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Subject: Re: Information

Re: Information

From: Dave Hooper <dave_at_beermex.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 23:47:08 +0100

The future of Rock Box? If you want to use Rock Box *now* then you will
need one of the models supported by Rockbox. In the imminent future,
RockBox will also be able to run on iRiver H300-series devices which are
still available at many stores. There is no official timescale yet for
H300-series support in RockBox but it is in the pipeline.

Other than that-- the bottom line is, if you buy a different MP3 player
that isn't supported by RockBox, then RockBox will not work on it now, and
there is certainly no guarantee that it will work on it in the future
either.

Due to the nature of RockBox it is impossible to keep up-to-date with the
new ranges of 'current' models being released by manufacturers each month.
RockBox is developed by a number of keen individuals in their free time,
without any endorsement or technical information from the manufacturers of
the original MP3 players on which it runs. It takes a considerable amount
of time to understand how a given MP3 player can be reprogrammed, and the
unfortunate truth is that, by the time RockBox is able to run successfully
on a new model, that model is no longer 'current' and in fact has typically
already been obsoleted by its manufacturer.

d

----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin Phelan" <colin_phelan_at_yahoo.co.uk>
To: "'Rockbox development'" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 10:48 PM
Subject: RE: Information


> Thanks Rob
> And the future of Rock Box, is anything immenant or should I just look for
> the easiest to operate MP3 player with minimum sight.
> Regards
> Colin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se [mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se]
> On
> Behalf Of rob powell
> Sent: 06 September 2005 22:12
> To: Rockbox development
> Subject: RE: Information
>
> Hi Colin,
>
> OK, to take your questions in order.
>
> The models supported are the Jukebox 5000 6000 10GB recorder 10GB and
> 20GB,
> studio 15??? And 20. Recorder V2, and FM recorder. Not the Jukebox
> multimedia and so on.
>
> The reason you can't match models on retail sites is that they're all
> older
> models. With the exception of the developing iriver version of Rockbox,
> there are no current models which are supported. Even the iriver models
> are
> becoming harder to get hold of now. There are very few retailers that
> have
> the relevant Archos units in stock. Sometimes it's worth an email to ask,
> but not often. Normally any retailers that do have old stock are sniffed
> out and posted on here.
>
> I think that's everything you asked,
>
> Rob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se [mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se]On
> Behalf Of Colin Phelan
> Sent: 06 September 2005 21:59
> To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se
> Subject: Information
>
> I am new to Rock Box and am looking for accessability in MP3 players.
> I cannot totally match the units on the Rock Box web site with that on
> Archos Retailers.
> Can it be confirmed exactly the model numbers Rock Box can support
> Are these current models or old models.
> If old apart from auction sites is there an outlet to purchase these
> units.
> If old are there plans and programmes to support current units.
> Thanks for your help
> Colin Phelan
>
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