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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: AJBR20 Dying?Re: AJBR20 Dying?
From: Rocker <rocker_at_shaw.ca>
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 11:44:07 -0600 No Rockbox? No way! Cheers...rocker ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Styles" <george_at_ripnet.co.uk> To: "Rockbox development" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 9:40 AM Subject: Re: AJBR20 Dying? Ive just upgraded my JB to a iRiver iHP-140 - its fantastic, the software does MOST of the things Rockbox does, it has a LCD remote, and is quite a bit smaller than the Archos. It also has built in radio... definately worth a look g ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Jones" <joe_at_bumpycarrot.cjb.net> To: "Rockbox development" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 4:33 PM Subject: Re: AJBR20 Dying? > Mine has developed similar behaviour. Squeezing it seems to be loosening > the battery contacts or some such. > > From what I can tell, the closest matches feature/price wise are the > Ripdrive/XClef and the GMini. There's already been some work on the > GMini firmware, but apparently the XClef is well documented (I heard > somebody mention that on this list). The XClef is a little taller (0.5") > and a little slimmer than our current boxes, and the GMini is about the > same. The XClef uses 2.5" HDDs, and I *believe* (I can't find info for > sure) that the same is true of the GMini. The Ripdrive can even be > bought without a disk, for all those whos existing disks are intact. > > Both can handle WMAs and MP3s, and the GMini can handle WAV as well. > Both have FM tuners and recording capabilities, although the Archos > website seems to suggest that the GMini requires their special remote > for these abilities. Can anyone confirm whether this is because the > necessary hardware is actually in the remote? > > Obviously I'm no developer (yet (promises himself again to learn C this > summer)), and I can't tell people what to buy, but side-by-side, based > purely on hardware, I think the XClef just pulls ahead. However, perhaps > the familiarity with Archos products weighs in the GMini's favour. > > Joe > > > Stuart Tedford wrote: > > Mine is also dying. It has been taken apart about 10 times now and this > > final time seems to have broken something. I can now switch it on and off > > via the power buttons as normal, but also by squeezing the case quite gently > > at either the sides, or the top and bottom. > > > > I did notice that the I/O PCBs on the top/bottom where the batteries connect > > are now bent from the constant pressure of the battery contact spring > > pressing against them. Looks like a design fault to me. > > > > It will have to come apart yet again. Anyone got any ideas of where to look > > for the fix? > > > > I haven't been impressed by any of the new players on the market. None of > > them have all the features I want, a few come close but are always missing > > at least one of my "must have" features. > > > > I guess what most of us RockBoxers are doing is waiting until someone with > > the expertise and time to port RockBox does so on one of these new breed of > > players. Then we will all know which one to buy. Until then, we will have > > to keep nursing/using our Archoses (or is it Archi) well past their use by > > date. > > > > Stu. > _______________________________________________ > http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox _______________________________________________ http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox _______________________________________________ http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox Received on 2004-06-04 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |