Re: Portable audio player
> Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 12:44:30 -0500 > X-Authentication-Warning: cmarib.ramside: rusat set sender to > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > mp3s can be stored in multiple directories but are all sorted > alphabetically by filename on boot, so the sort order of the base > filenames is the order in which they appear in the player. When an > expansion card is inserted, the names are sorted right in with those > on internal storage. The card can be inserted/removed without > powering down the device, although the player takes a moment to > reindex itself when this is done. AFAIK, ogg is not supported. Actually, I believe I have slightly misrepresented the Lyra in the above paragraph. The file names are sorted according to the SHORT DOS 8.1 (STUPID~1.MP3) filenames, and not the corresponding long VFAT filenames. The files stored on internal media also, in the sort order, appear before those found on the SD card. My recommended player, though, would still be silence. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player
On Mar 7, 2007, at 10:02, Paul Lussier wrote: That being said, my experience has been that when I have a list of podcasts, such as NPR's Science Friday, I want to listen to them straight through, as if they were songs in a play list. When one ends, I want it to go straight on to the next one without stopping ... Given that this was also several months ago, and that both my iTunes and iPod software have been updated at least once each since then, perhaps I ought to revisit it and see if they've "fixed" it. This has been standard behavior on mine since iTunes started supporting podcasts. iTunes behaves for me the way you describe, without some smart playlist entanglements, but the iPod just plays one after the other. I have the 5GB iPod with the last firmware they released for it - I don't know if that matters. In general, you're seeing misbehavior, not misdesign, I believe. The old reset/reload might need to be done. Dr. Dobb's published code a while back on how to access the database with Java if you want to actually try troubleshooting. -Bill - Bill McGonigle, Owner Work: 603.448.4440 BFC Computing, LLC Home: 603.448.1668 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: 603.252.2606 http://www.bfccomputing.com/Page: 603.442.1833 New Blog: http://blog.bfccomputing.com/ VCard: http://bfccomputing.com/vcard/bill.vcf ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player >= 30Gb
I like my Creative Zen vision:M. It plays more formats than the IPOD and has much better screen clarity. -Alexei On 3/7/07, Tom Buskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: I've been looking for an MP3 player to hold all my music. Any recommendations here? The iAUDIO X5 on http://www.cowonamerica.com/ looks good to me. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player >= 30Gb
On 3/7/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I just load the MP3 files onto SD or xD cards and listen to them on my PDA. It works great and means that I don't have to carry an extra device around with batteries or charger. I have one that does Compact Flash. It works great. I also have 27GB of music on my home server. FWIW, it took a week with 3 computers running grip to convert all (450) of my CDs. That's almost 7 4GB CF cards worth. Right now I have an external drive that I can bring to work, but I'd rather have it all on a drive based player I can bring with me :-) ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player >= 30Gb
I just load the MP3 files onto SD or xD cards and listen to them on my PDA. It works great and means that I don't have to carry an extra device around with batteries or charger. Mike Miller -- Original message -- From: Paul Lussier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Tom Buskey" writes: > > > I've been looking for an MP3 player to hold all my music. Any > > recommendations here? > > Depends upon your needs. I love my iPod, but I also have a Mac to > deal with all that multi-media stuff that requires a lot more effort > under Linux. If I didn't have a Mac, I probably wouldn't have an iPod. > > -- > Seeya, > Paul > -- > Key fingerprint = 1660 FECC 5D21 D286 F853 E808 BB07 9239 53F1 28EE > > A: Yes. > > Q: Are you sure? > >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. > >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? > ___ > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player >= 30Gb
"Tom Buskey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I've been looking for an MP3 player to hold all my music. Any > recommendations here? Depends upon your needs. I love my iPod, but I also have a Mac to deal with all that multi-media stuff that requires a lot more effort under Linux. If I didn't have a Mac, I probably wouldn't have an iPod. -- Seeya, Paul -- Key fingerprint = 1660 FECC 5D21 D286 F853 E808 BB07 9239 53F1 28EE A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player
