Re: Portable MP3 Player Question
Hi, I have Tevion digital voice recorder/mp3 player. I should say this is the most accessible mp3 player I've ever tried, plus its affordable price, so I have two of them. In its 500 MEG of storage, I was able to store around 200 songs in WMA format in one. The other one, I use to store just mp3s and voice recording. This unit has tiny 6 operational buttons that are easy enough to master as well as LCD screen for sighted people to see the song title+artist. It is JAWS friendly, and is accessible in Win 2000, XP and now in my Vista PC. All you have to do is connect the USB cord onto the unit down to your PC. Although I did not install the included software when I plugged it in, my PC said, hardware found. Using Up/Down arrow, JAWS reads the two folders which are the record folder that stores the voice recording and the folder that stores the music. Press Enter to open up the record folder to delete the recorded voice using delete key. You know that you are in the music folder when JAWS reads the music title. So, in my PC,I selected all my music in the music folder, copy and pasted in one go to my Tevion. This unit has built-in speaker a lovely sounding ideal to put in under your pillow to put you to sleep, of course headphone, two triple A battery and other more accessories are included. However: there is the latest one of this product that I'd like to get hold soon and that is: Tevion 2GB MP3/Video/JPEG/FM Radio + Voice Recorder, Product Code: IN-TV2GBMP3 from: www.INest.co.uk Cheers, Estelita - Original Message - From: Dan Kerstetter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 3:25 PM Subject: Portable MP3 Player Question I'm looking for a reasonably priced MP3 player so I can transfer music from my computer to the player. I would appreciate any recommendations. Thanks. Dan Kerstetter Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of [EMAIL PROTECTED]@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Portable MP3 Player Question
Actually, I have a Zenstone and was looking at the larger capacity Zen model. I love the Zenstone as well. Thanks. Dan Kerstetter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 9:39 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Portable MP3 Player Question Are you looking for a hardware MP3 player like an iPod or are you looking for an MP3 player for your PC like Winamp or Windows Media Player? I'm assuming the former. Are you looking for anything in particular, such as an off the shelf MP3 player or something designed specifically for the blind? How much capacity are you looking for? I personally recommend the 1GB Zen Stone from Creative. It doesn't have a display, so it's totally accessible. You can also use Windows Explorer to copy songs to it, so there's no issue with accessible software for your PC. You can play books on it from Audible.com, Overdrive.com and I assume other book providers. It costs around $35. On the downside, it only has 1GB of storage, although I heard you can get the same model in a 2GB version now. It also only supports MP3 and WMA (although not lossless WMA). I personally recommend the 1GB version, although if you can get the 2GB model, that would work too. Creative has a few MP3 players called the Zen Stone, like the Zen Stone Plus. These other players include an FM radio, a voice recorder and they come with a display. I've heard some blind people report on these lists that they've have trouble with respect to accessibility with these models and others say they haven't had any problems with them. Dan Kerstetter wrote: I'm looking for a reasonably priced MP3 player so I can transfer music from my computer to the player. I would appreciate any recommendations. Thanks. Dan Kerstetter Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Christopher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Portable MP3 Player Question
Well, I personally have Rockbox installed on an iRiver H10 for my hard drive based MP3 player. It has a 20GB capacity. I'd suggest looking at Rockbox and the MP3 players it supports if you're looking for more capacity. Remember though that Rockbox is a firmware replacement for your MP3 player, and it's open source. Furthermore, it wasn't designed specifically for the blind. I think they've made great strides lately in installing Rockbox to your MP3 player, but I wouldn't go into it assuming that it's going to work for you quite as easily or quickly as a self extracting Windows application. you may have to do a bit of reading, research and investigation, as well as some trial and error. Also, Rockbox has a lot of support for the open audio formats but not for the proprietary ones. I think they do support WMA, but you're not going to have any luck with Audible.com or Overdrive.com. Check out more information at Rockbox.org. As far as MP3 players designed specifically for the blind, I've heard a lot of good things about the Victor Stream, although I don't have one myself. Dan Kerstetter wrote: Actually, I have a Zenstone and was looking at the larger capacity Zen model. I love the Zenstone as well. Thanks. Dan Kerstetter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 9:39 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Portable MP3 Player Question Are you looking for a hardware MP3 player like an iPod or are you looking for an MP3 player for your PC like Winamp or Windows Media Player? I'm assuming the former. Are you looking for anything in particular, such as an off the shelf MP3 player or something designed specifically for the blind? How much capacity are you looking for? I personally recommend the 1GB Zen Stone from Creative. It doesn't have a display, so it's totally accessible. You can also use Windows Explorer to copy songs to it, so there's no issue with accessible software for your PC. You can play books on it from Audible.com, Overdrive.com and I assume other book providers. It costs around $35. On the downside, it only has 1GB of storage, although I heard you can get the same model in a 2GB version now. It also only supports MP3 and WMA (although not lossless WMA). I personally recommend the 1GB version, although if you can get the 2GB model, that would work too. Creative has a few MP3 players called the Zen Stone, like the Zen Stone Plus. These other players include an FM radio, a voice recorder and they come with a display. I've heard some blind people report on these lists that they've have trouble with respect to accessibility with these models and others say they haven't had any problems with them. Dan Kerstetter wrote: I'm looking for a reasonably priced MP3 player so I can transfer music from my computer to the player. I would appreciate any recommendations. Thanks. Dan Kerstetter Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Christopher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Portable MP3 Player Question
I'm looking for a reasonably priced MP3 player so I can transfer music from my computer to the player. I would appreciate any recommendations. Thanks. Dan Kerstetter Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Portable MP3 Player Question
Are you looking for a hardware MP3 player like an iPod or are you looking for an MP3 player for your PC like Winamp or Windows Media Player? I'm assuming the former. Are you looking for anything in particular, such as an off the shelf MP3 player or something designed specifically for the blind? How much capacity are you looking for? I personally recommend the 1GB Zen Stone from Creative. It doesn't have a display, so it's totally accessible. You can also use Windows Explorer to copy songs to it, so there's no issue with accessible software for your PC. You can play books on it from Audible.com, Overdrive.com and I assume other book providers. It costs around $35. On the downside, it only has 1GB of storage, although I heard you can get the same model in a 2GB version now. It also only supports MP3 and WMA (although not lossless WMA). I personally recommend the 1GB version, although if you can get the 2GB model, that would work too. Creative has a few MP3 players called the Zen Stone, like the Zen Stone Plus. These other players include an FM radio, a voice recorder and they come with a display. I've heard some blind people report on these lists that they've have trouble with respect to accessibility with these models and others say they haven't had any problems with them. Dan Kerstetter wrote: I'm looking for a reasonably priced MP3 player so I can transfer music from my computer to the player. I would appreciate any recommendations. Thanks. Dan Kerstetter Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Christopher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
