im seriously considering getting a 5.5 iPod classic, but I still can't get over having to then carry both a phone and an iPod. please convince me and push me over the edge anons
Parker Nguyen
My sister-in-law gave me her old iPod Classic 120GB
Rockbox without modifications? Stock battery & HDD
Already have a Sansa Clip+ is it worth the effort?
Zachary Howard
Depends on how worn out your clip is. If it's in decent shape, then keep the iPod in a drawer until you need it. Otherwise, go crazy.
James Richardson
Please help me friends, I just recently put in a 3000mah battery for my rockboxed ipod and it was working just fine
Then I decided to play music on it until it shut itself off, I plugged it in so it could charge all the way back to 100% and calibrate the battery. But after trying to plug it into several different USB ports and wall adapters, in rockbox and in original firmware, it doesn't charge properly. At most I got a sliver of battery life on the indicator, but now I think it doesn't charge at all.
It's doing the "very low battery" screen and won't get out of it. Logic tells me that the battery has been deeply discharged. Does Rockbox not protect against deep discharge of batteries? Did I/rockbox kill it by letting it drain completely?
No, discharge the battery completely and then leave it charging for between a night and 24 hours
Lincoln Barnes
Fuck off, 8gag refugee
Chase Scott
What do you mean?
Hudson Gutierrez
Wear the battery out completely, and then charge it again until it's completely full
Evan Green
Is there a PMP worth upgrading to from a Sansa Clip+ for, say, less than 300USD, that'd be worthwhile beyond just using my phone?
I've been a Clip user since the first one came out in 2007 and have been using the Clip+ since its release. Whenever one breaks, I always just order a new (used) one, but it's become apparent that even the better-kept ones aren't holding up much anymore.
Do those skip often when walking around with them? Used to jog so hard with my old ipod I was able to even get it to skip every once and a while.
Andrew Perry
They've got buffer, mostly can stop access for a couple of seconds.
Adam Sanchez
Are there any Rockbox themes that make it look like the stock iPod interface?
Noah Diaz
can you still get anything good for under $20? all the clips have shot up in price
Aiden Ward
iClassic for the iPod Classic, PodOne for the monochrome ones
Owen Lopez
pictured: a man in the throes of ecstasy at finding another fellow man who also does not just use spotify because he cares about his music collection also
Bought a used Walkman A35 a couple years ago, and I still use it regularly. It was about 130 bucks, but I think it was worth it. Nice quality build, expandable storage, physical buttons, EQ is prettty easy to use, runs anything I throw at it, battery life is good. Only downside is that it's all in Japanese, but honestly, it's not that hard to figure out.
What I'm still not understanding is those several-thousand dollar Walkmans that are available for purchase. What's the deal with those?
Logan Allen
main good thing is battery life, wont rape your phone battery from listening to music, also good if your phone dies you can still listen to music >in any way unless you wear girl jeans I wear super skinnies and carry a wallet phone and ipod with no issues a lot of the batteries are dodgy because theyve been sitting in stockrooms form a decade, ive had this issue with a few batteries damn thats pretty cool
Hey, you used my picture. Yea, you can go from a thin back to a thick back, which is is the same one they use on the 80gb and 160gb models. You'll also need a new headphone and hold switch assembly, because the thin-backed versions don't fit the same way and the cables are slightly different.
You need bitmaps saved on your ipod, specifically 320x240, and a theme that supports backdrop setting, or modify a theme to allow it.
i have a 128gb ssd is it even worth going iflash? right now its just a side project i havent decided to delve into. side note i'd love to have that clear case.
>"very low battery" screen and won't get out of happened with me as well with the same setup. I do think it's a firmware problem and not a hardware problem. I can't remember what I did as it was long ago but makes a good suggestion. Also, try booting into stock firmware and get it charging.
Aaron Martin
stock firmware on the newer clips are not that bad. Not that they're good compared to Rockbox, but overall usable.
I haven't found a better player than the clip for my purpose (exercise). It's cheap, small, can hold a huge amount, has all the physical buttons you need to use it without needing to look at, and has a clip for comfortable wear.
I used to have a phone like this, and i'd easily go back to it, but as far as im aware they're not really supported and hard to find without paying some meme amount for it.
>iflash That depends, a SSD comes close to using the same amount of power as a hdd. iflash.xyz/runtime-shootout-2016-quad-dual-solo-msata-vs-original-hard-drive/ If you want it to be faster, then go for it. I got the clear panel for $9 and the clear case for $3, both shipped from China, and they've been great so far. The only downside is that the edges on the clear panel were kind of rough, but not a deal breaker, especially since I keep it in the case.
