New H120's on eBay and Overstock.com Merged thread

[p_mig81]

I don´t know if this is worth a new thread...i posted early in another, but here it is:

It seems there´s a few new H120´s at overstock.com.From the seller descripton, it looks

like the other ones at e-bay came from here...


iRiver H120 20GB MP3 Jukebox : Audio & Video from Overstock.com

[jumbuck]

Its strange how these things keep popping up , there were new h120's on ebay.au in 2006 and IIRC early 2007 , the there were new h115's (again on ebay.au) around the middle of last year. Now there's new h120's floating about again.
Makes you wonder if iriver :-
1) is still manufacturing them for the asian market
2) keep finding boxes of them at the back of the warehouse
3) Forgot to cancel the order

[sweetspot]

Well, I just officially bought an H120 from Overstock.com ! Yay !

[jeff]

Originally Posted by jumbuck

1) is still manufacturing them for the asian market

No...

2) keep finding boxes of them at the back of the warehouse

No...

3) Forgot to cancel the order

No...


A company like iriver who's warranty policy is basically "product replacement" whenever there is an issue has to keep a percentage of new units around to deal with warranty claims. As they go through each year they are able to release some of these units to their distributors/suppliers, etc...

Additionally, these units are actually the "iHP-120" version and not the H120 version, so they are probably getting rid of stock that was left when they were forced to make the switch to H120.

[MoAv]

Originally Posted by p_mig81

I don´t know if this is worth a new thread...i posted early in another, but here it is:

It seems there´s a few new H120´s at overstock.com.From the seller descripton, it looks

like the other ones at e-bay came from here...


iRiver H120 20GB MP3 Jukebox : Audio & Video from Overstock.com

Very nice find !
Though they will only ship to CONUS, I wish I had someone that could mail it for me from the US

[p_mig81]

Originally Posted by MoAv

Very nice find !
Though they will only ship to CONUS, I wish I had someone that could mail it for me from the US

There are some available on e-bay, and the guy ships worlwide. I am still waiting for mine

to arrive...it seems it got stuck in customs...

[Mike]

Amazing the demand there there is for these. Kinda says something about manufacturers (including the big i) ignoring this end of the market.

[sweetspot]

Originally Posted by Mike

Amazing the demand there there is for these. Kinda says something about manufacturers (including the big i) ignoring this end of the market.

As much as I'd love to agree with you on this one, it's kind of a yes/no sort of thing. We'd be getting ahead of ourselves by saying that there was a great demand for these outside of our little nook here, or on other geek/tech/gadget sites. The biggest problem has always been about advertising, and market dominance goes to Apple whom of course lead the market in ad dollars etc..

IF the general public knew more about the benefits of a DAP such as the H1xx and H3xx dAPs, sure, there would definitely be a bigger market for them. But alas, people are lazy. And SO lazy in fact, that they'd rather stick with proprietary software to manage their freekin "iLives" than be able to have total control over their wares. I guess though, ignorance is bliss.

[Wolfen]

....and don't forget the optical that makes these an auditory treasure.

[jamato8]

I use the optical every day with a very excellent dac and since this is a hard drive to dac, I get some great sound from a tiny package. I have 5, 2 140's and 3, geez no, 4 120's. Going to keep them around for some time.

[jumbuck]

Originally Posted by jamato8

I have 5, 2 140's and 3, geez no, 4 120's.

I think I'll add you to my buddy list .

[Wolfen]

Originally Posted by jamato8

I use the optical every day with a very excellent dac and since this is a hard drive to dac, I get some great sound from a tiny package. I have 5, 2 140's and 3, geez no, 4 120's. Going to keep them around for some time.

You got me beat (barely). I gots 2 H160's, an H140, and my wife has an H130 (which is really another spare for me LOL).

I live and breath the optical out to an external DAC as well. I also like having my entire music collection with me at all times.

Everytime I see threads like this one, a little voice whispers in my head "Buy another one!". I even have 3 spare hard drives and two spare batteries (damn that shelf life on batteries!). Batteries in the future is what I worry about the most.

At this point, I'm expecting that I'm H1xx monogamous for the long haul as there's nothing out there better on the market, or pending release that I'm aware of.

[Dunno]

Originally Posted by Wolfen

Batteries in the future is what I worry about the most.

I also have two H140's and am not concerned about battery and HDD replacement, as long as someone makes LI-Poly batteries with similar or smaller dimensions and voltage specifications, cut an splice the wires and you're good to go, don't let incompatible connectors deter you.

HDD unavailability is also a non event as Compact Flash works on these DAP's, if my HDD packs up I'll install a 64 gig compact flash card, soooooo....its a win win situation for the Hxxx series.

[snapper007]

I bought 4 units of this guy on eBay and they have safely arrived and they really look like new !

[jamato8]

I am waiting for the 128gb hard drive, that would be sweet. Now is anyone have problems using the CF card? I have read of some using them fine and of one difficulty here where the firmware on the iRiver had to be flashed, eliminating the iRiver software and in a way I like to have both iRiver and Rock Box.

If you store your batteries at 60 percent charge and in the refrig they will last for years. I have some mercury 625 that are from 1989 for my older cameras and they still test new (well they are new but 20 years old).. Though I have to admit I have one in my Leica M2 meter that is older and stills works like new. But we can have mercury in our light bulbs now. Go figure.

[Wolfen]

Originally Posted by jamato8

If you store your batteries at 60 percent charge and in the refrig they will last for years.

This is basically what I have done. I keep a new unopened spare in the fridge, assuming that it's charge after sitting on a shelf prior to sale is around 50%. I expect that doing this should result in batteries that will still perform at 80+% after 2-3 years of chilling.

[snapper007]

Whats the differents between the iHP and the HP series ?

[jumbuck]

Originally Posted by snapper007

Whats the differents between the iHP and the HP series ?

AFAIK Hewlett-Packard didn't like Iriver using the HP so Iriver had to change the name to H .
Well thats what I've been led to believe anyway.

[sweetspot]

Originally Posted by snapper007

Whats the differents between the iHP and the HP series ?

There is no HP series. It's either iHP 1xxx, 3xxx or Hxxx series.

[Mike]

Just saw this weekend 16GB flash thumbdrives available for just under $50. Seems to simple me that the time is ripe for larger flash drive memory DAPs--if I purchased my iHP-140 for just under $500 4 years ago, why couldn't I spend that same amount now for a DAP with 64GB in flash memory? (Although, actually, I'd likely wait for 128GB memory.)

Listening, iRiver?

[sweetspot]

Overstock.com delivered...








wow, I had forgotten what a new H120 looked like: