On Mon, 31 Jul 2023 at 13:35, Jeanette C. <julien@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hey hey, > my old Rockbox enabled MP3-player just broke and I'm looking for a > replacement. There are some requirements which make it challenging to find a > proper alternative. > > I need soomething that will be recognised as a simple mass storage USB device, > i.e. can be mounted on Linux. I need playback by folder structure, i.e. > sorting by folder- and filename. Furthermore some kind of simplistic speech > output would be really helpful, since I can't see. Furthermore bookmarks and a > proper resume function are required. > > I used to have a Sandisk Sansa Clip+, which was supported by Rockbox. This > player has been discontinued for years. Some players occasionally come up for > sale, but I suspect that their life span will be rather limited. > > What do the joggers or audiobook fans amongst you use? I've happily been using a fiio device for many years. The one I have comes with minimal storage out of the box, but has two SD slots, both showing up as normal storage when plugging in through USB. Models newer than mine moved from a custom OS to one based on android, and I remember reading up on it to confirm that it is open enough to install any apps you might need that could help you, such as voice (incidentally I use an app named Voice for audiobooks), or even a completely different audio player. Their devices might be a bit pricey for something you might not be completely sure will do what you want though. Regards, Arve _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list -- linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to linux-audio-user-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
