It shouldn't be with them anyway. I'd recomend, also, the 20 gb samsung. It soundws nice, anyway. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andre Van Deventer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 5:57 AM Subject: RE: looking for MP3 player
> It all depends on what you want to do with it and how much space you need. > > It is not true that you need an extra firmware to make all iriver players > usuable as hard drives. This is not necessary with the iriver 300 20 and > 40 > gb players. > > Regards > > Andre > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Ann Byrne > Sent: 29 September 2005 01:02 PM > To: PC audio discussion list. > Subject: Re: looking for MP3 player > > A couple of things to consider: > > 1. Will the player act like an external drive, or are you stuck with the > manufacturer's software? Iriver requires use of its propritary software, > which isn't very accessible, unless you can find and install an additional > file to make it act like a drive. > 2. Battery. some players use a proprietary battery. In the case of MuVo > slim, the battery is charged by plugging the player into the USB port for > three hours. this is lovely if you're at home and have access to a > computer, although you can't listen to your book with the player plugged > into the drive. If you don't just happen to have a computer handy to plug > into, you're out of luck. Most MP3 players use tripple-a batteries and a > few use double-a's. These run something like 15 hours and can be replaced > at will. > > 3. Manuals. Some manuals are easy to read, and some are obviously > written > in a language not native to the writer. the Iriver manual for the > IFP-795T > is not only painfully graphic but so poorly written as to be not very > useful. > > 4. And of course it needs to play at least MP3 and WMA files. Most of > them > do. Iriver says it plays OGG as well, but I haven't tried it. I have not > seen one that plays .wav files. > > The player of choice in our home is a 1 gig Sandisk, with FM radio and > recording capability. It's $129 from circuit City, who will ship for > free. > > At 06:50 PM 9/28/2005, you wrote: >>Hi everybody, as the subject line says I am looking for aMP3 player, >>the player needs to be able to playMP3 and WMA files.That are 22.5 Hz, >>16 bits, mono. >>You see, I been converting books on cassette to MP3/WMA CDs. >> And then breaking the 1 MP3 track that is the whole book down to 5 >>minute tracks. >>But when I burn them to the CD, with or with out a play list, the >>tracks do not play in the correct order. >> >>So I give up! I decided that I should use an MP3 player. that will >>play >>MP3 and WMA files. >> >>So I want to put many books on to a MP3 player, using 1 track per book! >>Also I need the MP3 player to be able to be turn off, and turn back on >>the next day at the point of the book where I left off! >>question 1: will I be able to do this with a MP3 player? >>question 2: will my screen reader access the program that will let me >>load my books on/off to the MP3 player? >> >>can anybody help? >>email or call between 8am and 9 pm eastern time. >>phone: 908 725 5552 >> >>*-**--***---****----*****-----****----***---**--* >>Have A nice day from KB2NKZ, Jim Ardin >>email= [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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] > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.9/115 - Release Date: 29/09/2005 > > _______________________________________________ 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]
