On Mon, Mar 27, 2006 at 09:41:44PM +1000, Martin wrote: > $quoted_author = "CaT" ; > > On Mon, Mar 27, 2006 at 09:25:45PM +1100, Jamie Wilkinson wrote: > > > This one time, at band camp, CaT wrote: > > > >On Mon, Mar 27, 2006 at 09:19:03PM +1100, Jamie Wilkinson wrote: > > > >> I've got a Cowon iAudio m3: 40GB disk, plays Ogg Vorbis, AAC, FLAC, > > > >> MP3. > > > >> > > > >> My boss had an iRiver H340, again a 40GB disk, does all the above and > > > >> also > > > > > > > >What are the physical interfaces on those like? > > > > > > The H340 has a regular "small" USB socket on it, and the iAudio has > > > either a > > > dongle guy or a cradle, both with a small USB socket. They come with > > > small > > > to regular USB cables too! > > > > Yeah but how do they handle going through masses of mp3s? How responsive > > are they? etc...? :) > > that would the user interface (UI) rather than psychical interface. :)
Yes and no. :) Bit of both in this case. The physical interface has a major bearing on how the software user interface works. > i played with a couple of these "not-ipods" at a JB hifi a while back and > just couldn't fathom ever getting used to their UIs. anything changed? I have to say I like the ipod physical interface. The software shits me though. There may be help there though. :) http://www.rockbox.org/ Now if this matures and if only the ipod had an inbuilt radio... -- "To the extent that we overreact, we proffer the terrorists the greatest tribute." - High Court Judge Michael Kirby -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
