(12-13-2019, 01:32 PM)tophneal Wrote: I kinda disagree, that's WAY more niche than the current products are. The majority of people are clueless about the FLAC file format. The Phone would still outsell it, because the majority of people are streaming now. It's also pretty easy, and cheap, already to grab one of the many confirmed working MP3 Player options, and slap RockBox firmware onto it.
MUSIC PLAYER (FLAC is the good option, but not the main thing)
Phones are more important market than MUSIC PLAYERS, no doubt.
The actual MP3 player options with Rockbox do not meet actual technologies capabilities, even the newer ones that gave me yesterday when I looked for the state of the art, a deception in price / performance.
Ipod Touch 128 Gb 280 €
Ipod Touch 32 Gb 221 €
Victure MP3 8 Gb 25 € with SD cards
Sony Walkman NWZ-B183 (4 GB) 59 €
And as there is a pinetime project
If there are some music lovers developers they would be able to convert a good DIY project in a liGNUx mainstream one, beating in price and in capabilities the actual market. It can exist a pinemusic project. - it is a suggestion -.
I remember that the Ipod was the first success in Apple mobility devices, and actual phones have a problem and it is that they spend a lot of battery when they are used as a computer, even if it is to play music, so a secondary device with high capacity storage, and long battery time, that also can be used as an external SDD for any kind of files maybe is a good enough idea to make thousands of units.
- I am not writing about the chance it can be millions if it is well done in price and performance beating actual Ipods, not only as music players, also as BT / WiFi / USB-C externals SDDs for phones, and battery banks, but there is the chance -