The MP3 files we had uploaded to the player from our own collection worked fine, but none of the WMA files downloaded from Napster To Go would play on the device.
For those who wish to carry their music in a portable mp3 player, they have 320kbps files that far exceed the quality of standard MP3 files.
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Additionally, the inconvenience of transferring media files to Amazon Cloud Player or Google Play further dissuades iOS consumers from switching.
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Amazon Cloud Player eliminates the need to download files before playing them, with scan and match technology and all Amazon MP3's, even ones customers have purchased in the past, are always storied for free in Cloud Player.
That said, there are other apps that can handle some AVI and MKV files -- we use MX Player most of the time, and it's almost fully compatible with the Dynamic Display switch.
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Before we tried out Napster, we did successfully transfer a few MP3 files from our library to the player via Windows Media 10, so the H10 did work well there right out of the box.
So, if you're trying to use Napster to Go with the iRiver H10, and you're seeing the same problem, check out this thread and follow the second set of instructions (there are two on the page) to reformat your player, then re-transfer your NTG files and try again.
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It turns out that you can dump the image files (JPG only) anywhere in the file structure of the player and view them using the Browser, but if you want to take advantage of the built-in slideshow-type navigation features (which aren't that great, anyway) you have to put the files into a specific spot.
Basically what Plays For Sure does is certify that music and video files downloaded from MSN Music and other online services are compatible with any player bearing the Plays For Sure logo.
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From there, open the media player in question (be it photo, video, or music) and source your files from the drive share.
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