US verson of iHP-120 is black!
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;_______; *crushed by disappointment*
Maybe I'll import from Korea and get some PX100's as well
| Originally posted by ProFingerSk8er awww...i river linked the ihp-120 page to iriveramerica.com's front page and it also shows black...i guess we WILL be getting the black verson -____-'' |
;_______; *crushed by disappointment*
Maybe I'll import from Korea and get some PX100's as well
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Yeah, but Rizumu, the price on the Korean website is US$500!
I'm up in the air. I dig black as a color, too. But the fact is you can't really tell anything from a picture. Is it a nice shiny black finish or a satin finish? Does the gold look rich in real life or cheezy? Unfortunately I think you really have to hold the product in your hand to tell. I'd go with black, but that's one colour that you really have to see the finish of the material. It's magnesium, right (which looks exactly like plastic).
yesterday I couldn't log onto iRiver's site for awhile -- I had a sneaking suspicion they might be doing so updating!
So the US list price is official $399. Not bad, but I won't buy from the iRiver site of they're charging list!
Figure that retailers buy products at 60% off list price. Therefore ritz's $300 is a reasonable price (25% off list). That's about the best you'll ever find on a new product! Sometime you can find (rarely) 30% off. Only when the discontinue a product will you get to the magical 40% off bracket.
I'm up in the air. I dig black as a color, too. But the fact is you can't really tell anything from a picture. Is it a nice shiny black finish or a satin finish? Does the gold look rich in real life or cheezy? Unfortunately I think you really have to hold the product in your hand to tell. I'd go with black, but that's one colour that you really have to see the finish of the material. It's magnesium, right (which looks exactly like plastic).
yesterday I couldn't log onto iRiver's site for awhile -- I had a sneaking suspicion they might be doing so updating!
So the US list price is official $399. Not bad, but I won't buy from the iRiver site of they're charging list!
Figure that retailers buy products at 60% off list price. Therefore ritz's $300 is a reasonable price (25% off list). That's about the best you'll ever find on a new product! Sometime you can find (rarely) 30% off. Only when the discontinue a product will you get to the magical 40% off bracket.
JaZZ
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Hopefully they will sell the black version in Europe too -- I like it!
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Now that I've looked at the pictures. I think I dig the black best!
It's the ANTI-iPOD!
HAIL SATAN!
It's the ANTI-iPOD!
HAIL SATAN!
JaZZ
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Yeah, the anti-iPod also came to mind with me... But what do you have to do with Satan?
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it looks pretty sweet, so i may debate about getting a new ipod or a iriver in the future
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$299 + free shipping?! Must….resist…
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Yeah, I think iRiver are trying to copy the Philips HDD100 and make their unit black so they can also be seen as the anti-iPod.
HAIL SATAN?
| Originally posted by chadbang Now that I've looked at the pictures. I think I dig the black best! It's the ANTI-iPOD! HAIL SATAN!
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Yeah, I think iRiver are trying to copy the Philips HDD100 and make their unit black so they can also be seen as the anti-iPod.
HAIL SATAN?
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RESISTANCE IS FUTILE
YOU WILL SUBMIT
REPRODUCE
SLEEP
SLEEP
CONSUME
YOU LOVE THE IMP-120 AND WILL PAY RETAIL FOR IT.
YOU WILL SUBMIT
REPRODUCE
SLEEP
SLEEP
CONSUME
YOU LOVE THE IMP-120 AND WILL PAY RETAIL FOR IT.
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There was also an iHP-50 announced previously that was the same as the iHP-100, but did not have recording or FM radio features, presumably for less money.
See here:
http://translate.google.com/translat...f%3D1%26sa%3DG
See here:
http://translate.google.com/translat...f%3D1%26sa%3DG
chadbang
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LOL, Sweet Spot. Thanks for the very post modern visuals.
Hail Satan?
Just check out my User ID/Avatar. I once made a "hail Satan" comment in some discussion of the idiocy of Satan worship and Jude made it stick!
Anti-iPod/Anti-Christ
Maybe it was a stretch...
ME WANT iRIVER!!
Hail Satan?
Just check out my User ID/Avatar. I once made a "hail Satan" comment in some discussion of the idiocy of Satan worship and Jude made it stick!
Anti-iPod/Anti-Christ
Maybe it was a stretch...
ME WANT iRIVER!!
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Yeah...that's my worry. I mean, on iRiver's site the black on the player looks like the cheap black plastic that my Dell laptop is made out of. Gah. Not very enticing. But the Gold could look cheezy true...it's hard to tell. Without having them in front of you. :/
| Originally posted by chadbang Yeah, but Rizumu, the price on the Korean website is US$500! I'm up in the air. I dig black as a color, too. But the fact is you can't really tell anything from a picture. Is it a nice shiny black finish or a satin finish? Does the gold look rich in real life or cheezy? Unfortunately I think you really have to hold the product in your hand to tell. I'd go with black, but that's one colour that you really have to see the finish of the material. It's magnesium, right (which looks exactly like plastic). |
Yeah...that's my worry. I mean, on iRiver's site the black on the player looks like the cheap black plastic that my Dell laptop is made out of. Gah. Not very enticing. But the Gold could look cheezy true...it's hard to tell. Without having them in front of you. :/
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an image of the black remote with the gold. this gives an idea of what the full black color may look like. my guess is that it'll be the same as the that black iFP unit.
http://www.mrmoogle.de/iHP-120Review...ev_img_23b.jpg
a bunch more images here:
http://www.mrmoogle.de/iHP-120Review...trurldc34.html
attempted translation, failed... but its really all about the pictures, right?
http://www.mrmoogle.de/iHP-120Review...ev_img_23b.jpg
a bunch more images here:
http://www.mrmoogle.de/iHP-120Review...trurldc34.html
attempted translation, failed... but its really all about the pictures, right?
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Nice pics erock....I am so getting this!
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