Travis Roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> (though, personally, I think the iPod deals with podcasts in a rather >> crappy manner, as opposed to someone else who loved this feature...) > > What do you not like about the way it deals with podcasts? I'm curious. First off, this may be a result of either my ignorance, or something inherent in the way podcasts are recorded, I don't know, and I haven't tried overly hard to rectify the problem... That being said, my experience has been that when I have a list of podcasts, such as NPR's Science Friday, I want to listen to them straight through, as if they were songs in a play list. When one ends, I want it to go straight on to the next one without stopping. For some reason this does not occur. After every podcast ends my iPod gets returned to the menu and waits for me to scroll to the next one and hit the play button. At one time I downloaded a bunch of "podcasts" of a web site as plain MP3 files and "imported" them into iTunes and stuffed them into a play list. This was my first experience with podcasts. It worked great. I listened to the first, and when it finished it just moved on to the next. Later, I subscribed to a podcast via iTunes and was horribly annoyed at the vastly different experience between the behavior of a "playlist" and that of a "podcast". I have seen this behavior with several different "podcasts" to the point where I seldom bother with them anymore. Given that this was also several months ago, and that both my iTunes and iPod software have been updated at least once each since then, perhaps I ought to revisit it and see if they've "fixed" it. At first glance, I don't see any settings on my iPod that control the behavior of podcasts in any way. Contrast that with Audio Books, which let me adjust the speed at which the audio is played. -- Seeya, Paul -- Key fingerprint = 1660 FECC 5D21 D286 F853 E808 BB07 9239 53F1 28EE A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Portable audio player >= 30Gb
I've been looking for an MP3 player to hold all my music. Any recommendations here? The iAUDIO X5 on http://www.cowonamerica.com/ looks good to me. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player (hands down the best one ever)
Travis Roy wrote: Mac/Linux compatible (it shows up as a normal USB drive, SOO MUCH BETTER than some crappy sync software, imho, *cough* itunes) I just wanted to comment on this quickly.. As an avid podcast listener, I must say the way iTunes/iPod deals with this is awesome (and in some respects, audiobooks). You can setup iTunes to download your podcasts and either keep them all, or automatically delete the ones you've listened to. When you sync you can sync them all, or only unplayed ones. This means you can keep your podcast archive and not take up tones of room or have to manually manage your portable player. The other nice thing is that when it syncs it remembers your place. This means I can be 1/3rd of the way through a podcast on my way to work, sync my iPod with iTunes and when I click play on that podcast in iTunes it will be right where I left off in the car.. Listen to say another 1/3rd and sync again before I leave and then when I jump in the car it's right where I left off. I -LOVE- this feature. actually I never even thought about pod(shout?)casts with recording and an mp3 player. i'm not sure if the iAudio line has any software to deal with that or not, i considered the greatest benefit to be that it didn't need any special software at all. I assume there are some applications out there that could sync media to an arbitrary location, but i'm really not sure. for all i know it even came with one ;) Also, the ability to do rankings while in the car and have them translate over to iTunes is good for sorting. I actually have an unrated playlist I listen to in order to weed out stuff I don't like that I haven't had a chance to get to yet, or just acquired. There are some very good advantages to having some good quality media management software that ties in well with your portable player. iTunes isn't the only one, but some of the other software's names escape me at the moment. i'm not sure how it handles rankings, i've never really used rankings myself. my guess is it's probably not going to be able to propagate ranking back to some sync software. not sure on that one either, though. --Travis --No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.413 / Virus Database: 268.18.7/711 - Release Date: 3/5/2007 ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player
(though, personally, I think the iPod deals with podcasts in a rather crappy manner, as opposed to someone else who loved this feature...) What do you not like about the way it deals with podcasts? I'm curious. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player
Cole Tuininga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hey folks - > > I've been starting to go to the gym quasi-regularly, so I think it may > finally be time to break down and get a portable audio player. Looking > for any suggestions... My requirements are: > > * Inexpensive > * Linux compatible > * Inexpensive > * mp3 playback (ogg would be nice, but not required) > * Inexpensive > * Has a standard 1/8" headphone jack (are there any that don't?) > * Inexpensive I've heard good things about the iRiver, but have no personal experience. I'm perfeclty happy with my iPod, but then, I also have a Mac :) (though, personally, I think the iPod deals with podcasts in a rather crappy manner, as opposed to someone else who loved this feature...) -- Seeya, Paul -- Key fingerprint = 1660 FECC 5D21 D286 F853 E808 BB07 9239 53F1 28EE A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player (hands down the best one ever)
