If I switch OS's will I be able to...

[Michael R. Head]

On Sat, 2007-03-03 at 20:39 -0800, Steve Lamb wrote:
> Matthew Flaschen wrote:
> > I also recommend you rip future CD's to Ogg Vorbis, because it has
> > better support with free software (there is support for Windoze too).
> > MP3 isn't supported by default because it is patented.  If you want, you
> > can convert your current MP3's to Ogg Vorbis, but that will lose quality.
> 
>     On the other hand finding Ogg support audio players is pretty much
> impossible.  I recently purchased an iPod NANO not because it supports Ogg but
> because of all the non-ogg players carried by the local stores it is the most
> likely target of Rockbox <http://www.rockbox.org> which does play Oggs.  For
> someone who is ripping music to be portable Ogg still needs to make some
> serious in roads.

There are a number of portable Ogg players. Please see:
http://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/PortablePlayers

I bought a Neuros a few years ago and it was great until I kicked it
into a concrete wall (on accident).

-- 
Michael R. Head <burner at suppressingfire.org>
http://www.suppressingfire.org/~burner/
http://suppressingfire.livejournal.com
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