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Jeff Kenyon <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 16 Aug 2005 18:33:23 -0400
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Hi Don and the group.  I hate to stay off topic here, but what is a good
DVR player/recorder that is useable by folks like us on a TV.  So many of
these things have so many menus.





On Tue, 16 Aug 2005, Donald L. Roberts wrote:

> Tom, You probably have received many responses by now; however, I wanted =
> to encourage you to look at the Victor Reader classic Plus=20
> player.  Victor is now a part of Humanware, so perhaps they have changed =
> its name.
>
> This machine is relatively small and plays mp3, wma, wav and daisy =
> books.    It has absolutely wonderful bookmarking capabilities=20
> for your books, has a not so fast forward and rewind, and also can =
> resume playback where you left off.  It remembers its last=20
> position for each disk played.  My only gripe is that the rechargeable =
> batteries are not user replaceable.
>
> Don Roberts
>
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 2:44 PM
> Subject: another Off Topic inquiry: Cd player that plays books recorded =
> by RFB and D
>
>
> Hi, all.
>
> Please forgive this second "off topic" inquiry, but there is lots
> of knowledge on this list that I just can't pass up.
>
> As you all may know, I'm a college professor here in Michigan,
> and ever since my college days, I have relied on Recording For
> The Blind for recording of many of the texts that I have used
> either as a student, or as a Professor.
>
> Does anyone know of a good portable CD player that works well
> with RFB and D recorded books?
>
> I am still using cassettes, but want to make the switch to CD's
> from RFB and D so as to bring me up to the 21st century.
>
> To be honest, I got burned once by purchasing a tape recorder
> that RFB had recommended for their taped books, so I'm a bit
> hesitant to go with their recommendations.  To put it simply, the
> product they suggested, which I bought, was very poorly made, and
> was a big disapointment given the money I paid for it.
>
> At any rate, any suggestions on a usable CD player for RFB books
> would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks for putting up with this post.
>
> Very best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ=20
>
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