There's also aftermarket support for some of the players. I've got an ipod mini that theoretically requires itunes. Well, there are several apps in Linux that handle Apple's database fine (like Amarok), but better yet is software like Rockbox which adds a second OS to the ipod(and other players) and allow simple mass storage drag and drop, and allows playing Ogg files and most anything really.
Levi On 7/8/06, Tracy R Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have decided I would like to get a new portable MP3 player. I have a Zen Nomad but I have never really been very happy with it. The main problem is that it is not a standard USB mass storage device. I got some program for Linux to copy MP3's onto it nearly three years ago and it was such a hassle that I have never put any music onto it since. It is also somewhat cheaply built (faceplate always comes off), it is huge by todays standards, and it came with crap headphones. I want a nice small MP3 player that looks like mass storage when I plug it in so I can just use the shell to manage my music on it. I have heard that many of them still require special software. Do the Apple players (ipod, nano, shuffle) require iTunes can music be loaded like normal USB mass storage? What about the newer Zen models? I don't really care about the brand as long as it is small (flash based), is USB mass storage, and costs less than $200. Any suggestions? -- Tracy R Reed http://ultraviolet.org -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
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