• SeekPie@lemm.ee
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    14 hours ago

    I have my iPod 5th gen running on RockBox. IMO it’s even better than the stock firmware because it can play flacs.

    • exocortex@discuss.tchncs.de
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      8 hours ago

      And ogg and m4a and opus and so many more. I have an ipod 6th gen runnung rockbox. Its great. If the harddrive dies I’ll replace it with sd-cards and still keep uaing it.

    • Takumidesh@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      It’s a shame rockbox doesn’t support video playback though.

      How is stability for you? My 7th gen with about 750gb is pretty unstable, mostly I have a lot of difficulty transferring since the iPod crashes 15gb in all the time.

    • Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.social
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      11 hours ago

      Rockbox is cool, I just wish it was able to replace the base system without touching the UI. Something about it just feels off on an iPod. Even supposedly iPod-accurate themes just feel uncanny.

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      12 hours ago

      Same, someone also added a new battery at some point so I have an awesome weeklong working device. And after rockbox, its even better.