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: <mailto:vinnypedulla@xxxxxxxxx>Vinny Pedulla
To: <mailto:blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>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: <mailto:mav.vincent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Mark Vincent
To: <mailto:blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>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: <mailto:vinnypedulla@xxxxxxxxx>Vinny Pedulla
To: <mailto:blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>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: <mailto:mav.vincent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Mark Vincent
To: <mailto:blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>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
