Comments on: iRiver IFP-790T – 2 Thumbs down! http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2004/12/15/iriver-ifp-790t-2-thumbs-down/ Geek News Central is the technical weblog for Geeks. We Spin tech for the common man. With a twice weekly tech podcast Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:20:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: chadbooms http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2004/12/15/iriver-ifp-790t-2-thumbs-down/comment-page-1/#comment-1628 chadbooms Fri, 17 Dec 2004 04:54:01 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2004/12/15/iriver-ifp-790t-2-thumbs-down/#comment-1628 I have the ifp-790, and installing the UMS firmware gives me all the functionality I wanted(no more iriver music manager), with one trade-off. Now the maximum record quality is 96kbs. <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> This is beta firmware, so maybe the record quality will boost back up with the final version. One can only hope, but in reality 96 should be enough for what I need it for. I have the ifp-790, and installing the UMS firmware gives me all the functionality I wanted(no more iriver music manager), with one trade-off. Now the maximum record quality is 96kbs.

This is beta firmware, so maybe the record quality will boost back up with the final version. One can only hope, but in reality 96 should be enough for what I need it for.

]]> By: lysine http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2004/12/15/iriver-ifp-790t-2-thumbs-down/comment-page-1/#comment-1627 lysine Thu, 16 Dec 2004 07:35:22 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2004/12/15/iriver-ifp-790t-2-thumbs-down/#comment-1627 Have you tried using the iRiver 7xx series UMS firmwire. I remember hating the 300 series until the UMS driver came out, and i think they supply their own convertor now. <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> The REC file convertor is <a href="http://www.iriveramerica.com/support/ums.aspx" rel="nofollow">Here</a> <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> and the latest UMS firmware for the 700 series is <a href="http://www.iriver.com/html/support/download/sudw_view.asp?idx=623" rel="nofollow"> Here</a> <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> I hope this helps. On my 300 series when i record from line in it records straight to MP3. Have you tried using the iRiver 7xx series UMS firmwire. I remember hating the 300 series until the UMS driver came out, and i think they supply their own convertor now.

The REC file convertor is Here

and the latest UMS firmware for the 700 series is Here

I hope this helps. On my 300 series when i record from line in it records straight to MP3.

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