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| This is a list of hardware of all categories, from PDAs to DVD players,
| | This is a list of hardware of all categories, from chipsets to ready-to-use products, that support Ogg [[Vorbis]]. |
| that can play Ogg Vorbis files. Hopefully you can find what you want,
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| if not, come back next week: several companies who can see the value and
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| popularity of Vorbis are working to support it on their hardware.
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| If you know of any other hardware or projects, please add them to the list.
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| More hardware info can be found at [http://www.xiph.org/ogg/vorbis/hardware.html vorbis hardware page].
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| == Consumer products that support Vorbis natively ==
| | Hardware support status for Ogg Vorbis is relatively good, you can choose between a huge number of mobile flash players, many HDD based players and a respectable number of Hi-Fi components. More than 50 different companies offer a total of more than a hundred products for virtually every application, there is even a knife that can play Ogg Vorbis now ;-). If you can't find a suitable player come back next week -- new products are added on a weekly basis, as many companies are working to support Vorbis on their hardware. |
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| === Portable Players ===
| | If you know of any hardware or projects that are not yet mentioned here, please add them to the list. |
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| ==== Flash Memory Storage ==== | | == Consumer products == |
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| *[http://www.iriver.com/ iRiver's] iFP-3xx (and higher model numbers)
| | The following music players support Ogg Vorbis either out of the box or after a firmware upgrade: |
| :iRiver flash based players comes in many memory size (128MB to 1GB) and have various features like FM receiver and clock alarm.
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| :All the iRiver players from iFP-380T up to iFP-1090 should support Ogg/Vorbis playback.
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| :Some players may need an updated firmware in order to play Ogg/Vorbis files.
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| :Note - only certain bitrates are supported, various problems reported including reboots, silence and random noise when a VBR OGG passes outside the limit (96-225 Kbps.) | |
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| | * [[PortablePlayers|Portable players (mobile players)]]: |
| | :[[PortablePlayers/Flash|Flash Memory Storage]] |
| | :[[PortablePlayers/Harddisk|Harddisk Storage]] |
| | :[[PortablePlayers/Others#CD.2FDVD_Audio_Players|CD/DVD Audio Players]] |
| | :[[PortablePlayers/Others#Mobile_Phones|Mobile Phones]] |
| | :[[PortablePlayers/Others#Others|Others]] |
| | * [[StaticPlayers|Static players (installed players)]]: |
| | :[[StaticPlayers#Hi-Fi_components|Hi-Fi components]] |
| | :[[StaticPlayers#Car_Audio|Car Audio]] |
| | :[[StaticPlayers#Media_Storage|Media Storage]] |
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| *[http://samsung.ca/cgi-bin/nasecabc/en/b2c/product/product_detail.jsp?LoginFlag=NO&prod_path=%2fConsumer+Products%2fTV,+Video+%26+Audio%2fDigital+Products%2fYepp&prod_id=YP-60V/XAC Samsung] YP-60V, YP-T6
| | For hardware that is able to run third-party software (such as PDAs and video game consoles), please visit [[VorbisSoftwarePlayers]]. |
| :The YP-60V is a portable 256MB player, that comes with additional functions for athletes. The YP-T6 is an incredibly small flash player with 128/256/512/1024 MB storage, has a mic and FM radio.
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| *[http://www.iops.co.kr/enghome/index.html Iops] MFP-312, MFP-325, MFP-350
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| :Iops offers the MFP-300 series player with 128/256/512MB/1GB internal flash memory. They offer voice and FM radio recording whilst maintaining a lightweight portable size.
