[plug] Re: [OT] Portable Music Player, Voice Recorder

[garry]

rpowersau at gmail.com wrote:

> On 8/9/05, *Timothy White* <weirdit at gmail.com 
> <mailto:weirdit at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     So I'm still searching. The basic requirements is a Compact Flash
>     based Ogg player.
>     I can live without the rest, but radio and recording would be nice.
>     Speex isn't required.
>
>
> Did anyone mention the iRiver iFP-795? Seems to fit. Ogg player with 
> radio and voice  recording. Saw it at Dick Smith.
>  
>

I have one of these.

There's 2 problems. First, the supplied firmware needs a proprietry USB 
interface, or there is a project on freshmeat. I've heard you can update 
the firmware, but my luck I'd end up with a doorstop. So I just usethe 
games puter which has xpee dual booting. You can't use it as a USB mass 
storage device out of the box.

Second, the ogg support isn't complete. It only will play above a 
certain bitrate - ok for quality sounds but not for the "podcast" radio 
shows like Linux Linc Tech Show. MP3 support is complete AFAIK.

One other thing is it is tricky to use - it has lots of functions and 
not many controls. You need to sit down with the book and absorb it..

But the sound is good, battery life is good [on one AA cell] and it is 
pretty rugged for such a smal thing..

Garry