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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: RE : looking to replace my Benjie t6: what should I get?Re: RE : looking to replace my Benjie t6: what should I get?
From: Solomon Peachy via rockbox <rockbox_at_lists.haxx.se>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2023 07:34:23 -0400 On Thu, Jun 01, 2023 at 09:22:54AM +0200, Alex Claessens via rockbox wrote: > Her is a very good website from blind and vissually impaired persons. I don't know if I'd call that website "good", as it doesn't actually _describe_ things terribly well. > Good info about the mp3 player benjie t6. > https://talkingmp3players.com/ As this website points out, the Benjie T6 (aka the AGPTek Rocker) is/was being offered with Rockbox! So there's not really any need for Rockbox developers to be made aware of what the T6 is all about; after all we wrote the software running on the device. (And FWIW I've personally been maintaining/improving that port) The original question on this thread was about what could be used as a Benjie T6 replacement. The short answer is "nearly any rockbox-compatible player you can manage to purchase" [1]. The longer answer is more complicated, as actually _installing_ rockbox onto the player often requires being able to see what you're doing (if only because the original player firmware has no accessibility features at all). Fortunately the folks at talkingmp3players also provide a service where they'll do this work for you if you send them a suitable device. At this point the only real option for a brand-new player is going to be one of the EROS Q/K clones [2] -- They're physically larger and heavier than the T6, but in exchange you get better battery life and far improved better physical controls. Unfortunately all of these players have been sold with multiple software and hardware variants, so there's no automatic foolproof way to install Rockbox on them. If you're willing to purchase a secondhand/used player, IMO your best option is one of classic-style iPods, especially if you buy one pre-modded with solid state storage and a new battery. So with that in mind, the question of "what player should I get" is really best asked of the talkingmp3players folks, as that is the entire point of the services they provide! [1] Except for the handful that use a (partial) touch interface, eg the Shanling Q1 and Sansa Fuze Plus. [2] https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/AIGOErosQK Cheers, - Solomon -- Solomon Peachy pizza at shaftnet dot org (email&xmpp) _at_pizza:shaftnet dot org (matrix) Dowling Park, FL speachy (libra.chat) -- Unsubscribe: http://lists.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
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