[clue-tech] mp3/ogg players

[Dennis J Perkins]

I  think iRiver supposts ogg.  I haven't seen them in the store
recently, tho.  I don't have any complaints about mine but I remember
that some of them didn't work with Linux, so do you homework. :)

On Sun, 2007-11-04 at 17:52 -0700, Jed S. Baer wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 15:37:58 -0700
> Collins Richey wrote:
> 
> > My wife has a collection of inspirational audio recordings that she
> > would like to put on an mp3/ogg/ipod/??? device to listen to to/from
> > work or whenever. I have them ripped to ogg on my pc. Now the search
> > is on for a portalbe device that I can transfer the files to via USB.
> 
> Unfortunately, the market for Ogg is really small. I spent a lot of time
> finding a media player that supported Ogg. Unfortunately, when it broke,
> the support I got sucked. It seems that while their website says, "works
> wtih Linux", if the thing quits working, they'll suggest that you do a
> firmware upgrade, and those are available only via a Windoze exe file.
> 
> That said, the way this thing worked is that it implements UMS -- that's
> the USB Mass Storage specification, so when you plug it in, it looks like
> a USB drive, and you just copy your files onto it.
> 
> There are newer versions than what I have which use flash memory. I
> assume that means you can pull the memory stick out, plug it into a card
> reader and copy files to it. This has the advantage of being able to make
> a few different sticks with different mixes, if you want, for example, a
> jazz collection, a pop collection, and a classical collection.
> 
> So, if you want Ogg, the only thing I know of is iAudio (Cowon). But save
> all the original packaging and contents (the supplied earbuds are just
> painful) in case you have to return it. I've seen favorable comments on
> bulletin boards regarding their RMA service. When I contacted them for
> support, and mentioned I run Linux, they were just plain unpleasant. Been
> meaning to post a little transcript of my chat session with a support
> manager, it's actually a bit funny, once you get around what a dickhead
> he was being.
> 
> Oh, if you can find a used iRiver -- they support Ogg as well, IIRC.
> 
> There are programs that work with the iPod on Linux, but AFAIK, you'll
> have to convert to MP3.
> 
> jed
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