PMPs General

Just look for another on the cheap. The list of RB supported devices is pretty short.

>>59912342
That's the thing, even second-hand ones at this point cost as much as three times what I got my old one for new.

Fiio M3?

>and rockbox

dont know

>>59912271
I'm so fucking mad the are no new sansas unles you are willing to pay $100 for a used to shit one.

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

And there's no rockbox support for newer stuff like fiios.

REEEEEEEE

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>>59912271
Can't you just source a new oled panel or something and replace it?
I'm happy with my cheap chinky x-02

>>59912271
Get an old android phone 2.3 I think and download the rockbox app, it works.

>>59913453
>I'm happy with my cheap chinky x-02

I heard the ui is shit and sluggish?

Thoughts?

Does it support 128gb sc cards?

>>59913453
This, you can get a Clip screen for like $7

>>59913505

UI is shit but you get used to it. It's pretty good for the ~$12-20, used it as my primary music player for three months before I upgraded to a refurb Clip Zip ($70). The manufacturer refurbs from the happy merchants in Israel are actually pretty great, dunno if he's still selling his stock on ebay.

I can confirm the X02 works with 128GB microSD, just format to FAT32.

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>>59913505
>I heard the ui is shit and sluggish?
Ye but I usually don't need to interact with it since I usually listen a whole album, but ask on /CSG/ because they know how to flash the agptek firmware or something and it's supposed to be better or something
>Thoughts?
It was $13 on sale it does the job for how cheap it is
>Does it support 128gb sc cards?
Ask /CSG/ I'm using a 64 GB shark and it works, but seriously ask CSG rockbox is kind of obsolete and there's really good quality chink pmps, check the infographic on the op first

I've got an xduoo x3 and have been liking it.

>>59913564
>>59913591
thx, will buy one then.

>>59912271
Are you okay anon? Not too banged up I hope. We're all worried about you.

>>59912379
Get a iPod Nano 2nd gen, iPod Mini or pre 6g iPod classic

>>59915245
7th gen Classics have had Rockbox support for years.

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>>59913341
There is hope:
http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php/topic,51653.15.html
https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/AgptekRocker

>>59915245
>Get a iPod Nano 2nd gen, iPod Mini
these have like 4gb of storage, no thx

>or pre 6g iPod classic
too bulky, defeats the purpose of a pmp.

>>59915576
So get a Mini and upgrade the storage

>>59915555
noice!!!

>>59912271
If it's just the screen that's borked, replace the screen.

Seriously, it's worth it, since there's no good media players any more.

>>59915582
>buying apple
I'd rather buy a chink player

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>>59915611
>avoiding products based on the logos they bear

>>59913341
jz port is taking forever but there is one (1) guy working on it.
Still holding on my M2 for the port.

>>59915611
apple makes good hardware
overpriced. produced in chinese sweatshops. but still good
their audio is really good- especially on their phones

if you have an iphone, use that. it's better than any other pmp out there. it sounds better than most DACs
normally I don't advocate for giving up when it comes to privacy, but seriously, when it comes to phones it does not matter at all. inherently the system is flawed and nothing is safe. I'll shill for apple until they stop making good products
sorry that it doesn't answer your question perfectly, op

>>59915629
>avoiding overpriced products based on their logo
Thats better

>>59915927
>if you have an iphone, use that.
>using a phone to play music

you need to go back >>>/reddit/

>>59915954
We're talking used products, dumbass. Apple hasn't sold the iPod Mini in years. These things can be had for under $20

>>59915954
>trying to pretend the original iPod wasen't a great product line

>>59915973
>Arbitrary proprietary software for syncing music connection

Iriver devices were better.

>>59915995
The better hardware was worth the worse software. It's irrelevant now that Rockbox can be installed on the best iPods and even with the official firmware you don't need iTunes.

>>59915954
>implying the iPod shuffle wouldn't get an A++ and a glitter cloud to the face at the Bauhaus school

Xduoo x3 is probably the best atm unfortunately

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>>59916263
>Whatchu want?
>Good hardware with a braindead button-layout
>Say no mo'.

>>59916263
Eh, there are other choices.

>>59915611
>>59915954
Uh, why does the brand matter if you're buying it used, upgrading the hardware and using Rockbox on it?

A pretty nicely set up iPod mini will probably end up cheaper than even the worst of beat up nice sansas

"Walnut V2" or something on aliexpress

>>59916417
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-iPod-mini-64GB-refurbished-2nd-Gen-Silver-Wolfson-DAC-Free-Shipping-/172618989558

like even buying one readily upgraded isn't the worst of deals when compared to some other options

>>59916417
What hardware does the mini run on?
There might be issues with rockbox if it's too weak.

