Re: MP3 Players

[Alan Cox <alan lxorguk ukuu org uk>]

> > Yes, I have a river hp-140, bought from ebay a while ago and it just
> > rocks. The 4 year battery still last a hell lot of hours and with rockbox
> > using rsync to synchronize my ~/mp3 is priceless.
> > 
> Did you have to use rockbox or did you just opt too?

You need sane firmware but that doesn't have to be rockbox - there is USB
storage firmware from iRiver. They are good players if a bit chunky by
modern standards and also the hard disk is easy to replace when they take
too much of a beating and die.