Replies to post #31968 on e.Digital Corporation (fka EDIG)

[Sosoomee]

It is also a possibility that this player is a licensing of the O1000:

Reasons for my opinion:

1. Our announcement of a multi year working relationship with Musical.

2. Who cares if it does not look like the 01000, that is merely a plastic covering, which could take any shape.

3. Why should they announce that it is e.Digital technology inside? Why tip their hand as to whoever provided the technology before the release?

4. Use of ID3 tags could and/or the inclusion or exclusion of FM could be incorporated at the request of an OEM.

5. A licensee would presumably have the option to couple a licensed player with any software of their choosing, possibly to be compatible with previous players manufactured by Musical or to preserve brand identity.

I dont believe it is an apple licensee either.

IMO, you are twisting the unknowns into knowns.

[Tinroad]

A historical aside re EDIG and EMI/Classic:
The Classic CHD1000/XP3 debuted in Circuit City on Thanksgiving weekend of 2001; it had been present on the EMI website for several weeks prior to that. The first EDIG PR acknowledging it as an EDIG design occurred on 12/3/01 ( http://www.edigital.com/news/releases/pr120301.html ). Furthermore, the CHD1000 info on the EMI website makes no mention of EDIG ( http://www.emiglobal.com/mp3/chd1000.html ), although the fact is that its design was licensed from EDIG. Furthermore, the CHD1000 was not provided with Music Explorer software (although it will work with it). At this point in time, the jury is still out as to the CHD1500's provenance.

[Tinroad]

Furthermore, re ID3 tag support...
The fact that the CHD1500 claims "PLAY LIST HIERARCHY – Enables large volumes of music management by Genre/Artist/Title etc." ( http://www.emiglobal.com/mp3/chd1500.html ) is no more indicative of ID3 tag support than the CHD1000's claim of "PLAY LIST HIERARCHY - Enables large volumes of music management by Genre/Artist/Title etc." ( http://www.emiglobal.com/mp3/chd1000.html ). Fact is that both 'support' ID3 tags via the MusicMatch software, which allows file naming according to the embedded ID3 tag info (in imported MP3 files) or the downloaded CDDB info (for files ripped to MP3 via MusicMatch). I personally don't use the Genre feature on my XP3, as I prefer to order my play list by Artist/Album/Track title.