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iriver E10 6GB

04 Jan, 2008, 5:25 pm IST | by Laiq Qureshi | PMPs PMPs

Last year saw a good number of media players launched in India. Things are getting hotter than ever, now that some important players are concentrating on A and B class cities. And iriver is one of them! Mid 2007, we had seen some attractive products from the company. As I have said elsewhere, the product line is fine; lack of visibility is the only thing coming in the way.

The iriver E10 is the latest offering and without letting too much out, I’ll say it’s a brilliant product. Notwithstanding the premium pricing, iriver does seem intent on portraying itself as a serious player.

One of the main reasons why you should go for the E10 is the capacity. Yes, 6GB is a good reason. Features come next, and the E10 is well-conceived. Four function buttons take care of navigation and playback. The main menu button is on the top left, just below the screen, while the power on/off key is on the right corner. Volume keys can be found on the right hand side, while the left has the hold slider button. The 3.5mm earphones jack is situated beside the USB slot at the bottom of the player.

The display is a 1.5-inch screen with dimensions capable of 128 x 128 pixels. Although the display quality is good, I wouldn’t want to be paying extra for features like video playback. Honestly, it’s a waste, for one because it’s too tiny, and for another it’s a pain to get the conversion done right.

The player can play MP3, WMA, ASF, and OGG formats. This makes my day because it plays two of my favorite file formats. It offers JPEG format as the only way to view pictures. You will have to careful though, since the player tends to act up while working with heavy files. The pictures take a long time to load – or at least they did in my player.

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