iRiver U 15 (8GB, Black) - Expert Reviews

Review summary: iriver lplayer (8gb) review: The iRiver Lplayer is a very likeable player with a decent feature set and an ideal choice for anyone seeking a small and simple MP3 player for music. The best reason to choose it is its small size and intuitive navigation ...

Pros: Design, Screen quality, Easy to use, Good file format support, Decent sound quality

Cons: Poor battery life, Buttons aren't very sensitive

Verdict: Small and easy to use, it ticks the right boxes if you're not fond of overly complicated MP3 players.

Review summary: The most notable feature of the iRiver Lplayer music and video player is its ease of use. Helped by its simple menus, this is a great player for technophobes and the usually gadget-fearing population. It's a great MP3 player: cute, small, simple and ...

Pros: Design ; screen quality ; easy to use ; good file format support ; decent sound quality

Cons: Poor battery life ; buttons aren't very sensitive

Verdict: The iRiver Lplayer is a very likeable player with a decent feature set and an ideal choice for anyone seeking a small and simple MP3 player for music. The best reason to choose it is its small size and intuitive navigation system

Review summary: AN impressive portable media player full of features but with a few interface and control issues.

Pros: Great quality screen, slim, interesting control scheme, extras such as FM radio and voice recorder, lots of file formats supported

Cons: Controls can be unresponsive, track sorting not perfect

Verdict: The iRiver Lplayer is an impressive portable media player. It offers a host of features, has a good quality screen and comes at a low price. Just a few niggling interface and control issues detract from what is otherwise a strong iPod nano competitor.

Review summary: The iriver LPlayer is a pint-size version of the well-received U20. You get most of the same features in a smaller package offered at a pared-down price point.

Pros: FM radio ; voice recording ; bookmarking ; subscription music support ; multiple sound-enhancement options ; support for both Mac and Windows ; ultracompact design ; nice, bright color display

Cons: Buttons aren't always responsive ; Test unit came with a bug that caused album names to be displayed in a foreign language ; videos must be transferred through software ; rated battery life is not great

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Pros: Great quality screen, slim, interesting control scheme, extras such as FM radio and voice recorder, lots of file formats supported

Cons: Controls can be unresponsive, track sorting not perfect

Verdict: The iRiver Lplayer is an impressive portable media player. It offers a host of features, has a good quality screen and comes at a low price. Just a few niggling interface and control issues detract from what is otherwise a strong iPod nano competitor.