Hi Chuck, At least in the earliest firmware, the files created by the IFP-xxx devices are actually MP3 files, but with a changed file extension. You don't have to "convert" the files at all; simply rename them to .MP3 and they will play fine. I guess this is how they got around any fees or licensing issues.
It's true, though, about the units not appearing as normal drives within Windows. However, I find the "iRiver Manager" software so easy to use that I've never upgraded the firmware on my IFP-795 (it would have lost a few encoding options in the process, anyway). Guy Atkins Puyallup, WA ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:09:40 +0000 From: "CHARLES HUTTON" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Bought an iRiver IFP-795T To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed I'd check this out at Iriver. Their initial versions of the I-7xx and I-8xx didn't appear as normal flash drives to Windows and didn't directly use mp3 & wma files - they had a proprietary format. That has all been changed in the newer versions of their firmware which are downloadable from iRiver. Chuck -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you? http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
