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Steevc: /* My Gadgets */ new stuff

2009-10-07T07:25:41Z

My Gadgets: new stuff

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	* Amarok on Linux		* Amarok on Linux
	* Aeroplayer on Palm		* Aeroplayer on Palm
	* GSPlayer on Acer n35 PDA		* GSPlayer on Acer n35 PDA and BenQ E72 phone
	* iRiver iFP-890 256MB		* iRiver iFP-890 256MB - retired
	* Sumvision SV04-M18 2GB		* Sumvision SV04-M18 2GB - unfortunately it died one day
			* Samsung YP-U4 - Got a couple of these nice little players

	== What I want ==		== What I want ==

Steevc: sections

2007-10-10T10:44:52Z

sections

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			== Me ==

	Based in the UK. Got a blog at [http://bagofspoons.net Bag of Spoons]		Based in the UK. Got a blog at [http://bagofspoons.net Bag of Spoons]

	I'd love to see open formats more widely available on consumer hardware. I'm encoding all my music in Ogg Vorbis these days. I did try FLAC, but it would need conversion for portable usage and I don't think I can hear an improvement from compressed Q6 or 7.		I'd love to see open formats more widely available on consumer hardware. I'm encoding all my music in Ogg Vorbis these days. I did try FLAC, but it would need conversion for portable usage and I don't think I can hear an improvement from compressed Q6 or 7.

			== My Gadgets ==

	I'm using the following software/hardware, all of which play Ogg Vorbis:		I'm using the following software/hardware, all of which play Ogg Vorbis:
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	* Sumvision SV04-M18 2GB		* Sumvision SV04-M18 2GB

	I'm looking for a good car unit that can play Ogg Vorbis from SD card and CD. CD is less vital. The new PLU2 unit looks good, but I've not seen it for sale in the UK and I ~~found a forum post somewhere saying~~ it ~~wasn't~~ very good. Latest candidates are from Acoustic Solutions and VDO, but I'd like to try them out before buying. It's hard to even find reviews that take open formats into account.		== What I want ==

			I'm looking for a good car unit that can play Ogg Vorbis from SD card and CD. CD is less vital, support for higher bits rates (200kp/s+) is. The new PLU2 unit looks good, but I've not seen it for sale in the UK and comments I've seen say it is not very good. Latest candidates are from Acoustic Solutions and VDO, but I'd like to try them out before buying. It's hard to even find reviews that take open formats into account.

			== Comment ==

			I assume that all the gadgets that play Ogg Vorbis are using chips that happen to support it. It would be interesting to see these chips compared, e.g. what bit rates they support, with details of who uses them and how successful they are in comparison to chips that only do MP3/WMA etc.

	Interesting opinion on state of Ogg Vorbis at [http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,2059851,00.html The Guardian]. He doesn't see much future if the big companies don't adopt it.		Interesting opinion on state of Ogg Vorbis at [http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,2059851,00.html The Guardian]. He doesn't see much future if the big companies don't adopt it.

			== Other ==

	I see [[User:Saoshyant]] changed my mentions of Ogg -> Vorbis. This may confuse people who are new to this as their files are likely to be *.ogg. I'll use Ogg Vorbis in future.		I see [[User:Saoshyant]] changed my mentions of Ogg -> Vorbis. This may confuse people who are new to this as their files are likely to be *.ogg. I'll use Ogg Vorbis in future.

Steevc: tidying up

2007-08-14T14:48:18Z

tidying up

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	Based in the UK. Got a blog at [http://bagofspoons.net Bag of Spoons]		Based in the UK. Got a blog at [http://bagofspoons.net Bag of Spoons]

	I'd love to see open formats more widely available on ~~comsumer~~ hardware.		I'd love to see open formats more widely available on consumer hardware. I'm encoding all my music in Ogg Vorbis these days. I did try FLAC, but it would need conversion for portable usage and I don't think I can hear an improvement from compressed Q6 or 7.

	I'm using the following software/hardware, all of which play Ogg Vorbis:		I'm using the following software/hardware, all of which play Ogg Vorbis:
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	* Sumvision SV04-M18 2GB		* Sumvision SV04-M18 2GB

	~~Looking~~ for a good car unit that can play Ogg Vorbis from SD card and CD. The new PLU2 unit looks good, but I've not seen it for sale in the UK. I ~~did find~~ a forum post somewhere saying it wasn't very good. Latest ~~candidate is one~~ from Acoustic Solutions.		I'm looking for a good car unit that can play Ogg Vorbis from SD card and CD. CD is less vital. The new PLU2 unit looks good, but I've not seen it for sale in the UK and I found a forum post somewhere saying it wasn't very good. Latest candidates are from Acoustic Solutions and VDO, but I'd like to try them out before buying. It's hard to even find reviews that take open formats into account.

	Interesting opinion on state of Ogg Vorbis at [http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,2059851,00.html The Guardian]. He doesn't see much future if the big companies don't adopt it.		Interesting opinion on state of Ogg Vorbis at [http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,2059851,00.html The Guardian]. He doesn't see much future if the big companies don't adopt it.

	I see [[User:Saoshyant]] changed my mentions of Ogg -> Vorbis. This may confuse people who are new to this as their files are likely to be *.ogg. I'll use Ogg Vorbis in future.		I see [[User:Saoshyant]] changed my mentions of Ogg -> Vorbis. This may confuse people who are new to this as their files are likely to be *.ogg. I'll use Ogg Vorbis in future.

