[access-uk] Re: Ipod or mp3 recommendations please
- From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:44:54 +0100
Thanks Andy - guess that sound about right as my old Ipod use to run for
about 12 hours on full charge -
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 6:34 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ipod or mp3 recommendations please
| Andy.
|
| I believe that three hours on the USB or wall-plug, if you have the
adapter,
| amounts to 11 hours of playing. I may be wrong or a little bit out, but
not
| by much.
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 5:29 PM
| Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ipod or mp3 recommendations pleaseh.
|
|
|
|
|
| > Just in addition to my last message about charging the Zen Stone, what
| > kind
| > of battery life does the player have from a single charge?
| >
| > Thanks -
| >
| > Andy
| > ----- Original Message -----
| > From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 4:32 PM
| > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ipod or mp3 recommendations please
| >
| >
| > | Hi all -
| > |
| > | Thanks to all that gave me feedback regarding the Zenstone players,
and
| > to
| > | Andy for his offer. I understand they can be charged using a USB
cable,
| > am
| > I
| > | right to think that the cable will be unique to the Zen Stone? I find
| > that
| > | the minin USB cables I have for 2 mobile phones are quite different,
and
| > not
| > | interchangeable! I'm wondering then if I want to charge the Zen Stone
| > away
| > | from a PC, if I'll have to buy yet another wall plug to mini USB
cable;
| > seem
| > | to be aquiring quite a lot of these things recently <smile> -
| > |
| > | Andy
| > | ----- Original Message -----
| > | From: "Andy" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > | Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 1:18 AM
| > | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ipod or mp3 recommendations please
| > |
| > |
| > || Hi Andy.
| > ||
| > || I own five Zenstone mp3 players. I've distributed them amongst
friends
| > in
| > || my community, mostly elderly, and furnish them with books, movies and
| > | music,
| > || and everyone finks them fantastic.
| > ||
| > ||
| > || I'm actually listening to a book at this moment, which I started last
| > | night.
| > || Occasionally, I have to turn the device off, to attend to other
things,
| > | but
| > || when I return, often after a couple of ours, the book or movie is
| > opened
| > | at
| > || the space in which I closed it.
| > ||
| > ||
| > ||
| > || There are a couple of Zenstone players. I have four 1 gb players and
| > one
| > | 2
| > || gb player, which happens to have two little round speakers on it.
This
| > | cost
| > || about £39 and the 1 GB cost about £29, but all are fabulous machines.
| > I
| > | can
| > || send you one to try out for a week or so if you are afraid to make a
| > || purchase, so Andy just let me know and I'd be pleased to let you have
a
| > go
| > || with one.
| > || I'd recommend the Zenstone as it's so simple and of course all you
need
| > to
| > || do to charge it up is plug it into your computer.
| > || A few weeks ago Steve advised me that his personal MP3 player had 30
gb
| > of
| > || memory and although I felt a little jealous, I realized that his
device
| > | was
| > || probably much more bulky and required batteries, whereas the Zenstone
| > is
| > | as
| > || small as a slice of chocolate.
| > ||
| > || you can even pick them up second hand on the Re-Cycle list, as I've
| > done
| > | in
| > || the past, for about £15.00, so I'd really recommend you look at this
| > | player
| > || and give it a go. I'm sure you will not be disappointed.
| > ||
| > || Very best wishes.
| > ||
| > || Andy.
| > ||
| > ||
| > ||
| > ||
| > ||
| > || The ----- Original Message -----
| > || From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > || To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > || Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 8:21 PM
| > || Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ipod or mp3 recommendations please
| > ||
| > ||
| > || > Hi Steve - so then, is it only the Ipods with Itunes that retains
the
| > || > place
| > || > in mp3 files? Are there really no small alternatives? -
| > || >
| > || > Andy
| > || > ----- Original Message -----
| > || > From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > || > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > || > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 8:04 PM
| > || > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ipod or mp3 recommendations please
| > || >
| > || >
| > || > | Hi Andy,
| > || > |
| > || > | No, they won't retain their place as far as I know.
