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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: H10 20GBRe: H10 20GB
From: Ed Nickl <pioneer4x4_at_comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:41:28 -0500 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon" <sharon25_at_cox.net> To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 12:29 PM Subject: Re: H10 20GB >I have the iRiver H20, which I assume is kin to the H10 you're considering. >The battery life is indeed a serious issue IMO. I can listen at work and >want the battery to work at lest my 8-hour shift, and it does not; it went >from 6-7 hours on a full charge. I was disappointed. When my old Jukebox >20GB started not holding a charge, I purchased an external battery supply >for it, so I did the same for the iRiver. > > May I recommend the Toshiba Gigabeat? I bought a 40GB one at eBay for $60 > and it is an AWESOME unit; with Rockbox it's over the top great! VERY easy > to use, very nice screen, buttons light up blue when you press one, which > helps in my work environment. The battery at the end of my 8-hour shift > looks about half-way depleted on the little graphic, so I am assuming it > would live up to its 15 hours of battery life, although I've never used it > that long. I love it so much I bought another one for backup! > > My $.02 worth....YMMV.... > >>Hi all, >> >>In a series of body blows, I managed to obliterate my H320. The player >>served me well for roughly 3 years. >> >>The H10 looks like a decent replacement and I can buy an unused unit for >>not too much. After checking the specs, I did however notice that the >>battery is only rated at 5 hours. Is this still true for the current >>builds? 5 hours sounds a little skimpy. Inter continental flights are >>often in excess of 10 hours. 5 hour batterylife is just not enough. >> >>And now the scoop of the H320 death. >> >>1st body blow: My charger was at work. At home I have a universtal >>charger that almost fits. The charger worked in the past. The player was >>placed on charge, but after a while, I tried to remove the charger. The >>middle pin of the charge point broke off. >> >>2nd body blow: In an attempt to charge the player for the next day in the >>car, >>the >>charger was reinserted. The contact was wonky and the player kept >>changing from charge to disconnected. At work, I remounted the center >>plug, but something was not quite right. It was possible to listen to >>music while charging, but when the disk was accessed, the player skipped >>and the screen went al bugeyed. The runtime was also down to 3 hours >>from an easy 12 hours. >> >>At home I opened up the player and did some measurements. The power >>consumption figures mentioned on Rockbox.org did not match my >>measurements. I decided to pack it all up and use our Fluke thermal >>imager at work to check out the overheating IC. Consumption was up to >>700mA while accessing disk, 190mA whilst idling and 270mA whilst decoding. >> >>3rd body blow:Unfortunately, when I turned around, the player fell >>off my desk and the ribbon cable to the buttons tore right through. The >>cable is almost impossible to repair. >> >>I hope the power consumption of the H10 is better than mentioned on the >>site. I 2nd that on the Gigabeat! I have the F40 and love it. I have left it on playing music and picked it up the next day, still going. I know it went over 18 hours. Received on 2008-02-18 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |