[SATLUG] Portable mp3 players and linux

[Bruce Dubbs]

gboswell wrote:
> 
> Bruce Dubbs wrote:
> 
>> I'm interested in finding a relatively inexpensive portable mp3 player
>> for jogging and walking.  I really don't know much about the hardware
>> players.  I know that the .mp3 format is a compressed audio format
>> (actually misnamed because the format is MPEG 1 Level 3, not MPEG 3).
>>
>> I see that I can create .mp3 files from .wav files with LAME and can
>> download free (or not) .mp3 files from the internet.  I can rip a CD I
>> own to .wav files with cdparanoia.  All this means that I really don't
>> have a problem getting the content.
>>
>> The functionality of a mp3 player would seem to me to be fairly simple.
>>  I was looking at the store today and saw several players.  My question
>> is how can I manage the .mp3 files on the portable player with linux?
>> Is is as simple as mounting via usb or firewire (IEEE 1394) or is there
>> something else?
>>
>> I'm not really interested in an ipod because it seems to be too
>> expensive, but there do seem to be some players in the $40 range
>> available.  Any recommendations would be appreciated.
>>
>>   -- Bruce
> Bruce I use iriver, cheap < $30.00 for 512m, great headphones (sound
> wise) , can play mp3, OGG (open source, I know you knew that but others
> might not), plus WMA, ASF plus others. The T10 came with a arm adapter
> for running and the T30 would work with it also. Come borrow both of 
> them and see if they will work for you. Both have usb cables etc. I have
> the manual for the T30. I also have some of the  China  2GB units but
> use them for usb storage devices as the music is less than great even
> with different headphones.

Thanks to all that have posted info on this.  I think I can find the
appropriate device from the info given.

SATLUG comes through again.

  -- Bruce