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| | ;[http://www.finearch.com/english FineArch]: FineArch, Inc. developed a hardware core and control software for decoding Vorbis. This technology can be integrated into portable players or cell phones, and since it runs at only 12MHz, it uses very little battery power. It supports files up to 64Kb/s, but could be scaled to 16MHz and 128Kb/s, at the expense of battery life. For more information, see FineArch’s [http://www.finearch.com/english/news/pr_20030715/pr_20030715.htm press release]. |
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| *[http://www.jensofsweden.com/ Jens Of Sweden's] MP-130
| | ;[http://www.mcslogic.com/ MCS Logic]: MCS Logic creates single chip decoders that can play Ogg Vorbis. They supply the Vorbis decoding chips for Havin and Freemax. |
| :MP-130 is a portable player with flash memory in 128/256/512MB sizes. This appears to be a rebranded Iops player. | |
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| | ;[http://oggbox.nathandumont.com/ OggBox]: An open hardware project aiming for a small sized Ogg Vorbis hardware platform (based on ARM Cortex M3 and VS1053b/VS8053 DSP). |
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| *[http://www.mpeye.co.kr/product/product_04.php MPeye] TS-400
| | ;[http://oggonachip.sourceforge.net/ Ogg On A Chip]: A hardware/software implementation with a good report showing how to make FPGAs and the like to decode Vorbis streams. |
| :a flash player which comes in 256MB/512MB/1GB sizes, FM-receiver, colour display and yet to be translated features. An [http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/mpeye-ts400-and-i-discover-korea-is-not-a-firey-lava-planet-019561.php english comment] is available
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| *[http://eng.iaudio.com/ Cowon's] iAudio U2
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| :A small flash-based player (256MB/512MB/1GB) and supposed to get a firmware upgrade in the future to support Vorbis. | |
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| *[http://www.neurosaudio.com/ Neuros'] Digital Audio Computer
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| :The Xiph.org Foundation has brought Vorbis playback to the Neuros Digital Audio Computer. See Digital Innovations' [http://www.neurosaudio.com/press/news_item.aspx?itemID=80 press release] about the agreement. See the [http://www.neurosaudio.com/press/news_item.aspx?itemID=160 press release] about the [http://www.xiph.org/neurosetta/ beta vorbis firmware]. The final version will be more optimized.
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| :<strong>UPDATE:</strong> DI now fully supports Vorbis in firmware versions 1.45 and 2.x (available at [http://www.neurosaudio.com/support/support_updates.asp their Support Updates page]).<br />
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| :The Neuros Synchronization Manager for Windows (available at the above link) now also fully supports the addition of Vorbis files to the Neuros. *nix users can use either Xiph.org's [http://www.xiph.org/positron/ Positron] or Sean Starkey's Java [http://neurosdbm.sf.net/ Neuros Database Manipulator], both of which provide full Neuros database support and other features.<br />
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| :The new generation Neuros II is now available, in capacities of up to 80GB.
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| *[http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/rioaudio/ Rio's] Karma
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| :The [http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/shop/item.asp?model=261 Rio Karma] is a portable player with a harddisk of 20 GB. It can decode MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC. USB 2.0 is used to connect to PCs, but a docking station is also included which offers ethernet and RCA line-out support.
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| :[http://gear.ign.com <em>IGN</em>] have written [http://gear.ign.com/articles/433/433165p1.html preview] and [http://gear.ign.com/articles/458/458401p1.html review] articles about the Karma 20. [http://www.riovolution.com <em>Riovolution</em>] has a good [http://forums-riovolution.com/index.php?c=5 Rio Karma forum] and a [http://www.riovolution.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=17 nice gallery] of Rio Karma pictures. The official product annoucement was reported in [http://theregister.co.uk/content/54/32273.html <em>The Register</em>] and [http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/11/1830252 <em>Slashdot</em>]; the Slashdot discussion included [http://slashdot.org/~pdh11 several informative comments] from a Rio employee.
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| :Note that firmware versions prior to 1.25 cause [http://www.riovolution.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=546 stability problems] for some people. [http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/support/rio/product.asp?prodID=113 Version 1.25] of the firmware fixes these problems, and also contains some [http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/support/rio/downloads/Karma/RioKarmaFlash_125.txt new features].
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| :The [http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/shop/item.asp?model=262 Rio Nitrus] (1.5 GB HD player) and [http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/shop/item.asp?model=267 Rio Carbon] (5 GB HD player) do not support Vorbis, but there is a [http://forums-riovolution.com/index.php?showtopic=8169&st=0&#entry86306 slim chance] that they will in the future.
