Community Forums => General Chat => Topic started by: UltimatePartyBear on January 23, 2009, 03:35:14 PM
Title: Rockbox - replacement firmware for digital audio players
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on January 23, 2009, 03:35:14 PM
Has anybody around here tried Rockbox (http://www.rockbox.org/)? What do you think of it? How does it affect battery life? Is the sound quality really better?
I love my Rio Karma, but it won't last forever. Just today, I was confronted by evidence of its eventual demise: one of the volume buttons isn't working very well. Sadly, the company that made it is defunct, and I can't find a suitable replacement. Nobody makes anything with all the features I need, least of all Apple, especially when it comes to ogg vorbis support.
However, I found Rockbox with a little googling, and it claims to offer everything I'm looking for and then some. I'd just need to buy a supported device, most likely an iPod, so I'm curious whether anyone has tried it or is willing to give it a try.
Title: Re: Rockbox - replacement firmware for digital audio players
Post by: EasyCure on January 24, 2009, 02:36:59 PM
i found out about this, or something similar, around the time i got my ipod and was curious to install it but feared i'd be bricking the damn thing. i do have an older mp3 player that i believe is compatible with RockBox but I'm currently waiting on a friend to return from college with it. I let him have it as a gift (he was still using a sony mini disc player i gave him awhile back...) but he recently upgraded to an ipod which a bigger hard drive, so he has no issues with me being an indian giver.
If i ever get it working I'll update this thread but for now i have no info for ya.
Title: Re: Rockbox - replacement firmware for digital audio players
Post by: NWR_Lindy on January 25, 2009, 12:59:12 AM
I endorse this product for the simple fact that it's named after my favorite Run-DMC song.
