| iRiver P7 | |
| Manufacturer: | iRiver |
| Type: | Portable Media Player |
| Connectivity: | 3.5 mm headphone jack, 24-pin properietary data/power USB cable |
| Release Date: | 2009 |
| Media: | 4–16 GB flash memory |
| Input: | Touchscreen |
| Display: | 480 × 272 px (WQVGA), 4.30NaN0 |
The iRiver P7 is a flash memory based portable media player (PMP) that was developed and sold by iRiver in 4 GB, 8 GB and 16 GB variants.[1] It was announced at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show.[2]
The P7 has a minimalist design and its form factor tablet styled, with a then large display of 4.3 inch.[3] It features a range of capabilities including music and video, FM radio and voice recording, but does not have web browsing.[4] The Flash-based home screen is modelled after a magazine layout.[4] [3] However unlike the iriver Spinn, there are no Flash games on the P7.[3] There is also a mono speaker on its back and an SD card slot.[3] It comes with a stylus.[5]
Video formats that the P7 supports are: WMV, AVI, MP4 and FLV, with codec support for H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and XviD.[3] As with many previous iRiver players, it has SRS WOW sound equaliser and enhancement technology.
CNET reviewed the P7 giving it a score of 6.3, praising its design but commenting that it comes up short in features.[1] PCMag UK liked its large screen, sleek design and features, but criticised the touchscreen and lack of web browing capability, rating it 3 out of 5.[5] ExpertReviews.co.uk said in its review that the iRiver P7 has great audio quality but let down by "frustrating" touchscreen.[6] What Hi-Fi? gave it a score of 3 out of 5.[4]