[wplug] DRM-free listening - recommendation request

[Max Putas]

If you want something really small, the Sansa Clip is also really
great. With updated firmware it plays ogg and FLAC, plus it has a
radio built-in:

http://www.sansa.com/players/sansa_clip

On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Bryon Gill <bgtrio at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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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>>
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>> Jason Freshwater
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>> jdfreshwater at gmail.com
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Thanks,

Max Putas