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RockboxPlayerV1 - Free/Open hardware audio player for Rockbox

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cool_walking_:
Chalk up one more for compact Li-Ion battery.

I agree recording can be something that sets this player apart.  While it's not a necessity for me, I _would_ use it quite a bit if it were there.  I'd throw in all the recording gizmos you can (so long as it's not _too_ expensive), to appeal to recording enthusiasts.

scoz:
If possible as well as reasonably easy access for replacing batteries, make it reasonanbly easy to replace the hard disk (assuming hard disks are being used), ie no soldering unlike in my former Archos JBRFM.  Also instead of using those bloody torx screws/bolts, that seem to get used all the time, use phillips head screws.  most people have access to a suitable screwdriver or if not they can easily find one.

casainho:

--- Quote from: Bagder on February 19, 2008, 10:17:08 AM ---In fact, even the sansa e200 series has "easy replaceable" Li-Ion batteries, in that it has the battery in a separate "compartment" that is just a few screws away.

--- End quote ---
I prefer "easy replaceable" + easy swappable. I will differentiate this two different ideas on wiki page.

mborus:
Hi,

I'd like to add some thoughts as well.

I my opinion the H120 inputs and outputs are near perfect,
so I'd wish to have them just like this in the new project.

Davide-NYC wrote:

--- Quote ---The line-out/optical output jack (on the other hand) is almost never used since I pull audio off of the DAP via USB.
--- End quote ---

In my living room I use the digital output a lot. My receiver has front input connectors for digital and analog. Connecting digitally gives me a sound quality that equals my CD-player. With digital out it's easy to claim that the RockboxPlayerV1 can sound better than most other players on the market.

Another reason for both digital input/output is that with the H120 you can chain players. I can connect the digital output to my H120, press record and then use the digital out to pass the signal to the next recorder...

FM radio in the background: If FM radio is implemented, it should be possible
to record from the radio without listening to the audio. This would allow
timeshifting features for radio.


--- Quote ---I am very interested in knowing what people that records are interested!
--- End quote ---

I record a lot, so here's what I care about:

- Recording time longer than 6 hours in uncompressed WAV using batteries
- Recording time longer than 24 hours when connected to a power adaptor
- High quality recordings: The harddisk or CPU should not interfere with the audio. Two examples: With the line-in recordings on the Archos V1 you can hear the spin-up noise, if you search for it. On the Iriver, recording FM radio directly into mp3 disturbs the FM-reception.
- line in/microphone in combination: The iriver line-in doubles as a microphone input. This allows me to use stealth microphones without the need of a amplifier box.
- clock, so that timer recordings are possible and the date/time info of recordings are correct.
- display: in my opinion, the H120 b/w display is good enough to set recording levels correctly. I'd prefer a b/w display that's always on to a color display that needs to be turned off to save power.

cool_walking_:
I never even thought about the RTC - I thought it was a given.  So yeah, RTC for me, please.

The one thing I disagree with mborus on is lack of colour display.  I watch a lot of video and use a lot of the plugins which are aided by a colour display.  So that's a fairly major thing for me.

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