[vox] Linux-compatible MP3 player recommendations wanted!

[Jennifer Stickel]

I got myself a Creative MuVo back in November.  It is a 1 GB flash 
device that can play mp3s, listen to the radio, and record (either from 
the radio or an external microphone) to mp3 format and runs off a single 
AAA battery.  It is a very basic device in terms of the user interface, 
but connects nicely to the USB port on my computer.  Linux has never had 
a problem with it.  The other reason I got this one was the cost - just 
over $100 at Fry's.  Hope this helps,

Jennifer


Bill Kendrick wrote:

>The last time I had an MP3 player, it was an old RIO which I connected to
>my Pentium I using a wacky parallel port connector.
>
>These days, the kind of MP3 player I'd want for Linux would probably just
>be a USB 'mass storage' device, and/or use a standard memory card, like
>Compact Flash (CF) or Secure Digital (SD).  (I have a reader for the former,
>which I currently use to get photos out of my camera, and transfer files
>quickly to/from my Zaurus.)
>
>Has anyone out here got recommendations for such a beast?  I haven't looked
>at MP3 players in a while, and have no idea where to start.  Would an
>Apple iPod be usable without lots of crazy configuration and trickery?
>(I have a feeling they're way more expensive than they're worth :^) )
>
>What about those Zen things I've seen advertised and in store windows?
>
>
>(This would be for on-the-go listening, BTW... not for any kind of in-home
>use, as we've got Zaurus and laptops and desktops for that. :^) )
>
>Thx!
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