[LAU] "mp3"-player with ogg?

[Dalen Kruse]

On Friday 29 June 2007 17:23:27 Ken Restivo wrote:
> 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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I bought a refurbished one off eBay about a year ago for $75.


Dalen