iRiver E100 Reviewed

by Sze | Filed under Portable Media

iRiver E100

Though not yet available in the US, iRiver has launched its E100 in the Europe market. Pocketable managed to get an E100 and does a review on it. iRiver E100 is a media player that is available in 2GB, 4GB or 8GB of capacity. It has a 2.4-inch LCD display, FM tuner and support for FM & voice recording and line-in recording. There is also a microSD card slot.

Supported Formats:
Audio: MP3, WMA, ASF, OGG, FLAC
Video: MPEG4-SP (less than 30fps, 2Mbps, 320 x 240) WMV9 (less than 30fps, 768kbps, 320 x 240)
Photo: JPG, BMP, PNG, GIF

Pocketable’s Conclusion:

The iriver E100 is a stylish digital audio player that ups the ante with native FLAC support, built-in stereo speakers, microSD card expansion slot, and line-in recording functions on top of the usual feature set many expect to find on modern DAPs.

Unfortunately, some of what sets the E100 apart from the crowd isn’t done as well as it should be (e.g., speaker sound quality, non-integration of microSD card contents), turning what would normally be considered strong points into part of the player’s weaknesses.

You may want to watch a video review after the break.