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  • mlg@lemmy.world
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    13 minutes ago

    Too lazy to check but do they make any portable music players that support opus and not just mp3?

    My Nintendo DS (Moonshell) technically supports vorbis, but it struggles with its 4Mb of memory sometimes lol.

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      5 hours ago

      And they didn’t work at all :D 120 SECONDS ANTI-SKIP BUFFER! proceeds to skip within 5 seconds of jogging

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        45 minutes ago

        Maybe you had a dud, cuz mine worked great. Biggest issue was how to carry it (Hold it? Put it in a pocket? Strap it onto a limb?)

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    3 hours ago

    You’ve definitely looked into this with different preferences than me, so apologies if you’ve already covered this - what about the Echo Mini/Nano? Admittedly the Nano battery life isn’t great.

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    5 hours ago

    People look at me weird when I tell them I have a dedicated MP3 player instead of using my phone.

    No, I don’t want to run down my phone battery for music. Yes, I want a device I can leave sitting on the counter playing music that isn’t my phone I have to keep walking over to check.

    That being said, SO many of the dedicated MP3 players out there are TRAAAAAAAAAAASH. My last one’s 3.5mm jack broke after a couple years. My new one’s SD card slot broke after 4 months. I guess the best method is just buying the cheapest one so when it breaks you don’t feel too bad about it. They’re all made by Asian companies that have no website or contact numbers or any kind of presence at all other than the Amazon page they’re selling their garbage on.

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      3 hours ago

      I mean, just buy a bluetooth speaker and leave that on your counter. Then you dont even need to walk back to change your music. Playing music doesn’t drain your battery that much.

  • BigBoyShuanzee@aussie.zone
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    5 hours ago

    I remember getting a little 128MB USB MP3 player. Carried it with me everywhere until it died.

    Years later getting an 8gb Sony MP3 player that just refused to die.

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    5 hours ago

    I remember getting a little 128MB USB MP3 player. Carried it with me everywhere until it died.

    Years later getting an 8gb Sony MP3 player that just refused to die.

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    11 hours ago

    I go on my little daily walks for my little mental health with a Fiio Echo Nano, works a treat and supports modern file formats and all

  • Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    10 hours ago

    Maan, I had Exactly that mp3 player, big and bulky and not especially better IMO. You slid out the whole part with the display to access the USB-A IIRC.

  • Maki@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    12 hours ago

    I need a music player to replace AIMP. F-droid so far has been unable to provide me with a suitable drop-in replacement.