New Media Player Recommendations

[mikeosoft]

I am currently using the Cowan IAudio X5 60MB, which I like the only problem is that it is getting a bit full.  I have looked around and I can't find much that is bigger.  Does anyone have any suggestions?

My important criteria are:
1. Must be Rockboxable.
2. I keep everything in OGG format, so I would prefer that.
3. FM Radio is important, though not essential.
4. I don't want anything too big (Physical Size - I am not into video).
5. The largest HD possible would be good, though something I could upgrade would not be a problem.

I am very happy with my current player (with Rockbox), it is only the size that is the problem.

I would appreciate any suggestions anyone could make.

Thanks.

[elborak]

Aren't there ATA 2 platter 80GB drives available? If so, it would be easiest to just upgrade your X5.

[gnu]

AFAIK the ipod video with 80GB is the biggest capacity made.
Your FM radio could be added as an accessoire.

[GodEater]

Your FM radio could be added as an accessoire.

Which more than likely wouldn't run under rockbox...

[mikeosoft]

Upgrading the HD sounds a good option, does any one know what disks it is capable of recognising.  I would like to go as big as possible and fancy a Hitachi HTS421212H9AT00 which is a 120GB PATA drive, with two platters.  

On a PC I would get the BIOS to identify the drive, how does the iAudio BIOS cope with the different drive sizes and does anyone know if there are limits to what it will recognise?

Thanks.

[linuxstb]

Upgrading the HD sounds a good option, does any one know what disks it is capable of recognising.  I would like to go as big as possible and fancy a Hitachi HTS421212H9AT00 which is a 120GB PATA drive, with two platters.  

On a PC I would get the BIOS to identify the drive, how does the iAudio BIOS cope with the different drive sizes and does anyone know if there are limits to what it will recognise?

Thanks.

That's a 2.5" drive, which won't physically fit inside an X5 - you'll need a 1.8" drive.

I'm not sure exactly which models will fit in the X5, but I think 80GB is the largest you can currently buy, and those are neither cheap (compared to the 2.5" drives you've seen) or easily available.

Have you considered simply buying a second DAP and using them both - that would double your disk space, and double your battery life...

[Vortex]

Have you considered simply buying a second DAP and using them both - that would double your disk space, and double your battery life...

But you would also have to carry them both around...