windows media for DVD's

2005-12-07 Thread Roger R. Cusson
is it at all possible to use windows media player either nine or ten, please be specific when answering --- to play dvd's and listen to the descriptive audio, if it exists on the dvd in question?? what special codex does one need, and is it absolutely necessary to use win dvd or power dvd or

Re: windows media for DVD's

2005-12-07 Thread Brian Olesen
Hi, Yes it definately is. You can tab once then it usually don't say a thing or maybe video something. Then press enter or downarow to the next item. Movies are typically not accessible as the menus are build up of pictures. Best regards Brian - Original Message - From: Roger R. Cusson

Re: power dvd 6

2005-12-07 Thread anthony campbell
hi roger, yes all the menus are available through the applications key and then just scrool down them. cheers - Original Message - From: Roger R. Cusson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC Audio Mailing List Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 12:21 PM Subject: power dvd 6

Re: looking for a portable MP3 player but not a walkman type

2005-12-07 Thread TJ Olsen
hey my best suggestion is a standard mp3 player with some portable speaks tj - Original Message - From: joanne [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pc-audio pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 7:21 AM Subject: looking for a portable MP3 player but not a walkman type I know the

Re: the luxpro tangent

2005-12-07 Thread TJ Olsen
as far as i know he does not curnrently sell a 2 gb model however after the new year he will have a wider variety of products tj - Original Message - From: doc [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 11:20 PM Subject: Re:

FW: GoldWave questions

2005-12-07 Thread Reed Poynter
I sent this out a while ago and didn't get a really meaningful answer. Can anyone help? Thanks. Reed _ From: Reed Poynter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: November 29, 2005 8:55 AM To: 'PC audio discussion list. ' Subject: GoldWave questions Hi Guys, I am using a trial version of

Re: the luxpro tangent

2005-12-07 Thread TJ Olsen
unfortunately it edoesn't i haven't found any mp3 players that do tj - Original Message - From: Jonathan Mosen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'PC audio discussion list. ' Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 9:46 PM Subject: RE: the luxpro tangent This sounds interesting, it

Re: the luxpro tangent

2005-12-07 Thread TJ Olsen
i bsolutely disagree the rio products i've owned i absolutely love my rio karma is absolutely briliant and the kcarbon i like a lot tj - Original Message - From: Tyler Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 9:33 PM

Re: the luxpro tangent

2005-12-07 Thread TJ Olsen
sandisc and apple both have 4 gig players tj - Original Message - From: André van Deventer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'PC audio discussion list. ' Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 10:26 PM Subject: RE: the luxpro tangent Hi Speaking about mp3 players - what is the

Re: the luxpro tangent

2005-12-07 Thread Kiran Kaja
Are the Sandisk models accessible? Thans, Kiran Kaja Code Factory S.L. Tel: +91-9866967772 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: kirankaja www.codefactory.es - Original Message - From: TJ Olsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. Pc-audio@pc-audio.org

Re: the luxpro tangent

2005-12-07 Thread Ron or Susan Denis
Does the luxpro tangent allow for resume? I mean by this that if one has a book in MP3 and one stops at chapter 7, can one resume there when one next turns the player on? Can one stop, play something else, and return to the first file at the point one left it? RD

Re: the luxpro tangent

2005-12-07 Thread TJ Olsen
no but maybe in the next firmwear that'll be created though i don't know tj - Original Message - From: Ron or Susan Denis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 1:26 PM Subject: Re: the luxpro tangent Does the luxpro

Re: the luxpro tangent

2005-12-07 Thread TJ Olsen
i have not yet seen them i have purchased one as a gift for my younger brother so i'll mess with it when then and let you all know tj - Original Message - From: Kiran Kaja [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 12:46

Audible and Java

2005-12-07 Thread Sarah Heesen
Some of you may have noticed that Audible has now switched to java for their downloading options. I have therefore downloaded a Java Runtime Environment. So, can anyone explain why I might still be getting the Cannot find server ... Page cannot be displayed blurby everytime I try to download

usb sound cards

2005-12-07 Thread Dean Martineau
I am looking for recommendations of usb sound cards to use with a laptop to allow me to make better recordings, both of my voice and of my voice and the software speech so I can create training materials. I would also like the card to have a line in jack if such a thing exists on a usb sound

New product: USB turntable

2005-12-07 Thread Matthew Bullis
Here's a link to a new product, a USB turntable. My main concern would be if the needle is a good-sounding one, if it can be upgraded along with the cartridge, and how well the software puts track marks down before songs. http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=2524 Thanks a lot. Matthew

Re: the luxpro tangent

2005-12-07 Thread Tyler Wood
I'm not sure about now, but when I told them that my nitress was dead, they gave me a lot of things to do, which was good. Then finally I got told that bad news the harddrive was shot. Actually, that last nitress lasted me about a year, and I thoughrely enjoyed the player itself. It was

Re: usb sound cards

2005-12-07 Thread Brent Harding
I heard the Creative ones disable your primary card (good thing I didn't spend $300 on one) and the mic jack can't be used at the same time as the mic. I think one always overrides the other if plugged in. - Original Message - From: Dean Martineau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio

Re: the luxpro tangent

2005-12-07 Thread Tyler Wood
The PNY vibe is around $170, and requires no software. I like it for its portability, and its good sound. It will last for well over 20 hours on one tripple a battery, and has FM radio, voice recording feature, etc etc. (32kbps). You can also record the radio; the one thing I don't like about

Re: usb sound cards

2005-12-07 Thread Donald L. Roberts
Dean, I use a Creative Labs MP3+ (that is, mp3 plus) which cost me all of $34.00 from Tiger Direct. It has R C A jacks for in and out, and it has 3.5 mm. stereo jacks as well. The down side of this U S B sound card is that a lot of hiss is present when recording from the mike input. One

