Which USB mp3 player to purchase?

[Lee Colleton]

On 11/30/05, Will H. Backman <whb at ceimaine.org> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-users-
> > bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Lee Colleton
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 12:58 PM
> > To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions
> > Subject: Re: Which USB mp3 player to purchase?
> >
> > On 11/29/05, Ron Bellomo <cyberbear at plateautel.net> wrote:
> > > Alligator wrote:
> > >
> > > >A dilemma, I bought a LG - Ubuntu would not recognize it. Next a
> Sony
> > > >walkman network, it works up to the point of pressing play "No
> Data",
> > so
> > > >Sony decodes mp3. What should I purchase that works?  I want a
> small
> > > >device not an iPod, something around 512M. Tell me what works for
> you!
> > > >Ron
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > I have been using a small Lexar Jump Drive that has an MP3 player
> built
> > > in. It is only a 128MB capacity player but holds enough songs for a
> one
> > > hour run/jogging workout. the Lexar works with Windows 2000/XP
> without
> > > any drivers. It works seamlessly in Linux, too. Just plug it in, add
> or
> > > delete files, and go!
> > >
> > > There may be higher capacity units available now.
> > >
> > > I have an iPod but only use it for listening while walking on lunch
> > > breaks. I found out the hard way that using a hard drive based
> player
> > > for anything that causes moderate jostling can cause the drive to
> fail
> > > prematurely.
> > >
> >
> > I agree that running or jostling and hard drives don't mix.  I had a
> > Rio Karma which would crash now and then perhaps because of physical
> > impacts.  It also couldn't connect with Ubuntu over USB, so I ran
> > Windows in VMware just to manage the music on it.  Expensive and
> > inelegant.
> >
> > I'm really happy with the iRiver flash player 800 series that I
> > currently use.  They have a range of capacities from 128MiB to 1GiB,
> > FM tuners and voice recorders.  The players encode mp3 files directly
> > but can playback Ogg Vorbis files which makes them compatible with
> > Ubuntu from a software patent perspective.
> >
> > There is a command line app for loading files called ifp which works
> > really well and can integrate with the midnight commander file
> > manager.  A GUI system was developed as a frontend for ifp but it
> > drops uploaded files in the root directory of the device, which is a
> > little messy because you can't refile them from inside the device.
> >
> > Flash players that have built in USB plugs are probably your best bet
> > for ease of file management, but I carry a separate USB key for that.
> > My cabled iRiver works fine for me.
> > --
> > Lee Colleton <lee at colleton.net>
>
> I have an iRiver with the USB Mass Storage firmware installed so it acts
> just like a USB drive, no need for special software to copy songs to it.
> I also have a creative MuVo, which is a USB thumb drive with mp3 playing
> and tuner.  Both are great, although with the MuVo, you don't need to
> remember a USB cable.
>
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Ooh ooh!  Flashy goodness!
Which firmware is that?
Does it work on the IFP-800 series?
--
Lee Colleton <lee at colleton.net>