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Best MP3 player to buy for Rockbox?

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froggyman:
if you want to spend a fair amount of money,and get a player that will be awesome for games, and for it to have a desent sized screen get a iPod Video or the Gigabeat.

ThaCrip:

--- Quote from: evilnick on April 10, 2009, 09:39:12 AM ---The Sansa E series does have some electrical interference, although depending on the headphones used this may be negligible.

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in my opinion it is negligible (i.e. pretty much not there)... because on my headphones (which are nothing special but sound decent (i.e. your typical cheap-ish set of headphones)) i pretty much dont hear it unless it's very quiet and the sound level is pretty low.

bottom line... weather it's there or not, it's not anywhere near the point of saying 'man this really sucks, i need a new player' ;)

EDIT: just noticed this on this website...

"What's that weird static noise during playback?

If you hear a strange static noise while browsing the menus or during the quieter parts of songs, you are not alone. This is the sound of the Sansa "thinking" and is an unfortunate feature of the Sansa hardware. It can therefore also be heard while using the original firmware, although it's slightly quieter according to some"

i think i do hear that from time to time but it's pretty much nothing that's a real concern as it dont really effect listening quality of the music etc etc.

r00tb33r:
I have a stack of 3 Sansa e280 on my desk right now.  They sound OK with stock firmware, however the RockBox firmware on these sounds very harsh and rough compared to stock or Gigabeat F series with RockBox.
Gigabeat F/X also has the advantage in screen size and button count, battery life, and even better battery life with compact flash instead of hard drive.

Stu L Tissimus:
It's like this topic was made for me, I've decided that it's finally time to abandon my trusty iHP-120. (As much as I love it the jogpad is extremely fidgety, and I need to expand beyond 20GB anyway.)
So... anybody have any creative ideas on where I could find a new 60GB Gigabeat or 80GB iPod 5.5? Amazon's price for a new 5.5 is a joke. Think there's a chance Best Buy and such have any old models left over?

TexasRockbox:
These folks ask a lot for refurbished iPod videos and I've never done business with them but here might be a source: http://www.rapidrepair.com/

I'm using an iPod Video I upgraded to 120GB.  It's a great player (in my view).  Rockbox runs reliably and parts are easy to find.

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