You don't need a Sigmatel chip in order to achieve gapless or vorbis playback. iPod users may download a alternate firmware (OS)called ROCKbox (www.rockbox.org) which will allow the user to dual boot their iPods into either the ROCKbox or original iPod OS.
Rockbox adds way more functionality, codec support and so many odds and ends, that any DAP utilizing it, would put any other DAP without it, to shame. The RB team have been coding alternate firmware for a long time now and have established that they can produce very stable, incredible alternative firmware.
ROCKbox is currently running on L
iRiver H1XX and H3xx series Some Archos models iAudio DAP's Various iPod generations. (including photo) Video on the 5th gen products is not working yet, but shall eventually. But that's why dual booting rules !
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You don't need a Sigmatel chip in order to achieve gapless or vorbis playback. iPod users may download a alternate firmware (OS)called ROCKbox (www.rockbox.org) which will allow the user to dual boot their iPods into either the ROCKbox or original iPod OS.
Rockbox adds way more functionality, codec support and so many odds and ends, that any DAP utilizing it, would put any other DAP without it, to shame. The RB team have been coding alternate firmware for a long time now and have established that they can produce very stable, incredible alternative firmware.
ROCKbox is currently running on L
iRiver H1XX and H3xx series
Some Archos models
iAudio DAP's
Various iPod generations. (including photo) Video on the 5th gen products is not working yet, but shall eventually. But that's why dual booting rules !