[bookport] Re: Radio for the BP
- From: "Grant Hardy" <grant_r_hardy@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 17:05:23 -0800
Well actually the bookport would need some hardware modification, because
you'd need some way for it to actually pick up and understand the radio
signals.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Lamden" <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 2:02 AM
Subject: [bookport] Radio for the BP
> OK.
>
> I kicked this question off and there has been a very interesting response
> (I'm even responding to myself here).
>
> The idea I had of building a radio into the BP and using the current user
> interface (see below) would require a digital tuner. This way the BP would
> be physically unchanged but it would require a lot of software
> development.
> However. My experience with pocket radios is that analogue ones are better
> to use when travelling than digital ones because they are quicker to
> retune.
> The way to get round this issue is to use RDS, but that is expensive. I
> think I am against this on cost grounds.
>
> To add an analogue radio would require the addition of a thumbwheel (or
> some
> such mechanism) to do the tuning. Intuitively it doesn't seem right to add
> an analogue tuner to a digital device, but I am undecided.
>
> Of course. I may have all of this wrong.
>
> Bruce.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "PAMELA RADER" <PRADER@xxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 4:40 PM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Regular cd Books with the Book Port
>
>
> Rick:
>
> Currently, the Book Port does not support WMA files.
>
>
>
>>>> d28rik@xxxxxxx 03/08/05 11:31AM >>>
>>> You can play regular CD books, but you have to rip them first. =
> Ripping
> is the process of converting audio CDs into .wav, .mp3, or some other
> =
> file
> format.=20
>
> My question is...=20
>
> Is it true that Bookport does not play the windows media format file?
> =
> They
> have the .wma extension.
> I just tried the other day and copied an albums worth of a music cd =
> after
> having the windows media player rip it to that format. At same time,
> I
> loaded a couple audio books in mp3 format I bought from audio books for
> =
> free
> dot com and they play great. So I was figuring Bookport does not play
> =
> WMA
> files. The response I got from Bookport was "cannot play unfiltered =
> files."
> Please educate me if somebody does know.
>
> By the way I know that buying audio books for free sounds
> contradictory
> when you say you purchase, but they are actually very cheap, and free
> if =
> you
> download the very lowest sound quality. The readers seem to be all =
> British
> Shakespearean fellows and do a real nice job. Public domain works. =
> Lewis
> Carroll, Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling and so on.
>
> Rik
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =
> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of ROB MEREDITH
> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 6:47 AM
> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Regular cd Books with the Book Port
>
>
> Pam:
>
> You can play regular CD books, but you have to rip them first. Ripping
> =
> is
> the process of converting audio CDs into .wav, .mp3, or some other
> file
> format. Book Port Transfer does not rip CDs; you need to find a program
> =
> to
> do this. You can usually do this with CD burning software. You can also
> =
> find
> freeware rippers on the web.
>
> Rob Meredith
>
>
>>>> pbilton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 03/07/05 04:45PM >>>
> Can you play regular cd books on your Book Port like a regular text
> file =
> or
> a Daisy Book? Thanks.
>
> Pam
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