Yes of course. Iriver can play mp3 and some other formats using rockbox. It has spoken menus, spelled out file names and folders, recording facilities, fm radio and other great features.
Nektarios. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Whitefang Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 12:23 AM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: Re: A new recording device Hi: I'm confused! Can the IRiver h140 play MP3 with the rockbox? Thanks! Wayne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nektarios Mallas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 1:46 PM Subject: RE: A new recording device Thanks a lot. I own the iriver h140 and I use it with rockbox. I only use the normal firmware to record directly to mp3 because recording in wav eats the battery fast. I whish rockbobx could record in mp3 too. Can't they record in vorbas since it is a free format? Any way, I am thinking of ptr2 myself. Regards. Nektarios. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Lang Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 10:22 PM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: Re: A new recording device Nektarios, you wrote: > Michael, have you had any experience with the ptr2? How would you > compare the recording quality with the iriver both with the internal > mike and the external or line in? I own the PTR2. I've recorded with the 140, but I've not used Rockbox for that. I believe, that one can control the record level with Rockbox while recording? This isn't possible with the normal firmware. I think that the recording quality of the two is quite similar. Both machines can record in uncompressed Wave and MP3. As much as I know, one cannot use MP3 on the iRiver when Rockbox is used, because MP3 requires a license, and this license costs money. The main difference in my opinion is accessibility. With the PTR2, I can ask the recorder to tell me, how much time's left on the card or CD. The machine tells me, when the battery is flat. I have a talking level control. I can easily distinguish between record and record pause mode and so on. Like the iRiver the Plextalk has a stereo Plug-in power capable microphone input and a line-in. However it doesn'T have optical in and out like the iRiver. The built-in mic of the Plextalk is mainly for note taking, I'd not use it to record music. But I wouldn't use the built-in mic of the iRiver for that either, because of the hard disk noise. <*** Michael Lang ***> _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
