Well, I can say that I've tried the Zen Stone, which was a screenless one; I've tried Rockbox on a Sansa; and I've tried a 4th generation iPod Nano. IN the past, I had also tried a Samsung Pebble and a chinese-made mp3 player, both of which were screenless. I have to say that the Rockboxed Sansa was most impressive to me. It definitely has more bang for the buck, and I found it to be the most-accessible option for under $100.00 for 2, 4, 6, or 8 GB, expandable memory, FM stereo, voice notes, recording from FM, and playes many different file types, while speaking the menus and being able to set up your folder and file names to be spoken as well.
>From personal experience, i must say that the learning curve on the iPod side seems a lot more complicated when compared to Rockbox on the Sansa players. Also with the iPods, you have to get used to using iTunes as well! With the Rockboxed Sansa, all you have to do is to copy and paste your files onto your player and off you go. If you'd like to check out what a Sansa can do, you can check out a demo I did which can be downloaded at: http://www.sendspace.com/file/vwwyy8 You can also check out the links in my signature below for more information on how to get a Sansa MP3 player for yourself at an affordable price. Regards, Laz -- Need an accessible talking portable media player? We have several models available! Play MP3, WMA, OGG Vorbis, AAC, FLAC, AIFF, WAV, and more. Record from FM radio or built-in mic. Expandable memory. Great book marking capabilities too! * SanDisk Sansa E260 media player with 4 GB http://www.accessibleelectronics.com/sandisk.html * SanDisk Sansa E270 media player with 6 GB http://www.accessibleelectronics.com/e270.html * SanDisk Sansa E280 media player with 8 GB http://www.accessibleelectronics.com/e280.html * Get some accessories for your player here: http://www.accessibleelectronics.com/Accessories.html * Check out a special temporary offer here: http://www.accessibleelectronics.com/Specials.html To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
