recording requires an optional cradle ; mediocre battery life ; no album art support or PC-less transfer of photos to device

Verdict: As iriver's first 5GB entry, the H10 includes nearly every coveted feature, but navigating the player controls can frustrate some users.