[LAU] "mp3"-player with ogg?

Ken Restivo ken at restivo.org
Fri Jun 29 18:23:27 EDT 2007


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On Fri, Jun 29, 2007 at 04:26:25PM -0500, Dalen Kruse wrote:
> On Friday 29 June 2007 15:32, Arnold Krille wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I discovered that travelling is more fun if my own music is in my ears. So
> > I decided (and my wife approved) to buy a mobile player. As big parts of my
> > music collection are oggs and I am to audiophile to reconvert them to mp3,
> > I am searching for a mobile player that can do ogg as well as mp3 (I don't
> > give anything for wma, aac or other proprietary stuff).
> >
> > I like the way Apple makes things just work. If the Ipod nano played ogg I
> > would march into the next local supermarket that has them on discount
> > currently.
> >
> > Who has experience with Linux on the Ipod (normal one without
> > nano/shuffle/etc...)? Is it stable and usable?
> >
> > Which other players would you recommend for their abilities and usability?
> >
> > Have a nice weekend,
> >
> > Arnold
> 
> I have a Samsung YP-MT6Z 1GB.  Contains FM tuner and MP3/OGG player in a very 
> small package.  Uses 1 AA battery and I get 40+ hours of playtime with 1 
> battery.  Also does voice/FM radio/input recording in MP3 format.  My only 
> wish was more memory capacity, but it's a great little player.
> 

How much are these things?

What is the dirt-cheapest one that'll play ogg's? NAND flash-based is fine, I don't need a hard drive.

- -ken
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