ok, give me a reason NOT to get the Istation i2 over any other DAP

james.miller

james.miller

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30gb istation i2 - £239.

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the Specs:
Mechanical specifications
• Size : 123.0mm X 76.8mm X 21.5mm
• Weight : 246g (including standard size battery)
• Material : Plastic with aluminum bezel

TFT-LCD (Touch Screen)
• Size : 3.5” diagonal, 72.00mm X 52.12mm effective display area
• Pixels : 320 X RGB X 240 pixels
• Color : 262,144 colors

Battery
• Type : Lithium Polymer
• Standard Capacity : 2700mAh (charging time : 4 hours)
movie playback : about 7 hours
• Larger Capacity : 5400mAh (charging time : 9 hours)
movie playback : about 12 hours

Hard disk drive
• Type : 1.8” Toshiba
• Capacity : 30GB

Video specifications
Bit rate : up to 8Mbps (720 X 480, 30 fps)
Frame rate : up to 30 frame/sec
Algorithm : GMC supported
Video OUT : CVBS and S-Video, NTSC and PAL
Subtitles : .smi / .srt files
Sound effect : AC3 (5.1 channel) via SPDIF, DTS audio

Video formats
• DivX( V3.XX – V5.XX ), Xvid all versions
• MPEG1 (VCD) / MPEG2 (DVD) / MPEG4
• ASF, WMV can be supported via transcoding

Audio specifications
• Audio format : ID3 Tag, MP3, WMA, AAC, AC3(5.1 channels), OGG(upto q10), 3D SRS WoW, Trubass, FOCUS, SPDIF output(AC3, DTS out)
• Bit rate : up to 320kbps
• Output power : 35 + 35 mW (earphones)
700mW (built-in speaker)
• Signal to noise ratio > 95dB
• Total harmonic distortion < 0.05%

FM specifications
• Frequency range : 76 ~ 108 MHz
• Recording format : MP3 / 128kbps

Photo Album specifications
• Picture format : JPG, BMP, PNG
• USB host : directly connected with digital cameras
• Size : over 1,600X1,200

USB specifications
USB Host - OTG
• Download : 2.0 High Speed, 20 MB / sec
• OTG Host : 2.0 High Speed, 6 MB / sec
• Class : Complies to USB mass storage class

Power specifications
• Current : typical 500mA at 3.7V

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ok so,
- this comes with a remote
- its a big, 3.5" touch screen that users say is very visable
- plays damn near everythign (at a decent framerate for video - 720 X 480, 30 fps is supported)
- its got usb-otg, so i can plug my fuji camera in and transer the files over, using it as a storage device.
- it has 35wm per channel :cool:
- 7 hours playback for movies on the standard batter, so music is more..... 12 hours movie playback with the larger battery
- it has spdif, and outputs dd5.1&DTS over the spdif :eek:
- it has tv out

god the list goes on. anyway, guys you tell me honestly, what is there to hold me back from getting one over an x5l or a vision:m, because this unit is looking absolutely stonking
 
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ive just ordered it;) only con as far as i can see is that there's little in the way of firmware support for it now. Sounds like the company are pretty much like iriver in that respect - release a new product and forget the older products ever existed. i believe there arent many issues left to fix on the device, if any. but ill be able to tell you soon in about two days hopefully:)

video, DD/DTS, 35w/m per channel (twice the output of our h10's kainz), 30gb storage and touchscreen. had me sold. I got the high capacity battery with it aswell

Had this unit for a while now - Extended battery - absolutely - watched 2 films [3 hrs approx] - on 45 % brightness -
and 45 mins of music -
not even one bar came of the battery display.
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im guess that's pretty good then
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cant wait:D

I don't like the battery life, but then again it is powering a large screen as well.
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well, 7 hours movie playback (standard battery, 12 on the extended) isn't bad, not when the zen is rated for 4 hours.
 
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Berserker said:
Looks damn good to me. Puts my Archos AV7100 to shame in supported formats (I do wish the Archos at least supported ogg), but I win back a few points with a 7" screen and 100GB disk. :D
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You show off :D im getting impatient, i want it now lol. still, they just emailed me and told me its been shipped, so its on course for tomorrow morn:)

Dear James Miller,

Your order has been updated.

Order Number: *****
Detailed Invoice: https://www.<competitor>.co.uk/shop/account_history_info.php?order_id=*****
Date Ordered: Wednesday 21 June, 2006

Your order has been updated to the following status.

New status: Shipping

Please reply to this email if you have any questions.


Products
1 x i-STATION i2 30GB Media Player I2-30GB £239.00
1 x PMP1000/i2 5400mAh Super Battery ACCI2BATT5400 - Colour: BLACK £24.99

Sub-Total: £263.99
Next Working Day UK Courier Delivery: £0.00
[email protected]%: £39.32
Total: £263.99
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:cool:
 
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here's a pic of all the kit that comes with it:

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  • pc software cd, incluiding conversion software
  • instructions on using the software (instructions for the player on the cd)
  • the wired remote control
  • cleaning cloth
  • carry pouch
  • the standard battery
  • the player
  • usb cable
  • s-video output cable
  • 2 sets of earphones, one with a straight jack the other with a right-angled jack (why 2 sets....i dont know)
  • covers for the earphones
  • usb host cable, for plugging in cameras ect
  • wireless remote

after a few hours use, i can say this player is very good indeed. its not perfect, but i expected as much. There are little niggles, such as there being no user-definable eq, but its minor - the sound quality more than makes up for it.

first impressions of video playback are very good. They load in 5-6 seconds with the latest firmware. its nice and smooth, the detail is is good and the screen is nice and bright after adjusting the factory settings.

Build is good, though i wouldnt pay the £34-odd rrp that the wired remote commands, its feels far to cheep - good job it came free with the player.

i'll have a better in-depth review up son. stay tuned folks.

the first thing you should do lol

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