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| *[http://www.mpio.com/ mpio] HD300, HD200
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| :mpio HD300 is an harddisk player that plays Ogg Vorbis. It's not listed on the manufacturer's website, but in an [http://www.yagma.com/online/catalog/p_detail.asp?sid=%7B99754488%2D7AB7%2D4EC9%2D9A79%2DC047C9D94558%7D&kid=&gid=CC63DA07%2D8D73%2D11D3%2DB533%2D0050042A5230&cid=24F9D86E%2DD4B3%2D48B9%2DA512%2DE7381748B4AD online shop]. The HD200 is said to support Vorbis, but it is not mentioned on the website.
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| *[http://www.teac.de/cgi-bin/pages/de/products.php?prod_id=170 TEAC] MP-1000
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| :TEAC MP-1000 is an ultra-compact harddrive player with 1.5GB capacity and only 70g mass.
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| *[http://www.trekstor.de/ibeat500.shtml TrekStore's] iBeat 500
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| :The iBeat 500 is a portable harddisk player with 20 GB of storage. It supports MP3, WMA and Ogg Vorbis and uses USB 2.0 to connect to PCs. It has a FM radio and an in-built mic. It seems to be available only in Germany (looks like a rebadged Xclef HD-800).
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| *[http://www.xclef.com/ Xclef's] HD-800
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| :This is a harddisk player with 20/40/60 GB storage size, and can decode MP3, WMA, Ogg Vorbis and WAV. It has a FM radio and a mic for recording voice.
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| *[http://www.nextway.co.kr/ Nextway's] D Cube NHD-150D
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| :This player uses a small 1,5 GB harddisk and supports MP3, WMA and Ogg Vorbis. It connects trough USB 2.0 and can broadcast music through a FM sender.
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| *[http://www.safa.com.hk/index_110R.html Safa] HMP-110R
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| :A portable player with 1.5GB memory, FM-receiver, recording function, upgradeable firmware, etc.
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| *[http://eng.iaudio.com/ Cowon's] iAudio M3
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| :The iAudio M3 is a portable harddisk player with either 20 or 40 GB of storage. It has a built-in FM radio and mic. It supports MP3, WMA, Ogg Vorbis and WAV and even FLAC with the newest firmware upgrade. See this [http://gear.ign.com/articles/522/522090p1.html IGN article] for more info.
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| *[http://www.iriver.com/ iRiver's] H1xx, H2xx (and higher model numbers)
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| :In September 2003, iRiver released [http://www.iriver.com/company/news_view.asp?idx=355 a new announcement]detailing their plans for Vorbis playback. Now basically all current models support Ogg Vorbis playback.
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| :Currently, firmware upgrades are available for the [http://www.iriver.com/product/info.asp?p_name=iHP-100 iHP-100] and [http://www.iriver.co.kr/product/info.asp?p_group=iHP&p_name=iHP-115 iHP-115] (only available in Korea?), 10Gb and 15Gb portable players. The [http://www.iriver.com/product/info.asp?p_name=iHP-120 iHP-120], a 20GB portable player, and the [http://www.iriver.com/product/info.asp?p_name=iHP-140 iHP-140], a 40GB version, supports Vorbis playback out of the box.
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| :[http://gear.ign.com <em>IGN</em>] have reviews of the [http://gear.ign.com/articles/435/435472p1.html iHP-100] and [http://gear.ign.com/articles/457/457818p1.html iHP-120].
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| :The [http://www.iriveramerica.com/products/iGP-100.asp iGP-100], a 1.5Gb portable player, supports Vorbis, according to the FAQ, though no firmware upgrade appears to be required.
