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| Brand: iRiver
Category: CE
This item is no longer available
Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 20813
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 3.9 x 2
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: U20-4GB
Model: U20-4GB
EAN: 8809055007956
ASIN: B000WUU21K
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What other reviews leave out July 23, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I just received my iRiver clix2 and I thought I should list some important information that other reviews I read, neglected to mention.
First off, I am having a very pleasant experience with the clix2 and if there was a little more direction and support from the documentation or website, I would have been completely happy.
Important list of things to know:
The difference between MTP and MSC- If you do not set your Clix2 to the MSC mode the computer and the coupled software will not recognize the device. By default it is off. You can do this in the 'advanced' menu but make sure you do this before adding any music, you will lose it all in the necessary format. MSC mode is better anyways so do this first.
Wheres the shuffle?- I have only played around with it for a little while, but the only way I could figure out a shuffle mode (my favorite setting on an mp3) was by setting the smart key to "shuffle all"
Looseness of the cover- Yeah apparently it is supposed to be that way, the cover is actually D-navigation buttons, so don't fret about the seeming looseness during the 3-4 hour initial battery charge
Guide recommends that you turn on player then charge- Mine was so dead when I got it, that it would not turn on so this step wasn't possible. In that case just skip step 1 and plug it in, it will auto charge.
Battery- I was scared about the battery so I turned brightness to "low" which is still pretty bright, and went to "timer" to have the back light turn off in 5 seconds to save power.
Yeah there is a guide on the cd but its not very helpful unless you read the whole thing, including all the small print.
Volume buttons are seemingly switched up.
Wheres the podcast directory?- It may be there, I didn't look too hard
Look for the 'auto power-off' and sleep settings-set to your preference
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Now the easily recognizable positives, based on a day of use.
The interface and menu is very easy to navigate- just click the sides of the device.
The sound- Amazing.
Video- Looks good, though the screen is really small for video watching, plus it drains the battery a lot faster. Beautiful screen and transitional effects with several themes to choose from. All the themes and fonts can be added from an online source (or you can make them)
I don't want this to run too long so I'll end with this.
Barring any unforeseen failures or future problems, this thing is great. It is well worth the 184-200$ it costs at this time though if it had been easier to set up (the info above) I would have had a much better initial reaction. I'll update this review after a while using it.
 Good player July 16, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Bad News
1. Only 4 Gigs
2. iRiver Plus 3 is a huge pain to put video onto player
3. Screen feels really sensitive
4. Feels like it will slip out of hand
5. Sometimes clicking noise can be annoying
6. Can't listen to music while charging
7. Learning curve for user interface can take a while
Good news ( and plenty of it)
1. Beautiful and huge screen
2. 4 GB is a lot when you don't have a lot of songs.
3. Very small and pocketable/ portable
4. Great battery life
5. Tons of setting options
6. If you look online ( www.clixhere.net), you can find hundreds of themes and tons of flash games to put on your Clix for free.
7. Flash games
8. Videos at good resolution
9. Good sound quality
10. Totally customizable themes (background/font/interface)
11. Pictures look totally gorgeous
12. Comes with free songs/ videos/ flash games/ pictures/ audio books/ preloaded
13. Ever expanding community of active Clix members who love to create free stuff (www. misticaudio.com, www.clixhere.net).
To Protect the Clix, I would suggest a silicon case (mines from misticaudio) and a screen protector. To wipe of fingerprints (of which you will get a lot) a moist tissue (NOT WET) will do. I realize a main competitior of the Clix 2 is the touch screen Cowon- i never tried it, but I don't like the idea of a touch screen- thats just me.
Excellent player with a few drawbacks July 11, 2007
This is a great little flash player ... I love it! The player is very small and light. The interface is slick and very responsive. Battery life is great. SRS WOW EQ greatly enhances the sound on external speakers and my Etymotic ER-4P reference-quality earphones. Many more (useable) features than any flash-based player I have owned.
My only issues are 1) no FLAC support 2) no gapless output, and 3) MTP/WMP10+ required for firmware upgrades
Bang For Your Buck July 7, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wonderful mp3 player. Easy to use, fun, and sleek. Great screen and image quality and the buttons and menus are easy to use. The USB cable is the same size as my camera's so it's nice to have a backup. Battery life is decent, you could go all day, but don't forget to turn it off when you're not using it. Space is similar to that of an ipod nano but for less money, and the size is very very close. I have about 600 songs and a few pictures on mine right now and it's about 2/3 full. Radio works well. Really easy to sync songs using WMP11. I still use itunes to listen to music on my computer but the transfer process to WMP is quick and painless. Like others have said, you will get your fingerprints on the iRiver Clix, but it doesn't bother me at all. I did have trouble syncing it up a 2nd time until I hit the reset button, but that didn't change my settings or erase my memory and I haven't had any problems since then. Definitely a great little player.
Unbelievable July 6, 2007
I won't bore you with the details. Yes it does all the things that other people have written, and I am thoroughly enjoying mine. 2 things that might influence your decision. The first is the battery is sealed and not intended to be changed by the user, the second is, the only way to charge the battery is by plugging it in to your usb on the computer. The only other thing worth mentioning is, I wish people would get busy creating more themes/wallpaper for this (not that I don't like the factory ones).
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