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["KANE BROLIN" <kbrolin65@xxxxxxxxx>]

Vinny: 

Is the X5 that new portable audio player that Microsoft had promised to 
release?  That's the only one I had been familiar with that comes with a radio. 
 

How was FM reception?  Any idea how much spoken word material this can 
record--in terms of minutes?  I'm thinking of X5 as something I might use to 
record meeting content in a work setting as well.  Thanks. 

-Kane 
----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Vinny Pedulla 
  To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 1:28 AM
  Subject: [blindipod] Re: anyone using Ipod video 30 or 60GB 5th adition


  Yes it was a 5.5 gen 30 Gig video and I was using the latest build for March 
of 2007. It wasn't bad, but it did lock up and I had to reset it pretty 
regularly. I just tried an Iaudio X5 and found it much more responsive than the 
Ipod. It is a little bigger than the 30 gig Ipod, however, the functionality 
makes up for it. It also has a FM radio and a recorder that can do both WAV and 
MP3. You can use the built in mic, a line in with an external mic or an extern 
source, and you can even record the radio.
  Also the sound quality seems to be better. Again Rockbox just runs smoother 
on the X5 than what I remember on my Ipod.
  Vinny

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Mark Vincent 
    To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 3:52 AM
    Subject: [blindipod] Re: anyone using Ipod video 30 or 60GB 5th adition


    hi Vinny, thanks for getting back to me.
     was it the 5.5 generation video Ipod? and which build of rock box were you 
running at the time?

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Vinny Pedulla 
    To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 4:35 AM
    Subject: [blindipod] Re: anyone using Ipod video 30 or 60GB 5th adition


    Mark,
    I had a 30 Gig Video Ipod and returned it for some of the same reasons. I 
found it to be pretty good, but the click wheel is a little hard to get use to. 
I also found that the Rockbox firmware would lock up on me.
    I did like to formfactor and miss it, however, I am going to try an iAudio 
X5 to see if it works better for me. From what I have heard from some podcasts 
it seems easier to operate with the joystick.
    Hope this helps,
    Vinny

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Mark Vincent 
      To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 7:26 PM
      Subject: [blindipod] anyone using Ipod video 30 or 60GB 5th adition


      hi list, my Iriver has died and I am looking at the Ipods for my 
replacement.
      Have I understood the rock box site correctly, in as much as the Ipod 30 
and 60GB 5th generation are  working with rock box?
      if so, anyone out using it at the moment?
      Speaking to a friend who was using the Ipod video about a year ago, he 
said it was  a little difficult to operate with the wheal and not really  worth 
the effort.
      experienced problems getting the  voice box script to work on the Ipod 
video.
      Have we seen an improvement on the Ipod video in terms of rock box 
support, and functionality?

      any info much appreciated.

      RGDS,

      mark