in the search i found a few threads:
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=23412.0seems the iriver firmware at the time of july 04 required users to hit stop, wait for the iriver to write the file and then to start it up again.. how long did this take? and did it do it automatically after 74 minutes if you aren't keeping an eye on it? cut time from when it stops recording to starting? recording stops when the wav file reaches 795 MB in size. sucks.
in the thread: "In October, the recording level problem looks like it will be fixed by a firmware update. " .. did this happen? what is the latest status with the firmwares, as i know they take their sweet as time on these things..
did they finally add some meters like the Nj3?
looking at this from aug 04: "Take a look at iRivers newest hard drive-based player, the H340. Yes, you can set the recording level, but only before you start recording (ala Sony Minidisc). There are still no level meters on the H340...." this amkes me not too stoked to buy an iriver.. the whole 'non-on the fly' level changing sucks!
did the H340 come out in usa? or just in japan?
http://nordic.iriver.se/products.php?p=19and judging from this letter from iriver: "iRiver has a plan to support WAV format on H340. However, we don't have the confirm day that when the new firmware will be release. iRiver announces the new release firmware on the website. Please visit
www.iRiver.com frequently. You can check the new firmware from the following link.
http://www.iriver.com/support/download.asp"
it sounds like even the H340 doesn't support recording in wav? the H320 does thgouh right?
from this:
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=35002.0it seems only the 1X0 series does rec in wav..
... overall? it seems like a NO for a competitor to the Nj3, at least now... sucks i dropped by nj3 today... i guess i'll look into fixing that instead of buying an iriver.. but i did like the FM receiver and the smallness of the iriver...