10-31-2021, 12:16 PM
(10-31-2021, 03:23 AM)kqlnut Wrote: How about the Samsung R0? Rockbox can be used on it and it has a microSD card slot. I've had one for about 10 years and still use it from time to time, it never failed me.
Wow, that's pretty much exactly what I was looking for; it's like you read my mind! Or my post.
The fact that it runs Linux is pretty neat, too. And it comes in pink!
You wouldn't happen to know where I could find one, would you? There's a listing on eBay, but it's a bit expensive and ships from Russia. (I'm in the U.S.)
(10-31-2021, 03:23 AM)kqlnut Wrote: The kind of device you are describing sounds like something outdated that I don't think would find much of an audience nowadays, given that similar devices have existed for a long time already.
Thinking back on it, I agree; what I described would be rather antiquated these days, and maybe even more niche that I thought. Streaming and touchscreens do seem to be the future.
On that note, I'd probably use my phone as my primary MP3 player, if I didn't have the arbitrary requirement of keeping my music/video library entirely offline and on a separate device. I don't think my library would fit in 128GB, anyway - not that 256GB microSD cards are particularly cheap, of course. (UPDATE: actually, they are!?)
(10-31-2021, 12:19 AM)barray Wrote: I have also wanted to see such a thing, as well as a PDA. I have been waiting with baited breath for the PineComm - but this is probably years away or will come out in some weird form.
(10-31-2021, 03:23 AM)kqlnut Wrote: Spreading out a little and going in a direction like the PineComm might be something different...
Yes, the PineCom does seem promising in this regard, though it seems to be more focused on IoT development that anything. Maybe it'll be more appealing once its features are properly fleshed out.
