I-Jam IJ-828 Portable CD/MP3 Player with 8 Minutes of Voice Recording
By: I-Jam Average Rating: 4.0 Total Reviews: 2
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 On: 2001-04-08
I bought my IJ-828 almost a year ago and swapped it two weeks ago for Rio Volt. The I-Jam product served me well, but it is pretty much outdated by todays standards.
It is built on the dreaded Genica platform (although I must admit the only quality problem with my player was that it did not charge NiCds, althought the instuction said it would). Genica means:
- playback quality which is ok, but inferior to Rio Volt
- it cant play MP3 files with the bitrate above 192 kbps
- it doesnt support ID tags and has only a 1-line numerical display
- it doesnt have a remote control
- cumbersome directory navigation and no RESUME function
- SHORT battery life for MP3 playback (4 hours)
- cheap looks and chroming on buttons which is wiped off in two months
The positives of owning it are:
- PRICE (this thing is cheap, but it does what it is supposed to do)
- decent MP3 antishock (it spins the disk continuously,and 40 sec buffer is more than enough) -- pls note that the player either doesnt have or has very short CD antishock
- stylish headphones (I wouldnt say the quality is superb, but the looks are cool)
- 8-min voice recording (theoretically it is a plus, but for me a useless feature - never used it)
Overall rec: if you can afford getting yourself a Rio Volt, wait before Amazon has it back in stock. Do not get stuck with a previous-generation product, which IJ-828 is.
 On: 2001-03-07
I cant express how much I love this product. The combination of mp3 and CD systems in one revolutionized the way I looked portable music. I fully endorse and recomend it.
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