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| :Portable harddrive players with 10GB, 20GB, 40GB; [http://www.iriver.com/product/info.asp?p_name=H140H110, H120, H140]<br> Portable harddrive players with USB host function and colour display:[http://www.iriver.com/product/info.asp?p_name=H340 H320, H340]<br> Portable media players with Linux OS and harddrive: [http://www.iriver.de/product/prod.php?p=PMP-140 PMP-120 and PMP-140]
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| | ;[http://www.sigmatel.com/ SigmaTel]: SigmaTel makes several chips which support Ogg Vorbis decoding. After this quote years ago, we knew it was only a matter of time: |
| | <blockquote>"<i>I talked to Deborah Clark, product marketing engineer for audio chipmaker Sigmatel out of Austin, Tex. She is the company's expert in audio decoders. She says there is a growing base of support for Ogg Vorbis. "We can't keep paying these high licensing fees for this. Manufacturers would flock to something that's free." </i></blockquote> |
| | :from a 2000 [http://www.forbes.com/2000/09/18/dvorak_index.html column in Forbes] |
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| *[http://www.iriver.com/product/info.asp?p_name=iMP-550 iRiver] iMP-250, iMP-350 (SlimX), iMP-400 and iMP-550
| | :Some STMP3500-based devices supports Ogg Vorbis, but there are no notes about this on SigmaTel-website. |
| :Ogg Vorbis supported with latest firmwares, still some bitrate restriction which may vary depending on the model as said belong:
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| :All iMP series but the 550 have the following bitrate limitations: min=96kbps and max=160kbps
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| :Using a newer DSP the latest model i.e. iMP-550 supports maximum bitrate up to 256kps (still 96kbps as minimum)
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| :Also note the latest iMP-450 does not support OGG for the moment, a future upgrade may correct this...
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| :The newests iMP as iMP900 (audio only) and iMP-1000/1100 (video playback too) are just released in Korea, they seem to not support OGG Vorbis natively, maybe a future upgrade will correct but I've no information for now (i don't read Korean ;)
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| :Some older or low cost iMP players won't support OGG...(iMP100/iMP150 and i guess iMP7xx serie too)
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| :Check the firmware section of iRiver website for more specific informations...
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| | :SigmaTel introduces the STMP3600 with support for Ogg Vorbis, MP3, AAC, WMA and more.[http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2005-10/artikel-5493211.asp] |
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| | ;[http://www.tamulsite.co.kr Tamul Multimedia]: Tamul Multimedia manufactures decoding chips for Samsung. They claim they have Ogg Vorbis decoding firmware, according to [http://www.dt.co.kr/print.html?gisaid=2003031002011367704002 <em>The Digital Times</em>] (Korean). |
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| *[http://www.ifreemax.com/ Freemax's] FW-960
| | ;[http://www.telechips.com Telechips]: Telechips has developed the TCC72x, a single chip decoder that can play Vorbis. The TCC72x series is based on on an ARM940T core, and it is used widely in Korea for players such as Iops or MobiBlu. |
| :This hardware manufacturer’s new CD-R portable supports Ogg Vorbis playback out of the box. It will have 48 hours of WMA playback if an external battery pack (2 AA batteries) is used. In Korea, its retail price is 189,000 KRW, or approximately 160 USD. | |
| :More information is available (in Korean) on the product page for the [http://www.ifreemax.com/html/product.shtml FreeMax FW-960].
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| :The FreeMax FW-960 is also known as the mpman MP-CD550.
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| | ;[http://www.vlsi.fi/ VLSI Solution Oy]: VLSI provides two Ogg Vorbis capable chips. |
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| *[http://www.samsungusa.com/ Samsung's] MCD-CM600, YP-60V
| | :[http://www.vlsi.fi/en/products/vs1000.shtml VS1000] is an Ogg Vorbis decoder and controller chip based on a 16-bit DSP. |
| :The MCD-CM600 is now available in Korea. It is a CD portable that can play Vorbis, MP3, and WMA. [http://www.kbench.com/hardware/?no=22319&pg=4 Page with photo of MCD-CM600]. [http://www.kbench.com/iview.jsp?file=/kbench/article/2003_10/k22319p4n10.jpg Closeup of MCD-CM600].
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| | :[http://www.vlsi.fi/en/products/vs1053.shtml VS1053] is a low-power "MP3 decoder" chip based on the same DSP. What makes the IC unique is that it can both decode and [http://www.vlsi.fi/en/support/software/vs10xxapplications.html encode] Ogg Vorbis files. There are several different quality settings to choose from varying from narrowband speech to high-quality stereo music. |
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| *[http://www.exonion.com/ Havin's] Exonion HVC-400E, [http://www.princeton.co.jp/ Princeton's] Pocket Beat airCD | | == See also == |
| :The Havin HVC-400E, also known as the Princeton airCD is probably on sale in Japan since late November, 2003.
