Hello everyone, I to am looking for an MP3 player. But I not only need and wanted to be assessable, I need and wanted to play any audio file type. I will be offloading lossless audio files on to it, so the hard drive in this MP3 player has to have a lot of hard disc space. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. John. PS. you can contact me off list at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Chaltain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 12:26 PM Subject: Re: accessible MP3 player > Are you looking for an off the shelf MP3 player or one designed > specifically for the blind? The Victor Stream has been talked about > recently. I think it's by HumanWare, and it was designed especially for > the blind. If that's the one you're talking about, someone else can > provide more information. I don't have one and haven't seen one yet. > > If you're looking for a simple off the shelf MP3 player, I don't think > you could do better than the Zen Stone from Creative. It's a small > compact flash MP3 player that has 1GB of memory. It has no screen and > uses no special software. Therefore, it's easy to use by the blind, and > you can just use Windows Explorer to copy files to it. It also supports > Overdrive, and I would assume NetLibrary and Audible as well. > > Another option is Rockbox, which is an open source replacement for the > firmware that runs on an off the shelf MP3 player. Rockbox has some > features that speak menus and folders/files out loud, so although it was > designed for the blind, it can be used by the blind to access an off the > shelf MP3 player. It takes a bit to set up, and not every MP3 player is > supported, but you can learn more at rockbox.org. > > Finally, if you're more specific about what you're looking for, I'm sure > you will get more info from this list. > > Dane Trethowan wrote: >> Do you want something basic? That is to say, something that just plays >> MP3 files without any thrills or anything like that? Are you able to >> use a CD Player? Well if the answer to these questions is yes and you >> don't have all that much money to spend then the Ipod Shuffle is >> highly recommended. >> >> On 03/12/2007, at 10:59 PM, Joanne wrote: >> >> >>> I would like some info on the MP3 player people were talking about >>> that can be used independently by blind people. If there is a >>> tutorial or any other info please direct me to this, as I am looking >>> for one that I can put my songs on and travel with. I don't know >>> how many gigs this player holds or much about it at all, so would >>> appreciate any help. >>> >>> Joanne >>> >>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >> >> >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> > > -- > Christopher > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.13/1164 - Release Date: > 12/2/2007 11:30 AM > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
