#mp3players

This is continuation of this post from cl0ckworkpuppet

There were some of HDD100/00 and HDD120/00 out on eBay in UK and EU in great condition for around 20USD+

There's even that small version of these players, non-working, somewhere in states (suspect just discharged or dead battery / dead drive - can be repaired)

That's all i can say or show about these. Gonna use mine for longplays, as a portable background music thingy, maybe. (after i change the battery cell for a new one - stock one is too degraded and discharges in like 10 mins) If anyone got questions about these jukeboxes - hmu anywhere. P.S. Please don't ask me if i'm going to port Rockbox on it. I'm not a programmer, unfortunately. Plus, one person is not enough for this kind of thing. So, maybe someday. Unearthed some "new" info about Philips HDD070. They DIDN'T USE MICRODRIVE! THEY USED F%%%ING CORNICE DRIVES! (they are terrible, die fast, and are not compatible with IDE or CF) Here are some pics of the insides of these players on some Blogspot page: http://commonemitter.blogspot.com/2012/06/teardown-philips-hdd070.html

A brief overview of it (1-4 out of 8)

A brief overview of it (5-8 out of 8) + initial error on startup (more on that later)

A semi-detailed view of it's insides (1-4 out of 20) Hard drive is standart 50pin Toshiba 1.8" IDE / CF-compatible, similar to Samsung YH series and some other devices. (also used in some small laptops) I suspect it might accept drives of bigger capacity, will test it out later

A semi-detailed view of it's insides (5-8 out of 20) It was clearly tinkered with already, as seen by one screw that is clearly isn't from this device. Case is all magnesium alloy, only screen glass / side panels are plastic!

A semi-detailed view of it's insides (9-12 out of 20) Main board

A semi-detailed view of it's insides (13-16 out of 20) Other side of main board + front case panel on inside

A semi-detailed view of it's insides (17-20 out of 20) Main board in more details.

Here's your solution (imo) : "No money no object" (Android flavoured) Player: SONY NW-A55 or similar models. (they can be cheaper than FiiO models of same formfactor if it's an old stock or used) Software: Foobar2000, MortPlayer Headphones: Anything comfortable to your head (i.e. it's entirely depends on your liking - open\closed overall, on-ear) in wired form with detachable cable + a tiny jack<-->jack cable + a Bluetooth DAC.* "Cheap and good enough" (Android flavoured) Player: An old phone running GrapheneOS or any other custom non-AOSP OS (preferrable, if lazy - just use a launcher (Hyperion, KISS)) Software: Foobar2000, MortPlayer Headphones: Anything comfortable to your head (i.e. it's entirely depends on your liking - open\closed overall, on-ear) in wired form with detachable cable + a tiny jack<-->jack cable + a Bluetooth DAC.* "Retro and proud of it" Player: ("groddy yet cheap" approach) An iPod of any age (Classic\Photo\Video, i.e 4-6Gen) OR Creative Zen (any that show up as a usb storage when plugged in computer) OR SanDisk Sansa (any of those that can use Rockbox) plus a pair of portable bluetooth transmitter\recievers ("pricey & classy" approach) Either: SanDisk Clip Sport Plus, Cowon S9, Cowon J3, Creative ZEN Style M300 Headphones: Anything comfortable to your head (i.e. it's entirely depends on your liking - open\closed overall, on-ear) in wired form with detachable cable + a tiny jack<-->jack cable + a Bluetooth DAC.* *It's better to use something simple from FiiO, or splruge on BTR5 in case if you want to feel & hear everything (or have a pair 500ohm headphones laying around)

Hope this helps, stranger <3