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ImagoX:
  Question for you iPod users:

  I have a iRiver MP3 player currently and I'm jealous of all the cool speaker and charger options that you iPod users have access to.  Up until RockBox, Ihad NEVER figured I'd ever buy one, though, since I positively LOATHE the idea that I have to load iTunes to use it - the 100% "drag and drop" hard-drive interface of the iRiver has spoiled me forever.

  I know from other posts here that you don't need iTunes for MUSIC playback on the iPod, but you DO need it for video playback.  I, however, have no plans to ever watch video on my MP3 player, so my question is:

  What is the best MUSIC ONLY iPod for use with the RockBox software?  Ideally I'd like something with a color screen that's fully supported by RockBox.  Hopefully, if I pass on video playback, I can save some $.  I'm looking for somethign in the 40-60GB range for my music files.

  Thanks in advance!

Yotto:
IMO, your choices boil down to the 4G iPod Photo and the 5G iPod Video.  The Video comes in larger sizes (60 and 80, though the 80 isn't fully supported yet).  The Photo is *slightly* cheaper though.  I don't think the price difference is enough to use as a deciding factor though.  Many places sell the 30 gig Photo for the same price as the 30 gig Video.

I have a 30 gig Video, and love it.  I will likely not change DAPs until it dies, and when I do I'll likely buy another iPod.  And load Rockbox on it as soon as it's fully charged.

**EDIT** There's a 60 gig photo out there that I didn't know about.  The ones on Amazon are more expensive than the 60 gig videos though.

jacobts:
i think that the 4g's are more expensive because they are not making them any more (just a theory)

Febs:
They're not making the 60gb 5g either.  But Apple slashed prices on the 5g models to undercut the Zune.

idiq:
If you don't care about video playback, get the 60gb Photo.

I started to ebay forone and actually found my 5G 60gb video listed as a photo, and got it for about 240 shipped.

The easiest way to spot an auction like this is see if there is a picture of the headphones coming out of the ipod. The photos posted in the one I won looked like they could go either to a photo or video, but the headphone jacks are in different locations.

The photo has a headphone jack in the center or the player, while the video has it on the right side.

Hope that helps...

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