Steevc: more

2007-04-20T09:30:27Z

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	I'd love to see open formats more widely available on comsumer hardware.		I'd love to see open formats more widely available on comsumer hardware.

	I'm using the following software/hardware, all of which play Vorbis:		I'm using the following software/hardware, all of which play Ogg Vorbis:

	* QCD on Windows		* QCD on Windows
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	* Sumvision SV04-M18 2GB		* Sumvision SV04-M18 2GB

	Looking for a good car unit that can play Vorbis from SD card and CD. The new PLU2 unit looks good, but I've not seen it for sale in the UK.		Looking for a good car unit that can play Ogg Vorbis from SD card and CD. The new PLU2 unit looks good, but I've not seen it for sale in the UK. I did find a forum post somewhere saying it wasn't very good. Latest candidate is one from Acoustic Solutions.

			Interesting opinion on state of Ogg Vorbis at [http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,2059851,00.html The Guardian]. He doesn't see much future if the big companies don't adopt it.

			I see [[User:Saoshyant]] changed my mentions of Ogg -> Vorbis. This may confuse people who are new to this as their files are likely to be *.ogg. I'll use Ogg Vorbis in future.

Saoshyant at 21:53, 19 April 2007

2007-04-19T21:53:29Z

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	I'd love to see open formats more widely available on comsumer hardware.		I'd love to see open formats more widely available on comsumer hardware.

	I'm using the following software/hardware, all of which play ~~OGG~~:		I'm using the following software/hardware, all of which play Vorbis:

	* QCD on Windows		* QCD on Windows
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	* Sumvision SV04-M18 2GB		* Sumvision SV04-M18 2GB

	Looking for a good car unit that can play ~~OGG~~ from SD card and CD. The new PLU2 unit looks good, but I've not seen it for sale in the UK.		Looking for a good car unit that can play Vorbis from SD card and CD. The new PLU2 unit looks good, but I've not seen it for sale in the UK.

Steevc at 11:07, 19 April 2007

2007-04-19T11:07:02Z

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	Based in the UK. Got a blog at [http://bagofspoons.net Bag of Spoons]		Based in the UK. Got a blog at [http://bagofspoons.net Bag of Spoons]

	I'd love to see open formats more widely available on comsumer hardware. ~~For now~~ I ~~listen with~~ QCD on Windows, Amarok on Linux, Aeroplayer on Palm, GSPlayer on Acer n35 PDA ~~and have an~~ iRiver iFP-890.		I'd love to see open formats more widely available on comsumer hardware.

			I'm using the following software/hardware, all of which play OGG:

			* QCD on Windows
			* Amarok on Linux
			* Aeroplayer on Palm
			* GSPlayer on Acer n35 PDA
			* iRiver iFP-890 256MB
			* Sumvision SV04-M18 2GB

	Looking for a good car unit that can play OGG from SD card and CD. The new PLU2 unit looks good, but I've not seen it for sale in the UK.		Looking for a good car unit that can play OGG from SD card and CD. The new PLU2 unit looks good, but I've not seen it for sale in the UK.

Steevc: updates

2006-12-14T17:50:33Z

updates

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	Based in the UK. Got a blog at [http://bagofspoons.net Bag of Spoons]		Based in the UK. Got a blog at [http://bagofspoons.net Bag of Spoons]

	I'd love to see open formats more widely available on comsumer hardware. For now I listen with QCD on Windows, Amarok on Linux, Aeroplayer on Palm and have an iRiver iFP-890. Looking for a good car unit that can play OGG from SD card and CD. ~~Also looking~~ for ~~my next mobile gadget that could be a smart phone as long as it can play OGG ;)~~		I'd love to see open formats more widely available on comsumer hardware. For now I listen with QCD on Windows, Amarok on Linux, Aeroplayer on Palm, GSPlayer on Acer n35 PDA and have an iRiver iFP-890.

			Looking for a good car unit that can play OGG from SD card and CD. The new PLU2 unit looks good, but I've not seen it for sale in the UK.

Steevc: next mobile gadget

2006-09-01T15:44:40Z

next mobile gadget

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	Based in the UK. Got a blog at [http://bagofspoons.net Bag of Spoons]		Based in the UK. Got a blog at [http://bagofspoons.net Bag of Spoons]

	I'd love to see open formats more widely available on comsumer hardware. For now I listen with QCD on Windows, Amarok on Linux, Aeroplayer on Palm and have an iRiver iFP-890. Looking for a good car unit that can play OGG from SD card and CD.		I'd love to see open formats more widely available on comsumer hardware. For now I listen with QCD on Windows, Amarok on Linux, Aeroplayer on Palm and have an iRiver iFP-890. Looking for a good car unit that can play OGG from SD card and CD. Also looking for my next mobile gadget that could be a smart phone as long as it can play OGG ;)

Steevc: intro

2006-07-04T10:48:32Z

intro

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Based in the UK. Got a blog at [http://bagofspoons.net Bag of Spoons]

I'd love to see open formats more widely available on comsumer hardware. For now I listen with QCD on Windows, Amarok on Linux, Aeroplayer on Palm and have an iRiver iFP-890. Looking for a good car unit that can play OGG from SD card and CD.