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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: QuestionsRe: Questions
From: Andrew Jamieson <andrew.jamieson_at_projectlab.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 17:32:00 +1100 > > Second: Do you recommend jogging or running with the Recorder 20? I am > afraid I might cause a head crash or something of the sort with all the > jarring. When I did run with it a few times with the original operating > system it would always lock up on me, I have not tried it since installing > Rockbox. I am more worried about messing up the unit than anything else. > > Nope, I don't recommend it at all. Get a flash based player for the rough > stuff! Take your Archos everywhere, walking, driving (on road), planes, > trains, busses, and maybe even bicycling on smooth roads. If you go > running, off road driving, mountian biking or bungee jumping, leave it at > home. There are a number of 128MB flash based players that can be had for > reasonable prices, and some can be upgraded to 256 inexpensively with SM or > CF cards. That's about 4 hours at 128kbps, so unless you are a marathon > runner, you won't hear the same song twice. :) JMO (maybe not so humble) > ;) I've used my AJB jogging, and it works fine for me, so long as I hold it in my hand to minimise shocks (doubles as a running weight :) If your not prepared to hold it in your hand, then I would be very suprised if you could get it work. I also often use my player whilst riding on bumpy concrete, or well trod dirt paths with no problem. A Received on 2003-01-30 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |