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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,
    if not, come back next week: several companies who can see the value
    and popularity of Vorbis are working to support it on their hardware.
    If you know of any other hardware or projects, please add them to the
    list. More hardware info can be found at
    [http://www.xiph.org/ogg/vorbis/hardware.html].


==  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.


<ul>
If you know of any hardware or projects that are not yet mentioned here, please add them to the list.
  <li>[http://www.jensofsweden.com/ Jens Of Sweden's] MP-130
    <p>
    The MP-130 is a portable player with flash memory in 128/256/512MB sizes.
    This appears to be a rebranded Iops player.
    </p>
  </li>
  <li>[http://www.neurosaudio.com/ Neuros'] Digital Audio Computer
    <p>
    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.
    </p>
    <p>
    <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 />
    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 />
    The new generation Neuros II is now available, in capacities of up to 80GB.
    </p>
  </li>
  <li>[http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/rioaudio/ Rio's] Karma
    <p>
    The [http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/shop/_templates/item_main_Rio.asp?model=220&amp;cat=56 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.
    </p>
    <p>
    [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://www.riovolution.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=15 Rio Karma forum] and a
    [http://www.riovolution.com/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;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.
    </p>
    <p>
    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].
    </p>
    <p>
    Originally, Rio also planned to release a 40Gb version of the Rio Karma: the
    Rio Karma 40. Unfortunately, it now appears that the Karma 40 is on indefinite
    hold, due to problems sourcing the 40Gb hard drives from Hitachi.
    </p>
  </li>
  <li>[http://www.iriver.com/ iRiver's] H1xx, H2xx, iFP-3xx (and higher model numbers)
    <p>
    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.
    </p>
    <p>
    Older models like the iFP-1xx line, and iMP-50, 100, and 150 line do not yet
    support Ogg Vorbis. Getting Vorbis running on the low-end iMP line may be
    difficult, and is quite difficult with the iFP-1xx line. The announcement
    has more details.
    </p>
    <p>
    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&amp;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.
    </p>
    <p>
    [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].
    </p>
    <p>
    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.
    </p>
    <p>New models out mid-2004 that replace the iHP series:<br>
    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]<br>
    Portable flash memory players:
    [http://www.iriver.com/product/info.asp?p_name=iFP-1090 iFP-1090];
    [http://www.iriver.com/product/info.asp?p_name=iFP-1095 iFP-1095];
    [http://www.iriver.com/product/info.asp?p_name=iFP-900%20Series iFP900 Series];
    [http://www.iriver.com/product/info.asp?p_name=iFP-800%20Series iFP800 Series];
    [http://www.iriver.com/product/info.asp?p_name=iFP-700%20Series iFP700 Series];
    </p>
  </li>
  <li>[http://www.trekstor.de/ibeat500.shtml TrekStore's] iBeat 500
    <p>
    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.
    </p>
  </li>
  <li>[http://www.nextway.co.kr/ Nextway's] D Cube NHD-150D
    <p>
    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.
    </p>
  </li>
  <li>[http://www.phatnoise.com/products/index.php PhatNoise's] PhatBox,
      [http://www.kenwoodusa.com/excelon/excelonKeg.jsp Kenwood's] Music Keg (&#x201c;Powered by PhatNoise&#x201d;)
    <p>
    These are in-car players that are installed into the trunk of your car and
    hooked up to your car stereo. Both players run ARM-Linux and support playback
    of FLAC files. Beta firmware to support Ogg Vorbis is available at
    [http://phatbox.sixpak.org/phatbox/ogg.phtml http://phatbox.sixpak.org/phatbox/ogg.phtml].
    </p>
  </li>
  <li>[http://www.kiss-technology.com/ KISS Technology's] DVD player models (basically all)
    <p>
    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&#x2019;t also ASCII), as well as DivX (but not DivX Vorbis).
    </p>
    <p>
    <strong>There are reportedly problems with some versions of the firmware
    (2.6.6 &#x2264; <i>x</i> &#60; 2.7.1)</strong>, where playback is awful for a
    bitrates greater than 128Kb/s.
    </p>
  </li>
  <li>[http://www.kenwood.com/ Kenwood's] VRS-N8100, DVF-N7080
    <p>
    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.
    </p>
  </li>
  <li>[http://www.iodata.jp/ I-O Data's] AVeL LinkPlayer 2nd
    <p>
    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.
    </p>
  </li>
  <li>[http://www.mpsharp.com/ MP Sharp Technologies'] Digital Jukebox
    <p>
    The MPST Digital Jukebox is a Linux PC designed for audio playback
    and sold as a stereo component, which of course can play Vorbis.
    </p>
  </li>
  <li>[http://www.hermstedt.de/hifidelio/ Hermstedt's] Hifidelio
    <p>
    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.
    </p>
  </li>
  <li>[http://www.ifreemax.com/ Freemax] FW-960
    <p>
    This hardware manufacturer&#x2019;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.
    </p>
    <p>
    More information is available (in Korean) on the product page for the
    [http://www.ifreemax.com/html/product.shtml FreeMax FW-960].
    </p>
    <p>
    The FreeMax FW-960 is also known as the mpman MP-CD550.
    </p>
  </li>
  <li>[http://www.umax.de/ Umax/Yamada] DVX-6600
    <p>
    For the DVD/DivX player DVX-6600 a future firmware is supposed to be
    able to decode Ogg Vorbis.
    </p>
  </li>
  <li>[http://www.neuston.com/ Neuston's] Maestro DVX-1201
    <p>This is a standalone DVD player that supports Vorbis.
    </p>
  </li>
  <li>[http://www.samsungusa.com/ Samsung's] MCD-CM600, YP-60V
    <p>
    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&amp;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].
    </p>
    <p>
    The [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 YP-60V] is a portable 256MB player, that comes with additional functions for athletes.
    </p>
  </li>
  <li>[http://www.exonion.com/ Havin's] Exonion HVC-400E,
      [http://www.princeton.co.jp/ Princeton's] Pocket Beat airCD
    <p>
    The Havin HVC-400E, also known as the Princeton airCD
    is probably on sale in Japan since late November, 2003.
    </p>
  </li>
</ul>
<br>
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== Consumer products that support Vorbis via third-party software ==
== Consumer products ==


<ul>
The following music players support Ogg Vorbis either out of the box or after a firmware upgrade:
    <li>Many PalmOS 5 powered PDAs:
        <p>
            Using
            [http://www.pocket-tunes.com/
                NormSoft&#x2019;s Pocket Tunes software]
            ($14.95, free 15-day trial), or
            [http://www.aerodromesoftware.com/
                AeroPlayer]
            (free), many Palm-based PDAs should play Vorbis.
        </p>
        <p>
          According to the homepages of Pocket Tunes and AeroPlayer following devices are supported (can anyone confirm this?):
          <ul>
            <li>PalmOne Treo 600</li>
            <li>PalmOne Tungsten T</li>
            <li>PalmOne Tungsten T2</li>
            <li>PalmOne Tungsten T3</li>
            <li>PalmOne Tungsten C</li>
            <li>PalmOne Tungsten E</li>
            <li>PalmOne Zire 31</li>
            <li>PalmOne Zire 71</li>
            <li>PalmOne Zire 72</li>
            <li>Sony CLIÉ UX50</li>
            <li>Sony CLIÉ TH55</li>
            <li>Sony CLIÉ TJ35</li>
            <li>Sony CLIÉ TJ37</li>
            <li>Tapwave Zodiac 1</li>
            <li>Tapwave Zodiac 2</li>
            <li>Garmin iQue</li>
          </ul>
        </p>
    </li>
    <li>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). Devices supported by Pocket Player:
      <ul>
        <li>Asus MyPal</li>
        <li>Casio E-200</li>
        <li>Dell Axim</li>
        <li>HP IPAQ 1900</li>
        <li>HP IPAQ 2200</li>
        <li>HP IPAQ 3600</li>
        <li>HP IPAQ 3700</li>
        <li>HP IPAQ 3800</li>
        <li>HP IPAQ 3900</li>
        <li>HP IPAQ 5100</li>
        <li>HP IPAQ 5400</li>
        <li>HP IPAQ 5500</li>
        <li>HP Jornada 560</li>
        <li>JVC MP-PV331</li>
        <li>NEC MobilePro P300</li>
        <li>O2 XDA</li>
        <li>Pocket PC Phone (T-Mobile)</li>
        <li>Toshiba e300</li>
        <li>Toshiba e740/e750</li>
        <li>Toshiba e755</li>
        <li>Toshiba Genio</li>
      </ul>
    </li>


