IRiver E100 Expert Reviews

The iRiver E100 is an entry-level media player, available in 4GB, and 8GB sizes for about $60 and $80 respectively. As you might have guessed from the price, the E100 is a basic device. It doesn't have the frills and level of extensability that many ...

The E100 had good battery life for music playback: you can squeeze out about 17 and a half hours from a full charge. On video playback, however, expect your batteries to die after about 3 and a half hours

The iRiver E100 is an entry-level media player that looks a bit like a slider-style cell phone. The E100 doesn't have many frills and it does have quite a few issues. The software looks downright dated, especially for a device sharing its market with ...

Small and portable ; Big screen for its size, external memory card slot ; Basic layout ; Media libraries have simple, intuitive layouts ; Above average frequency response, good noise control, very little crosstalk. ; Good; Don't need to use sync ...

Tends to get dingy-looking easily ; Really bad controls ; Unintuitive menu system.; Navigating the library is annoying.; Has a huge problem with distortion, packaged-in headphones are garbage.; Bad; The sync software is strictly worse than free options

The iRiver E100 is expensive for the functionality it provides. In the current media player market, which is utterly dominated by iPods, very few media players choose to challenge Apple at its main price points. Archos, for example, makes high-end ...

iRiver has built a respectable name for itself in a market dominated by Apple's iPod. Does its latest low-cost MP3 player live up to that name? Come along as we review the iRiver E100 and issue our verdict.

Despite their underdog status, iriver continues to impress with their ever expanding and evolving line of digital toys. I have generally been a fan of their various digital players and often refer...

Cheap! Impressive sound quality, Loaded with features, Quality screen and video playback, Good battery life,

Unintuitive interface, Poor button response, Dated, clunky design,

Compatibility with a wide range of formats and memory expansion can't save the E100 from being just another iPod nano also-ran.

Compatible with several audio and video formats, microSD Card slot

Finicky controls, Tight viewing angles, Plain design

You can operate the E100 in two modes: The default MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) mode lets you use Windows Media Player 11 or the iriverplus3 software (both are included on a bundled disc) to manage and sync files. If you're more keen on dragging and ...

iriver E100 became just a revelation for me, it seems like engineers and marketing specialists of this company read attentively the reviews of journalists who described  their production.

The iRiver E100 is packed with pretty much every feature in the book--photo and video playback, an FM radio, all recording capabilities, compatibility with both Windows and Mac, extensive audio file format support, bookmarking, microSD card expansion, ...

The iRiver E100 has a cheap, plastic feel, and the interface is very basic. The clickpad is not totally responsive, and some navigation is sluggish. D-Click navigation isn't optimal for the control pad setup. No integrated podcast support.

The iRiver E100 is a decent choice for people who want a ton of features in an easy-to-use package, but if you're after speedy navigation or top-notch sound quality, look elsewhere.

This slickly styled player is easy on the eyes, but it's simply frustrating to use.

Slick design. microSD slot. Strong file support. FM radio and recording. Voice recording and line-in recording.

Photos and video don't look so great on the not-so-sharp screen. Uninspired user interface. Difficult navigation. Many settings and options are difficult to find.

iriver knows how to make good portable media players, like the venerable Clix and the Clix gen 2, so the E100 is a bit of a disappointment. It worksjust not gracefully or intuitively.

iRiver's new E100 digital media player offers a several terrific features, including a MicroSD memory slot, FLAC and OGG support, and the ability to record audio (there's a built-in mic and a line-level input). Unfortunately, all that goodness is ...

Mic and line-level input, MicroSD memory slot, OGG and FLAC support

Crappy display, problematic software, sloppy buttons

We did use the software to convert some WMV files (the player supports MPEG-4, WMV9, and XVID file formats) to the player's maximum supported resolution of 320x240, but we weren't impressed with the results: The video was grainy and exhibited poor ...