RE: New product: USB turntable

2005-12-07 Thread tunecollector
So how do you set the needle on the track you want? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew Bullis Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 2:08 PM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: New product: USB turntable Here's a link to a new

Re: looking for a portable MP3 player but not a walkman type

2005-12-07 Thread doc
I found this on www.newegg.com RCA RCD160 Silver Protable MP3 CD BoomBox - Retail Battery Life: Battery Requirements Main: 6 x D size Batteries Back Up: 3 x AA Batteries Dimensions Weight: 14.2 x 5.9 x 10.2, 5.8 lbs Display: LCD Segment Display Features: Top-Load CD Player with mp3 Playback EQ

Hard Disk-based MP3 Player

2005-12-07 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi all, I am Christmas shopping, and wonder if anyone can offer any advice. I am looking for a hard-disk-based MP3 player that meets the following criteria. 1. A blind person can use it reasonably easily. 2. It must be Audible-ready. 3. You can simply plug it in and use it as a drive in Windows

Re: Flash-based MP3 Player

2005-12-07 Thread Gary Schindler
I want the same kind of features like Jonathan, but I wanted a flash player other than the Irivers! I would like a resume, feature as well. ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this

Re: looking for a portable MP3 player but not a walkman type

2005-12-07 Thread Michael Lang
You might check the Telex Professor. You can listen to a review of it at www.blindcooltech.com. I believe, that one can also use it with batteries, but I'm not sure about that. *** Michael Lang *** You wrote: I know the subject of MP3 players has come up but not having the need for one I

RE: Hard Disk-based MP3 Player

2005-12-07 Thread Shane Jackson
Hey there, Jonathan. I have been looking at the Creative line of Zen jukeboxes, but I have no clue as to how accessible they might be. They are all Audible-ready, and I just wonder if any good lister has used any of these players and can tell us about them? Thanks, and I look forward to any

RE: Hard Disk-based MP3 Player

2005-12-07 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Shane, yeah the Zens are exactly what interest me most. The price is right, the feature set looks good, but I don't know what the controls are like etc. Jonathan Mosen Blog, podcast and radio show: http://www.MosenExplosion.com Ph: +1-925-566-9265. Mobile/SMS +1-806-252-6671 -Original

Re: usb sound cards

2005-12-07 Thread TJ Olsen
the creative usb card is 40 dollars or even less they do not disable anything tj - Original Message - From: Brent Harding [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 5:22 PM Subject: Re: usb sound cards I heard the Creative

Re: Hard Disk-based MP3 Player

2005-12-07 Thread TJ Olsen
the fact that creative makes it tells meall i need to know about its softwear the device uses its own softwear writen by creative labs and anyone who's owned a autigy soundcard has seen their softwear tj - Original Message - From: Jonathan Mosen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'PC audio

Re: Flash-based MP3 Player

2005-12-07 Thread TJ Olsen
the rio cakali is a nice one i own one and like it a lot flash players aare a dime addouzen though www.dapreview.net is an amazing resource tj - Original Message - From: Gary Schindler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, December 07,

Re: usb sound cards

2005-12-07 Thread Brent Harding
Oh, the one I found at the local computer store was $300 or so. That one is the audigy external. I forget where I heard it, but someone said they returned it because it wouldn't allow them to use their primary card along with it, but that can happen between any two sound cards, not that the

RE: Hard Disk-based MP3 Player

2005-12-07 Thread André van Deventer
Hi The one I had for a very brief period was completely inaccessible. I still like my Iriver h320 - especially for accessibility. And at rockbox.org they are busy working on a firmware version which will actually allow the player to have a talking interface. Andre -Original

Re: Audible and Java

2005-12-07 Thread Roden
Hi Muchos! May be it is because you security option or your privacy options are higher. Try this: 1. Open Internet Explorer. 2. Press Alt + T, for Tools menu. 3. Press O, for Internet Options. 4. You will land on a different tab pages. Press control + Tab key until you hear, Privacy tab. 5.

Re: Flash-based MP3 Player

2005-12-07 Thread Roden
Hi, what Jonathan's has? I have my Sony MP3 player. It is just like a flash drive and I works fine. Regards, Roden [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Gary Schindler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Re: Hard Disk-based MP3 Player

2005-12-07 Thread Kiran Kaja
A friend had that Creative hard drive based mp3 player. I got to use it for a short while but couldn't select songs to play without sighted assistance. Not sure if Creative has more than one range of hard drive players. It was a 20 GB model but I can't remember the exact model number. Regards,

RE: Hard Disk-based MP3 Player

2005-12-07 Thread Shane Jackson
Hey there. Well, it was most probably a Zen Xtra that your friend had, and that is not good news at all for those of us who are interested in these players. Thanks for the information. ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more...

Re: New product: USB turntable

2005-12-07 Thread Gary Wood
Hi Matthew! Well that would be a good way to get your vinal on to your computer, and then maybe burned to CD! - Original Message - From: Matthew Bullis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 5:07 PM Subject: New product:

Re: Hard Disk-based MP3 Player

2005-12-07 Thread Kiran Kaja
I sent an e-mail to him asking for the model name/number. But he is not so tecch savvy and may not remember it at all. Don't you guys have the 30 day return policy stuff in the US at all? I am also on the lookout for a hard drive based mp3 player. In addition to the requirements mentioned

RE: Hard Disk-based MP3 Player

2005-12-07 Thread André van Deventer
Hi Kiran I wouldn't change my Iriver h320 for anything! Not only is it reasonably accessible, but the recording quality is the best I have heard from any player of its size. Another exciting development is that the folks at rockbox.org is working on alternative firmware that may actually give