[TriLUG] portable music player?

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I have run RockBox on an 2nd gen iPod nano, an iRiver iHP-120, and a
Sandisk Sansa, and it's always been superbly functional, if somehwat
ugly (for the themes, think Enlightenment WM screenshots). Can't
recommend it enough for the DIY mindset.

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OlsonE at aosa.army.mil wrote:
> RockBox for the WIN! ...have it running on my ipod ...and love it! 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On Behalf Of Justin Parker
> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 8:35 AM
> To: trilug at trilug.org
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] portable music player?
>
> Anyone looking for a portable media player should probably pa ruse 
> www.anythingbutipod.com
> There's a lot of stuff there, some of which is contributed by Linux 
> users. Once you settle on your hardware deff. +1 for RockBox, it 
> actually makes my Sandisk Sansa e280 more useable.
>
> Justin
>
> On 12/18/2009 08:17 AM, John Mitchell wrote:
>   
>> You may want to look for a PMP that can run RockBox
>> http://www.rockbox.org/  An actual Linux distro for PMPs!
>>     I have a Sansa C250 unit and love the many additional formats that
>> RockBox has added.
>>
>> john mitchell
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 5:48 AM, Kevin Hunter<hunteke at earlham.edu>  wrote:
>>
>>    
>>     
>>> Hullo List,
>>>
>>> I'm thinking about getting myself a running companion for my ears.  I've
>>> been keeping my head in the sand ignoring portable players for long
>>> enough that now I realize I don't know the playing field very well.  I
>>> do know my major criteria beyond "it plays music", however:
>>>
>>> 1. I have a large collection of ogg music files.  I'd like my player to
>>> be able to play them without having to first convert to mp3.
>>>
>>> 2. I have Linux (haduh!  I'm on /this/ list, right?), and don't have
>>> Windows.  Anything that requires a firmware upgrade with a "special
>>> utility for Windows only", or otherwise won't work with the Free tools,
>>> is a no-go.
>>>
>>> I've been off and on researching this over the past year or two, and the
>>> influx of ogg-capable players is increasing.  However, it's the latter
>>> criteria to which I can't seem to find definitive answers, much less
>>> satisfactory products.
>>>
>>> Has anyone gone through this recently?  Any pointers or suggestions of
>>> products on which I should focus my attention?
>>>
>>> Much appreciated,
>>>
>>> Kevin
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