| > || > |
| > || > | All the best
| > || > |
| > || > | Steve
| > || > |
| > || > | -----Original Message-----
| > || > | From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
| > | Behalf
| > || > Of
| > || > | Andy Collins
| > || > | Sent: Thursday 28 August 2008 18:49
| > || > | To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > || > | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ipod or mp3 recommendations please
| > || > |
| > || > | Hi Steve - She won't be using Audible, but books already
converted
| > in
| > | to
| > || > MP3
| > || > |
| > || > | format -
| > || > |
| > || > | Andy
| > || > | ----- Original Message -----
| > || > | From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > || > | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > || > | Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 4:41 PM
| > || > | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ipod or mp3 recommendations please
| > || > |
| > || > |
| > || > || Hi Andy,
| > || > ||
| > || > || The Zenstone doesn't have a screen, but the Zen does.
| > || > ||
| > || > || They don't remember your place in a track, but they do in an
audio
| > | book
| > || > | from
| > || > || Audible.
| > || > ||
| > || > || Yes, standard Mini USB to USB lead will do it, and you can just
| > copy
| > || > and
| > || > || paste. That's just one thing I hate about Ipods, proprietory
| > | databases
| > || > to
| > || > || import your files to, rather than just playing what's there.
| > || > ||
| > || > || All the best
| > || > ||
| > || > || Steve
| > || > ||
| > || > || -----Original Message-----
| > || > || From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On
| > || > Behalf
| > || > | Of
| > || > || Andy Collins
| > || > || Sent: Thursday 28 August 2008 14:34
| > || > || To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > || > || Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ipod or mp3 recommendations please
| > || > ||
| > || > || Hi Steve - Sounds like the Zenstone is more the thing then; 2
| > | questions
| > || > || about them if I may: Do they have a screen for a sighted user?
and
| > | will
| > || > | they
| > || > ||
| > || > || remember the position in an a book or music track? Oh, can't
count
| > | can
| > || > I,
| > || > || here's a third question! Can they just be hooked up via USB
cable
| > to
| > | a
| > || > PC
| > || > || for file transfer? -
| > || > ||
| > || > || Andy
| > || > || ----- Original Message -----
| > || > || From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > || > || To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > || > || Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 1:04 PM
| > || > || Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ipod or mp3 recommendations please
| > || > ||
| > || > ||
| > || > ||| Hi Andy,
| > || > |||
| > || > ||| I would not recommend Ipods personally, since everything relies
| > on
| > || > | Itunes.
| > || > ||| You can't even copy MP3 files straight to the device without
| > Itunes.
| > || > I
| > || > ||| would recommend something like the Creative Zen 16 or 32GB. Or
| > even
| > || > the
| > || > ||| Zenstone if you want smaller. These players are very simple in
| > that
| > || > you
| > || > || can
| > || > ||| just copy and paste files to them, and they will show up. I
| > don't
| > | see
| > || > | the
| > || > ||| attraction in Ipods at all, when there are much nicer devices.
| > || > |||
| > || > ||| All the best
| > || > |||
| > || > ||| Steve
| > || > |||
| > || > ||| -----Original Message-----
| > || > ||| From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On
| > || > Behalf
| > || > || Of
| > || > ||| Andy Collins
| > || > ||| Sent: Thursday 28 August 2008 11:49
| > || > ||| To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > || > ||| Subject: [access-uk] Ipod or mp3 recommendations please
| > || > |||
| > || > ||| Hi all -
| > || > |||
| > || > ||| I'm buying a gift for somebody sighted, and need some advice.
I'm
| > || > looking
| > || > ||| for an easy to use MP3 player, it doesn't need huge capacity as
| > it
| > | is
| > || > || mainly
| > || > |||
| > || > ||| for listening to books, and there fore must be able to retain
| > it's
| > || > place
| > || > ||| when turned off; it must also have USB connectivity for loading
| > | books
| > || > on
| > || > || to
| > || > ||| it from a PC. Portability is important, so something like an
| > Ipod.
| > | Any
| > || > ||| suggestion please? -
| > || > |||
| > || > ||| Andy
| > || > |||
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