What player would you buy today, to use Rockbox?

[james0tucson]

If you were going to buy a current, new player to install Rockbox on, what player would that be?

[karashata]

None of the current players are supported, only the older ones. The newest that is currently being worked on, though, are the AMS-based Sansa models, though there is no official build available yet for those.

[j8048188]

there ARE, however, official TEST builds.  read all of the warnings before you install, and don't attempt to do it if you don't think you can.

[BruceHP]

While not current, I would buy a Sansa e2xx V1.  It should be very inexpensive even with an 8Gb Micro SD card.  Accessories have even a better price. 

[james0tucson]

Is there a marketplace forum where we have a chance of someone knowing what we're asking for?  (Why on Earth wouldn't you want a new one?   

[GodEater]

(Why on Earth wouldn't you want a new one?   

Because it doesn't run rockbox ?

[brinerustle]

what a bummer.

Is there anyplace we can all send a letter to hardware manufacturers asking them to use rockbox as their factory interface (and explaining why they will save money on development) or at least open the drivers so that those of us who want can install rockbox?

[GodEater]

Lots of people have tried that, with the results that you can see in the market place.

i.e. no result at all.

[BruceHP]

I'm not sure why new/current is better.  The players don't seem to be getting better.

One of my favorite players is the Sandisk Digital Audio Player which uses a single AAA battery (no recharger needed), plays MP3, Audible (with Chapters), Overdrive library books and has a Balance control and speed control built-in.  Not to mention a very good equalizer. 

Of course, most of the time I use a Rockboxed Sansa e260 with an 8Gb Micro SD card, total cost $39, and it has great Bookmarking.

[aaron424]

I believe you are talking about the sandisk sansa m200 series. I agree, it is a great audio player.

[BruceHP]

I believe you are talking about the sandisk sansa m200 series. I agree, it is a great audio player.

No, The Digital Audio Player came before the M-players.  The M has less features and no balance control.

[psycho_maniac]

i buy the newest ipod...rip out the hd and then put that in an older rockbox supported player

[gomem]

I'm not sure why new/current is better.  The players don't seem to be getting better.

I tend to concur with this. Having recently bought and returned for a refund, a rather expensive Sony Walkman X1000. Kept it for about 3 days. Very disappointed with this player. No gapless playback, no lossless codec support, no Ogg/Vorbis, no games, and worse of all no Rockbox.

Going to keep my first gen Ipod Nano and 80GB 5.5gen Ipod Video going as long as possible, simply because of Rockbox. There is not a current player on the market which has all the codecs, functions, and features that a player loaded with Rockbox has.

[j8048188]

No, The Digital Audio Player came before the M-players.  The M has less features and no balance control.
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I have one of those original DAP's and it still works great... i use it as a backup to my e280v2.  one drawback with the DAP, though: only 512 mb of storage.

[tdb]

I bought a refurbished E260 v1 and although mine has major issues this is probably the only mp3 player that is capable of running an official build rockbox and you can buy with guarantee.

The player I really like to see Rockbox on is Sansa clip v2. It is my favourite mp3 player, because of its small size and sound. It is still available everywhere and it is quite affordable . Would be a great platform for new Rockbox users and could increase popularity of Rockbox.