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| *[http://www.kiss-technology.com/ KiSS Technologies A/S] DVD players
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| :These DVD players are all supporting Ogg Vorbis, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3 MP3] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMA WMA]. Some models have an Ethernet port allowing to stream audio and video from a PC on the network or listen to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_radio Web radio].
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| *[http://www.slimdevices.com/ Slimdevice's] Squeezebox
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| :a wireless streaming receiver, that plays Ogg Vorbis and FLAC amongst other formats with the help of it's open source server software: "SlimServer will automatically convert Ogg files to raw PCM on the fly for playback. On Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, the Ogg Vorbis decoder is included in SlimServer." [http://www.slimdevices.com/su_faq.html#formats Source]
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| *[http://www.phatnoise.com/products/index.php PhatNoise's] PhatBox, Home Player
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| :The PhatBox is a audio entertainment system for the car. It uses a cartridge to store the music, it can be filled with music through a docking station for the PC. At the moment Vorbis is only supported through a testing version: [http://phatbox.sixpak.org/phatbox/ogg.phtml http://phatbox.sixpak.org/phatbox/ogg.phtml]. The Home Digital Media Player uses the same cartridges as the PhatBox, but supports Ogg Vorbis out of the box.
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| *[http://www.kenwood.com/ Kenwood's] VRS-N8100, DVF-N7080, Music Keg
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| :The new line of networked hi-fi components are supposed to decode Ogg Vorbis over the Ethernet port: the A/V receiver VRS-N8100 and the DVD player DVF-N7080. They are available in Germany in September. The [http://www.kenwoodusa.com/excelon/excelonKeg.jsp Music Keg] uses the same system as the PhatBox above, which means also the same beta firmware to support Ogg Vorbis is available.
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| *[http://www.kiss-technology.com/ KISS Technology's] DVD player models (basically all)
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| :Except for one older model (the DP-330) all DVD/DivX players from Kiss can play Ogg Vorbis files from CD-Rs and CD-RWs (but reportedly have trouble with UTF-8 comments that aren’t also ASCII), as well as DivX (but not DivX Vorbis).
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| :<strong>There are reportedly problems with some versions of the firmware (2.6.6 ≤ <i>x</i> < 2.7.1)</strong>, where playback is awful for a bitrates greater than 128Kb/s.
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| *[http://www.iodata.jp/ I-O Data's] AVeL LinkPlayer 2nd
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| :This piece of hardware is a DVD player and a HDTV streaming client. It supports MPEG-2, DivX, XviD and WMV9 (WMV HD), as audio tracks PCM, AC3, MP3, AAC, WMA and Ogg Vorbis. It can use ethernet, WLAN and USB 2.0 to connect to media. It is available in Japan from September.
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| *[http://www.mpsharp.com/ MP Sharp Technologies'] Digital Jukebox
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| :The MPST Digital Jukebox is a Linux PC designed for audio playback and sold as a stereo component, which of course can play Vorbis.
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| *[http://www.hermstedt.de/hifidelio/ Hermstedt's] Hifidelio
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| :The Hifidelio is a music server in hi-fi format and designed to produce high-quality sound. It uses a CD/DVD combo drive and can thus rip Audio-CDs and read from DVD-Rs, and is also able to burn CDs. It has an in-built 4-port ethernet switch, a WLAN interface, can connect to the iPod and other portable players through USB 2.0. It can connect to other Hifidelios through the UPnP/AV standard and to iTunes shares (iTunes shopping is a future feature). The songs are stored on the 80 GB harddisk. Supported formats for decoding are: MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, WMA, FLAC, WAV. The Hifidelio will be available from October, but for now it seems only in Germany.
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| *[http://www.umax.de/ Umax/Yamada] DVX-6600
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| :For the DVD/DivX player DVX-6600 a future firmware is supposed to be able to decode Ogg Vorbis.
