Hank, Originally, I had paid $299 after a $40 rebate which took months to get. I think all of these units are discontinued now as they have been replaced with newer models that do not work with the RockBox firmware. Finding one on Ebay may be the only way to go if you want to buy one.
Best regards, Rick Alfaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of hank Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 12:12 AM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: Re: Archos and Rock Box how much did your unit cost? and can you still get them? thanks hank - - Don't judge me because I'm blind. Judge me by what's inside. if you judge me because I am blind, then it is you who is blind. "time is the fire in which we burn," Tollian Soran. "grudges aren't worth holding--One who holds them shows his self-weakness." Contact info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Email: Same as MSN. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Alfaro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 7:58 PM Subject: RE: Archos and Rock Box > Aman, > > I pulled my Archos jb6000 out of the closet, and decided to try > rockbox, so > I found your message in my archives. I followed the instructions you > gave in another message, and now have talking menus, folders, and file > names. I > was absolutely blown away by what these guys have done. My interest > in the > Archos units is now rekindled and I think I would like to buy one of > the newer units with a larger hard drive. > > In your message above you mentioned a recorder v2 and that it had a > different form factor. Can you describe this unit, and what the form factor > is like? Does it have a lithium battery, or were they still using > nimh back > then? I know they are older units, so I am not sure what I will be > able to > find, but I'll try Ebay. Which of those units is reported to be the better > sounding one? Any info you can provide to set me off on a hunt for a > nice unit will be appreciated. > > These RockBox guys are awesome. I am definitely going to contribute > something via their PayPal link. > > Best regards, > > Rick Alfaro > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Aman Singer > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 3:16 PM > To: 'PC audio discussion list. ' > Subject: RE: Archos and Rock Box > > > Hi, Don. > Rockbox is doing great things with the Archos units. They have just > put in accessible menus, and are working on speaking directory names > and other things on the screen. Rockbox is firmware for the Archos > units, and is > free to the user. The archos units may be purchased at many computer stores. > Note that only the Archos player, known as the Jukebox, the Archos recorder, > and the Archos FM recorder work with Rockbox. The Archos AV units, > which play video, don't work with Rockbox. The Archos units are > available from many places, online from Ebay and Amazon, offline from > many computer stores. > The cost ranges anywhere from $75 to $300, depending upon whether you > want a > used or new unit, a player or a recorder, and what size of hard drive > you need. Two notes are worth making about buying an Archos unit. > First, the quality control is said to be bad. If the unit works out of > the box, it works well, and usually continues to work well. However, > make sure you have > some sort of return policy if you get a unit that doesn't work well. > Secondly, it might be an idea to get a player or recorder, rather than > an FM > recorder or a recorder V2. The latter units have no replaceable > batteries. That is, the battery pack is built into the machine and > cannot be modified by the user. This may make life difficult on longer > trips. If mobility for extended periods is important to you, you > should buy a recorder or player. If you value the FM radio present on > the FM recorder, or the form of the recorder V2, which is different > from the one for the standard recorder, you > might like to get those units. > Now, once you have your archos, you can get the Rockbox firmware from > http://rockbox.haxx.se > There are versions for all the Archos units I mentioned. > You'll need to get the instructions for instituting talking menus > and talking directories. These require some files which you can get from the > web. If such instructions are needed, you can either write to me or to > the Rockbox development list, subscription information for which is on > the Rockbox site. Good luck. > Aman > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Donald L. Roberts > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 2:52 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Archos and Rock Box > > Hello, > > I would appreciate it if someone could give me contact info, cost, > and development status info about using an Archos portable mp3 player > in conjunction with the Rock Box software. I want to know if there > are working > prototypes or whether the Rock Box is still strictly an idea. > > Since we know that the Apple Ipod is not accessible, I hope to find > something comparable which is accessible. > > Thanks. > > Don Roberts > > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
