Rockbox Player
Rockbox is a free replacement firmware for digital music players.It has got MANY nice features and the content managed is folder/file-based (plus database if you wish to).
I changed several Ipod Video to Rockbox and everyone was happy with it. Give it a try!
It runs on a wide range of players like
- Apple: iPod 1g through 5.5g, iPod Mini, iPod Nano 1g
- Archos: Jukebox 5000, 6000, Studio, Recorder, FM Recorder, Recorder V2 and Ondio
- Cowon: iAudio X5, X5V, X5L, M5, M5L, M3 and M3L
- iriver: iHP100 series, H100 series, H300 series and H10 series
- MPIO: HD300
- Olympus: M:Robe 100
- Packard Bell: Vibe 500
- SanDisk: Sansa c200, e200 and e200R series, Fuze, Clip, Clip+ and Clip Zip
- Toshiba: Gigabeat X and F series
Link: Rockbox official site
If you decide to use Rockbox player just sync your audio with FoobarSync like you would do with an USB-Stick.