    <li>
* [[PortablePlayers|Portable players (mobile players)]]:
        [http://www.sonyericsson.com/P800/ Sony Ericsson P800]
:[[PortablePlayers/Flash|Flash Memory Storage]]
        <p>
:[[PortablePlayers/Harddisk|Harddisk Storage]]
            With Ogg Play from [http://www.geocities.com/p800tools http://www.geocities.com/p800tools], you can play
:[[PortablePlayers/Others#CD.2FDVD_Audio_Players|CD/DVD Audio Players]]
            Ogg Vorbis.
:[[PortablePlayers/Others#Mobile_Phones|Mobile Phones]]
        </p>
:[[PortablePlayers/Others#Others|Others]]
    </li>
* [[StaticPlayers|Static players (installed players)]]:
    <li>
:[[StaticPlayers#Hi-Fi_components|Hi-Fi components]]
        [http://www.sharp-usa.com/products/TypeLanding/0,1056,112,00.html
:[[StaticPlayers#Car_Audio|Car Audio]]
            Sharp&#x2019;s Zaurus
:[[StaticPlayers#Media_Storage|Media Storage]]
        ]
        <p>
            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&#x2019;s tkcPlayer].
        </p>
    </li>
    <li>
        [http://english.gamepark.com/ Game Park 32]
        <p>
          The GP32, an arm9tdmi portable console with much hackability (gcc3 toolchain,
          expandable memory), has
          [http://www.gp32x.com/gp32download.php?do_what=fileinfo&amp;id=297 a Vorbis player] available.
      </p>
    </li>
</ul>
<br>
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== Projects to support Vorbis ==
For hardware that is able to run third-party software (such as PDAs and video game consoles), please visit [[VorbisSoftwarePlayers]].


<ul>
== Non-consumer products ==
    <!-- Announced consumer products -->
    <li>
        [http://www.dioneer.com/ Dioneer]
        <p>
            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).
        </p>
    </li>
    <li>
        [http://www.nextway.co.kr/ Nextway]
        <p>
            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).
        </p>
    </li>
    <li>
        [http://www.mpman.com/ mpman]
        <p>
            Mpman will be releasing a 1.5Gb 1&#x2033; HDD portable that can play Vorbis.
            There&#x2019;s no mention of it on the website, but an external
            [http://www.austinv.com/mpman_ifa.htm preview] is available.
        </p>
        <p>
            Mpman will also be offering the MP-CD550, the international version
            of the FreeMax FW-960.
        </p>
    </li>
    <li>
        [http://www.iops.co.kr iops] MFP-3xx players
        <p>
            Rumours say that iops plans to release
            [http://www.iops.co.kr/home/iops_product.html
            four flash-based Vorbis portables] in December 2003.
            The specs are very impressive.
        </p>
    </li>
    <!-- Planned software (firmware or third-party) -->
    <li>
        Apple [http://www.apple.com/ipod/ iPod]
        <p>
            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.
        </p>
    </li>
    <!-- Announcements of interest, rumours, etc -->
    <li>
        [http://www.frontierlabs.com/ Frontier Labs]
        <p>
            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 &#x201c;emerging formats such as Ogg Vorbis
            through firmware upgrades&#x201d;. At present, the available firmware upgrades do
            not provide Vorbis support.
        </p>
    </li>
    <!-- Cancelled projects -->
    <li>
        [http://www.pontis.de/site_e/produkte/pl_600_e.htm
            Pontis SP600 Portable MP3 Player
        ]
        <p>
            Pontis announced in the middle of 2002 that they would &#x2018;soon&#x2019; 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.
        </p>
    </li>
</ul>
<br>
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== Vorbis in Silicon (non-consumer products) ==
This is Vorbis in Silicon, meaning chips from which actual consumer products can be built.


<ul>
;[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&#x2019;s [http://www.finearch.com/english/news/pr_20030715/pr_20030715.htm press release].
    <li>
 
        [http://oggonachip.sourceforge.net/ Ogg On A Chip]
;[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.
        <p>
 
            A hardware/software implementation with a good report showing how
;[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).
            to make FPGAs and the like to decode Vorbis streams.
 
