Certainly can! from memory you go to the Music menu, go to the playlist menu, select the playlist you want and then press the enter button, all playlists have voice tags associated with them.
On 28/11/2009, at 5:19 AM, Jason Boston wrote: > Can you select folders within iPod to play instead of going through a > library? That's the feature I like best about rockbox. I can play all > the songs from a folder and it's sub-folders in order or shuffled. I'm > hoping the same is basically true for iPod nano. > > I am without a mp3 player right now and am looking for a good one to buy > that isn't too pricy. > > -----Original Message----- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org > [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan > Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 12:13 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: iPod Nano and talking menus > > > It doesn't compare because both are based on completely different > principles. > > The Ipod Forth Generation nano uses voice tags whereas Rockbox uses TTS. > Each system has its advantages and disadvantages, for instance you get > the title, artist and so on of a particular song announced on your Ipod > Forth Generation word by word - example: Dean Martin - Everybody Loves > Somebody Sometimes whereas this information is spelt out letter by > letter. > > You also have more options over what kind of speech you want, this is > set from the computer you're connecting the Ipod with whether that be a > Mac or Windows system, with Rockbox I found it very difficult to find a > good speech engine to my liking, I did find one in the end though others > were just too fast for my liking. > > The only problem I've struck with the Ipod Forth Generation Nano is that > some of its applications such as time/date alarm and the like are > completely unusable but again, that's what you expect to happen if > you're using voice tags, the menus all speak however. > > We're up to the Ipod Fifth generation now and that unit has Voiceover > built-in to it so in other words, the Ipod Nano Fifth Generation has a > Built-in Screen Reader so its completely customisable. I don't know > even if you can buy an Ipod Nano Forth Generation now can you? I have > one here and I wouldn't give it up for quits I can tell you, well not at > least until I get my Iphone next week - if they haven't sold out in the > meantime <smile> -' > > > On 28/11/2009, at 4:50 AM, Jason Boston wrote: > >> Has anyone had any experience with the talking menus in the 4th >> generation iPod nanos? I'm curious how it compares to the >> accessibility of rockbox. >> >> Thanks, >> Jason >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > ****************************** > > Dane Trethowan >> From Melton Victoria Australia > mailto:"grtd...@internode.on.net > Twitter: http://twitter.com/grtdane > blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com > Phone United Kingdom > 02032874641 > Phone Australia > 0390058589 > Phone United States > 8159261869 > Fax: > +61 3 9743 7954x > MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net > skype:grtdane12 > > ****************************** > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org ****************************** Dane Trethowan >From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:"grtd...@internode.on.net Twitter: http://twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia 0390058589 Phone United States 8159261869 Fax: +61 3 9743 7954x MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 ****************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
