Re: [gentoo-user] coolest mp3 player?
On Thu, Jan 02, 2014 at 05:16:22PM +, james wrote: > > Well, I have not kept up on mp3/wav/ portable players, > so your input as to a Gentoo friendly device is welcome. A miniture > video screen is not necessary, and keeping costs down is desired. > Google for this said device leaves me with this scant choices: > > Sandisk has the Sansa Clip + Years ago I bought an 8 GB Clip (without +) and was very fond of it for its size and prize (nowadays the 4 GB versions cost as much). It was a very nice device, most notably for its Rockbox complatibility. But even with the stock firmware, it had support for Ogg, which is not very common. Sadly, the display died some time ago. Nowadays my on-the-go music consumption has decreased as a result, and I use the phone. Though for running and other sports, the Clip was ideal for its name-sake, the backside clip. The problem with such players is their longevity (rather the lack thereof). They don't use standard batteries (which I would have liked very much) and then you can't replace the builtin easily, because the clip is not screwed together (and it's not exactly a big market). OTOH, But if you want a replacable battery, the only choice is cheap-looking cheap-featured USB stick-like players. :( -- Gruß | Greetings | Qapla’ Please do not share anything from, with or about me with any Facebook service. IN tHe YeAr 2000 aLl u$eRs aRe C00L. D0 YoU W4Nt t0 Be tHe lA$t? signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] coolest mp3 player?
Hello! On Thu, 2 Jan 2014 17:16:22 + (UTC) james wrote: > Well, I have not kept up on mp3/wav/ portable players, > so your input as to a Gentoo friendly device is welcome. A miniture > video screen is not necessary, and keeping costs down is desired. > Google for this said device leaves me with this scant choices: > > Sandisk has the Sansa Clip + > I have been using this model for several years and I am just fond of it. It has a great hardware quality (at least, its playback part), and by installing the RockBox on it you obtain a very powerful software which you can even customize by yourself. It is also GNU/Linux-friendly, since the latest versions of RockBox feature the complete USB exchange support, and you can copy the files just like to a regular USB flash drive. I recommend this player to everybody, especially to the people who appreciate free software. My only doubt is whether these players are still available on the market or not. Sansa Clip+ is a rather old model. Regards, Vladimir - v_2e
Re: [gentoo-user] coolest mp3 player?
Am 02.01.2014 18:16, schrieb james: > Well, I have not kept up on mp3/wav/ portable players, > so your input as to a Gentoo friendly device is welcome. A miniture > video screen is not necessary, and keeping costs down is desired. > Google for this said device leaves me with this scant choices: > > Sandisk has the Sansa Clip + isn't bad. Just put rockbox on it. The only reason I stopped using it: in the car, I have stereo At home, my computer provides the music
Re: [gentoo-user] coolest mp3 player?
On Thu, 2 Jan 2014 17:16:22 + (UTC), james wrote: > Well, I have not kept up on mp3/wav/ portable players, > so your input as to a Gentoo friendly device is welcome. A miniture > video screen is not necessary, and keeping costs down is desired. > Google for this said device leaves me with this scant choices: > > Sandisk has the Sansa Clip + > > Cowon iAudio 10 > > Creative's Zen Touch 2 > > I definately need something simple; able to copy files > from a gentoo system over to the device with ease. I thinking of a > robust application (gui) that runs on my gentoo box for file format > changes, then easy copy to the device, in folders, playlists, > management etc etc. Support for many various audio file formats is a > plus, either in the management (gui) api or on the device, natively. I used to use a Sansa Clip and really like it. It is a straightforward USB mass storage device so you can copy file with your favourite GUI or plain old rsync. It also plays Ogg Vorbis as well as MP3. The only reason I stopped using it is that I now use my phone to listen to music. -- Neil Bothwick If I save time, when do I get it back? signature.asc Description: PGP signature
