[Tfug] MP3 players and Linux

[Sam Hart]

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll forward them to him.

Personally, I found this one:
	http://archos.com/products/prw_500519.html

It actually uses embedded Linux for it's OS (coolness). And, from some of 
the reviews I've read online, it supposedly is just treated as a USB drive 
and should be 100% supported under Linux (apparently, it's just a fancy 
box around a standard laptop HDD).

Now if only I could afford the $550 for it I could answer Jake's question 
once and for all whether it works under Linux ;-)


* On 04-07-21, Jeremy D. Rogers wrote:

> 
> This one looks nice (mp3/ogg/usb-mass-storage/20GB):
> http://netmusic.com/web/mp3players/hd-800.aspx
> 
> So at least we know they exist.
> 
> On Wed, Jul 21, 2004 at 02:42:31PM -0700, Sam Hart wrote:
> > Hey all,
> > 
> > I'm broke so I'm not asking for myself, but a friend of mine (Jacob Greig, 
> > used to be on TFUG before he got a great job and moved away, so I'm sure 
> > some of you know him) was asking about what MP3 players work well under 
> > Linux. I didn't know, so I thought I'd ask here.
> > 
> > What he wants is:
> > 	* MP3 Player with reasonable size storage (pref. hard drive ala
> > 	iPod or that Gateway one)
> > 	* Acts as a USB/Firewire mounted drive under Linux (so he can
> > 	drop MP3 files in there, or anything else he may want to
> > 	back up)
> > 	* Plays music reasonably well (I've heard rumblings about the
> > 	recent offerings from Dell that don't sound too good)
> > 	* OGG support would also be a big plus.
> > 
> > So, anyone here know anything about it?
> > 
> > -- 
> > Sam Hart
> > University/Work addr. <hart at physics.arizona.edu>
> > Personal addr. <sam at samhart.net>
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Sam Hart
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