>>59916450
I'd rather a proper DAP and an amp.

>>59916500
>There might be issues with rockbox if it's too weak.
There's two generations of iPod Minis, one of them can be Rockboxed.

>>59916530
rockbox-site lists both, though.

>>59916558
Yeah I got messed up. Only one generation can be upgraded to a CF card, both can be Rockboxed.

>>59916573
found tuts which mention both generations to be upgradeable.

>>59916594
Huh, every one I've seen said only the second gen worked

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>tfw my 80gig ipod is still going strong

>>59916625
>he hasn't upgraded to an SSD or SD card

>>59916489
>http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-iPod-mini-64GB-refurbished-2nd-Gen-Silver-Wolfson-DAC-Free-Shipping-/172618989558

>Never purchase from him!!!
Got it in the mail,it had no case with it,the guts of it shake loosely in the shell of it and it will not turn off..

Thanks Anon. I'll definitely drop 3 figgies on this

Just uae your phone you idiot

>>59916263
see >>59916290

>>59916652
Just eat a dick, you piece of shit.

>>59916658
Your phone is as good of a music player as any cheapy you could buy

>>59916662
No it's not
>touchscreen bullshit
>less storage
>much larger

>>59916625
too big

>>59916652
>>>/reddit/

>>59916662
Well luckily mine isn't a cheapy and my phone can't play music properly.

>>59916652
>>59916662
>posting about phones in a PMP thread
what is wrong with you?

>>59916671
Like em or not touchscreens are here to stay might as well rip that bandaid off now and get a phone with an SD slot all the aorage you like

>>59916691
control your music-playing touchscreen-phone without looking at the screen.
go ahead. dare. double dare. triple dare.

>>59916691
I already have a phone with an SD card. Touchscreens still suck for PMPs, which is exactly why I use a real PMP instead of my phone. Well that and storage thing. Look, you may be content using that bullshit, but don't go whining that not everyone is.

>>59916694
Of course that isnt possible dont be daft you should havw enougb music to last you a few days anyway

>>59916700
>having more music is an excuse to not want control your PMP
What the fuck are you talking about?

>>59916718
Set it on ahuffle and go and besides name one PMP where i can download a podcast or an album on the spot

>>59916739
Android players.
There have been more lately ever since Sony started the trend.

>>59916750
But those still relay on touchscreens

>>59916756
They have dedicated playback controls.

>>59916739
>Set it on ahuffle
Yeah, and what about when a song that you don't feel like listening to comes on?
>besides name one PMP where i can download a podcast or an album on the spot
Why would I care about downloading albums on the fly when I already have every song I could possibly think of and more on my PMP?
>podcasts
I don't listen to them so I couldn't possibly care less about being able to download them. Even if I did, not having to use a touchscreen would most definitely be worth having to wait a few hours to download a podcast. Again, just because you're okay with it doesn't mean everyone is.

I have this thing. Only thing that annoys me is that there is a pause inbetween songs, which kills transitions that blend into eachother.

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>>59916816
forgot pic

>>59916820
That's the one when they started using shitty chips.

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can any computer wizard here help me retrieve or at least get a screenshot of this deleted tweet?

https://twitter.com/Partisangirl/status/853418449757888512

ive tried everything, but not luck. just a screen-shot would be good enough. thank you in advance.

>>59916842
>>>/g/sqt

>>59916820
>>59916816
OP is a clip zip, yours is a clip jam
one is shit, the other isn't.
guess which one yours is.

Why are the rockbox people so lazy? No new devices supported and no updates in years

It's the reason why the Clip+ has inflated in value so much despite actually being a really flimsy piece of shit.

>>59916865
>Why are the rockbox people so lazy?
you're full of shit and stupid to boot.

>>59916865
Because there are literally 2 active developers. One is doing an app port and the other is doing 3 native ports.

>>59916877
>Rockbox 3.13 was released on 05 March 2013

okay

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>>59912271
my nigga

>>59916896
>>59916889

>>59916865
Its not the fault of the rockbox people sandisk is being masssive dicks about what they allow you to install on your device

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>>59916896
>checking stable version

>>59916902
Sandisk is actively preventing Rockbox from being installed? I thought it was an issue with whatever SoC they're using now.

>>59916902
>about what they allow you to install on your device
it's not an issue of allowing, but about all the recent PMPs not being proper devices to install rockbox on.

chinkshit 8bit microcontrollers with dedicated decoding-hardware can't run rockbox.

