[vicsireland] Re: has any one heard of?
- From: "Susan Curry" <SusanCurry@xxxxxxx>
- To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:58:49 -0000
MessageHi Robert,
Sounds good, but unfinished and a little complicated, I would be using it
whilst travelling about, so I think we will have to wait until they modify it
or some thing else comes on the market.
thanks for all that info though, very interesting.
Susan
----- Original Message -----
From: Sandberg, Robert
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 10:22 AM
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: has any one heard of?
Hi Tim and Susan!
I also have the IAUDIO with Rockbox and I think a little more needs to be
said about it. Of course it's an excellent thing and it's fantastic to be able
to access the menu and alter the settings to your liking. That said, it's not
perfect. Rockbox will only speak the contents of the menu, but not the files
and folders, that's to say songs and albums you put on it. It does spell them,
but that takes some getting used to and it also takes time. In order to have
the names of files and folders spoken, you need a second software called Voice
Box. It's quite easy to handle. It does not use its own voice, but your
computer's default voice the Microsoft Narrator.
Now, rockbox is not a speech add-on for the IAUDIO firmware. It replaces the
firmware, so it's a media player of its own and in my opinion it comes with a
couple of flaws. I find that when I skip through songs with the joystick, in
stead of moving to the next song, it will frequently go back to explorer mode
and speak the file name I started with. Also, I bought the thing mainly to be
able to record in mp3 format and process recorded files on my PC. Unfortunately
though, Rockbox does not speak at all when in recording mode. I don't mean
while recording, of course you don't want that. But before you actually record,
you're in a sort of mixing desk mode where you can adjust the input level of
the channels. There is no speech for that. Also, it would be nice to have at
least a confirmation beep when you start and stop recording, preferably 2
different ones.
If you can live with these few shortcomings it's a brilliant device. And
also, since Rockbox is being constantly improved, the shortcomings might well
be dealt with at some point.
Just a quick word on the hardware. The IAUDIO does not have any USB ports as
such, but rather a customised shrunken interface, presumably to keep the device
as small as possible. This means that you can't connect to someone else's
computer unless you carry the interface cable with you. The same applies to the
line-in and line-out, as well as the power socket. There's a little extra
adapter you need for these connections. That makes the device itself nice and
small, but on the other hand you need to carry a bit of kit around if you want
to use it on the go.
Also, coming back to recording, I was assured that I could use an external
microphone without any peripheral hardware. That is not the case. You need an
extra amplifier to use even a battery powered mike. So that's another thing to
carry around if you want to make recordings.
It really comes down to what you want to do with the IAUDIO. For all my
moaning, it certainly is a liberating piece of technology.
Cheers,
Robbie
From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Culhane
Sent: Montag, 15. Januar 2007 08:51
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: has any one heard of?
Hi Susan,
I have the iAudio x5 20 gb mp3 player with rockbox and find it
excellent.
The device is extremely small and light.
The buttons are easy to detect.
Rockbox makes all the menus on the device completely accessible.
Cheers,
Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Curry
Sent: 12 January 2007 18:11
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] has any one heard of?
Hi folks,
has any one heard of this company or mp3 player?
I Audio X5 20GB MP3 player with Rockbox
if so, what is it like?
www.backfromthefuture.ie
susan
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