Mac/Linux compatible (it shows up as a normal USB drive, SOO MUCH BETTER than some crappy sync software, imho, *cough* itunes) I just wanted to comment on this quickly.. As an avid podcast listener, I must say the way iTunes/iPod deals with this is awesome (and in some respects, audiobooks). You can setup iTunes to download your podcasts and either keep them all, or automatically delete the ones you've listened to. When you sync you can sync them all, or only unplayed ones. This means you can keep your podcast archive and not take up tones of room or have to manually manage your portable player. The other nice thing is that when it syncs it remembers your place. This means I can be 1/3rd of the way through a podcast on my way to work, sync my iPod with iTunes and when I click play on that podcast in iTunes it will be right where I left off in the car.. Listen to say another 1/3rd and sync again before I leave and then when I jump in the car it's right where I left off. I -LOVE- this feature. Also, the ability to do rankings while in the car and have them translate over to iTunes is good for sorting. I actually have an unrated playlist I listen to in order to weed out stuff I don't like that I haven't had a chance to get to yet, or just acquired. There are some very good advantages to having some good quality media management software that ties in well with your portable player. iTunes isn't the only one, but some of the other software's names escape me at the moment. --Travis ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player (hands down the best one ever)
On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 04:04:30PM -0500, Christopher Chisholm wrote: > http://www.cowonamerica.com/products/ > > they have a wide range of players, but the iAudio g3 was the one i > chose, due to these features: Any idea how well this one handles bookmarking? I primarily listen to netcasts and need to be able to leave off and pick up when I'm going in and out of where ever. I've heard talk that some devices have difficulty with this. signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player (hands down the best one ever)
I got an mp3 player for my sister for christmas. I'm one of those guys that spend like a week researching anything before i buy it, no matter how trivial. the best one i found was from a company called Cowon. http://www.cowonamerica.com/products/ I have a friend that has the A2 and I must say it is very nice. The only gripe is that the joystick control feels like its going to snap like a twig (but it hasn't). they have a wide range of players, but the iAudio g3 was the one i chose, due to these features: MP3/WMA/ASF/WAV/OGG Player Voice Recording / FM Radio / Direct MP3 Encoding / Removable Disk Up to 50 hrs of playback (not far from accurate) Mac/Linux compatible (it shows up as a normal USB drive, SOO MUCH BETTER than some crappy sync software, imho, *cough* itunes) one cool features is that it has a standard 1/8" for line-in, which can directly encode CDs to mp3 (auto track seperation on silence). it's a litle bit on the pricey side ($90 for 1gb, $120 for 2), but for what you get it's worth it. plus i think some of their other models are cheaper. -chris Cole Tuininga wrote: Hey folks - I've been starting to go to the gym quasi-regularly, so I think it may finally be time to break down and get a portable audio player. Looking for any suggestions... My requirements are: * Inexpensive * Linux compatible * Inexpensive * mp3 playback (ogg would be nice, but not required) * Inexpensive * Has a standard 1/8" headphone jack (are there any that don't?) * Inexpensive I don't need something huge - a GB or so would be plenty. Thoughts? Thanks in advance! ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player (hands down the best one ever)
I got an mp3 player for my sister for christmas. I'm one of those guys that spend like a week researching anything before i buy it, no matter how trivial. the best one i found was from a company called Cowon. http://www.cowonamerica.com/products/ they have a wide range of players, but the iAudio g3 was the one i chose, due to these features: MP3/WMA/ASF/WAV/OGG Player Voice Recording / FM Radio / Direct MP3 Encoding / Removable Disk Up to 50 hrs of playback (not far from accurate) Mac/Linux compatible (it shows up as a normal USB drive, SOO MUCH BETTER than some crappy sync software, imho, *cough* itunes) one cool features is that it has a standard 1/8" for line-in, which can directly encode CDs to mp3 (auto track seperation on silence). it's a litle bit on the pricey side ($90 for 1gb, $120 for 2), but for what you get it's worth it. plus i think some of their other models are cheaper. -chris Cole Tuininga wrote: Hey folks - I've been starting to go to the gym quasi-regularly, so I think it may finally be time to break down and get a portable audio player. Looking for any suggestions... My requirements are: * Inexpensive * Linux compatible * Inexpensive * mp3 playback (ogg would be nice, but not required) * Inexpensive * Has a standard 1/8" headphone jack (are there any that don't?) * Inexpensive I don't need something huge - a GB or so would be plenty. Thoughts? Thanks in advance! ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player
Cole Tuininga wrote: I've been starting to go to the gym quasi-regularly, so I think it may I don't need something huge - a GB or so would be plenty. Thoughts? I tend to like the iaudio line... easy to use with a great feature set and supported file types. I have the 1G version of this model that has been out for a while. http://www.amazon.com/Cowon-iAudio-Player-Voice-Recorders/dp/B00080QYRK/ref=pd_bbs_sr_6/105-3491267-9083667?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1173213344&sr=8-6 Jared ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player
If you aren't in any rush, woot (www.woot.com) has cheap mp3 players from time to time. And today they had a two-fer FM transmitter that would have gone well with it :) -mm- (who mainly just likes typing 'woot') ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player
