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carger314
02-26-2003, 08:11 PM
Does anybody know of an Ogg Vorbis compatible portable music player similiar in size to the Apple iPod?
raggie30
02-26-2003, 09:41 PM
id like to know that 2.right now im looking at the creative zen!!!!
bwkaz
02-26-2003, 10:03 PM
I don't know of anything like the iPod that supports Oggs, but my brother has a portable CD player that will read an ISO filesystem full of MP3 files, and the firmware is upgradable to support Oggs as well. If that would work, I can find out the name of the thing...
raggie30
02-26-2003, 10:06 PM
i also think mp3 players will change a lot soon due to the fact flash meory is going to be around 8 gigs on the size of a stamp soon
dungscooperdave
02-26-2003, 10:09 PM
Originally posted by bwkaz
I don't know of anything like the iPod that supports Oggs, but my brother has a portable CD player that will read an ISO filesystem full of MP3 files, and the firmware is upgradable to support Oggs as well. If that would work, I can find out the name of the thing...
That would be cool...:)
dungscooperdave
02-26-2003, 10:13 PM
Can't you just convert your OGGs to MP3s and use a common MP3 player?
raggie30
02-26-2003, 10:14 PM
kewl mp3 website
http://msg.mp3.com/hardware/listnews/?category_id=10004
raggie30
02-26-2003, 10:15 PM
its weird that they dont use that format since its open source and a course mp3 and wma the ones they use are not open source at all
carger314
02-26-2003, 10:16 PM
Can't you just convert your OGGs to MP3s and use a common MP3 player?

I refuse to use any propriatary file formats (not to mention I took me 4 hours to convert all my mp3s to OGG format!)
carger314
02-26-2003, 10:30 PM
The answer was staring me in the face: "Neuros Digital MP3 Audio Computer (http://http://www.neurosaudio.com/press/news_item.aspx?itemID=80) ," which is featured in my "Computer Shopper" magazine right next to me. (Excuse me, I'm having a newbie moment.)
gkedrovs
02-27-2003, 08:06 AM
Originally posted by carger314
Neuros Digital MP3 Audio Computer (http://http://www.neurosaudio.com/press/news_item.aspx?itemID=80)

Busted link. Didn't get me anywhere. Sadness...

-gk
mrBen
02-27-2003, 08:16 AM
See this slashdot artilce (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/24/037229&mode=thread&tid=141&tid=137&tid=162) which also mentions the Neuros (http://www.neurosaudio.com/) player.

The link above has 2 http:// at the beginning, which is why it doesn't work (although it appears to do funny things when you try to remove it)
carger314
02-27-2003, 11:19 AM
sorry about the link
carger314
02-27-2003, 11:21 AM
try this
Neuros Digital MP3 Audio Computer (http://www.neurosaudio.com/press/news_item.aspx?itemID=80)
bwkaz
03-10-2003, 10:11 AM
Originally posted by bwkaz
I don't know of anything like the iPod that supports Oggs, but my brother has a portable CD player that will read an ISO filesystem full of MP3 files, and the firmware is upgradable to support Oggs as well. If that would work, I can find out the name of the thing... Wow, quoting myself... ;)

Anyway, it's been a while, but this device is named the iRiver SlimX 350, for anyone that might be interested.

http://www.iriveramerica.com/SlimX_350.htm

Although I don't see anything on the website about the download for ogg files, which is a little surprising. I read you could do it in the manual, so I'd think it'd be there... hmm.
Icarus
03-10-2003, 10:41 AM
Originally posted by carger314
I refuse to use any propriatary file formats (not to mention I took me 4 hours to convert all my mp3s to OGG format!) I hope for your argument you don't use the nVidia or ATi drivers, those are closed source ;)
sasKuatch
03-10-2003, 11:36 AM
Dude! That thing's awsome, it can broadcast to FM radios.
*rubs hands maliciously*
:D
MMA
03-11-2003, 02:03 PM
But look at the size maann. Its too big.
hlrguy
03-11-2003, 02:20 PM
Originally posted by dungscooperdave
Can't you just convert your OGGs to MP3s and use a common MP3 player?

Ogg spoiled me for MP3 format. True stereo seperation for 3 minute song = 3.5 Mbytes. (192 average bitrate). Same quality (bitrate) in MP3 = ~6.5 Mbyyes and it still doesn't handle 'busy' music at the high end smoothly. Size = size, MP3 isn't even close. I wish it weren't so, but until DVD player supports OGG, I won't buy one. After the upgrade to Redhat 8.0 a 10 hour session to rerip all songs to OGG format.

http://www.phataudio.org/article.php?sid=33

hlrguy

P.S. All I care about is quality. MP3 playing in Linux is free, so what do I care proprietary or not.