[GRLUG] Digital Audio Player

[Chris Lamrock]

I've got a Sansa e200 - so far I love it..  FM radio is decent, it seems 
pretty sturdy - no hiccups yet.  The audio recorder works very nice - with 
good sound.    It's got quite a few perks over the ipod - it has user 
replicable rechargeable batteries, a mini sd slot for more memory, fm 
receiver (although AM would have been nice as well) - it also has decent 
volume - enough to use it while cutting the grass.  I picked mine up 3 weeks 
ago at $145.00 from Circuit City.

My only gripe so far is the plastic select wheel on the front is a bit 
cheesy - but has worked flawlessly for me. and the headphones are cheap and 
uncomfortable.

-Chris


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Schmidt" <timschmidt at gmail.com>
To: <grlug at grlug.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 2:10 PM
Subject: Re: [GRLUG] Digital Audio Player


> The Sansa's are decent...  Sandisk has even donated some to a Rockbox
> dev (although support is only in CVS).  If you can take the hit in the
> wallet, nearly the entire iPod series is well supported under Rockbox.
> Many iRiver models are as well, however, they've all been either
> discontinued or are even pricier than the iPods.
>
> If you don't know what Rockbox gets you...  it's an open-source
> firmware for DAPs.  On a device with suitable hardware (all the
> aforementioned work) you get Ogg, MP3, Speex, FLAC, and many other
> codecs, gapless playback, tons of plugins, spoken menu support, and
> firmware upgrades that actually add features and fix bugs.
>
> --tim
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