Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-15 Thread Lauren
versus the ipod I'm not familiar with the newer models of the Zen Stone. The last one I got was a 4G Zen Stone with External Speaker. Ray's right. It just shows up as an external storage device, on your PC so you only need Windows Explorer to copy music over to it. You don't need an application

Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-15 Thread Constantine
Subject: Re: zenstone versus the ipod Have you tried the Ipod Touch? Is it completely accessible and worth the cost? Sincerely, Lauren - Original Message - From: Christopher Chaltain chalt...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, October 14

Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-15 Thread ray t. mahorney
with no buttons how do you manage? - Original Message - From: Constantine tcwoo...@shaw.ca To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 6:20 PM Subject: Re: zenstone versus the ipod Hi, I have an IPhone, an IPod touch is the same thing just

Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-15 Thread Constantine
versus the ipod with no buttons how do you manage? - Original Message - From: Constantine tcwoo...@shaw.ca To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 6:20 PM Subject: Re: zenstone versus the ipod Hi, I have an IPhone, an IPod touch is the same

zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-14 Thread Lauren
Hi, i am in the market for a player that I can use to play and download songs from. I am wondering which is the most accessible for a totally blind person, has good memory, is easy to sue and cost? I heard the Ipod touch is accessible, but wonder if anyone has actual experience with it?

Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-14 Thread Ray
Lauren, the Zenstone, if it's still around, is far simpler than an Ipod orItouch. The Zenstone's sound quality is good and there's not much of a learning curv either. You can simply copy files or folders containgcontaining .mp3 files to the Zenstone, whereas the Apple products I am pretty

Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-14 Thread Dane trethowan
Thanks for posting this, I had recommended the Zenstone in the past but I was told that the newer models aren't accessible? I'm not sure if this is true or not as I haven't seen one in a while but - supposing it is - then an Ipod Nano - particularly one of the newer models with Voiceover

Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-14 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I'm not familiar with the newer models of the Zen Stone. The last one I got was a 4G Zen Stone with External Speaker. Ray's right. It just shows up as an external storage device, on your PC so you only need Windows Explorer to copy music over to it. You don't need an application like itunes.

Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-14 Thread Laz Mesa
Well, I can say that I've tried the Zen Stone, which was a screenless one; I've tried Rockbox on a Sansa; and I've tried a 4th generation iPod Nano. IN the past, I had also tried a Samsung Pebble and a chinese-made mp3 player, both of which were screenless. I have to say that the Rockboxed Sansa

Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-14 Thread Tai Blas
How much memory would you want? I have a new zen stone that I am willing to sell. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 14, 2009, at 6:58 AM, Lauren lotusris...@att.net wrote: Hi, i am in the market for a player that I can use to play and download songs from. I am wondering which is the most

RE: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-14 Thread Christopher Chaltain
: zenstone versus the ipod Well, I can say that I've tried the Zen Stone, which was a screenless one; I've tried Rockbox on a Sansa; and I've tried a 4th generation iPod Nano. IN the past, I had also tried a Samsung Pebble and a chinese-made mp3 player, both of which were screenless. I have to say

Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-14 Thread Timothy
, 2009 10:03 PM Subject: RE: zenstone versus the ipod I totally agree, and I've since retired my two Zen Stones in favor of a Sansa e280 running Rockbox. However, a Zen Stone is going to be easier to use and work right out of the box. If you're looking for the simplest and cheapest off the shelf

Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-14 Thread Constantine
, October 14, 2009 9:03 PM Subject: RE: zenstone versus the ipod I totally agree, and I've since retired my two Zen Stones in favor of a Sansa e280 running Rockbox. However, a Zen Stone is going to be easier to use and work right out of the box. If you're looking for the simplest and cheapest off