Yeah, I looked at the MP3 CD player. Not a bad way to go, but it's too much like what I'm doing now. Now, I burn then onto an audio CD, and play them via my CD Player (portable). I can get 10-12 on a CD. My Cd player will play CD=RWs, so I use those, and when I get tired of one, I just erase it, and make a new one.
Besides, writing the CDs is slow. It would be quicker to just blast them out to a memory device, like an MP3 player. (yup, I'm lazy!). Also, the MP3 players are small, and light enough to fit in my pocket while I'm excersizing. There are a lot of players out there. I'm just looking for one that I can use with Linux. So far it sounds like the RIO is the best choice. Loading the files could be scripted easily enough to automate that... Thanks to everyone for their input so far. Still, if someone has had some good (or bad) luck with MP3 players & Linux, drop a note! Ric Mark D'voo wrote: > > you could always get an mp3 player that plays cd's of mp3s, they've become > very cheap ( the rio mp3 player is under $100). I just got a compaq (i hate > compaq :) ) that plays 8cm cd's of mp3s, it holds aroudn 40-50 songs and i > don't have to worry about linux support, I just buy small 8 cm for $.50 a > piece and burn them with cdrecord, no probs at all. I never got my rio > pmp300 to work correctly > > mark > > On Friday 11 January 2002 06:19 am, you wrote: > > Timely topic since I just started looking around for mp3 players. I > > followed the link and saw the Rio 600 and 800 is supported by this. How > > do you like the 600, I am looking for something will be compact enough > > to wear while working out in the gym? > > > > Actually the rio riot looks just like what I have been looking for, fm > > tuner with mp3 playback. But it doesn't look like that is supported. :( > > > > On Thu, 2002-01-10 at 17:43, gnerd wrote: > > > Tools for loading them with music are pretty sparse. I have a Rio 600, > > > and the only tool I've found to deal with it is rioutil > > > (http://sourceforge.net/projects/rioutil/). It doesn't have any polish > > > like the ability to make upload lists or the ability to automagically > > > keep track of how much storage space you've used...things like that. > > > > > > Essentially, you use the command line to upload a tune, then do it > > > again to upload another, etc. You have to occasionally list the > > > contents of the Rio to see how much space you have left. It's spartan > > > but functional, and meets my needs. > > > > > > I recall having an issue with needing id3lib to compile rioutil. I > > > downloaded the source and compiled, but later found some Mandrake rpms > > > for it at rpmfind.net. > > > > > > My take on it is that it could be a lot better, but it's certainly > > > adequate the way it is. > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > Ric Tibbetts wrote: > > > > Has anyone tried any of these yet? > > > > I'm thinking about getting one, and was wondering how Linux deals with > > > > them. > > > > > > > > For example, my digital camera is a USB device. When I hook it up, > > > > Linux recognizes it as a USB Mass Storage device, and maps it out. I > > > > just mount it up, and access it. (slick!). > > > > Can I look for the same with the MP3 players? If so, has anyone had any > > > > good/bad experiences with any in particular? > > > > > > > > TIA! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >- > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > ---- > > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > -- > 8:22pm up 38 min, 2 users, load average: 0.03, 0.14, 0.19 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Ric Tibbetts Linux registration number: 55684 If you want to help advertise Linux - point your friends to http://counter.li.org/
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