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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Advice please.Re: Advice please.
From: Daryl Marie <crazymusician_at_shaw.ca>
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:03:56 -0700 > Hi Everyone. > Now I really am looking for people's advice regarding MP3 players. > I realise that each person will have their own individual > view but I'd be > interested to hear what they are. > > The situation is that my Ipod Video 80GB Classic is coming to > the end of > it's life. > I like the new Apple Ipod Classic which is 160GB however, > neither Apple's > speech nor Rockbox supports it so it's basically > inaccessible and > therefore useless for me as a totally blind person. > > Now As I have a lot of music and other Audio stuff I need > an MP3 player > with at least 32GB memory. > > I could purchase the new Ipod Touch and use it with > Apple Speech? > Or I suppose I could purchase an Ipod with a smaller > memory such as the > Nano and put Rockbox on it. > > The disadvantage for me is that I'm not a great fan of ITunes > and I've been > told that if I purchase either the Touch or Nano, > then I have to use > ITunes to transfer music. > > I do feel that my options are becoming slightly limited > now particularly > if I want an Ipod or MP3 player with at least 32GB memory > and new rather > than Second hand. > > So, What are people doing? > Are people still purchassing older devices and using them with > Rockbox or > are people now using new Apple ipods such as the > Touch or the Phone with > Apple's own speech. > > Thanks. > Maurice Press. > > Hi, Maurice, I got a barely used (and I do mean BARELY used Toshiba Gigabeat, 40 GB, from eBay about a year ago, and I LOVE it. It works great with Rockbox and holds everything that I need. Just out of personal preference, I try and stay away from all things Apple as much as possible. I know this probably doesn't help much, but I hope you find what you are looking for. D-M ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: http://cool.haxx.se/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rockbox FAQ: http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/GeneralFAQ Etiquette: http://www.rockbox.org/mail/etiquette.html Received on 2010-02-09 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |