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The iRiver P7 is fairly big and heavy, with a fascia that’s dominated by a 4.3-inch touchscreen. It comes light on physical controls : there are power, menu and volume buttons on top – the latter flush with the edge but most actions are controlled by the touch interface.
- The interface layout is based on a magazine.
- A built-in voice recorder and FM tuner make handy extra features.

Technical Details :
* Display: 4.3 TFT + Touch WQVGA with Display Resolution: 480X272.
* Light and rigid Aluminum Metal body.
* Built-In Storage Capacity: 8/16GB and Expansion Micro SD Memory Slot.
* 50 Hrs Audio Playback/ 7 Hrs Video of Playback.
* Digital Video Formats: MPEG, DivX, RM, RMVB and H.264 and Digital Audio Formats: MP3, WMA, OGG, ASF, FLAC, APE, WAV, AC-3 and AAC.

PRODUCT FEATURES: Sleek and modern PM, Light and rigid Aluminum Metal body. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION: Display: 4.3” TFT + Touch WQVGA, Display Resolution: 480X272, Storage Type: Flash Memory, Built-In Storage Capacity: 8/16GB, Expansion Memory Slot: Micro SD, Digital Audio Formats: MP3, WMA, OGG, ASF, FLAC, APE, WAV, AC-3 and AAC, Digital Video Formats: MPEG, DivX, RM, RMVB and H.264, Digital FM Radio Tuner: 76.0MHz ~ 108.0MHz, Equalizer Presets: 7 Preset EQ, User 5EQ, SRS WOW. Battery Type: Internal 2500mAh battery (Li-Polymer), Battery Life: 50 Hrs Audio Playback/ 7 Hrs Video of Playback, Weight: 6.1 oz (173g), Dimension: 2.88” x 4.4” x 0.5”, Connection Type: USB 2.0, Ultra Fast Data Transfer. Required O/S: Windows 2000 / Windows XP/ Vista, *Windows 98 / ME not support, FM radio and FM recording, Voice Recording, Firmware Upgradeable. PACKAGE INCLUDES: P7 Device, Stereo Earphone, Stylus Pen, USB 2.0 Cable, Installation CD, Quick Start Guide, Warranty Card.

PROS :
- Solid video and audio quality.
- Excellent format support.
CONS :
- Laggy touchscreen.
- Lacks storage.

With its stylish, curved-back ergonomic design, the 16 GB Cowon S9 video MP3 player is quite the eye-catcher, and the perfect way to enjoy your favorite movies, TV shows, photos, and music on the go. With the S9 resting comfortably in your hand, you’ll enjoy a vibrant 3.3-inch widescreen touchscreen display, Bluetooth support for wireless devices, a voice recorder with built-in microphone, FM radio/recorder, and plenty more, proving that the S9’s beauty is way more than skin deep.

Technical Details
* 16 GB capacity for about 4,000 songs.
* 55 hours of audio or 11 hours of video on a single charge.
* 3.3-inch, 16-million color AMOLED display with 480 x 272 pixel resolution.
* Supports MP3, WMA, OGG, FLAC, WAV, and APE audio formats; AVI and WMV video formats; JPEG image formats.
* 1-year limited warranty.

HIGHLIGHTS:

1. 3.3-Inch AMOLED Display.
2. Intuitive Touchscreen Interface.
3. Video Player.
4. Music Player.
5. JetEffect Music Enhancement
6. Dial in the perfect sound no matter what you’re listening to with Cowon’s various enhancement tools:
* BBE: clarifies music.
* Mach3Bass: enhances low-frequency bass spectrum.
* MP Enhance: restores distorted digital music.
* 3D Surround: provides 3D sound effect.
* 5-Band EQ: customizable equalizer with adjustable band and bandwidth filter.
7. FM Radio and Recorder.
8. Photo and Document Viewer.
9. Bluetooth Freedom.
10.Digital Clock with Alarm.
11.Voice Recording.
12.Energy Efficient Entertainment.
13.Flash Player.

Pros:
-Sound Quality is the best I’ve heard personally from a portable music player.
-incredible battery life 11 hr video 55hr music.
-The video quality from the AMOLED screen is amazing.
-Strong but very light.
-CORNING GORILLA GLASS covers the screen, not plastic. Incredibly strong.