They still have this... http://www.neurosaudio.com/store/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=DigitalInnovationsCatalog&product%5Fid=4010207&keyword=neuros&searchcat=products --DTVZ On 3/6/07, Steven W. Orr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Tuesday, Mar 6th 2007 at 13:31 -0500, quoth Mark Komarinski: =>On 03/06/2007 12:42 PM, Steven W. Orr wrote: =>> There was a company a few years back that sold a player that was running =>> linux. It played anything. It also had a transmitter so you could be at =>> someone's house and use his stereo system by setting his FM tuner at 88.1 =>> The problem is I forget their name. =>> =>Are you thinking the Neuros? => =>-Mark => That's it! (I hate old age.) http://www.neurosaudio.com/ It looks like they're out of the mp3 player biz and now into linux based AV systems. -- Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like a banana. Stranger things have .0. happened but none stranger than this. Does your driver's license say Organ ..0 Donor?Black holes are where God divided by zero. Listen to me! We are all- 000 individuals! What if this weren't a hypothetical question? steveo at syslang.net ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player
On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:16:15 -0500 Cole Tuininga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey folks - > > I've been starting to go to the gym quasi-regularly, so I think it may > finally be time to break down and get a portable audio player. Looking > for any suggestions... My requirements are: > > * Inexpensive > * Linux compatible > * Inexpensive > * mp3 playback (ogg would be nice, but not required) > * Inexpensive > * Has a standard 1/8" headphone jack (are there any that don't?) > * Inexpensive > > I don't need something huge - a GB or so would be plenty. Thoughts? I recently bought my own first venture into this stuff. >From Circuit City, where (incredibly) the clerk on duty was a Linux geek, who suggested a: Samsung YP-U2J 1GB ~$70 It's white, the length and width of a USB "thumbdrive" device, with a playlist, 1/8" headphone jack, and an FM receiver. It's Linux compatible. Actually, it *is* a USB "thumbdrive" device: you plug it into a USB port, do a "mount -t VFAT" etc. and you're off to the races. Because you can load it by "moving files onto a USB disk" (that is, by shell commands) it has proven especially handy for podcasts to listen to in the car. It plays Ogg as well as MP3. One caveat: you have to install the non-US firmware. As delivered the device works only with a certain manufacturer's "Media Center", whatever that is. The firmware is available from the mfr's (non US) support sites on the Web. (I still have the installer I used, if anyone wants to put Ogg on a YP-U2J.) .02 -Bill ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player
On Tuesday, Mar 6th 2007 at 13:31 -0500, quoth Mark Komarinski: =>On 03/06/2007 12:42 PM, Steven W. Orr wrote: =>> There was a company a few years back that sold a player that was running =>> linux. It played anything. It also had a transmitter so you could be at =>> someone's house and use his stereo system by setting his FM tuner at 88.1 =>> The problem is I forget their name. =>> =>Are you thinking the Neuros? => =>-Mark => That's it! (I hate old age.) http://www.neurosaudio.com/ It looks like they're out of the mp3 player biz and now into linux based AV systems. -- Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like a banana. Stranger things have .0. happened but none stranger than this. Does your driver's license say Organ ..0 Donor?Black holes are where God divided by zero. Listen to me! We are all- 000 individuals! What if this weren't a hypothetical question? steveo at syslang.net ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player
On 03/06/2007 12:42 PM, Steven W. Orr wrote: > There was a company a few years back that sold a player that was running > linux. It played anything. It also had a transmitter so you could be at > someone's house and use his stereo system by setting his FM tuner at 88.1 > The problem is I forget their name. > Are you thinking the Neuros? -Mark ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player
* Inexpensive * Linux compatible * Inexpensive * mp3 playback (ogg would be nice, but not required) * Inexpensive * Has a standard 1/8" headphone jack (are there any that don't?) * Inexpensive A little over a year ago, I bought my best friend a SanDisk Sansa player from their e100 series (http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Catalog(1073)-SanDisk_Sansa_e100_Series_MP3_Players.aspx). MSRP on the 512MB is 60$ and the 1GB is 90$. It comes with an FM radio tuner and an SD card slot for expansion. She loves hers. I bought it at one of the office stores (Office Depot or the now defunct Office Max) and it even had a rebate on it at the time. I can't guarentee it will work with Linux, but under Windows, it just comes up as a USB mass storage device (and off course, you could always preload SD cards with a supported Linux reader). Some very quick google's show that there has been success at least with the e200 series with automounters sticking them on /media/ so it's likely that the e100 series is the same. -Shawn ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player
I hate rebates but one of these (conformance to your reqs: unknown) might be worth a shot: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=382325-5&prodlist=dealnews http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/Main.aspx?p=ItemDetail&item=CES11440 ...and there's always: http://www.pricewatch.com/mp3_players/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player
