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Is RockBox Right for Me?
coinich:
I have a Sansa c250 (don't know the version and can't check at the moment) and I want to know if RockBox is right for me. Does it replace the original firmware, or are they both on the player at the same time? Can I easily remove games and demos (what are demos exactly?) for space reasons? I use my player largely for music, so I would want to keep the music and radio features. I want to cram as much music as I can on the 4G (2 MicroSD) that I have. Can RockBox also play clips? There is a special procedure to charge the player via USB? I'm sorry if these have been answered in other places; I've tried looking.
Is this http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=18242.0 anything I should look into?
coin
LambdaCalculus:
Check out our "Why Rockbox?" page:
http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/WhyRockbox
That link you gave is for an unofficial build. If you decide to use that, you can't ask for support here on the main forums; all questions about the build have to be asked on that thread.
coinich:
--- Quote from: LambdaCalculus379 on September 30, 2008, 10:12:29 AM ---Check out our "Why Rockbox?" page:
http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/WhyRockbox
That link you gave is for an unofficial build. If you decide to use that, you can't ask for support here on the main forums; all questions about the build have to be asked on that thread.
--- End quote ---
Alright, thanks for the link. I've checked that out, before and after I posted, and I do like some of the features. My question is a bit oriented more towards memory constraints; I still don't know exactly if the old firmware is removed, and if there is better memory storage than the old firmware. I was also wondering if any similar users had similar expectations and their opinions on RockBox.
Oh boy, I sound so stuffy saying all this...
gevaerts:
The original firmware is still there, and you can start it by holding the right key on power-up
You can remove games and demos if you like, but rockbox uses only about 5 megabytes in total anyway.
As for what demos are, have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demo_(computer_programming)
Daveybaby:
If storage is getting tight on your player, then it's probably worth bearing in mind that rockbox supports microSDHC cards. I just bought a 16GB card for my e280, so i now have a 24GB player.
Just one more reason to choose rockbox.
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