I am afraid my Slotradio cards won’t play anymore if I put rockbox on a Clip+. Does Rockbox have an autoresume feature for podcasts similar to the original firmware? Does the variable speed playback on Rockbox have automatic pitch correction, or must I adjust the pitch separately every time I change the play speed?
Well as far as Slotradio cards, you do have multiple players, after all. As to your other questions, I’ll have to refer you to either Saratoga or the Rockbox manual.
When I have played podcasts on RB’d players, I’ve never changed the playback speed or pitch, I just listen to them the way they come. The relevant sections for that I believe aretimestretch andpitch menu. Autoresume, I’m not sure…I always listen straight through without switching to something else.
I have a Clip+, had it for about a year now, I never bothered with Rockbox.
So I’m thinking a Clip Zip might be a good replacement when it finally dies.
I never bothered with slotradio either although I have my own collection of microsd cards that I’ve made up. I have a 4Gb card that is just soul music, motown, stuff like that.
I have a Clip+, had it for about a year now, I never bothered with Rockbox.
So I’m thinking a Clip Zip might be a good replacement when it finally dies."
That was my point of this thread. The Clip Zip seems like a good replacement for the Clip+, but isn’t that much better than the Clip+ to inspire most who have working Clip+ players to rush out and buy one. i was hoping for something much better than the Clip+ such as a version of it with much longer battery life(it would only need to be slightly thicker).
I’ve never been able to get rockbox to load. I’ve got a Fuse, Clip, Clip + (2), and will buy a Clip Zip once it hits a real store.
I love playing flac right out of the box at a fairly low price and being able to manage the drives using micro sd cards. But I pull my hair out trying to get Rockbox to load on any of these devices. it’s been a while now since I last tried and I cannot remember the errer, but…I’m just on the original OS.
Best Buy has the player for sale online, but I haven’t been to a store to see if they have them in-stock there yet. It’ll be interesting to see if there are any good deals during the Labor Day weekend though I doubt there will be since the Clip Zip just came out.
" It’ll be interesting to see if there are any good deals during the Labor Day weekend though I doubt there will be since the Clip Zip just came out."
I think it may greatly depend on how large their inventory of Clip+ players is. if they have many Clip+ players, they might put the Clip+ on sale rather than the Clip Zip. Once they clear out their Clip+ inventory, then they may put the Clip Zip on sale.
"I heard that Best Buy is only going to sell the Clip Zips online. I find that odd since they’ve sold the other sansa players in-store. "
If they have many Clip+ players in inventory, then they might delay selling the Clip Zip in some stores until they sell the CliP+ inventory. If I was an electronics store manger and had Clip+ inventory, I would keep a few Clip Zips in the back and only sell them when a customer specifically requests it. Otherwise I would be trying to sell the Clip+.
If they have them side by side on display, then the Clip+ will only sell if it is priced much less. I think Best Buy dropped thir price on the 4GB Clip+ to $40, but that might just be a temporary special.
If they have them side by side on display, then the Clip+ will only sell if it is priced much less.
Agreed. IMO, at the same price, more people will be drawn to the Clip Zip’s larger, more colorful screen.
Looking at the center button on the Clip Zip and seeing how narrow it is, is it more difficult to use than the one on the clip+?
I’ve had a couple of every incarnation of the clip, and I find the CZ the easiest to use of the bunch. It’s hard to describe really… but the layout of the controls are very intuitive and easy to use. The centre button, in my hands anyway, works flawlessly.
Agreed. IMO, at the same price, more people will be drawn to the Clip Zip’s larger, more colorful screen.
Looking at the center button on the Clip Zip and seeing how narrow it is, is it more difficult to use than the one on the clip+?
It may be narrower, but it is raised up a little bit compared to the Clip+ center button…very easy to find with a fingertip even if you’re not looking at it.
Looking at the center button on the Clip Zip and seeing how narrow it is, is it more difficult to use than the one on the clip+?
In my opinion, yes. Also problematic (for me anyway) is the fact that the left & right buttons extend clear to the sides of the player. While this may make it easier to intentionally operate the controls (especially without looking at it), it also makes it easier to inadvertently skip forward to the next song or start the now playing song over from the beginning simply by handling the player by its miniscule sides.
I don’t have exceptionally large, or fat fingers but this has happened to me several times. Yes, I could use the LOCK feature, but that’s one more thing I’d have to get in the habit of doing to avoid this.
Sounds like the new control pad will take a little getting used to. Overall, I like the larger sized pad and that it’s a lighter color, except for the black unit, than the rest of the player. It’ll make it easier to see in low light situations.
I think for blind operation, the Zip is easier…the select button is easier for me to differentiate from the surrounding control button because it is slightly raised up, as opposed to the Clip+ where they are almost flush with each other.
Just checking in to see what’s new around here and I guess my initial take on Zip is … yawn.
Assuming the smaller footprint nav buttons are blind/tactilely workable, the larger display might be nice. However my two hoped for features/improvements – battery life, larger onboard storage – weren’t addressed. There’s certainly nothing here to make me rush out to get one. Maybe it/when it can be Rockboxed…
I don’t want to risk my Clip+ or Fuze players.