Posted by Al Smith on 11/29/06 20:21

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>> I'm thinking about getting my first MP3 player, but I'm going to stay away from Apple, just because of all the DRM bullshit. Even worse is the ridiculous Microsoft Zune. I want a cheap player that will let me just plug it in to a USB port, and have it recognized automatically as another drive, do that I can drag and drop whatever I want onto its memory chip.
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> Of course, it will require software, such as Rockbox. One would like to run open-source software on generic hardware, but none of the current hardware manufacturers has revealed its specs. Each is hoping for a proprietary iPod-like product. With luck somebody might eventually market generic hardware and make his profit on high volume at small volume (like PC's).


I know nothing about MP3 players because I've never used them. You
mean I can't just drag and drop MP3s onto a player in a file
manager such as MS Explorer, and have them play?

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