Cons:
-Default user interface is poor in places (coverflow, but that can be disabled now) and good in others. However, there are many user interfaces being made by owners and designers already, so they can be changed.

With the SanDisk Sansa Fuze, you can fuse your portable entertainment, featuring 8 GB of storage. Listen, watch, and play all day with 24 hours of battery life and room for up to 2,000 songs. Watch your favorite video clips on the Sansa Fuze’s 1.9-inch color screen. Measuring just 0.3 inches thin, the Sansa Fuze marks the next wave of music and video players.
The Sansa Fuze comes with 8 GB of built-in memory enough to store 5 hours of video playback. Watch your favorite TV video clips from wherever you are. To ensure speedy file transfers, the unit features a USB 2.0 connection. Simply connect the player to a PC, and start dragging files from your Windows Media Player 10 or 11 applications.
With an option to extend the capacity, its MicroSD/SDHC memory card slot means storage possibilities are essentially unlimited. Expand your music collection, show albums of photos up to 4000 images, and watch your favorite videos on those long trips.

Technical Details

* Listen, watch, and play all day with 24 hours of battery life and room for up to 2,000 songs
* Watch your favorite video clips or share your photos on the 1.9-inch color screen
* Digital FM radio with 40 preset stations
* Voice recording with built-in microphone
* Expand your existing 8 GB memory with the microSD/microSDHC slot

Customer feedback:

1. What I really like about it is the size, capacity, and most of all price.
The codec support is about average, not great but it satisfies my needs as 99% of my music is encoded in mp3 format.
One of my dislikes is common among all sandisk mp3 players(and most other players) is that the charging/syncing port is proprietary. Not a big issue, mini-usb would have been nice though.
Video playback was smooth(used a mp4 350MB recorded tv show) no sync problems between the audio/video and no stuttering. Too small to really be considered for video playback though.
Picture viewing is about the same as video and by that I mean it works great and the pictures look ok but the screen is so small it is not practical to show off pics with it.
Voice recording works well, don’t have to hold it directly to my face to clearly record sounds…although I’m not sure what this can be used for but it is there and works well.
The radio works great, easy station browsing, easy to add stations to presets, and reception is very clear.

2. Hands down, this is the best digital media player I have purchased. After three failed attempts at buying an updated media player (Insignia Pilot 8GB – terrible sound quality, Creative ZEN 8GB – terrible interface software with the computer) I finally found the Sansa Fuze.
This player had everything I was looking for: low price point, large memory capacity (8GB), an exandable memory port (microSDHC), FM radio capability, and small size.
The unit itself looks and feels of quality construction, the interface with the computer is simple (just drag & drop to either internal or external memory) and it has amazing battery life. I’ve had no problems charging the unit on my laptop or via a USB A/C adapter. The manual clearly states that some USB ports are not powerful enough to charge the unit, particularly those on the front of the computer, and in that case to try the back USB ports.
As for video quality, I can’t speak to it. The Fuze has only a 1.9″ screen, so if you bought it to watch videos you must have microscopes for eyes.

Bring your media with you wherever you roam with the Creative Zen 8GB player. Watch 32 hours of videos, enjoy up to 2,000 of your favorite songs or share hundreds of photos with your friends. And do it all on a device that’s about the width of a credit card.
The Zen sports a 2.5-inch TFT color display with 320 x 240-pixel resolution and support for up to 16.7 million colors. This razor sharp display is packaged in a device that weighs just 2.1 ounces and measures 3.26 x 2.16 x .44 inches (W x H x D). The internal battery powers the Zen for up to 25 hours of continuous audio playback and up to five hours of continuous video playback. Use the Zen’s SD slot to expand your portable media library with music, photos and videos stored on your SD card. There’s also a handy built-in microphone for capturing notes on the go.

Features:
- Product Type – MP3 Player
- Connectivity – USB 2.0
- Memory – 8 GB
- Voice recorder
- Clock and alarm function

Customer feedback:

1. Overall, great player with a very large display. The firmware needs some work. Audiobooks show up in the music list so shuffled playback selects random chapters for your listening pleasure. And a game or two wouldn’t hurt. In my humble opinion this is the best player for the money.

2. I have had this MP3 player for 3 months and I love it. It is extremely user friendly. I can easily import anything I want in seconds. No errors , no fighting. I also have an ipod touch that is an uphill battle the way. I love this thing.