An iPod-like player for Ubuntu

[Daniel Carrera]

Rajiv Vyas wrote:
> I've never used iPod. But considering that they have a closed format
> (an no iTunes for Ubuntu), which are some of the other good music
> players and services that people use on this forum?

I have a Samsung YP-U1. I bought it because it plays Ogg Vorbis files:

http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/musicplay/0,39050463,39095004p,00.htm

It's shaped differently from an iPod, think of a fat USB key. I happen 
to like the shape of the Samsung one better, and I'm happy with the 
product. This product actually *is* a USB key, so it is trivially 
supported in Ubuntu, and you can use it to store non-music files. I wish 
that the playing time was longer. I don't know how long it is (it's 
easily 8 hours) but if I start playing in the morning, some time in the 
evening it'll go quiet and require a recharge.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
Daniel.
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