Comment Re:Try a creative, (Score 1) 151
As the author of the application XNJB mentioned in the post, I should donate my $0.01.
As others have mentioned, the best is to get a device that works as a mass storage device (MSD) so will work on all OSes. These players might not work so well with DRMed content but posting on /. I'm guessing you're not too bothered about that. There are even some players, such as the Samsung models, which can work as MSDs or MTP devices. Note this is different to the Creative players which have a separate partition that you can access as a MSD but the player itself cannot see the data there so won't play any of the files.
However, if you don't want an MSD player, XNJB supports to greater or lesser extents all MTP devices. The best supported players are the Creative ones. This is partly historic, because XNJB started out life just supporting the proprietry Creative protocol before they moved over to MTP. Creative may also have made a better job at implementing the MTP protocol than other manufacturers - there are still issues with other makes although we hope to resolve them in the coming weeks. Note also that XNJB does not allow you to put any DRMed content onto your player.
As others have mentioned, the best is to get a device that works as a mass storage device (MSD) so will work on all OSes. These players might not work so well with DRMed content but posting on
However, if you don't want an MSD player, XNJB supports to greater or lesser extents all MTP devices. The best supported players are the Creative ones. This is partly historic, because XNJB started out life just supporting the proprietry Creative protocol before they moved over to MTP. Creative may also have made a better job at implementing the MTP protocol than other manufacturers - there are still issues with other makes although we hope to resolve them in the coming weeks. Note also that XNJB does not allow you to put any DRMed content onto your player.
