Posted by NRen2k5 on 11/17/18 11:46

fred-bloggs wrote:
> NRen2k5 <nomore@email.com> wrote in
> news:zGH4g.19498$b25.377030@wagner.videotron.net:
>
>> fred-bloggs wrote:
>>> "Humpty Dumpty" <stewart@SpamTrapRemovefireflyuk.net> wrote in
>>> news:xZmdnTX4WoYo0M_ZRVnysA@fireflyuk.net:
>>>
>>>> I always use OGG as it seems to be an all round better format than
>>>> MP3
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Did you miss *I have a laptop and an i-Pod* in the original post?
>>>
>>> Ipods don't support Ogg or wma.
>> I know for a fact that they *do* support Ogg - if you replace the
>> factory firmware with "RockBox" firmware, that is.
>>
>
> So why are you not recommending Ogg/Rockbox to the OP?

I am.

But for the most part I don't recommend iPods, so RockBox doesn't really
come into consideration.

I think more people want to buy music online (thus making PlaysForSure
devices the best choice) rather than using a good patent-free format
like Vorbis.

- NRen2k5

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