[GRLUG] Digital Audio Player

[Ron Lauzon]

Benjamin Flanders wrote:
> I'm interested in your opinions here.  How many of you have a DAP,
> which one do you have and would you recommend it.  Are you looking at
> a dap and have already done some research and are willing to summarize
> some of that research?
>   

I have several, actually.  Most are in the "spare parts" box in the 
storage room.  I take them out occasionally to play with.

Recommendation: anything by Archos.  They are very linux-friendly with 
their products.

Avoid: iRiver (they have gone over to the dark side and no longer 
support UMS - only Microsoft's brain-damaged MTP - connections).
Avoid: RCA (their "we support everything" doesn't include standard UMS 
connections).

OK, but with issues: iPod.  I have one in a box somewhere that I put 
Rockbox on to see how it worked.  It was OK.  Then I played with the 
Apple firmware later.  You can't use the more efficient tools in Linux 
to put music on it.  You have to use the brain-damaged protocol that 
Apple created - which is very cumbersome.

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