Ben Hayes wrote: > To me, I like the idea of freedom (i.e. ogg, ogm, etc ,etc). If I base > it on that, then iAudio is my product. However, I do watch TV Shows > (downloaded and put onto my iPod). The Archos is VERY good for this > with a larger screen. Alternatively, the iAudio is pretty good but the > screen isn't as large as the Archos. The Archos does sport the 160GB > HDD on their 605 model (along with WiFi access and other options) > however there is no ogg support from what I can see. But saying that, > the price on this is very good. To be honest, I may just go with the > Archos but I desperately want a player that supports ogg and flac (and > doesn't break the bank) & same / similar to the Archos 605.
There was a discussion on the latest episode of LUGRadio and they mention the reason for lack of ogg support is that none of the DSPs have the codec builtin for whatever reason. It is possible to add the codec at the software level, but this chews the battery up. Prime case would be the Archos, saying that though my N800 suffers from that disability too. Neuros have managed to get the toolchain from TexasInstruments (who make the most of the DSP chips) as Open Source (minus the debugger), so hopefully it wont be too long for people to be able to write their own patches to the firmware to enable additional codecs. > Better yet, does anyone want to purchase it for me? :) Sorry I'm all spent, did you put it on your list and ask Santa? ;) Regards, Andy -- Andrew Wafaa Tel: +44 (0)7974 074546 Blog: http://www.wafaa.eu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by ESVA, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
