Hmm . . . good question. Our public library, which uses Net Library, does have some good stuff on it, some good science fiction and best sellers. But their files are way too big, I think. I like the idea of NetLibrary in principle, but I do think they need to rethink some things.
Kathy Szinnyey [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent Harding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 9:00 PM Subject: Re: Is there such a thing as a blind friendlyplayerthatplaysbothRAXand Wma/drm files? > Does Netlibrary have different content depending on what library you use > to > access it? It seems like the local tech school has it, but all the stuff > seems boring and not much at all in the way of audio. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick Alfaro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 10:01 AM > Subject: RE: Is there such a thing as a blind friendly > playerthatplaysbothRAXand Wma/drm files? > > >> Jeff, >> >> There is probably no problem with bookmarking mp3 files, but the issue >> does >> seem to be with the huge NetLibrary audio book files that can be 125mb >> and >> even larger. These are WMA files protected with DRM. >> >> >> >> >> --Warmest regards, >> >> --Rick Alfaro >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> On Behalf Of Jeff Samco >> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 10:27 PM >> To: PC audio discussion list. >> Subject: RE: Is there such a thing as a blind friendly player >> thatplaysbothRAXand Wma/drm files? >> >> Rick, >> >> I do not use any DRM files so won't be able to comment on this. >> However, when I next off-load some files I will locate a very large >> MP3 file and see how it works with the resume feature. How large of an >> MP3 >> file do you recommend using for this test? >> Other than the resume feature, there is no bookmarking feature I am aware >> of. By the way, I immediately replaced the original firmware which >> required >> Windows Media Player transfer protocol, with iRiver's USB mass storage >> capable firmware. That removes any capability of loading DRM files. I'll >> post on the above in a few days. >> >> Jeff >> >> >> At 02:38 PM 10/21/2006, you wrote: >>>Jeff, >>> >>>How does this player handle large DRM files in terms of bookmarking, >>>and bookmarking in general on other file types? Thanks. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>--Warmest regards, >>> >>>--Rick Alfaro >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>On Behalf Of Jeff Samco >>>Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 12:58 AM >>>To: PC audio discussion list. >>>Subject: RE: Is there such a thing as a blind friendly player thatplays >>>bothRAXand Wma/drm files? >>> >>>Well, not sure what you want a player to do besides the basics. I have >>>previously used an iRiver flash player, ifp 795, and just 2 days ago >>>got the newer version, T30 512 MB flash player. Both have predictable >>>menus which, if you are good at memorizing the features you want, you >>>can use it pretty effectively. I got one of my kids to change the >>>settings I prefer to always stay the same. But, the feature I most >>>enjoy is the playback speed adjustment. It goes from 0% to 50 percent >>>in 10 percent incriments. It is easy to memorize the sequence of buttons. >> The features I like changed are: >>>Fast forward and rewind speed increased from 1x to 6x. >>>Study mode turned on: this changes the forward and rewind buttons so >>>that tapping it will not change tracks but will move ahead or back a >>>set number of seconds, like 3 or 10 seconds. >>>Auto power shut off time increased to a longer time period. >>> >>>Hope this helps, >>>Jeff >>> >>> >>>At 06:57 AM 10/20/2006, you wrote: >>> >Well, I'd just like to find a reasonably priced, and reasonably blind >>> >friendly portable mp3 player that uses direct plug n play for hooking >>> >up to a pc, rather than proprietory software. 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