Hi Lauren: An Ipod is an Apple Branded MP3 player, the major difference prior to the discussion of accessibility is the ability to play the aac formated music on Itunes. AAC is the Apple proprietary format for Ipods, though they will play and or convert to mp3 format. With Rock Box, older Ipods can be made to speak and give one some usage of talking menus.
Mp3 players are varied in brand and features. Now if you're looking for accessibility, you can find a great number of folks getting Zen Stones from Creative as they are rather in expensive. For the ultimate in accessibility you can find used Bookports out there from APH, or the Victer Reader Stream from Humanware. Reviews of many players can be found on www.blindcooltech.com I am very pleased with my Victer Reader Stream. It plays multiple formats, it records quite well, all the features speak as they had blind users in mind for the usage. I forsee it having a long life, as one can purchase extra memory cards which seem to be increasing in capacity and decreasing in price. Hope this helps. Jef Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
