Author Topic: Which will be the next mp3 player with rockbox? (Read 6385 times)

Rockboxxxer · « **on:** September 27, 2015, 04:43:03 PM »

Which will be the next device with rockbox? I can see the list of supported device but almost all of them are not in sale.

[Saint] · « **Reply #1 on:** September 28, 2015, 03:42:20 PM »

Rockbox doesn't work the way you think it might.

There's no oversight. No direction. No one decides what device gets what, or when.
If someone wants to make a port for a specific player, they'll do so, if they don't, they won't.

This is how it has always been. I do not expect this to change.

[Saint]

Rockboxxxer · « **Reply #2 on:** September 28, 2015, 03:45:00 PM »

So which are the ports that are work in progress now ? well then from port we may find the device using those ports

saratoga · « **Reply #3 on:** September 28, 2015, 05:11:16 PM »

The front page links to the wiki page listing ports in progress and their status.

[Saint] · « **Reply #4 on:** September 29, 2015, 12:12:12 AM »

Quote from: sadegh on September 28, 2015, 03:45:00 PM

well then from port we may find the device using those ports

I have no idea what you're trying to say here.

[Saint]

Rockboxxxer · « **Reply #5 on:** September 29, 2015, 07:46:38 AM »

Quote from: saratoga on September 28, 2015, 05:11:16 PM

The front page links to the wiki page listing ports in progress and their status.

But all of those devices are not in sale any more. For example Sony NWZ-E360 is a work on progress,but who cares ?it was a device made in 2011. I guess that list is not updated for long time. $:-\$

So my question (and everybody else question,i guess) is that which device we may consider to buy hoping rockbox will be publish for it?

gevaerts · « **Reply #6 on:** September 29, 2015, 08:11:06 AM »

Quote from: sadegh on September 29, 2015, 07:46:38 AM

which device we may consider to buy hoping rockbox will be publish for it?

That's easy. The one you're doing the work on yourself

[Saint] · « **Reply #7 on:** September 29, 2015, 07:02:12 PM »

You seem to be under the impression that you are unable to purchase these devices still.

In reality, there's only a couple of devices in the supported list that would be genuinely difficult or impossible to find. And unless you were a collector or vintage DAP enthusiast, you wouldn't want those devices anyway. It seems like you're not even trying. Most of the iPods, and most of the Sansas, are still readily available.

Something doesn't have to be new to be good. In reality, most of the modern mass market retail DAPs are all shit.

However, gevaerts is right. If you want Rockbox on an unsupported device...do it yourself, like everyone else who wanted it before you did. You think these other ports happened by magic?

[Saint]

darkcity · « **Reply #8 on:** October 14, 2015, 11:31:55 AM »

Which players have similar capabilities to the Sansa Clip+ ?

saratoga · « **Reply #9 on:** October 14, 2015, 02:33:48 PM »

Quote from: darkcity on October 14, 2015, 11:31:55 AM

Which players have similar capabilities to the Sansa Clip+ ?

Almost all rockbox devices have at least the capabilities of the clip+, except maybe the micro-SD slot and radio. The clip+ is pretty barebones actually, doesn't even have a color display.

gomezz · « **Reply #10 on:** October 15, 2015, 08:13:44 AM »

But do the others have the prominent physical Play/Pause button that the Clip+ does that can be found and used by touch alone while wearing work gloves? Essential for my use as a multi-drop delivery driver. Even then I have modded it by supergluing an extra blob of plastic onto the button. Touch controls are not an option for me.

Mfernflower · « **Reply #11 on:** October 20, 2015, 11:46:09 PM »

Im a bit new to this whole rockbox thing but the idea of a mp3-computery thing that is smaller than an phone by a long-shot seems quite cool to me. Is there any device still in production that can run this OS? if not can you point me to a sub $50 used/older device than can? (I live in the US)

alexweissman · « **Reply #12 on:** November 28, 2015, 04:28:35 PM »

I was super-disappointed to learn today that the Clip+ has been discontinued (I wish I had stocked up!) Its small size, coupled with the 32GB expansion capacity, lets me do things like this: http://imgur.com/VR8BRAY.

I really hope that a similar device, that can be easily ported for Rockbox, comes along soon.

guyver77 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 04, 2015, 05:42:26 AM »

hello to all
I'm new here
i would buy a mp3 player for rockbox
but i found nothing
or i found used players at very high prices. Like sansa fuze

my only alternatives are:
sansa clip+, but it is too small for me
or sony nwz e383 4GB.

the sony e383 is a good player for rockbox?
There are serious issues?

or sansa is better?

thanks in advance

Falco98 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 14, 2015, 04:55:17 PM »

Quote from: alexweissman on November 28, 2015, 04:28:35 PM

I was super-disappointed to learn today that the Clip+ has been discontinued (I wish I had stocked up!) Its small size, coupled with the 32GB expansion capacity

Clip+ is the older version, no? The more recent version that supports Rockbox is the Clip Zip, with a full-color screen... unfortunately these are also no longer in production and currently going for SCALPING prices on Amazon. I wish I'd gotten one for myself when I got one for my wife.