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Hands On iRiver Aplayer vs. iPod nano: Thinner, More Gorgeous
Posted by Matt Buchanan at 11:30 AM on January 9, 2008
After seeing the sexy press shot of iRiver's new flash-based Aplayer (which also crams in voice recording and an FM tuner), we totally couldn't resist making the iRiver guys pull it out of the case to stack up to a 2nd-gen nano we had on hand. Results? Judge for yourself.
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dekigo92
Posted 10:31 PM 8/1/08
The new nano isn't the tall and slender type. Why would they compare a square with a rectangle?
I want one of those. It's so awesome!
dekigo92
slingblade
Posted 10:24 PM 8/1/08
Well, that's what was is Matt's pocket. So that's what you get. Better than nothing. Jeez. Besides. It's not like the 2G nanos are THAT old. @SportBilly: Right. Comparing a Wii to an Atari 2600 is exactly like this comparison...right.
Now if this mp3 player was compared to say an iPod video, THEN the comparison would make no sense.
We all know how thin an iPod nano is. And putting this mp3 player next to it shows it's even THINNER than a nano, as if that wasn't already thin enough.
slingblade
spishack
Posted 10:16 PM 8/1/08
Let me get this straight... you compared it to the OLD nano, and it has no screen? Wow, a really winner!
spishack
akmarksman
Posted 9:18 PM 8/1/08
almost as thin as nicole richie..
akmarksman
aymarius
Posted 9:14 PM 8/1/08
@ikelleigh: I totally agree with you. It's a useless comparison. The Arab Aquarius
aymarius
akmed
Posted 8:40 PM 8/1/08
i'd have the nano thank you. screens are nice to have...
akmed
SportBilly
Posted 8:32 PM 8/1/08
Comparing in to a previous generation? Why?
BTW, did you guys see how cool that Wii looks next to that Atari 2600?
SportBilly
slingblade
Posted 8:27 PM 8/1/08
@Galley: More like half a wafer thin.
slingblade
ikelleigh
Posted 8:21 PM 8/1/08
Not sure why you would want to compare these two devices. They are completely different. It would be more sensible to compare this with a Shuffle. And a new shuffle, not something 2 years old.
ikelleigh
CRazysamz
Posted 8:19 PM 8/1/08
@CRazysamz: Oh, and I'd say PMP instead of DAP, but these are just DAP's (Digital Audio Players), not Personal Media players.
CRazysamz
CRazysamz
Posted 8:19 PM 8/1/08
No screen!!?? I hate these new screenless DAP's coming to the market, you can't put a tiny-ass lcd on there?? Or an OLED?? Stupid...
CRazysamz
WalkerP
Posted 8:13 PM 8/1/08
Wafer thin, but ugly.
WalkerP
AndyDuncan
Posted 8:05 PM 8/1/08
Ok, so how do you set the FM-tuner without a screen? That would seem like trying to select playlists on a shuffle, but with commercials screwing it up.
AndyDuncan
Galley
Posted 7:59 PM 8/1/08
It's "wafer thin".
Galley
Ypoknons
Posted 12:32 AM 9/1/08
$@$#$!! that is a screen. iriver needs to do a better job of highlighting that. I thought it was just another screen-less DAP in the post-shuffle world.
Ypoknons
GloStix
Posted 12:15 AM 9/1/08
@ikelleigh: It's a refrence gadget that everyone knows.
There's no comparing, it's a matter of scale.
GloStix
wetworker
Posted 11:01 PM 8/1/08
need to see it next to a fatnan. nice player, not so sure about the brush metal though.
wetworker
yadatothethirdpower
Posted 10:49 PM 8/1/08
But there *is* a screen. See the 4th shot in the gallery here:
[www.engadget.com]
It's small; but, it's a screen.
yadatothethirdpower
Sam Glover
Posted 10:43 PM 8/1/08
It's a sizemodo, folks. The features are not being compared.
Sam Glover
redkamel
Posted 2:31 AM 9/1/08
maybe theyre just showing how big it is and and not saying which is better. just maybe.
redkamel
willyboy
Posted 1:18 AM 9/1/08
Put a magnet on that thing and it would be tits!
willyboy
willyboy
Posted 1:17 AM 9/1/08
Though, I do like the look of the thing.
willyboy
willyboy
Posted 1:16 AM 9/1/08
Please tell me again why I need an FM tuner on an mp3 player?
willyboy
ssjmichael
Posted 3:07 AM 9/1/08
For those that didn't know, there is a model with a display, hence the FM tuner and other features.
ssjmichael
shaq
Posted 7:08 AM 9/1/08
@willyboy:
you may not, but fortunately, iriver aren't custom making it for you - they are planning on putting it out for general release, where the general public might like the option of listening to the radio.
shaq
CoffeeGeek
Posted 8:40 AM 9/1/08
@willboy - echo'ing shaq - you may not want an fm tuner (maybe you're happy with your fm-less iPod?) but I certainly like having the option, which is why I usually buy iRiver or iAudio DAPs instead of iPods. The option to play .ogg and .wmas are also an added bonus, and another reason to eschew iPods.
CoffeeGeek
Ypoknons
Posted 10:52 AM 9/1/08
@willyboy: There's up to date news on the radio. And talk shows. And emergency broadcasts. Usually podcasts are a night stale, after all.
Ypoknons
Kaiser-Machead
Posted 3:12 PM 9/1/08
I don't know about you, but there comes a point where it's just too thin, and this doesn't look like it's really pleasant to walk around with and hold to control.
Kaiser-Machead
ContemplativeTwig
Posted 5:19 PM 9/1/08
looking decent > thin
ContemplativeTwig
CrashingOut
Posted 1:09 AM 10/1/08
IDK if anyone pointed this out but I was browsing dapreview.net a nice site that I'm not plugging, and THEY had details, specifically more photos including one that shows, lo and behold, a tiny quasi-cylindrical screen on that cylinder thingy on the back. So this thing isn't dead to me yet, so long as it has CONSIDERABLE storage, otherwise whats the point
CrashingOut
The_Raven
Posted 6:10 AM 10/1/08
Godawful!
The_Raven