Anyway, I think UMPCs are the way to go, but NOBODY I know actually has one of these UMPCs, and while I think it's the way to go, I doubt many are actually using it this way.
I used my Sony Vaio UX with my BitHead via USB a couple times, but the battery life was unacceptably short (under two hours). It was also clear that once I finally get a handheld PC with enough battery life, the skins of Foobar2000/Media Player/etc. would require significant customization to be usable as a handheld music player.
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Tyll, what about the Cathena CX? (It's a re-branded Japanese UMPC.)
And the Archos 605 (I know, I mentioned it earlier, and I don't think it necessarily has an optical out, but the DVR station does, so that dictates that it may be possible to make an optical LOD):
People keep mentioning the Micro DAC. This unit has the DAC built in with USB, coaxial and optical inputs. The issue is what digital source to feed its DAC.
I know that they are only available as used units but my H140 would still do the trick - even if it would be dwarfed by this amp. bbrand makes a good point. Battery life is an important issue.
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And the Archos 605 (I know, I mentioned it earlier, and I don't think it necessarily has an optical out, but the DVR station does, so that dictates that it may be possible to make an optical LOD):
Which DVR station? I'm definatly getting one if it has an optical out option. The Micro will probably be sold off for the new micro.
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The runtime with the OQO, even with the larger battery, is not impressive.
And as many here wrote, the price is too high for the small PC's!
And they are very volatile (just got mine back from the factory after repair!)
The more normal portable use would be with the iRiver's, the Archos or any of the small portable CD/DVD-players available.
People keep mentioning the Micro DAC. This unit has the DAC built in with USB, coaxial and optical inputs. The issue is what digital source to feed its DAC.
I know that they are only available as used units but my H140 would still do the trick - even if it would be dwarfed by this amp. bbrand makes a good point. Battery life is an important issue.
Thought the DAC was optional. 'course it seems silly not to get it without that nice option.
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Microbomber rig: iRiver h140, iRiver 550 cdp, HeadRoom microstack, etymotic er4p+s.
Tiny rig: iRiver h140, Core Sound HeadLine, etymotic er4p+s.
Wus rig: iRiver h140, original Portaphile V2^2 max, etymotic er4p+s.
The "I forgot to recharge the batteries" rig: iRiver h140, etymotic er4p.
Well I could no longer resist so I pulled the trigger about 3 minutes ago
Anyway, to keep it on topic I will be using it primarily with a new Asus tablet PC (R1F) running Vista Ultimate. A nice little tablet as it has SPDIF out and the optical drive is removable and can also take an additional HD (with FLAC encoded music) or an extra battery for extended play time. I'll also probably hook up my iHP-140.
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