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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: RE: Advice on small FM Radio using RockboxRE: Advice on small FM Radio using Rockbox
From: Bernhard M. via rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 07:35:16 +0200 Maybe this one? https://www.ebay.de/itm/SanDisk-Sansa-Clip-Schwarz-2GB-Digitaler-Medienplayer-MP3/193517635813?_mwBanner=1&ul_ref=https%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F0%2Fe11021.m43.l3160%2F7%3Feuid%3D566e3adeed284d12a11e4968cb41782b%26bu%3D44384295527%26ut%3DRU%26segname%3D11021%26crd%3D20200615161137%26osub%3D-1%7E1%26ch%3Dosgood%26loc%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.de%252Fulk%252Fitm%252F193517635813%26sojTags%3Dbu%3Dbu%2Cut%3Dut%2Cch%3Dch%2Csegname%3Dsegname%2Ccrd%3Dcrd%2Curl%3Dloc%2Cosub%3Dosub%26srcrot%3De11021.m43.l3160%26rvr_id%3D0%26rvr_ts%3Dbb9ca45c1720aa46dfc313befff078a9&ul_noapp=true&pageci=840fdad6-1f5c-4369-af05-dbaea0d2395f Gerry Ellis via rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> skrev: (11 juni 2020 22:15:47 CEST) >Hi, > >Thanks to everyone who answered. Some there that I already knew and >much that I didn't. Plenty for me to try. > > >Take care, > >Gerry Ellis > >If you don’t know where you’re going, >How will you know when you get there? > >-----Original Message----- >From: rockbox <rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se> On Behalf Of Sheldon via >rockbox >Sent: Thursday 11 June 2020 03:39 >To: Gerry Ellis via rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> >Cc: Sheldon <sheldon10101_at_gmail.com> >Subject: Re: Advice on small FM Radio using Rockbox > >Hi: >The Sansa Clip Zip with Rockbox is customizable to an amazing degree >and can certainly be controlled by touch. I use it that way, going to >sleep. >You can even have it set up with a configuration file that runs >everytime you turn it on. I suspect that you may want to go beyond just >a FM radio. Ebay has a bunch of sansas available at various prices. >Some with rockbox installed. Try craigslist and kiiji. I managed to get >a new one a couple of years ago for a great price. > > >If you just want radio, consider getting a FM plus HD radio. Just check >that there is HD radio where you are. With HD, you get better sound and >a lot more stations. Interestingly, the HD radios and ones with >accessibility seem to be coming from the UK. Here's a review of a >radio that isn't expensive and seems to work pretty well for the blind. > >https://dgriffithblog.com/2018/05/28/tactile-accessible-pocket-dab-dab-fm-radio/ > >Sheldon > > > > > > >On 2020-06-10 3:18 PM, Gerry Ellis via rockbox wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am totally blind. I want to use Rockbox on a shirt pocket sized FM >radio so that I can use the controls and also set and select prefix >radio stations. The smaller the device the better so long as reception >is good. >> >> Here is my understanding of the current position: >> * Rockbox works mostly on MP3 players. >> * The Sansa Clip devices used to play MP3, had an FM radio and were >beautifully small. However, these are no longer on sale. >> * The Rockbox firmware doesn't work with the current Sansa Sports >devices. >> * I am not aware of any small device with both FM and AM radio onto >which Rockbox can be installed. >> >> If the device had an AM radio and/or an MP3 player, that would be a >bonus. However, the FM radio is my primary wish. >> >> Has anyone any recommendations as to which device might suit and >where I might get one? >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> Take care, >> >> Gerry Ellis >> >> If you don’t know where you’re going, >> How will you know when you get there? >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Unsubscribe: http://cool.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 > >------------------------------------------------------------------- >Unsubscribe: http://cool.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 > > >------------------------------------------------------------------- >Unsubscribe: http://cool.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 -- Skickat från min Android-enhet med K-9 Mail. Ursäkta min fåordighet. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: http://cool.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 Received on 2020-06-16 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |