Blast from the past: SlimX Review w/Pictures
By TCJr |
Tuesday June 10 2008 at 19:59 | Gadgets
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I found my old iRiver Slimx CD MP3 Player from a few years ago, so I decided to write a mini review...Yup I have a lot of free time on my hands today!
iRiver SlimX
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The Slim factor in SlimX
Take out a 10 cent coin, and take a good look, cause the SlimX is slightly shorter (in height) than one. This also makes it very light, even with the batteries installed. Speaking of batteries, as you can see they look like a stick a of gum.
Bright is Right - The Remote
The LCD screen on the remote is very bright and clear, and the blue backlight is nice to see. Some of the menus use a font size that is too small for my eyes...but I'll get used to it (hopefully).
This remote is a must, without it you can't do too much...most of the basic buttons/functions are also on the CD Player itself, but with no LCD on the player they're of little use.The Menu system is system is pretty slick, and well laid out. There are too many options and submenus for me to list or talk about, but take my word for it when I say that nothing comes close to the SlimX's customizability.
Rudeboystylez branded
<-------- ----> Snakebyte (game)
Looks nice, and it doubles as an advertisement tool.
Snakebyte is an oldie, but its fun to play. You can play the game while you're listening to either an Audio CD or a "MP3" CD. The SlimX has A LOT of available memory, and decent processing power, so games, newer audio formats, or anything else that can be displayed on the tiny screen can eventually be added to the SlimX.
Battery Life
It seems to be okay at best. On its first full charge, the rechargeable batteries died after around 10 and 1/2 hours. Iriver claims the unit to have 13 hrs of playback time with the rechargeable batteries, and an extra 10 or so hours with the external battery pack.
Sound Quality
Well the included earphones are nice looking but sound terrible
. They produce practically no bass, and the earphones seem to be slightly out of phase. When coupled with a better set of headphones, the bass produced by the SlimX is not as deep as my really old Minidisc players bass response, however the bass and treble response is comparable to that of my Samsung YP-U2J. There's a built in equalizer, so everyone should be able to modify its output enough so that they'll hear something that they like.
The FM tuner seems to pick up most of the radio stations that I listen to in Montreal ....actually the only radio station that I listen to: 99.5 FM Classical music at its best.
Conclusion
The SlimX is...errr...was amazing
*This is my first attempt at writing a rudeopinion while being sober-esque
Anyhow, back to the brown box in my closet the Slimx shall go...
iRiver SlimX
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The Slim factor in SlimX
Take out a 10 cent coin, and take a good look, cause the SlimX is slightly shorter (in height) than one. This also makes it very light, even with the batteries installed. Speaking of batteries, as you can see they look like a stick a of gum.
Bright is Right - The Remote
The LCD screen on the remote is very bright and clear, and the blue backlight is nice to see. Some of the menus use a font size that is too small for my eyes...but I'll get used to it (hopefully).
This remote is a must, without it you can't do too much...most of the basic buttons/functions are also on the CD Player itself, but with no LCD on the player they're of little use.The Menu system is system is pretty slick, and well laid out. There are too many options and submenus for me to list or talk about, but take my word for it when I say that nothing comes close to the SlimX's customizability.
Rudeboystylez branded
<-------- ----> Snakebyte (game) Looks nice, and it doubles as an advertisement tool.
Snakebyte is an oldie, but its fun to play. You can play the game while you're listening to either an Audio CD or a "MP3" CD. The SlimX has A LOT of available memory, and decent processing power, so games, newer audio formats, or anything else that can be displayed on the tiny screen can eventually be added to the SlimX.Battery Life
It seems to be okay at best. On its first full charge, the rechargeable batteries died after around 10 and 1/2 hours. Iriver claims the unit to have 13 hrs of playback time with the rechargeable batteries, and an extra 10 or so hours with the external battery pack.
Sound Quality
Well the included earphones are nice looking but sound terrible
. They produce practically no bass, and the earphones seem to be slightly out of phase. When coupled with a better set of headphones, the bass produced by the SlimX is not as deep as my really old Minidisc players bass response, however the bass and treble response is comparable to that of my Samsung YP-U2J. There's a built in equalizer, so everyone should be able to modify its output enough so that they'll hear something that they like. The FM tuner seems to pick up most of the radio stations that I listen to in Montreal ....actually the only radio station that I listen to: 99.5 FM Classical music at its best.
Conclusion
The SlimX is...errr...was amazing
*This is my first attempt at writing a rudeopinion while being sober-esque
Anyhow, back to the brown box in my closet the Slimx shall go...
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