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| *[http://www.neuston.com/ Neuston's] Maestro DVX-1201
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| == Consumer products that support Vorbis via third-party software ==
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| *Many PalmOS 5 powered PDAs:
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| :Using [http://www.pocket-tunes.com/ NormSoft’s Pocket Tunes software] ($14.95, free 15-day trial), or [http://www.aerodromesoftware.com/ AeroPlayer] (free), many Palm-based PDAs should play Vorbis.
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| :According to the homepages of Pocket Tunes and AeroPlayer following devices are supported (can anyone confirm this?):
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| *PalmOne Treo 600
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| *PalmOne Tungsten T
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| *PalmOne Tungsten T2 (confirmed)
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| *PalmOne Tungsten T3 (confirmed)
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| *PalmOne Tungsten C
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| *PalmOne Tungsten E
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| *PalmOne Zire 31
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| *PalmOne Zire 71 (confirmed)
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| *PalmOne Zire 72
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| *Sony CLIÉ UX50
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| *Sony CLIÉ TH55
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| *Sony CLIÉ TJ35
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| *Sony CLIÉ TJ37
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| *Tapwave Zodiac 1
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| *Tapwave Zodiac 2
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| *Garmin iQue
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| Many Windows Mobile/CE/NameOfTheMonth-powered PDAs can play Vorbis (e.g. with [http://www.conduits.com/ce/player/download.asp Conduits Pocket Player], $19.95, free evaluation available or the all free [http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA032810/ GSPlayer]). Devices supported by Pocket Player:
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| *Asus MyPal
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| *Casio E-200
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| *Dell Axim
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| *HP IPAQ 1900
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| *HP IPAQ 2200
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| *HP IPAQ 3600
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| *HP IPAQ 3700
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| *HP IPAQ 3800
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| *HP IPAQ 3900
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| *HP IPAQ 5100
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| *HP IPAQ 5400
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| *HP IPAQ 5500
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| *HP Jornada 560
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| *JVC MP-PV331
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| *NEC MobilePro P300
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| *O2 XDA
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| *Pocket PC Phone (T-Mobile)
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| *Toshiba e300
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| *Toshiba e740/e750
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| *Toshiba e755
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| *Toshiba Genio
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| *[http://www.sonyericsson.com/P800/ Sony Ericsson P800], [http://www.sonyericsson.com/p900/ P900] and [http://www.sonyericsson.com/p910i/ P910i]
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| :With Ogg Play from [http://www.geocities.com/p800tools http://www.geocities.com/p800tools], you can play Ogg Vorbis.
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| *[http://www.sharp-usa.com/products/TypeLanding/0,1056,112,00.html Sharp’s Zaurus]
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| :The Zaurus, a very flexible PDA which runs Linux, can play Vorbis files with a variety of software, including a [http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=617 plugin] for the default media player, [http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=423 xmms], [http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=201 ogg123], [http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=803 mplayer], or [http://www.thekompany.com/embedded/tkcplayer/ theKompany.com’s tkcPlayer].
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| *[http://english.gamepark.com/ Game Park 32]
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| :The GP32, an arm9tdmi portable console with much hackability (gcc3 toolchain, expandable memory), has [http://www.gp32x.com/gp32download.php?do_what=fileinfo&id=297 a Vorbis player] available.
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| == Projects to support Vorbis ==
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| *[http://www.diasonic.com/ Diasonic] DHD-1000
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| :Looks like Diasonic is planning to introduce a portable 2GB harddrive player with USB host function and colour display. [http://www.dapreview.net/comment.php?comment.news.434 Source]
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| *[http://www.dioneer.com/ Dioneer]
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| :Their new players due out in July or August will support Ogg Vorbis playback out of the box, according to [http://www.dt.co.kr/print.html?gisaid=2003042402012267701001 <em>The Digital Times</em>] (Korean).
