#define _PAGE_ Firmware Feature Comparison Chart #include "head.t" #define NAME #define ENAME #define TD #define ETD #define EFEAT #define YES Yes ETD #define PARTLY Partly ETD #define NO No ETD #define BADYES Yes ETD #define GOODNO No ETD #define UNKNOWN TD ? ETD #define NA TD N/A ETD

This chart compares Rockbox with the original firmwares as shipped by the manufacturers of the players. The Rockbox column may specify features only available in CVS and daily builds.

NAME ID3v1 and ID3v2 support ENAME YES TD ID3v1 ETD YES EFEAT NAME Background noise during playback ENAME GOODNO BADYES GOODNO EFEAT NAME Mid-track resume ENAME YES NO YES EFEAT NAME Mid-playlist resume ENAME YES NO UNKNOWN EFEAT NAME Resumed playlist order ENAME YES NO UNKNOWN EFEAT NAME Battery lifetime ENAME TD Longer ETD TD Long ETD TD Long ETD EFEAT NAME Battery time indicator ENAME YES NO NO EFEAT NAME Customizable font (Recorder) ENAME YES NO NO EFEAT NAME Customizable screen info when playing songs ENAME YES NO NO EFEAT NAME USB attach/detach without reboot ENAME YES NO YES EFEAT NAME Can load another firmware without rebooting ENAME YES NO NO EFEAT NAME Playlist load speed, songs/sec ENAME TD 3000 - 4000 ETD TD 15 - 20 ETD TD 30 - 40 ETD EFEAT NAME Max number of songs in a playlist ENAME TD 20 000 ETD TD 999 ETD UNKNOWN EFEAT NAME Supports bad path prefixes in playlists ENAME YES YES UNKNOWN EFEAT NAME Open source/development process ENAME YES NO NO EFEAT NAME Corrects reported bugs ENAME YES NO NO EFEAT NAME Automatic Volume Control (Recorder) ENAME YES NO NO EFEAT NAME Pitch control (Recorder) ENAME YES NO NO EFEAT NAME Text File Reader ENAME YES YES YES EFEAT NAME Games (Recorder) ENAME TD 8 ETD NO NO EFEAT NAME Games (Player) ENAME TD 2 ETD NO NA EFEAT NAME File Delete & Rename ENAME YES YES
Feature Rockbox Archos iRiver h1x0
Partly (delete)ETD EFEAT NAME Playlist Building ENAME YES YES NO EFEAT NAME Recording (Recorder) ENAME YES YES YES EFEAT NAME Generates XING VBR header when recording ENAME YES YES UNKNOWN EFEAT NAME High Resolution Volume Control ENAME YES NO YES EFEAT NAME Deep discharge option (Recorder) ENAME YES NO NO EFEAT NAME Customizable backlight timeout ENAME YES YES YES EFEAT NAME Backlight-on when charging option ENAME YES NO YES EFEAT NAME Queue function ENAME YES YES EFEAT NAME Supports the XING header ENAME YES YES UNKNOWN EFEAT NAME Supports the VBRI header ENAME PARTLY YES UNKNOWN EFEAT NAME Max number of files in a dir ENAME TD 10 000 ETD TD 999 ETD UNKNOWN EFEAT NAME Adjustable scroll speed ENAME YES NO YES EFEAT NAME Screensaver style demos (Recorder) ENAME YES NO NO EFEAT NAME Variable step / accelerating ffwd and rwd ENAME YES NO NO EFEAT NAME Visual Progress Bar ENAME YES NO YES EFEAT NAME Select/Load configs ENAME YES NO NO EFEAT NAME Sleep timer ENAME YES NO YES EFEAT NAME Easy User Interface ENAME YES NO NO EFEAT NAME Remote Control Controllable ENAME YES YES YES EFEAT NAME ISO8859-1 font support (Player) ENAME YES NO NA EFEAT NAME Queue songs to play next ENAME YES YES YES EFEAT NAME Bookmark positions in songs ENAME YES NO NO EFEAT NAME Number of available languages ENAME TD 24 ETD TD 3 ETD UNKNOWN EFEAT NAME Accurate VBR bitrate display ENAME YES NO NO EFEAT NAME FM Tuner support (FM Recorder) ENAME YES YES YES EFEAT NAME FF/FR with sound ENAME NO YES UNKNOWN EFEAT NAME Pre-Recording (Recorders) ENAME YES YES UNKNOWN EFEAT NAME Video Playback with sound (Recorders) ENAME YES NO NO EFEAT NAME Boot Time from Flash (in seconds) ENAME TD 4 ETD TD 12 ETD TD 13 ETD EFEAT NAME Speaking Menus Support ENAME YES NO NO EFEAT

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