iRiver P20 PMP Speaks Softly, Carries a Big Hard Drive

iRiver, maker of all manner flash media players has launched a new media player that's packing an 80GB hard drive compared to its usual flash drive based line. With specs very similar to the innovative SPINN, the P20 is encroaching on storage territory once only held by rival Archos. iRiver's players are known for good battery life and colorful displays and very innovative style. The Spinn's novel design has gained it some notoriety and a touch more foothold outside of its Japanese homeland and the P20 is another extension for them.

The P20 can handle audio (MP3, OGG, WMA, FLAC), video (Xvid SP, MPEG-4 SP, and WMV9 SP) and even office docs (DOC, XLS, PPT, PDF, HTML, TXT, MHTML) and images (JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG) on its 480x272 AMOLED display. Other features include an FM tuner, audio recording, and games. Another useful addition is an add-on multi-card reader for SD, Memory Stick Duo, and Compact Flash. The P20 PMP should be available in iRiver Japan's eStore on February 27th for around $440.