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

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Post by robotnixon »

_qxjp wrote: post #74
chimen wrote: post #71

Get an M9, M11 or M11PRO depending on budget ( https://fiio.com/m9 ). These are also high fidelity players so you get a lot of value for the buck. Fiio is killing it in this field. I own an M11Pro and does everything.

Looks really interesting. Unable to find a "Buy" button though, which is weird.

I'm seeing a "Buy Now" button in the upper right but it just leads to this screen:

https://www.fiio.com/wheretobuy

Amazon has them too:

https://www.amazon.com/FiiO-M9-Resolution-Lossless-Bluetooth...

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

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Post by jesperlang »

villgax wrote: post #20

A cheap phone without a sim would be way more capable alternative though

I did this but be vary of poor head phone connectors. My Nokia 130 started panning the sound randomly after a year or so and ultimately gave up altogether after two.

Usually these oldschool phones do play music and you can manage songs quite ok with files/folders on a micro sd card. What can be annoying though is a terrible UI for playing your music, don't expect things browsing tracks by artist for example...

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

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Post by mywacaday »

cvburgess wrote: post #68

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/

How does the menu work with no screen?

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

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Post by dalke »

kevinmchugh wrote: post #76
dalke wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"It’s also worth mentioning that most KaiOS devices have either 256MB or 512MB of RAM, which is often the most limiting resource." From experience, I have about 8GB of podcasts, and would rather not change my habits that much.

You should be looking at how much storage the device has, not RAM.

Derp! Okay, the Nokia 8110 mentioned has 4GB of storage, with MicroSD up to 32 GB.

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

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Post by dalke »

izacus wrote: post #80
dalke wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the pointer! I was put off by the Walkman when I read at https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00104669 that "The preinstalled Music player on the Walkman® media player doesn't support podcasts. If you want to play podcasts, use the Media Go™ software to transfer the audio file, then install an application from the Google Play™ store on your device that supports podcasts." Which means then figu…

I'm pretty sure you can just install Android podcasting app (any of them) and use them to download songs directly. At least on Android versions of the Walkmans.

"Which means then figuring out that process" means I have no experience with Android or the available apps. :S But it certainly is a nice looking device, and I like the homage to the tape cassette Walkman I had in the 1980s.

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

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Post by kop316 »

netmare wrote: post #30
callahad wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I thought the last Clip that supported Rockbox went out of production a few years ago? I also have a very fuzzy recollection that the batteries weren't especially replaceable, meaning we've got a finite time before they're all bricks...

I'm still using the original Clip I got back in 2008. It's not supported by Rockbox, but I'm perfectly happy with the last official firmware. The OLED has deteriorated, but it's still fine indoors (it was almost impossible to read outdoors from the get-go). The battery lasted around 14 hours when it was new, now I'm getting roughly half of that. I seem to remember someone on the now defunct anythingbutipod.com replac…

> Even the damn plastic clip on the back still works!

How did you accomplish that? Sadly, mine break after a few years of abuse

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

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Post by AdmiralAsshat »

I really regret ditching my Sansa Fuze+ after I got my first smartphone. That thing had excellent battery life, an SD card slot, and supported rockbox.

I paid maybe $30 for it at the time, I sold it to a friend for like ten bucks. Now I try to find one online, and it's $80+ on eBay. Argh!

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

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Post by crispyambulance »

jleahy wrote: post #32
dalke wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nicely spotted (re: Apple battery service)! I saw the iFixit rating of "very difficult" and its need for specialized tools I don't have (at https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPod+Nano+5th+Generation+Batter... ) and say "nope!"

There's nothing specialist there, you can get a small kit for a few dollars that has a set of small screwdriver heads and a spludger. That's all you need. Give it a go, what's the worst that can happen (ok the worst is that you puncture the battery, don't do that).

It's totally worthwhile to attempt your own repairs on stuff like this, but not everyone is motivated enough to do it. More importantly, it really does takes practice.

If you're not familiar with spudgers, loosening adhesive with heat, tiny parts/tools, the risk of failure and frustration are very high for a "one-off" project.

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