It's another audio format like MP3 or WMA. Bruce -- Bruce Toews Skype ID: o.canada E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: DogRiver@xxxxxxxx LiveJournal: http://brucetola.livejournal.com Radio Show and Podcast: http://www.totw.net Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Sat, 29 Sep 2007, Ann Byrne wrote:
What is ogg vorbis? At 10:37 PM 9/29/2007, you wrote:The Stream also plays OGG Vorbis. Bruce -- Bruce Toews Skype ID: o.canada E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: DogRiver@xxxxxxxx LiveJournal: http://brucetola.livejournal.com Radio Show and Podcast: http://www.totw.net Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Sat, 29 Sep 2007, David Tanner wrote:> Yes, and the only format that Stream plays that Book Port doesn't is NLS. > On the other hand Book Port plays a lot that Stream does not. > > Boat anchor? I think he wants a lot for as little as he can pay for it, > and probably would prefer a new unit that reads every file format known > to man that has books recorded in it for free. > > > > > ----- Original Message -----> From: john melia > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 6:55 AM > Subject: [bookport] Re: Book port, boadt anchor.> > > there is no way to convert the old book port to play talkingbooks. and > the book port is not a boat anchor it plays more file formats than > anything out there. It is still a good deal for the money. aft is not > the first kid on the block but when they show up with a product it is > well thought out.> ----- Original Message ----- > From: Phil Parr > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 7:43 AM > Subject: [bookport] Book port, boadt anchor.> > > You no, I do understand that as blind individuals we have no > lobby, absolutely no voice, and most of all no business complaining > about anything. Of course I don't want to seam ungrateful for what I > have, but not being able to play n l s books on the current bookport is > a stone bummer. > To many blind persons four hundred fifty dollars is a large chunk > of change. As we all no lots of blind folks are on a fixed income and > don't have much discretionary money to spend on book players. > I wonder, could it be possible that the printing house could set > up a program where you could send your bookport back for a conversion > so it would play n l s books. Maybe this could say cost fifty bucks and > be sent free matter. After all this is, "the American printing house > for, and I do mean for, the blind. > > Phil Parr. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message.> Checked by AVG Free Edition.> Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.30/1025 - Release Date: > 9/23/2007 1:53 PM