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Before I Buy iPOD, I have some questions
peterw:
As a new iPod owner (couldn't resist the refurb pricing on the 80GB now that Rockbox runs on it; I've been following Rockbox since the Archos Recorder days), another comment and a question.
The comment is that the scroll wheel can be annoying. If I've got a list of hundreds of items (an I do), even with scroll acceleration, it's darn annoying to have to keep moving my thumb. I'd rather hold a button than keep moving my thumb. The iPod firmware handles this better with the "alphabet jumps" in big lists. It may be that a patch could fix this, perhaps interpreting Hold Prev as Scroll Back and Hold Next as Scroll Forward, but I haven't looked into that yet.
The question regards video recordings -- to play a video encoded for the Apple firmware, it's also necessary to update the iTunesDB about the video, right? I've looked around a bit and not found any clear instructions on how to put videos on the iPod for the Apple firmware except through GUI apps like iTunes or gtkPod.
-Peter
markun:
--- Quote from: caldvd on August 05, 2007, 11:20:51 AM ---I will certainly look into the Gigabeat F and X, but I'm not impressed with the spec on transfers (though that would change I suppose if I got it Rockboxed). Specifically, drag and drop at only USB 1.1. Will the thing transfer Drag and Drop at 2.0 speeds post Rockbox?
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Yes, with rockbox you will always have 2.0 speeds.
--- Quote ---Also, the product names are so varied...i.e. MEG-F20, MP3TO40, MEGF40S, MEGF40 Look, these all have some combination of letters that may or may not include F or S and certainly not X (simply impossible to find the X60 or it's real name). I did find this:
http://www.gigabeat.com.au/brochures/Toshiba_gigabeat_X_Series_Brochure_Feb06.pdf
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The F with 40GB is usually called F40, sometimes MEG-F40 or MEG-F40S (I think the S is for Silver)
Same for the X with 60GB: X60, MEG-X60 or MEG-X60K.
The F40 will probably give you the best price/value ratio of the Gigabeats.
--- Quote ---Why is it that the state of the state of MP3 players must make us go back to 2 year old, used technology? (sorry, don't answer that, unless inclined). :(
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One reason is that it took us 13 months to port rockbox to the Gigabeat, during which it went out of production.
soap:
--- Quote from: caldvd on August 05, 2007, 11:20:51 AM ---Not one person has been specific with a Model Name. Just F, S, and X.
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Don't confuse model names with model numbers.
--- Quote from: caldvd link=topic=11927.msg90373#msg90373 ---That being said, any other great players out there that are 60GB or more, with audio quality and great battery life that can be purchased new from reputable dealers?
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You should be able to find new iAudio X5s with 60GB capacity. Their screen is smaller, and make a less ideal video playback device. See the wiki page for the mpegplayer plugin again for resolution and playback speed.
But $150 WILL get you a Gigabeat F40, and you can probably score one for less. Not much of a gamble. If the eBay auction says it works, and it doesn't - you have someone to take it up with.
gnu:
--- Quote from: soap on August 05, 2007, 12:50:59 PM ---You should be able to find new iAudio X5s with 60GB capacity.
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No, they've been discontinued. You might get a used one off ebay, but you'll have a hard time finding a new one with warranty and everything.
soap:
--- Quote from: gnu on August 05, 2007, 03:38:28 PM ---
--- Quote from: soap on August 05, 2007, 12:50:59 PM ---You should be able to find new iAudio X5s with 60GB capacity.
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No, they've been discontinued. You might get a used one off ebay, but you'll have a hard time finding a new one with warranty and everything.
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Huh, Target.com claims they will have stock in 2-6 weeks (Target is also selling them through amazon.com, so same source) and I ASSumed they were telling the truth. I know they are no longer made, I just figured it was old new stock.
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