J.F., On Tuesday 08 February 2005 01:50, jfweber@bellsouth.net wrote:
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Right now I don't have time to play w/ it. So it's being returned to sender ( seller ) and it apparently isn't the first, when I called for an RMA, they asked me if these were the sorts of problems I was having. So, I'm still looking for a lightweight, if posible high volume music player. Preferably it will play oggs. but I shall suffer along mp3s if I must.
The Rio Karma plays Ogg files plus WMA, FLAC and, of course MP3. It plays WAV, too, if you're really into wasting space!. It has excellent features, but no FM radio and "only" 20 GB capacity. And apart from the Java code I mentioned, is not open. However, the capabilities supplied by virtue of its having an Ethernet interface and that Java code is considerable, so one could well make the case that it's an open design, even if not entirely open source in the classic sense. I've been very pleased with this player. It makes the the iPod look pretty crude by (feature) comparison. The styling is not bad, either. Check it out: http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/shop/_templates/item_main_Rio.asp?model=261
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Randall Schulz