work on best low cost mp3 player for rockbox

[ZincAlloy]

It might be worth the effort. Being the first company that offers a player that comes with Rockbox would a great marketing opportunity.

[AstroBoy]

Leo,
Please make it with a glass screen!  Or something that does not scratch easily.

Thanks.

[ZincAlloy]

A glass screen would break easily. 

[AstroBoy]

Well, if glass will break, then use whatever glass like stuff they use on cell phones.  My cell phones don't scratch or break.  My E200 is scratched and cracked, so don't use plastic.  Please.

[CaptainSodaPop]

You can solve that problem easily and cheap with some screen protectors from eBay.And taking care of the player and carrying it in some protective carrying case.

[ZincAlloy]

Well, if glass will break, then use whatever glass like stuff they use on cell phones.  My cell phones don't scratch or break.  My E200 is scratched and cracked, so don't use plastic.  Please.

Oh cell phone screens break. Do an image search for "spider app".   

[Anguis]

Having been an enthusiastic RockBox user for several years, I'm very happy to have seen this thread - looking forward to buying this device, when it reaches production.

[tekron]

turned on notifies for this thread!

[frank392]

That's great News!! hope to see the new AGPTK mp3 player with RockBox very soon!!!

[turtlepurple]

Hey Hunterloo and people
It's so nice to see humans talking to humans before they make something "for the market".

I want to suggest you make one mp3-player that has a single(or two)-color-display like the sansa clip+ and thus gains additional battery life. Also the Good Contrast for me is more important than color.

A now i get that wishlist-feeling :]

I also liked the small size about the clip sport. I'd rather have a bulky small device than a big flat one. But thats taste i guess.

and It was always fun that you could even play pong on a 2x1cm display with 2 persons crunching there fingers on the same mp3-player, but thats part of rockbox, nothing you need to worry about. Guess I want to say those 7 buttons it had where the minimum number for a little bit of comfort but i was fine with it.

I dont know if you're aware of the huge gapping hole that the sansa clip+ left when it stopped to be produced. If you know you dont need to read the next lines.
You can find it on ebay for more than 120€ (what i dont pay) though it cost round 40€ when it was new.
All my friends where very happy with the "sansa clip+" and the more techie-ones had rockbox running on it and where even more happy. Its hard to understand why sansa stopped production of it just to replace it with "clip sport" with slow reaction and color-display that wont work with rockbox. Now they realised and switched back to single-color-display, faster and cheaper "clip jam" but it wont run rockbox.


Well still have fun designing your own product, I'm eager to see it.

[johnb]

well, they just released the A12 in Europe which looks like a clip+, I have no clue if that is suitable for Rockbox.

[CaptainSodaPop]

It looks sweet, i'm almost willing to risk it and order one since it's 14,99 $ but unfortunately I have other expenses right now so I'll have to wait for confirmation.

Leo is this the player you and your team were working for Rockbox support? 

EDIT: On the other forum it is confirmed that A12 doesn't support Rockbox. http://www.head-fi.org/t/744865/the-ruizu-x02-dap-thread/585

Seems like we have to wait some more time.

[SM]

It may not be rockboxable but, the A12 is definitely a step in the right direction.

It's not huge, doesn't have a weird fancy button layout, it has a micro SD slot, independent power switch and volume buttons.

I can't wait to see a rockboxable player that is in production.

[hunterleo]

Leo,
Please make it with a glass screen!  Or something that does not scratch easily.

Thanks.

Hi We will release a new player with touch buttons and durable glass screen soon. Thanks.

[CaptainSodaPop]

Will it have Rockbox support?