On 7/12/06, Vinayak Hegde vinayakh@gmail.com wrote:
On 7/12/06, Faraz Shahbazker faraz.shahbazker@gmail.com wrote:
If you wan't a high-end hdd-player (5-40GB) then iRiver is a lost cause. H10 which is available in India doesn't support ogg, and H1xx/H3xx which do aren't available :-(
iRiver is not exactly a lost cause as it does support firmware upgrades. I was able to get H340 to play .avi and divx files after firmware upgrades. Also after installing rockbox on the player, I was able to dual boot the player. I made a post on how to do it in easy steps.
Very nice :-) . But according to iriverindia.com, this model isn't officially available in India! That means it's not ubiquitous - and hence a lost cause in this context. BTW, what kind battery-life do you get with Rockbox as compared to [original] firmware?
I would recommend the iRiver players as it is more hackable and less proprietary compared to the iPod.
... I'll second that.
Regards, farazs