On 7/12/06, Faraz Shahbazker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If you wan't a high-end hdd-player (5-40GB) then iRiver is a lost cause. H10 which is available in India doesn't support ogg, and H1xx/H3xx which do aren't available :-(
iRiver is not exactly a lost cause as it does support firmware upgrades. I was able to get H340 to play .avi and divx files after firmware upgrades. Also after installing rockbox on the player, I was able to dual boot the player. I made a post on how to do it in easy steps. http://vinayakh.livejournal.com/23773.html You can get the firmware upgraded to korean version which are more advanced compared to the US version and get support for various formats. Also if you hang out on the misticriver forums they have good howtos on how to support new codecs with rockbox. So you might not just get support for ogg but also for FLAC, dirac and speex formats. But beware as rockbox builds are currently "beta quality" and my player used to crash once in a while. I would recommend the iRiver players as it is more hackable and less proprietary compared to the iPod. --> Vinayak H -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