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| *[http://www.nextway.co.kr/ Nextway]
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| :Announced at IFA 2003 in Berlin, Nextway will be selling portables with USB host capabilities. It will have no memory of its own, but will use external memory/external readers to access smartmedia cards, memory sticks, compact flash, external HDDs, and more. Retail price is planned to be around 50,000 KRW, or approx. 42 USD. Vorbis firmware is planned to be released in November, according to [http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/20030917/080300000020030917145246K9.html <em>Yohnap News Agency</em>] (Korean) and [http://www.nextway.co.kr/etc/hostplayer.html a Nextway news article] (Korean).
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| *[http://www.mpman.com/ mpman]
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| :Mpman will be releasing a 1.5Gb 1″ HDD portable that can play Vorbis. There’s no mention of it on the website, but an external [http://www.dapreview.net/comment.php?comment.news.54 preview] is available. Looks like this Mpman is the same what Nextway distributes as DCube NHD-150D. It's questionable if they proceed in that matter, since [http://www.reigncom.com/ Reigncom], the owner of Iriver, [http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200407/06/200407062315464039900090609061.html obtained] Mpman. of the FreeMax FW-960.
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| *Apple [http://www.apple.com/ipod/ iPod]
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| :Independently of Apple, [http://ipodlinux.sourceforge.net/ some people] have [http://www.uclinux.org/ µClinux] (Linux for CPUs without MMUs) running on this. Right now, they are decoding Vorbis at 80% realtime, with hope for improvement.
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| *[http://www.frontierlabs.com/ Frontier Labs]
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| :Frontier Labs are independently investigating the possibility of Ogg Vorbis support on the Nex IIe. Details are not known at the moment. The [http://www.frontierlabs.com/NEXIA.html Nex iA] is advertised as supporting “emerging formats such as Ogg Vorbis through firmware upgrades”. At present, the available firmware upgrades do not provide Vorbis support.
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| *[http://www.pontis.de/site_e/produkte/pl_600_e.htm Pontis SP600 Portable MP3 Player]
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| :Pontis announced in the middle of 2002 that they would ‘soon’ release a firmware upgrade to allow their SP600 portable player to play Vorbis files. Unfortunately, after 18 months of silence, Pontis finally decided (in November 2003) that a firmware upgrade for the SP600 was not possible, due to CPU and memory constraints.
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| == Vorbis in Silicon (non-consumer products) ==
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| *[http://oggonachip.sourceforge.net/ Ogg On A Chip]
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| :A hardware/software implementation with a good report showing how to make FPGAs and the like to decode Vorbis streams.
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| *[http://www.finearch.com/english FineArch]
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| :FineArch, Inc. developed a hardware core and control software for decoding Vorbis. This technology can be integrated into portable players or cell phones, and since it runs at only 12MHz, it uses very little battery power. It supports files up to 64Kb/s, but could be scaled to 16MHz and 128Kb/s, at the expense of battery life. For more information, see FineArch’s [http://www.finearch.com/english/news/pr_20030715/pr_20030715.htm press release].
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| *[http://www.mcslogic.com/ MCS Logic]
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| :MCS Logic creates single chip decoders that can play Ogg Vorbis. They supply the Vorbis decoding chips for Havin and Freemax.
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| *[http://www.telechips.com Telechips]
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| :Telechips has developed the TCC72x, a single chip decoder that can play Vorbis. The TCC72x series is based on on an ARM940T core, and it is used widely in Korea for players such as Iops or MobiBlu.
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| *[http://www.tamulsite.co.kr Tamul Multimedia]
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| :Tamul Multimedia manufactures decoding chips for Samsung. They claim they have Ogg Vorbis decoding firmware, according to [http://www.dt.co.kr/print.html?gisaid=2003031002011367704002 <em>The Digital Times</em>] (Korean).
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| *[http://www.sigmatel.com/ SigmaTel]
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| :SigmaTel hasn't announced anything that we've heard, but we do like this quote:
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| <blockquote>"<i>I talked to Deborah Clark, product marketing engineer for audio chipmaker Sigmatel out of Austin, Tex. She is the company's expert in audio decoders. She says there is a growing base of support for Ogg Vorbis. "We can't keep paying these high licensing fees for this. Manufacturers would flock to something that's free." </i></blockquote>
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| :from a 2000 [http://www.forbes.com/2000/09/18/dvorak_index.html column in Forbes]
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