>>59916902
nah you got it all wrong m8

>>59916913
>it's not an issue of allowing, but about all the recent PMPs not being proper devices to install rockbox on.
this. also read the thread, there's been some news-

I hate it, but pmp as an concept is dead. we live in the era of smartphones. this is how you do now:
>cheap smartphone
>128gb micro-sd
>foobar2000 mobile edition
>all your flac transcoded into opus

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Currently using this, excellent sound, light, + SD 64Gb and a lot of durability

>>59918147
>touchscreen
no thx

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So glad I got one for my mother and one for myself few years ago.

>>59918215
also physical button, no problem ;)

>>59918105
>foobar2000 mobile edition
Thanks anon, now the track msove into one another seamlessly without a delay. Smooth, must transcode some flac to opus then and get me some micro sd storage hmmmm

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Using this thing.
It has some questionable design decisions but it works.

>>59916898
>That UI on zip
Is that rockboxed or something?

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>>59919007
Yeah

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>>59912271
fuck wrong thread again

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>tfw MP3 players are dead
>tfw the best replacement is a cheap Android phone running the SDL version of Rockbox

Fucking why. I could pay a fortune for one of those old players, but they're all gone now, and what remains is shit.

I got my sansa zip clip like 2 years ago for $30 and I broke it when it accidentally went though the wash. I look through eBay and what the hell $70+ for a used system?
What is a cheap mp3/flac player ?

>>59919783
If you want cheapest there's the Ruizu X02. Cheap, microSD, decent file format support, garbage interface.

>>59912271
>buy sansa sport clip
>it's totally bricked at arrival

piece of shit can't even go on. first and last time buying a sandisk

>>59919821
Don't buy the recent ones, they're garbage.
Sandisk designed a perfect mp3 player, and then stopped selling them.

Anyone considering the agptek a12 should know they will lock up when playing some formats from card. Otherwise they seem fine for the price but I intend on switching over as soon as I see something else I like. ie:
>>59915555

>>59919689
Sony still makes walkmans tho...
From what I've heard they're alright.

>>59916694
Certain android apps have settings to let you ff/rw with the volume buttons. If you had actually looked.

>>59921504
That's only with root but even then you can control the volume with buttons

>>59919811
Would this pmp be all right?
http://m.ebay.com/itm/AGPtek-Latest-Version-MP3-Music-Player-Lossless-Sound-Portable-Support-up-64-GB-/302151539234?hash=item4659a29a22%3Ag%3AfjIAAOSw5cNYPHFg&_trkparms=pageci%253Ace3367df-22c0-11e7-b300-74dbd180b9a4%257Cparentrq%253A7792170515b0a5e2b5138f53ffff4723%257Ciid%253A1

>>59921550
There are plenty of phones with extra buttons that you can easily root. And shake to skip or play/pause is something you can do on any phone.

>>59913453

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Help,

I disassembled an ipod video 5g to add msata and a larger capacity battery. When I reassembled it, there is a normal boot into the screen that asks to visit the support page.

When I connect via cord to restore (so I can flash rockbox) it starts bootlooping after a while. I have no clue what I did wrong or what the problem could be. It only happens upon connecting the sync cable. Running off battery leaves it normally operating.


Anyone familiar with modding the 5G able to provide tips?

>>59922078
I'm going to share what I found out in case it interests anyone that will get stuck doing the same process in the future.

playing around with it I was able to get further in diagnosing the problem.

Whatever is causing the bootloop is the result of the msata to ssd adapter or the SSD itself

I can't reproduce the bootlooping using the original hard drive and new battery. DIsk mode and restore work properly.

I am starting to suspect the core of the problem to be whatever file format that is currently on the msata. I don't have an easy way to format it and was hoping that the cancer known as itunes would take care of everything on a restore so I can have a stable device to flash rockbox on.

If it's not file format that is the problem then its probably the adapter or ssd hardware that is beyond fixing.

>>59912271
using a PMP in 2017 makes you look like an autist and you know it

>b-b-but muh sound
>b-b-but my 256gb music library every time i left my house

>>59924053
I carry 2 dumbphones a smartphone and a clip zip to work
come at me

>>59924083
>2 dumbphones
are u a muslim?

>>59924053
>caring what random strangers think of you

Sandisk makes little mp3 players just like this at my work for like under 50 bucks. Whats so special about this one?

>>59924203
The last good one

>>59924203
not sure if serious, but
>small
>good battery life
>Rockbox
among other things

>>59924053
>makes you look like an autist
>posting this as an insult on 4chan
Really?

I don't follow the wearable/gadget market at all.

Is there a smartwatch or a pmp that will allow me to track my time and distance run while being able to play music?

I'm using google fit for tracking and music right now but I would much rather leave my phone at home when I go for a run.

If your going the repurposed smartphone route, try buying a first gen gaalxy s. The sound quality and durability where superb.