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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: O/T Re: Why not iPod?O/T Re: Why not iPod?
From: Rocker <rocker_at_shaw.ca>
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 09:34:06 -0600 Hi, I'm not sure that's true? While I only have the shuffle, I've seen the 20 & 40 GB and, while indeed proprietary, they are a very slick piece of hardware. rocker ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arnaud" <xcopy_at_club-internet.fr> To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 8:58 AM Subject: Re: Why not iPod? > oh no, not Ipod. > > It's a loosy and quite expensive MP3 player with only a good estetic > feel but little features. > > I think Iriver players or newer Archos player or some others E.G. > NeoSafa, Samsung, etc. are far far better than the Ipod for a cheaper > price. > > > On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:23:18 -0400, you wrote: > >>OK, right off the bat, let me say that I despise Apple, Steve Jobs and >>most of what they stand for. Ahem. >> >>That said, is there any reason why the iPod isn't considered for a >>RockBox port? It would seem that with a port of Linux running on the >>thing, there should be enough info out there for a port. >> >>As I scan the racks of even Walmart and see all the nifty accessories >>that work only with an iPod, I have to admit that it would be a nice >>host for RockBox. I'd LOVE to have a set of amplified speakers into >>which my jukebox would simply snap, like those offered by several >>different companies for the iPod. >> >>I don't want to even appear to become an AppleDroid but OTOH, the >>hardware is nice... >> >>John >>--- >>John De Armond >>See my website for my current email address >>http://www.johngsbbq.com >>Cleveland, Occupied TN > > ---------- > Arnaud de Bonald - http://bonald.org > Received on 2005-09-24 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |