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Improve Your iPod with Rockbox

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the who-will-if-you-won't dept.

polar_bear` writes "The allure of the iPod is undeniable -- they're well-designed, sleek little music players that pack a lot of features into tiny packages. However, iPods fail to deliver when it comes to support for free codecs like Ogg Vorbis, and -- let's face it -- iTunes leaves a lot to be desired. If you'd like to enjoy the hardware goodness of the iPod with GPLed firmware, give Rockbox a try. Tim Lord explains how over on NewsForge.com." NewsForge is also a part of the OSTG network, and Tim Lord is "timothy", one of our own editors.

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  1. Finally... by E+IS+mC(Square) · · Score: 0, Troll

    Finally, iPod fanboy gets key to the goldmine which iRiver geeks (and others) have been digging for, er, 2 yrs and more.

    Anyway, better late than never.

  2. Re:will this allow me to play .avi's by HardCase · · Score: 0, Troll

    Rockbox seems to have lots of support for audio (though not much use when I use solely mp3) but doesn't mention video.

    For good reason - it doesn't support video.

  3. Re:So... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    but by replying, your mod became ineffective.

    loser.

  4. Re:Rockbox Does support Video by HardCase · · Score: 0, Troll

    We're talking iPod here, son. Keep up.

    I suppose that there's a good chance that video will be available for the iPod, but it's not there now.

  5. Re:So... by alienw · · Score: 0, Troll

    Dude, stop being a fucktard, and get with the program. If the lack of gapless playback pisses you off enough to avoid getting an iPod, you seriously need to get laid and stop being such a goddamn nerd. The iPod's main advantage is that its user interface was designed by people who use a music player, not nerds who worry about playing .ogg and gapless playback and other stupid bullshit and ignore the obvious such as USABILITY. The database does many useful things, which you would only know about and appreciate if you OWNED a fucking ipod. Things like weighted playlists, volume normalization, per-song EQ settings that integrate with iTunes, support for many different playlists, song ratings, metadata, and what have you. If you want mass storage for your MP3z and warez, burn them onto a fucking DVD, for crying out loud. An iPod is a music player, not a fucking USB stick. Use it for its intended purpose. Just because you can wipe your ass with newspaper doesn't mean it's a good idea.

    Anyway, I don't mean to troll, I just don't like people who diss iPods without ever having used one, just because they don't have some semi-useless, unnecessary feature. The iPod is a nearly-perfect music player already. It doesn't need gapless playback, .ogg support, an FM tuner, or any other gimmicks.