Wednesday, October 8, 2008

summerizing...


The Insignia Pilot knows what it's doing as far as ease of use is concerned. The menu is icon-driven and music is organized into the typical Creative step-down structure. It can change the wallpaper color, but no themes and no setting your own images as a background. The playback screen displays album art, at least, along with a plethora of information on the currently playing and upcoming songs. Another nice if unusual touch is the star toggle on the top edge of the player. A big draw of the Insignia Pilot is the breadth of the player's features it's almost insane. The device supports JPEG photos, MPEG-4 and WMV videos, and an outstanding number of audio formats: MP3, WMA, WMA Lossless, WMA DRM, WMA Pro, OGG, WAV, and Audible. There's even Rhapsody DNA integration, so you can transfer Channels (basically, Internet radio) to the player for on-the-go access. You can switch over to the FM radio, which offers autoscan and up to 20 presets. There's also recording for voice and FM along with line-in (saved as WMA). The Pilot's built-in stereo Bluetooth functionality, which allows it to stream audio to Bluetooth headphones definitely a nice touch for wire haters.

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