On Monday 27 June 2005 21:22, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > I'm looking to buy a portable music player, but I'm not sure what to > get, so I'm polling for recommendations. > > Ogg/Vorbis support is a *requirement*, as is a Linux interface to the > device. > > I'd prefer to be able to simply mount it as a USB device, but as long as > I can add/remove/view the contents of the player from Linux it'll be > fine. A GPL/BSD firmware and/or Linux interface is a plus. > > I'm not set on hard drive or flash based so feel free to recommend on > either or both. > > -- > Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I´ve got a Creative Zen Touch 20GB. positive: over 20 hours of battery life in real world (24hrs. spec.), best Audio quality of all 20G players (According to reviews 98db, I´m not a musician but quality is excellent.) Cheapest 20G player available in europe. good build quality and a very good and simple UI. Works well with linux (look for libnjb (in portage), kzenexplorer (sourceforge) or gnomad2 (portage). negative: NO SUPPORT FOR OGG!!! Doesn´t come up as a USB harddrive. not even for data. even windows needs drivers and a little explorer plugin to handle it. Data Transfer under Linux is quite a bit slower than in Win, but still okay, Haven´t done any tests, just a feeling. A bit bulky: about the Size of a 4G Ipod, a little heavier and a little Thicker (prob. Battery) Hope that helps. Benny -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
