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iPod Alternatives: Page 7 of 14


iRiver Clix
Offering a slick and stylish design with great functionality, the Clix is one of the best music players I have ever used.



iRiver Clix

Much like the S10, the Clix uses the same intuitive interface and features a clickable face that, once I got used to it, actually became my preferred way of working through the menu. Sound from the FM radio is superb and the included voice recorder turned out to be quite handy when I had to remember quick thoughts. And besides its support of Ogg files as well as subscription content (I suggest Urge for this player -- it is optimized to work with the Clix device), the player boasts SRS WoW technology, an EQ setting that significantly enhances audio fidelity (you can also use your own customized EQ setting). In short, the Clix sounds great.

Product Info
iRiver Clix

iriver America

www.iriver.com


Price: $200 (4GB)

The Active-Matrix LED screen was crystal clear, and did justice to both album art and MPEG-4 video. I found few imperfections during video playback, and once I got past the small screen, it was actually enjoyable to watch home movies (converted into MPEG-4). Getting video onto the device was the only issue I had -- as of this writing, there were no directions in the manual that described exactly how to do it. However, the iRiver site offers a useful tool called iRiviter that converts the files and helps get the video onto the player.