> Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:28:30 -0600 > From: Gustin Johnson <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Sansa Clip playlists.... arghh... > To: CLUG General <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > It should be noted, that for Podcasts I still prefer older ipods. I > have Amarok automatically checking and fetching several podcasts. It > deletes the listened podcasts automatically and it remembers where in > the podcast you were if you stop partway through. It also seems to have > the least awkward way of moving to the middle of a 1 or 2 hour podcast. > The missil, Sansa, Samsung I have tried all suck. It is a shame that > there is no real competition in this market right now. Your choice is > the decent iPod, and a sucky competitor. > > If someone has a viable alternative I would love to hear it. As it > stands I may be buying a second hand iPod or the expensive Archos tablet > (which may be able to get the podcasts on its own without the use of > Amarok). > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iEYEARECAAYFAkpdaP4ACgkQwRXgH3rKGfP06gCfeo7FzSGQAisgJil6ggWmNxvB > yUsAni8SIgV3xmn7nliX551q0jKZtuFq > =MiOl > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
I have used the original iPod, a Zen Nano plus, a Zen stone, a Zen V Plus, and an iTouch, all with Windows. The Zen devices are made by Creative, the company that brought you Soundblaster PC audio cards. I find the Apple products very seductive but a little pricy and quite proprietary. The iTunes service makes it simple to find and download content and there are lots of 3rd party tools to convert stuff for iPod so if money and openness isn't an issue it's hard to beat Apples products. I personally don't like the way you need the iTunes client to control the device - maybe the Linux solution is better in this area. I personally prefer the Zen devices. You get more for your money - i.e. most have an FM tuner - and the audio quality is very good. They usually look like a USB attached mass storage device so it is simple to transfer mp3s or other content. I'm a very basic user so my requirements are pretty simple - i.e play a folder/file or shuffle play. I took a look at the latest Creative products and the Zen X-Fi (video with Wi-Fi) makes me drool but I'll probably stick with my Zen Nano plus until it dies. Creative now provides www.xencast.com to centralize access to free content like podcasts but it has much less content than iTunes and I haven't really used it much. I usually rip by cds to mp3s with open utilities, but Creative does provide a client to do this and organize your collection like Apple iTunes, I just don't use it. I trust Creative products much more than any of the no name brands, and even some of the late to the game brands like RCA or Sony. Just my $0.02. Greg _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
