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Re: Ask HN: What can replace my iPod for podcast listening?

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Post by doe88 »

earthboundkid wrote: post #40

https://shop.westerndigital.com/products/mp3-players/sandisk... Seems to still be for sale. I’m thinking of getting for my toddler for Christmas. I want her to have music but not a whole internet connected communicator.

Are you sure the Jam is supported? It seems to me the Sansa Clip Jam != Sansa Clip and the former is not supported at least according to [1]:

  Sansa Clip Sport / Clip Jam / Clip Sport Go / Clip Sport Plus
  
  These are based on an Actions Semiconductor ATJ2127 chips, with under 100KB of available memory and all audio decoding happening inside dedicated hardware. A rockbox port to these (and other ATJ2127) targets will not happen, as it would require an immence undertaking and due to resource limitations, the end result would lack most of the features that rockbox users have come to expect.
[1] https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/TargetStatus#New_Platforms_Curr...

Re: Ask HN: What can replace my iPod for podcast listening?

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Post by dalke »

anotheryou wrote: post #23

If grabbing the mp3s is fine any mp3 player will do, right? I used to have cowon mp3 players for their good sound. This one is one of the cheaper ones, 15h runtime.: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/U7-16G-Black-Cowon-U7/dp/B07HY8L1...

Potentially. In practice, what I see is people complaining that they can't switch back to a podcast and continue playback from where they left off.

I can understand the problem. With something like a 3 hour "Hardcore History" podcast, I'll take a break, listen to something else, then come back.

Re: Ask HN: What can replace my iPod for podcast listening?

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Post by Tepix »

dalke wrote: post #42
acalzycalzy wrote: post #31

Just use your phone. If the temptations of checking your phone are that high that it’s affecting your life than I’m willing to wager their are other issues, too

To be quite honest, I have a feature phone, in part because I think smart phones affect most people's lives, but I'm willing to accept that as my personal issue. Setting that aside, I also don't like the large size of smart phones, the relatively short battery life, and the poor durability.

Most feature phones these days can play MP3s so could be used as a podcast playing device.

Re: Ask HN: What can replace my iPod for podcast listening?

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Post by physicsguy »

jacobush wrote: post #15
manomanowicz wrote: post #13

MY recommendation would be a modified iPod 5th or 7th gen Classic if you don't mind the larger size. These iPods can be upgraded with larger batteries and flash storage instead of a hard drive making them long lasting and robust. You can do the modification yourself on iPod with a broken hard drive or buy one on eBay already modified. (Tip: The 5th gens are easier to modify than the 7th gens since they come apart a l…

How do you copy podcasts and such to these old iPods? iTunes is being deprecated right?

Syncing music still works fine on Macs/Windows. I'd actually go as far as to say that on Mac it's an improvement, becasue you just have a 'Music' app and a 'Podcast' app, and when you plug in an iPod you can see it in Finder.

Re: Ask HN: What can replace my iPod for podcast listening?

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Post by bondarchuk »

dalke wrote: post #51
dalke wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It looks like most of those are old hardware. So far only see xDuoo as a new one. What do you use for podcast management?

Little did I realize that SanDisk Clips are still being made ... and in-stock locally. So I'll try this option.

Don't get the Clip Sport if you want rockbox

Re: Ask HN: What can replace my iPod for podcast listening?

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Post by BeniBoy »

Tepix wrote: post #64

I'm also looking for a low cost dedicated MP3 player. But I'd like it to support bluetooth. Is there anything decent?

I love my Walkman NW-A55. Good DAC, solid bluetooth and long battery life. Two things that sucks:

* The proprietary cable. Seriously, in 2020..

* It does not support album cover in JPEG 2000. Seems like a detail, but if you like your library well organised, it can be a time sink !

Re: Ask HN: What can replace my iPod for podcast listening?

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Post by cvburgess »

Have you tried Mighty? It supports anything on Spotify. I use it for podcasts daily and I sync playlists of music to it as well for offline listening. It’s been great for my 11 year old mentee as I can update his Mighty with new music every week when we meet and not worry about giving him a screen that can get him in trouble at school or with his mom.

https://bemighty.com/

Re: Ask HN: What can replace my iPod for podcast listening?

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Post by netmare »

0-_-0 wrote: post #54
dalke wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sweet! The local store has a Sansa Clip in stock! I'll try it out! What's the advantage of Rockbox firmware over what it comes with?

Automatic bookmarks, which is very useful for podcasts. The file automatically continues where you left off last time. Oh, and you can also play DOOM on it of course!

The original firmware also supports resuming from the last played position in podcasts and audiobooks. Whenever you select a partially listened item, you get a prompt to continue from the last point or start from the beginning. It's really handy and honestly I couldn't live without it.

There's a simple binary database in the root folder that keeps this information, but it gets reset whenever you add/remove files. Now that I think about it, it might even be possible to backup that info and restore it afterwards, although I never really needed to do that. I don't usually have more than a couple books/podcasts in progress, so it's easy to remember where I left off, if needed.

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