[aklug] Re: MP3 players

Chris I use a Zen V 1 Gig (by Creative) to listen to audio books that I get for free off the internet. My specific player does not do Ogg format but I do transfer the sound files to and from the player using gnomad 2 on Kubuntu linux on my laptop.

Lonnie

----- Original Message -----
From: Christopher Howard <choward@indicium.us>
Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008 11:19 pm
Subject: [aklug] MP3 players
To: Alaska Linux Users Group <aklug@aklug.org>

> I've never bought a portable MP3 player (like an Ipod) before, as I
> never
> have any money. But my dad wanted my advice on which brand to buy
> for my
> sister.
>
> I really wanted to recommend a device that could interface with the
> computer (for adding music) in a manner that was platform
> independent.
> But it seems like everything I've looked at on internet says it
> requires
> either Windows or Mac. (Without, of course, being specific as to
> why...)
> If it was me, I'd spend days looking to make sure to get a portable
> device
> that could run MP3 and OGG, had a platform independent interface,
> ran an
> OS I liked, etc. But for my sister I guess it would just be enough
> to be
> able to recommend something that doesn't require Windows/Mac
> software to get music
> loaded onto it.
>
> Any thoughts/insights/suggestions for me? I was thinking in the
> range of
> $50 to $100 dollars, ideally with some kind of screen.
>
> --
> Christopher Howard
> choward@indicium.us
> http://www.indicium.us
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