Hello Aman, do these Archos players and recorders have a function, with which one can skip from one directory to the next or previous? Or does one have to use the navigation tree system?
<*** Michael Lang ***> You wrote: > Hi, Rick. > Please excuse the delay in the response. > First, the recorder V2 is thinner and smaller than the player. It has ten > buttons instead of six, it has the lithium-ion battery pack, and I believe > the only size you can get one in is 20 GB. The FM recorder and recorder V2 > have the same form factor. The only difference between the two units is the > FM radio in the FM recorder. Note that FM recorders and recorder V2s have > USB 2.0. Players usually have 1.1. Older non-V2 recorders sometimes have 1.1 > and sometimes 2.0. It's difficult to tell to which specification of USB The > older recorders conform. You can get both recorder V2s and FM recorders, I > think, new from Amazon. > If you want one of the older recorders, or one of the studio units, > you can find them on Ebay (search for Archos recorder or Archos studio). > Many consider these better units, since the battery pack in the recorder V2s > and FM recorders is proprietary. However, they're only available on Ebay > with a bit of looking. > Personally, I have a recorder V2 and am happy with it. I have heard > that the Recorder V2s, FM recorders, and most older recorders have > comparable sound quality. The players, particularly the older players, are > said to have worse sound. For a good overview of the differences and > similarities between the jukebox models in table format, see > http://rockbox.haxx.se/docs/devicechart.html > Aman > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Rick Alfaro > Sent: May 24, 2004 10:58 PM > To: 'PC audio discussion list. ' > 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]