> From: Cole Tuininga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:16:15 -0500 > I've been starting to go to the gym quasi-regularly, so I think it may > finally be time to break down and get a portable audio player. Looking > for any suggestions... My requirements are: I would suggest (maybe even recommend) silence. A workout can be a good meditation. But, assuming you *need* pleasing sounds at the gym... > * Inexpensive > * Inexpensive > * Inexpensive Wal-Fart has a cheap RCA Lyra for $30. It has 256MB built in storage and an SD slot for additional storage. It has a mini USB adapter, takes 1 AAA battery, and has an 1/8" headphone jack. It has once-through, loop, and shuffle modes, but has no playlist functionality. mp3s can be stored in multiple directories but are all sorted alphabetically by filename on boot, so the sort order of the base filenames is the order in which they appear in the player. When an expansion card is inserted, the names are sorted right in with those on internal storage. The card can be inserted/removed without powering down the device, although the player takes a moment to reindex itself when this is done. AFAIK, ogg is not supported. The device appears, under Linux, as a two USB MSDs. So it can double as an SD card reader. Partitions created by fdisk and filesystems created by mkfs.vfat are both properly recognized by the device, so it is Linux-friendly. I think it also has some goofey DSP modes to give the music certain special effects, but I never use them. STAY AWAY FROM the 1GB Ilo player! Last I saw, it was selling at Mal-Mart for about $60. It has MANY problems, both in terms of hardware and Linux compatibility. It has a built-in DRM which is overly strict and automatically skips legitimate mp3s. It can play PCM WAV files, but WAVs recorded at different sample rates often play back at a lower volume (or not at all). The built-in microphone (used for the voice recording functionality) sucks. The device also does not properly interperet x86 partition tables or FAT filesystems created with mkfs.vfat. Trust me, I tried! Online, I read that the mic has only 2-bit sample depth and that the headphone jack is prone to breaking off the PCB. All in all, the Ilo isn't much more than a glorified SD card reader. Or, you can invest in some silence, which is probably the cheapest, most readily available of MP3 devicery. :) ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player
On Tuesday, Mar 6th 2007 at 12:16 -0500, quoth Cole Tuininga: => =>Hey folks - => =>I've been starting to go to the gym quasi-regularly, so I think it may =>finally be time to break down and get a portable audio player. Looking =>for any suggestions... My requirements are: => =>* Inexpensive =>* Linux compatible =>* Inexpensive =>* mp3 playback (ogg would be nice, but not required) =>* Inexpensive =>* Has a standard 1/8" headphone jack (are there any that don't?) =>* Inexpensive => =>I don't need something huge - a GB or so would be plenty. Thoughts? There was a company a few years back that sold a player that was running linux. It played anything. It also had a transmitter so you could be at someone's house and use his stereo system by setting his FM tuner at 88.1 The problem is I forget their name. -- Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like a banana. Stranger things have .0. happened but none stranger than this. Does your driver's license say Organ ..0 Donor?Black holes are where God divided by zero. Listen to me! We are all- 000 individuals! What if this weren't a hypothetical question? steveo at syslang.net ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player
You could check the apple refurb site: http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/ RSLID?mco=32DAAC51&nclm=Certified You might be able to pickup an ipod that can run ipod linux or rockbox to get your ogg support. The first gen nanos are supported by rockbox and the 1Gig versions are $80 on that site. If you keep it with the Apple firmware and use it for the gym you could get the nike kit and hack your existing shoes to fit the transmitter. (that's what I did with my wife's shoes) On Mar 6, 2007, at 12:16 PM, Cole Tuininga wrote: Hey folks - I've been starting to go to the gym quasi-regularly, so I think it may finally be time to break down and get a portable audio player. Looking for any suggestions... My requirements are: * Inexpensive * Linux compatible * Inexpensive * mp3 playback (ogg would be nice, but not required) * Inexpensive * Has a standard 1/8" headphone jack (are there any that don't?) * Inexpensive I don't need something huge - a GB or so would be plenty. Thoughts? Thanks in advance! -- Cole Tuininga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.code-energy.com/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Portable audio player
Hey folks - I've been starting to go to the gym quasi-regularly, so I think it may finally be time to break down and get a portable audio player. Looking for any suggestions... My requirements are: * Inexpensive * Linux compatible * Inexpensive * mp3 playback (ogg would be nice, but not required) * Inexpensive * Has a standard 1/8" headphone jack (are there any that don't?) * Inexpensive I don't need something huge - a GB or so would be plenty. Thoughts? Thanks in advance! -- Cole Tuininga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.code-energy.com/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
