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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: My FMR just diedRe: My FMR just died
From: Henry Mitchell <hmitchell_at_fastmail.fm>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 15:55:05 -0800 Yeah, I am considering the plain old recorder (recording is key). But as they say, "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice...." Neon John wrote: > On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 14:37:27 -0800, Henry Mitchell <hmitchell_at_fastmail.fm> > wrote: > > >>Well, after less than 10 months, my FMR just died. > > > <snippity> > > I will never buy another Archos product again (I had > >>previously had a neutral-at-best experience with the CDR, but chalked it >>up to immature technology). I'm hoping I can salvage the material on >>disk and go on my merry way with a different product like Creative, etc. >> >>Sigh. > > > You'll hate the Creative box. Everything Rockbox does right they do wrong, > the worst of which is probably that it is a database-based player. > > Like everyone else who has been through this, you've learned that the FMR is > absolute junk. OTOH the plain Recorder is a solid product IF it works right > out of the box. Just yesterday the last of my circle of friends who bought an > FMR got rid of it (thank God for product replacement plans!!) and got a > Recorder. Of the 7 Recorders among me and my circle of friends, one came out > of the box not charging. Swapped it out immediately. Otherwise, all is well. > One guy is a lineman and uses his Recorder while he's climbing on poles and > riding in bucket trucks. If it can withstand that sort of usage it has to be > tough. > > Face it, you're hooked on Rockbox so yer stuck with Archos hardware. At least > one piece of hardware works OK. > > John > > --- > John De Armond > johngdDONTYOUDARE_at_bellsouth.net > http://bellsouthpwp.net/j/o/johngd/ > Cleveland, Occupied TN > Received on 2003-11-15 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |