[wplug] DRM-free listening - recommendation request

[Bryon Gill]

Agreed on the Sansa players. I'm happy with my 4GB e260 and I put the rockbox 
open firmware on it.  Definitely no DRM there, but it can be quirky if you try 
to use advanced features like car adapter mode but for normal play, it's 
fantastic.

Bryon

On Sun, 31 May 2009, Jason Freshwater wrote:

> The Sansa Players From Sandisk are quite Nice.  You can get I think at
> least a 8 GB Fuse Player for Under 100 dollars, it will play videos.
> You can just drag and Drop the files.  I had one in the past and they
> are pretty good.  It even supports Ogg Vorbis Files, and has a slot for
> micro SD Cards so you can add more storage.  They also have the View,
> which is a little more High End with up to 32 GB of Storage.
>
> As far as using an Online store.  I would say to use Amazon.com.  They
> distribute all of their music in an MP3 Format and have a Ubuntu
> Downloader to get albums.  You have to use their downloader to get
> albums, but overall it is a nice solution.  You can use a Program such
> as Rythmbox or Banshee to Manage Your music library and move over audio
> files to the Player.
>
> Beth Lynn Eicher wrote:
>> I'm interested buying an mp3 player that is DRM-free with an mp3
>> online store that is DRM-free too. The management of moving the songs
>> from a Ubuntu computer to the player is a must. An easy mount and
>> dragging and dropping the files in a GNOME gui is acceptable. A gui
>> music manager is preferred.
>>
>> While you are considering this recommendation, think about what would
>> be interesting and attractive for a 10 year old child. The whole setup
>> needs to cost under $100 so that its not a huge deal if it gets
>> broken/stolen.
>>
>> Then consider what would be good for an adult with a bigger budget who
>> wants something easy to use. Video playing too is a *huge* plus but
>> not required. The adult will want to buy audio books too.
>>
>> These recommendations are going to two different households therefore
>> it does not matter if the hardware is different.
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>> Beth Lynn Eicher
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