        </p>
;[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.
    </li>
 
    <li>
;[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:
        [http://www.finearch.com/english FineArch]
<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>
        <p>
:from a 2000 [http://www.forbes.com/2000/09/18/dvorak_index.html column in Forbes]
            FineArch, Inc. developed a hardware core and control software for
 
            decoding Vorbis.  This technology can be integrated into portable
:Some STMP3500-based devices supports Ogg Vorbis, but there are no notes about this on SigmaTel-website.
            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
:SigmaTel introduces the STMP3600 with support for Ogg Vorbis, MP3, AAC, WMA and more.[http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2005-10/artikel-5493211.asp]
            could be scaled to 16MHz and 128Kb/s, at the expense of battery
 
            life.  For more information, see FineArch&#x2019;s
;[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).
            [http://www.finearch.com/english/news/pr_20030715/pr_20030715.htm  
 
                press release].
;[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.
        </p>
 
    </li>
;[http://www.vlsi.fi/ VLSI Solution Oy]: VLSI provides two Ogg Vorbis capable chips.
    <li>
 
        [http://www.mcslogic.com/ MCS Logic]
:[http://www.vlsi.fi/en/products/vs1000.shtml VS1000] is an Ogg Vorbis decoder and controller chip based on a 16-bit DSP.
        <p>
 
            MCS Logic creates single chip decoders that can play Ogg Vorbis. They supply
:[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.
            the Vorbis decoding chips for Havin and Freemax.
 
        </p>
== See also ==
    </li>
* [[Theora Hardware]]
    <li>
 
        [http://www.telechips.com Telechips]
[[Category:Vorbis]]
        <p>
            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.
        </p>
    </li>
    <li>
        [http://www.tamulsite.co.kr Tamul Multimedia]
        <p>
            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).
        </p>
    </li>
    <li>
        [http://www.sigmatel.com/ SigmaTel]
        <p>
            SigmaTel hasn't announced anything that we've heard, but we do like this quote:
<blockquote>
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."
</blockquote> from a 2000 [http://www.forbes.com/2000/09/18/dvorak_index.html column in Forbes]

Latest revision as of 01:17, 2 September 2012

This is a list of hardware of all categories, from chipsets to ready-to-use products, that support Ogg Vorbis.

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.

If you know of any hardware or projects that are not yet mentioned here, please add them to the list.

Consumer products

The following music players support Ogg Vorbis either out of the box or after a firmware upgrade:

Flash Memory Storage
Harddisk Storage
CD/DVD Audio Players
Mobile Phones
Others
Hi-Fi components
Car Audio
Media Storage

For hardware that is able to run third-party software (such as PDAs and video game consoles), please visit VorbisSoftwarePlayers.

Non-consumer products

This is Vorbis in Silicon, meaning chips from which actual consumer products can be built.

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 press release.
MCS Logic
MCS Logic creates single chip decoders that can play Ogg Vorbis. They supply the Vorbis decoding chips for Havin and Freemax.
OggBox
An open hardware project aiming for a small sized Ogg Vorbis hardware platform (based on ARM Cortex M3 and VS1053b/VS8053 DSP).
Ogg On A Chip
A hardware/software implementation with a good report showing how to make FPGAs and the like to decode Vorbis streams.
SigmaTel
SigmaTel makes several chips which support Ogg Vorbis decoding. After this quote years ago, we knew it was only a matter of time:

"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."

from a 2000 column in Forbes
Some STMP3500-based devices supports Ogg Vorbis, but there are no notes about this on SigmaTel-website.
SigmaTel introduces the STMP3600 with support for Ogg Vorbis, MP3, AAC, WMA and more.[1]
Tamul Multimedia
Tamul Multimedia manufactures decoding chips for Samsung. They claim they have Ogg Vorbis decoding firmware, according to The Digital Times (Korean).
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.
VLSI Solution Oy
VLSI provides two Ogg Vorbis capable chips.
VS1000 is an Ogg Vorbis decoder and controller chip based on a 16-bit DSP.
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 encode Ogg Vorbis files. There are several different quality settings to choose from varying from narrowband speech to high-quality stereo music.

See also