IRiver H100 series

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iRiver H100 series
IRiver iHP-120.jpg
An iRiver iHP-120
Manufacturer iRiver
Type Digital audio player
Release dateOctober 2003 (2003-10)
Media Hard drive from 10–40GB
CPU Motorola Coldfire CPU at 120 MHz [1]
Memory16 MB RAM (H110, H115) or 32 MB RAM (H120, H140)
Display160 x 128 greyscale LCD (4 shades of grey)
Inputbuttons and joystick
Connectivity USB 2.0
3.5mm headphone jack
3.5mm line-in, microphone and S/PDIF-in jack
3.5mm line-out and S/PDIF-out jack
remote control connector
Power1300 mA·h Li-polymer battery
Dimensions105 × 60 × 19 or 22 mm
Mass160–172g
Successor H300 series
iriver H100 series firmware
Stable release
1.66 / December 1, 2005;18 years ago (2005-12-01)

The iRiver H100 series (originally iHP-100 series) is a series of discontinued portable digital audio players (DAP) made by iriver and originally released in October 2003. The models in the H100 series differ mainly in hard drive storage capacity. The players were succeeded by the iriver H300 series.

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Features

The iHP-100/H100 players natively play MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WAV and WMA (non-DRM) format files. It also has a built-in stereo FM radio tuner.

Analog and digital optical line in and out. The player records from line in (analogue or optical), built-in or external microphone to WAV or MP3 format (supports powered or unpowered external microphones).

There is also a wired remote with 128×64 pixel black and white LCD, which can control any function of the DAP (same as iMP-550).

Its USB 2.0 interface supports USB Mass Storage (drag and drop music transfers).

Upgrades

Firmware

It is possible to upgrade the firmware on H100 series players. These upgrades generally contain bug fixes and new features. The latest official version of the H100 series firmware was v1.66.

Hard drive

The H100 series is equipped with a 1.8 inch (45 mm) form factor hard drive manufactured by Toshiba. Storage density has increased since their introduction, making it possible for users to replace the factory drives with higher capacity aftermarket models. Opening the case of the player voids the warranty. However, after the case has been opened the upgrade consists of simply unplugging the old drive and inserting the new one.

As of December 2005, the H120 can be upgraded with a 30GB single-platter drive (giving a 50% storage increase) and the H140 can be upgraded with an 60GB double-platter drive (giving a 50% storage increase). Due to differing physical sizes, the two drive types cannot be used interchangeably (i.e. a double-platter drive will not fit in an H120 casing).

As of 2008 The H140 can be upgraded using a ZIF to ATA conversion cable to take a larger capacity 1.8 inch non ata hard disk drive. The 240GB MK2431GAH ZIF drive has been used in the H140 and the 160GB MK1634GAL ZIF drive has been used in the H120.

As of 2012, the H120 can be upgraded to a 120GB SSD drive using a 50Pin Series 1.8" CF ATA SSD.

As of 2018, the H120 can be upgraded to a 128gb Micro SD drive using a 1.8" IDE to SD adaptor. [2]

Battery

The battery used in the H100 series is physically similar to the battery used in iPods and other DAPs. It is possible to replace the factory battery with a higher capacity one (up to 2200 mA·h has been reported) for greatly increased playback time. In some instances the polarity of the battery leads must be reversed, and the installation process will void the warranty.

RTC (Real-time clock)

Users have succeeded in adding an RTC chip to the player's main circuit board, allowing the device to display the current date and time as well as adding alarm clock functionality, accurate filesystem timestamping and last.fm logging. Note that Rockbox is the only firmware known to be able to utilize an RTC-modified H1xx.

Models

Dimensions and weight

Reception

See also

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