Comments on: Daisy MP3 Player Brings Hope To The Open Source World http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/11/17/daisy-mp3-player-brings-hope-to-the-open-source-world/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:31:08 -0500 hourly 1 By: Dave http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/11/17/daisy-mp3-player-brings-hope-to-the-open-source-world/comment-page-1/#comment-536795 Dave Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:08:16 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/11/17/daisy-mp3-player-brings-hope-to-the-open-source-world/#comment-536795 Wish I had a wife like that! Wish I had a wife like that!

]]> By: Greg http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/11/17/daisy-mp3-player-brings-hope-to-the-open-source-world/comment-page-1/#comment-204243 Greg Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:26:26 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/11/17/daisy-mp3-player-brings-hope-to-the-open-source-world/#comment-204243 Actually, you'd be hard-pressed to get it to decode Ogg Vorbis; the MP3 decoding is done by a separate codec chip, the VS1011. I doubt the PIC18F that powers this sucker would be powerful enough to do decoding on its own. My wife just got me this kit for my birthday. I'm really interested in finding a more powerful PIC to stick in there so I might be able to write some more fully-featured software. (In particular, the ability to play MP3s without renaming them to start with five-digit numbers, or to parse a directory structure on the SD/MMC card.) I'm also thinking of using some spare pins to hook up a serial LCD display -- that would be fun! Actually, you’d be hard-pressed to get it to decode Ogg Vorbis; the MP3 decoding is done by a separate codec chip, the VS1011. I doubt the PIC18F that powers this sucker would be powerful enough to do decoding on its own.

My wife just got me this kit for my birthday. I’m really interested in finding a more powerful PIC to stick in there so I might be able to write some more fully-featured software. (In particular, the ability to play MP3s without renaming them to start with five-digit numbers, or to parse a directory structure on the SD/MMC card.) I’m also thinking of using some spare pins to hook up a serial LCD display — that would be fun!

]]> By: Vash http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/11/17/daisy-mp3-player-brings-hope-to-the-open-source-world/comment-page-1/#comment-125979 Vash Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00:11 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/11/17/daisy-mp3-player-brings-hope-to-the-open-source-world/#comment-125979 It's open source, if you wanna write the code so that it can understand Ogg, go right ahead :P It’s open source, if you wanna write the code so that it can understand Ogg, go right ahead :P

]]> By: georg http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/11/17/daisy-mp3-player-brings-hope-to-the-open-source-world/comment-page-1/#comment-22946 georg Sun, 19 Nov 2006 13:38:01 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/11/17/daisy-mp3-player-brings-hope-to-the-open-source-world/#comment-22946 An so is my opinion, an open source player which plays mp3 but not ogg, that sounds strange, but neverthless a great project. Keep on rocking !! An so is my opinion, an open source player which plays mp3 but not ogg, that sounds strange, but neverthless a great project. Keep on rocking !!

]]> By: mjjohansen http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/11/17/daisy-mp3-player-brings-hope-to-the-open-source-world/comment-page-1/#comment-22884 mjjohansen Sun, 19 Nov 2006 11:26:57 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/11/17/daisy-mp3-player-brings-hope-to-the-open-source-world/#comment-22884 I thought exactly the same. An open-spec FLAC- & Ogg Vorbis-player would be great. Next stop: The "Flogger". I thought exactly the same.
An open-spec FLAC- & Ogg Vorbis-player would be great.
Next stop: The “Flogger”.

]]> By: Vees http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/11/17/daisy-mp3-player-brings-hope-to-the-open-source-world/comment-page-1/#comment-22544 Vees Sat, 18 Nov 2006 22:17:08 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/11/17/daisy-mp3-player-brings-hope-to-the-open-source-world/#comment-22544 What is the point of an open source "mp3 player" when the mp3 format is not open source?!?! An open source or, better, a free software ogg player - that makes sense. But an open source mp3 player? ! What is the point of an open source “mp3 player” when the mp3 format is not open source?!?! An open source or, better, a free software ogg player – that makes sense. But an open source mp3 player? !

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