Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-15 Thread Constantine
Hi, Might want to check this out. In particular the ep about the ipod: http://candleshoreblog.com - Original Message - From: "ray t. mahorney" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 5:45 PM Subject: Re: zenstone versus the ipod with n

Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-15 Thread ray t. mahorney
with no buttons how do you manage? - Original Message - From: "Constantine" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 6:20 PM Subject: Re: zenstone versus the ipod Hi, I have an IPhone, an IPod touch is the same thing just with no phone. I

Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-15 Thread Constantine
Hi, I have an IPhone, an IPod touch is the same thing just with no phone. I absolutely love the thing. Its worth the bit of extra money. - Original Message - From: "Lauren" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 8:18 AM Subject: Re: zens

Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-15 Thread Lauren
Have you tried the Ipod Touch? Is it completely accessible and worth the cost? Sincerely, Lauren - Original Message - From: "Christopher Chaltain" To: "PC Audio Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:08 AM Subject: Re: zenstone versus the ipod I

Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-14 Thread Constantine
ctober 14, 2009 9:03 PM Subject: RE: zenstone versus the ipod I totally agree, and I've since retired my two Zen Stones in favor of a Sansa e280 running Rockbox. However, a Zen Stone is going to be easier to use and work right out of the box. If you're looking for the simplest and chea

Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-14 Thread Timothy
dio.org] On Behalf Of Laz Mesa Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 12:38 PM To: Pc-audio Subject: Re: zenstone versus the ipod 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. I

RE: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-14 Thread Christopher Chaltain
er 14, 2009 12:38 PM To: Pc-audio Subject: Re: zenstone versus the ipod 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 mp

Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-14 Thread Tai Blas
How much memory would you want? I have a new zen stone that I am willing to sell. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 14, 2009, at 6:58 AM, "Lauren" wrote: Hi, i am in the market for a player that I can use to play and download songs from. I am wondering which is the most accessible for a total

Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-14 Thread Laz Mesa
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

Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-14 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I'm not familiar with the newer models of the Zen Stone. The last one I got was a 4G Zen Stone with External Speaker. Ray's right. It just shows up as an external storage device, on your PC so you only need Windows Explorer to copy music over to it. You don't need an application like itunes.

Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-14 Thread Dane trethowan
Thanks for posting this, I had recommended the Zenstone in the past but I was told that the newer models aren't accessible? I'm not sure if this is true or not as I haven't seen one in a while but - supposing it is - then an Ipod Nano - particularly one of the newer models with Voiceover bu

Re: zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-14 Thread Ray
Lauren, the Zenstone, if it's still around, is far simpler than an Ipod orItouch. The Zenstone's sound quality is good and there's not much of a learning curv either. You can simply copy files or folders containgcontaining .mp3 files to the Zenstone, whereas the Apple products I am pretty certain

zenstone versus the ipod

2009-10-14 Thread Lauren
Hi, i am in the market for a player that I can use to play and download songs from. I am wondering which is the most accessible for a totally blind person, has good memory, is easy to sue and cost? I heard the Ipod touch is accessible, but wonder if anyone has actual experience with it? Sin