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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Does rockbox run better on X5 or Ipod?Re: Does rockbox run better on X5 or Ipod?
From: Mark <discardedswimwear_at_googlemail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 23:23:07 +0100 I'd agree with all that Scott said about using a nano with Rockbox voice. Really great. One little tip that I'd like to pass on to a blind user looking to buy one: you might want to seriously consider buying one with a cracked or broken screen. Plenty of folks are selling them on eBay for quite a significant discount (although be careful not to pay the same as for one with a working screen!) You do not need to view the screen when installing Rockbox, including its voice, and so if you don't need one, and you can get a discount by buying one without the screen, then go for it! Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "ScottLearned" <SLearned_at_cox.net> To: <xcopy_at_club-internet.fr>; "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 6:00 PM Subject: Re: Does rockbox run better on X5 or Ipod? > > Arnaud Xcopy wrote: > > do you think a blind could use a Nano at all? > > I could be interested in it for its size. > > Hi Arnaud, > Yes, the Nano is an excellent player and works great with Rockbox! It is a > pleasure to use. I also have a Video, but I am hooked on this darn little > player! > I am still amazed that there is speach on such a small device. The audio > is > excellent and the voice UI works great. > > I highly recommend a case for the purpose of finding the perimeter of the > scroll wheel, and for protection of course. > Measuring my cases, the Nano scroll wheel has a circumference of 1 inch > and > the Video wheel is 1 3/8 inches. > > When the audible click wheel is implemented into Rockbox, scrolling will > be > easier too. > > Another thing that attracts me to the iPod's, is that my Rockbox enabled > Nano and Video work nicely with my Klipsch iFi speaker system. They > received > higher ratings than the Bose. > The iPods work nice in the control dock which have volume and sub > controls, > along with the ability to charge the unit. My Nano seems to charge faster > in > the dock than on my PC. > > The iFi system comes with a tiny wireless remote that uses radio > frequencies, so it can be used pretty much all around the house. Currently > the volume works fine, but the previous and next track functions don't. > Hopefully there will be support for the rest of the wireless functions in > the future. > > If you want a player that works great with Rockbox, is very small, > streamlined, speach enabled, has excellent audio and availabel pretty much > anywhere, the Nano fits the bill. > I would recommend this little gem. > > BTW, Audible and Amazon have a $100 off promotion for iPods until the end > of > December. This includes the Nano and Video. I payed $139 for my 4G. > > Rockbox makes this player what it is. Again, my sincere thanks to the > brilliant Devs for such an awesome product! > > Best of luck . > > Scott > Received on 2006-05-23 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |