Well Michael, I'm still exploring the I-pod issue. I think I would like an MP3 player that stores its data in memory, but a hard disk MP3 player is not completely out of the question.
What do you know about the I-pod Shuffle? How about other MP3 players that use flash memory? Ken Burgess ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Lang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 9:03 AM Subject: Re: I-pods > Ken, > > if you mean the hard disk iPods, there are better MP3 players, > especially for blind people. If I wanted to listen to Audible, I'd > proberbly buy a BookPort or BookCourier. These machines are equipped with > a DoubleTalk. The new fifth generation iPod is officially called iPod > with video. It has the old touch sensitive scroll wheel. There's special > software like Anapod Explorer, which makes using it easier > for blind people, but why go for something which is a bit difficult to > use, when there's stuff which works well right out of the box? > > <*** Michael Lang ***> > > You wrote: > >> Hi, > >> I am thinking about joining the rest of the planet and buying an I-pod. I >> was wondering how suited they are for reading audio books. > >> For example: when you restart an I-pod, does it resume where you left >> off? How low of a bitrate can it play? What about navigation for a blind >> person? > >> Ken Burgess _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
