The question of a device is somewhat complicated. There are screenless commercially available players like the Creative Labs, Zen Stone (1 and 2 gb models, the Creative Labs Muvo t100 (1, 2 and 4 gb models) the and the Ipod Shuffle. There are devices built specifically for the blind like the VR Stream from Humanware. There are also commercially available players with much more storage that can be made to "talk" with the addition of software from Rockbox.
What do you want the .mp3 player to do? Hold and play lots of music? Play enough music for a work out or walk or trip? Do you want it to play Audible and other recorded books? Does size matter? The Creative Labs players and the Shuffle are all very small. The VR Stream is about the size of a deck of cards and the players that can be loaded with Rockbox vary in size. Finally, what are you looking to spend? The commercially available screenless models are generall under $75. I think the Stream is around $300 and you will need to buy memory cards. And the other players vary depending on availability, size and features. Hope this gets you started. There are good discussions of various options on AFB Main Stream, in AFB's Access World magazine and in a book from NBP. Hope this helps. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lauren Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 11:24 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: best player for blind person for mp3s? I am seeking a portable device. Sincerely, Lauren ----- Original Message ----- From: "Blackwell, Clifford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:15 PM Subject: RE: best player for blind person for mp3s? > Are you seeking a portable device or the kind of player used to play > .mp3's on a computer? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lauren > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 8:15 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: best player for blind person for mp3s? > > Hi, > > Please suggest the best MP3 player that a totally blind person can use. > Thank you. > > > > Sincerely, > > Lauren > > Jonathan Mosen List Founder > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Jonathan Mosen List Founder > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
