Here is some information regarding the usage of the ihP-140 (really any iHP-1XX) MP3 player with Media Center.
- MediaCenter 10.0.100 (Registered)
- iRiver iHP-140 1.40US Firmware
- iHP-140 renamed to JUKEBOX
- Enable Support for WMDM devices is NOT checked
- Root folder set to "MUSIC"
- Rearrange upload folders set to "None"
Functionality:When connected, the iHP-140 appears as drive F: under "Drives & Devices". Synchronizing playlists and dropping files both transfer MP3 files correctly. With the settings below, MediaCenter automatically transfers all files to my MUSIC subdirectory on the iHP-140 with no folders. Perfect.
Issues / Features Needed:Media Center needs the ability to retage the files during the copy process. The iHP-140 has a combined path and filename limitation of 52 characters. My MP3s are in "Artist - Album - Track - Title.mp3" format which is generally too long.
Media Center does NOT copy playlists to the device. I have tried every method imaginable with no luck. It appears that I have been able to MOVE them but not COPY.
Media Center needs the ability to generate the iRiver DB "iRivNavi.DB" file when complete. I have already forwarded the format of this file to Steve in PM. This will allow us to use the database functions of the iRiver which greatly enhances its functionality. You can then browse by Artist, Album, Genre, etc.
Interim Solution:I think a good interim solution which would probably buy us some time would be to implement the renaming feature. Half of the functionality is already there by being able to rearrange the upload folders. If JRiver was just able to add a feature to "Change filename format" for the handheld device we could then, at least manually, use Media Center with the iRiver products.
With the addition of this feature, my settings would probably be:
Upload Folder = "Artist\Album"
Filename Conversion = "Title"
This would most likely cure any 52 character limitation we have with this device. I know development resources are being used for other things but I'm hoping someone could just invest a little bit of time to add this one feature to hold us over until full integration can be done.
Thanks in advance,
AJ