Thomas Walker
>these people use dedicated devices for music instead of their phones
Why are you on a technology board with a flip phone? Are you poor, a luddite, or a schizo?
Joshua Ramirez
>flip phone >its still technology
Joseph Sanders
Because it does exactly what I need it to do without making me pay out the ass for data plans with hidden fees and contracts. Being high-tech doesn't mean falling for every trend and fad, nor does it mean paying for shit you don't want because Everyone Else Has One.
David Jackson
Again, do not respond to spammers
Ayden Reyes
>turning your back on a portable computer loaded with features because you're cheap and pretending like it's for counter culture reasons
Hudson Diaz
it is fun, you're absolutely right! getting to know a piece of music inside and out is one of life's greatest treasures. and even with large file sizes, the cost of storage these days is so low that you can fit so much music you'll hardly have to listen to the same piece of music twice.. as if you'd even, for the aforementioned reason, want to!
having a wide array of single function electronics that can be interlinked together in flexible ways is superior to having a single device that does the same things prima facie but is inflexible to emergent use cases.
the right place to practice minimalism is in the focus and design of each individual device, not in lowering the numeral quantity of how many you have
if this sounds familiar it's because this is the linux philosophy
Joseph Anderson
*unix
Alexander Lewis
why the fuck would you use a phone to listen to music? what the fuck is wrong with you?
Jason Nelson
i wish they would still make feature phones like this, most of the new ones are made out of cheap materials and don't look nearly as good as this anymore
>No marketing >Refused to use the same app kit as Phone OS >Gutted it's budget for the Kin like a year after release Why did Microsoft send it out to die?
You fuckers are autistic. I just use my phone with music subscription. I don’t have to sync shit or carry extra shit. I download all the new shit I want whenever I think I want something.
Landon Reyes
My brother used to do Pepsi or Coke rewards back in 2008. One week he won a Flip camera, and the next week he won a Zune 8. It was a cool player but he sold it to buy a new gpu.
Jaxon Allen
fuck off brandon
Benjamin Brooks
>cheaper than paying the jews however much spotify or apple music is >avoiding shit dacs >not draining the battery life on your phone / way longer battery life >can hold way more downloaded music than a phone >not limited to whatever is on popular music libraries >physical buttons >not reliant on cell towers
dumb anime poster
Thomas Flores
>covering the album art with text >at all cringe
Plz do, broski! Just call it "iVideo Dark"
Charles Evans
This happened to me too. I just left it to charge and the battery error went away in few hours.
Wyatt Cooper
Hey autists enjoy music too, and sometimes they're willing to go the extra mile to carry something extra so they can enjoy them longer than others
I got an iPod Shuffle 4 for $6 at Value Village awhile back; just figured out how to put music on it with Linux because I'm retarded and it's taken me that long. It's charging now and I'm gonna try it in the morning :D
>he rents music >he needs an Internet connection to listen to his rented music
Xavier Peterson
I'm considering getting a PMP, few years ago you guys recommended the Classic 5G over everything else, is it still the best pick price/performance wise?
Has anyone tried this? It's a 120gb zif drive that will fit into a thin ipod classic, according to head to, it's compatible. I don't need anything larger than that, and it's cheaper than one of those aftermarket flash boards not even including a memory card.
But why would you use it? Cheaper isn't really a problem when the flash variant costs 30 bucks. Enjoy reduced battery life and higher failure rate I guess.
Jason Cooper
>Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for Samsung HS12YHA 120GB 1.8" ZIF Hard Drive. This hard drive also has Apple p/n 655-1501A. You will receive the entire hard drive with the PCB still intact. This way you can power up the drive and verify the PCB works properly. This is a listing for a dead drive with a working PCB, I hope you realize that.
Nathan Powell
>why carry around ONE device when you could carry around TWO devices!
Don't forget >can't transfer ANYTHING without the Zune software >can't play or organize on a folder/file basis
Adam Cooper
Almost positive I got everything done properly but my iPod still jumps into a sad iPod, "very low battery" loop. I got it to the restore screen once but my computer doesn't recognize the iPod. What am I doing wrong?
>Hard Drive *Guaranteed To Work Letting the Chinese on eBay was a mistake
Christopher Phillips
Literally the first word of the listing is "PCBoard".
Gabriel Harris
If you put "Hard Drive *Guaranteed To Work" anywhere near a listing for something as-is with a hard drive pictured, you know 100% you're trying to scam someone