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iRiver Ships Linux Media Players

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the media-to-go dept.

prostoalex writes "The Register talks about new Linux-based portable media players available from iRiver. PMP-120 and PMP-140 feature 3.5'' color screen and 20 and 40 GB drives. The price tag is $500 and $600 respectively. The players support MP3, WMA, WAV and ASF music formats as well as MPEG, ASF, AVI and DivX video formats."

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  1. Hilarious by MondoMor · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    It runs an Open Source OS, and still doesn't include Ogg Vorbis support. Way to go, iRiver!

    You're really iPissing off the iNerds with your iPod-iKiller, iRiver! You'd better iCut it iOut!

    This thing smacks of conspicuous consumption - even more than iPods-as-status-symbols.

    We don't need color screens. We don't need gimmicks. We want a simple, relatively cheap music player that supports a broad range of popular formats (and is extensible). Put one together for $100, and you'll sell a billion.