Since this hold 2 gb or 4 gb can you get memory cards to add more to the memory?
Sincerely, Jason known as Blind Fury windowslive contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype contact kb3icc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Chaltain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 8:19 PM Subject: Re: best player for blind person for mp3s? > All points I was going to make! From my own personal experience, I would > just like to add the following. > > I have a Zen Stone with an External Speaker that I highly recommend. It > has a 2GB capacity. It has no screen, and it's totally accessible. I > upgraded to this from my 1GB Zen Stone, which also didn't have a screen > and was totally accessible. Both players have a resume feature, which > will pick up where they left off when you powered them down. this is a > global setting, so you can't have a separate book mark for each song or > file. They may come in a 4GB version now. I paid $40 for the 2GB Zen > Stone with External Speaker from Frye's. > > As clifford said, there are also versions that come with a FM radio, > recorder and a display. I've heard blind people have been successful > using them, but I can't speak to that myself. > > I personally use my Zen Stone for my audible.com and overdrive.com > books, since it will play WMA DRM files, and these files typically > aren't files I want to keep around forever, so the 2GB capacity isn't an > issue. I also have a few of my favorite CD's on there as well. > > I also have an iRiver H20 running rockbox. This has a 20GB capacity. > It's my portable music library. rockbox is open source firmware that you > use to replace the firmware that comes on your MP3 player. It won't run > on every player, and it takes a while to be ported over to new players, > so the latest and greatest of each player aren't necessarily supported. > It also won't play WMA DRM files, so no good for audible.com or > overdrive.com books or some music subscription services. > > rockbox was not developed for the blind. It was developed by and for > audiophiles who wanted to get more from their MP3 players than they > could get with the player's native firmware. It does have an "eyes free" > mode where menus, files and directories can be spoken. This is done with > tiny recordings, usually generated with a speech synthesizer, and it is > not done with a TTS. Rockbox is not a screen reader. > > Given all of this, Rockbox is a great project and wonderful for use by > the blind. It is not as easy to install as a Windows application though, > so if you want to install it, and have it speak your files and > directories to you, it will take some reading and work on your part. > IMO, it's definitely worthwhile, but people shouldn't go into it > thinking it'll be as easy as buying a Zen Stone and hitting the power > button. > > Good luck, and I hope this helps. > > Blackwell, Clifford wrote: >> The question of a device is somewhat complicated. There are screenless >> commercially available players like the Creative Labs, Zen Stone (1 and >> 2 gb models, the Creative Labs Muvo t100 (1, 2 and 4 gb models) the and >> the Ipod Shuffle. There are devices built specifically for the blind >> like the VR Stream from Humanware. There are also commercially >> available players with much more storage that can be made to "talk" with >> the addition of software from Rockbox. >> >> What do you want the .mp3 player to do? Hold and play lots of music? >> Play enough music for a work out or walk or trip? Do you want it to >> play Audible and other recorded books? >> >> Does size matter? The Creative Labs players and the Shuffle are all >> very small. The VR Stream is about the size of a deck of cards and the >> players that can be loaded with Rockbox vary in size. >> >> Finally, what are you looking to spend? The commercially available >> screenless models are generall under $75. I think the Stream is around >> $300 and you will need to buy memory cards. And the other players vary >> depending on availability, size and features. >> >> Hope this gets you started. >> >> There are good discussions of various options on AFB Main Stream, in >> AFB's Access World magazine and in a book from NBP. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lauren >> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 11:24 AM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: Re: best player for blind person for mp3s? >> >> I am seeking a portable device. >> >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Lauren >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Blackwell, Clifford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:15 PM >> Subject: RE: best player for blind person for mp3s? >> >> >> >>> Are you seeking a portable device or the kind of player used to play >>> .mp3's on a computer? >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lauren >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 8:15 AM >>> To: PC Audio Discussion List >>> Subject: best player for blind person for mp3s? >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Please suggest the best MP3 player that a totally blind person can >>> >> use. >> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Lauren >>> >>> Jonathan Mosen List Founder >>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> Jonathan Mosen List Founder >>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >> >> >> Jonathan Mosen List Founder >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> Jonathan Mosen List Founder >> 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] > > > > Jonathan Mosen List Founder > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
