INTOVA INWP-HS512 H2O Man 512MB Waterproof MP3 Player

by INTOVA

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17 x 12 x 26 inches ; 9.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000K3X27A
• Item model number: H512
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Product Description

Dare to take your music anywhere! Compact, waterproof casing and earphones allow musical enjoyment while swimming, kayaking, working out, skiing, surfing....…

Customer Reviews

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Waterproof MP3 Player On The Market, May 16, 2007

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Barbara Wellesley "Tough Critic" - See all my reviews

This review is from: INTOVA INWP-HS512 H2O Man 512MB Waterproof MP3 Player (Electronics)

Don't know what "Picasso" was talking about, since first of all the H20 Man is 512 MB, not 128 (which was, I think, an old original product). Secondly, the bubble - which has all the controls on the outside; easily pressed in the water - is small, and fits on the front or the back of my bathing suit (or even on the band of a scuba mask if you snorkel, which I do) or on the velcro armband that comes with it.

Third, this little thing has great stereo sound - even better under water! - and best of all the silicone earplugs don't fall out of your ears when you're moving fast.

It's drag and drop too, so I just connect it to my laptop and drag all my MP3's on it. The 512 MB holds a ton, and sometimes I put an entire audio book on it for a different kind of workout instead. The price is amazing - though I admit I got it for a bit less on The Writers' Collective site, and the one I got a year ago is still going strong.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great value for the price., March 12, 2008

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Joost A. Korpel (Solon, IA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: INTOVA INWP-HS512 H2O Man 512MB Waterproof MP3 Player (Electronics)

I was dubious but when it went on sale at Amazon for $44, I thought what the heck. I'm a lap swimmer, and there are a couple of setup tricks that will help.

1. Forget the armband, the wires are constantly getting in the way and the band is just a distraction. Forget doing a butterfly stroke with this puppy strapped like a torpedo to your arm.
2. Clip it to the back of your suit or get a swim belt.
3. Tuck the heaphone wire through your google strap to keep the headphones in place.
3. Push the headphones into the ear canal to get a water tight seal. If you have large ear canals and the earplugs insert too far, clip a piece of the end.

Getting songs onto the player couldn't be simpler. I use Linux, and Window$ computers. Just plug the player into the USB port and drag/drop your mp3 folders. The player is USB 2.0 compliant so transfer is relatively fast.

As noted in other reviews, it has limited operation features. One thing was a pleasant surprise to me, it defaults to shuffle play.

Headphone wires are thin, so try your best to protect them. Vigorous strokes and flip turns should probably be avoided.

The music is surprisingly easy to hear and made the workout 10X more enjoyable.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent, December 4, 2007

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MLA (Guatemala) - See all my reviews

This review is from: INTOVA INWP-HS512 H2O Man 512MB Waterproof MP3 Player (Electronics)

I bought this over a year ago (cost me $75!) and I loved it while it lasted. The plastic bubble may not be slick or pretty, but the player is not at all cumbersome while swimming; the sound is quite good and the batteries last a long time. The player functions suddenly stopped about a month ago, but for the price now, I would definitely get another one. I am not upset that it stopped working, actually I put it through a LOT because I was using it heavily for memory as well as playing music outside the water all this time. If anything I am surprised at its sturdiness.