On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:25:15 -0000
"Darksyde" <m_alexander61@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'm looking for a player for my father (Father's Day) and
> suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Preferences (no particular
> order): Rich sound, FM radio, Linux-friendly (Ubu or Deb), solid
> construction, replaceable battery (AAA) or non-USB chargeable (Dad
> doesn't own a computer), not manufactured in China, ease of
> operation(!). Tall order, eh? He will primarily be using the FM
> tuner but a few mp3 files would be great. I'll be loading the tunes
> for him on my laptop so it will need to sync w/ Amarok, Rhythmbox or
> similar. Finally, I would prefer to avoid Microsoft- and
> Apple-partnered companies. Any suggestions? Mark
>
I love my Cowon iAudio F2. Bought it a couple years ago. Plays FLAC,
ogg, mp3, wav files. Amazing sound (really, it sounds great). Has 4 GB
of memory, FM tuner which I admit I never use. Comes with AC adapter to
plug into the wall to charge it. Cost me like $99.00 and was completely
worth it. My experience is you get what you pay for with these
music players. Avoid those cheap Sansa players. They are very, very
cheaply made. I used to sync it with a podcasting client for Linux
(can't remember the name of it.) Usually I just drag and drop the files
and it works perfectly.
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Regards,
Donald Cooley
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