FWIW, the VLC media player software allows you to navigate to various tracks, titles etc. on a DVD, and also lets you select the actual audio output, so it should be possible to, for example, select the narrated soundtrack etc.
HTH Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' ----- Original Message ----- From: "JOHN JUSTICE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BLIND COMPUTING MAILING LIST" <Blind-Computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 7:30 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] NAVIGATING PRE-RECORDED DVD DISKS >A posting by Frank Ventura got me thinking. Group, I have a collection of > DVD which is a real pain to navigate in using our Sony DVD/DVS unit. > Apparently, there are menus which you have to get through before you can > actually play one of the choices. There doesn't appear to be a simple way > to do this. > > 1. Does anyone have any idea about getting past this problem? > 2. As Frank mentioned, portable MP3 players are much easier to use than > those which are supposed to be component style. If I bought a portable > DVD > player, would those controls be easier to work with? I am aware that you > don't know my particular type of DVD player so I'm asking this as a > general > question. Are portable DVD players available? > If so, are they easier to get around on than these deck units? > We have 2 DVD players, a Sony and a very good quality Denin. Neither of > them makes it easy to use the collection of Mash episodes I have in mind. > > Any help on this would be appreciated. > > John Justice > John and Linda Justice > With guide dogs Jake and Zachary > > "My job feeds my family, music feeds my soul." > > PERSONAL E-MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ > To post to this group, send email to > blind-computing@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following address in order to contact the management team > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ To post to this group, send email to blind-computing@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following address in order to contact the management team [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
