I read that, too. In our case, we're willing to pay the $3.99/month subscription cost, so she won't get commercials and that limit doesn't apply to the subscription customers.
This Logitech Unit looks promising: http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-UE-Smart-Radio-Black/dp/B008X1BV9M/ref=dp_ob_title_ce This unit has larger buttons and fewer of them, than a lot of the units out there. This is a case where limited functionality and limited complexity is 'a good thing'. This box still does more and is more complex than I would prefer, but it's the best I've found so far. Chris Chris On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 3:56 PM, John F. Eldredge <j...@jfeldredge.com>wrote: > Chris McQuistion <cmcquist...@watkins.edu> wrote: > > > Does anyone have any experience with a standalone (portable) device > > for > > playing Pandora Internet Radio? > > > > We want to get a Pandora device for my grandmother, who loves music, > > but > > doesn't have any experience with computers. She also has limited > > eyesight > > and mobility. > > > > We tried a little satellite radio device, but there just weren't > > enough > > stations that she actually liked, to make it worth it for her. > > > > She does have available Wifi and the thought would be that the family > > could > > set up Pandora stations for her and she could easily just flip through > > the > > stations (we would pay for the Pandora subscription, as well, so there > > would be a minimum of commercials.) > > > > Any ideas? I know these devices exist, but I really don't know where > > to > > start searching and what to look for. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Chris > > There was a recent news item on Slashdot, saying that Pandora will soon be > limiting how many hours per month you can listen for free. Once you reach > that limit, you have to pay a fee to cover the remainder of the month. > > -- > John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com > "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not > to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
