[Electronics-Talk] Accessible MP3 Player

Fri Nov 23 13:31:09 UTC 2018

I own the unit Gerald is talking about.  I like it, but I only use it for
radio, at least so far.  I probably have thousands of MP3 songs, arranged in
folders by artist, then by album, and I can't figure out how to access a
particular song by number.  I guess I'd have to count down the artists and
albums, figure X number of songs/album, and approximate until I got to the
one I wanted, or settle for where I landed. Could be OK, since I like all
the music I have, but I've gotten used to hearing exactly where I am and
choosing.

It is possible to put Rockbox onto a compatible MP3 player oneself.  I have
done it, following instructions in the Rockbox manual.  My install isn't as
slick as what Laz has, and it was nerve-wracking, since, if it's done wrong,
the MP3 player turns into a pretty brick, but it can be done.  I guess, if
you paid a dollar for a player to experiment with, it wouldn't be a big
loss.
Tracy

-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2018 6:49 AM
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
Cc: Gerald Levy
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible MP3 Player

If this MP3 player can't accommodate a 128 gb micro SD card, you might want 
to split your 128 gb card onto two 64 gb micro SD cards or flash drives, 
which you could swap in and out of the player as desired.  Using the numeric

keypad, you would be able to jump directly to a specific track, making 
navigation pretty convenient.  Plus, you can access radio stations directly 
by entering the frequency using the numeric keypad.  I don't have this unit 
myself, so I suggest contacting Laz for more information.

Gerald

-----Original Message----- 
From: Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2018 6:36 AM
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
Cc: Gerald Levy
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible MP3 Player

Take a look at this inexpensive, accessible MP3 player/AM-FM radio from
Laz's Accessible Electronics site.  It can handle a micro SD card up to 64
gb, but you would have to contact Laz to find out whether it can handle a
128 gb micro SD card.  The big advantage of this unit, which is on sale for
$24.99, is that you can access songs directly by track number thanks to the
numeric keypad:

http://www.talkingmp3players.com/MP3-AMFM-radio-player-with-Free-Dual-Port-W
all-Charger_p_129.html#tab-1

Gerald

-----Original Message----- 
From: Christopher Gilland via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2018 10:30 PM
To: Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk
Cc: Christopher Gilland
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible MP3 Player

No, I didn't misunderstand, but you said that unit was accessible. I'm
just not sure how when you have over 35,000 mp3's on a micro SD card, it
could be considered accessible, when you can't browse for the song your
looking for with any type of method more than  hitting buttons for next
and previous songs. If I hit play at song 15, and need to get to song
2900, do you have any clue how long that would take hititng next next
next next next next next next next next next, ahim, you get the idea.

I appreciate the info. Don't misinterpret what I'm saying. I'm just
trying to understand how this is being classified as accessible, so I
can better see your logic. Is it because of the fact it has physical
push buttons and not a touch screen?

Chris.

On 11/21/2018 11:44 AM, Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>
> I think you misunderstood.  The MP3 player I mentioned is a non-talking, 
> no frills, cheapo model that a number of merchants sell on EBay for about 
> $1. These units can only handle micro SD cards up to 8gb.  Someone else 
> mentioned the talking MP3 player with Drop Box that Laz sells on his 
> Accessible Electronics site, but I am not familiar with this unit, 
> although I think the largest capacity SD card it can handle is 64 gb. 
> Maybe Laz can chime in and provide additional information. I am not aware 
> of any accessible MP3 players that can accommodate 128 gb micro SD cards.
>
> Gerald
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Gilland via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2018 10:51 AM
> To: Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk
> Cc: Christopher Gilland
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible MP3 Player
>
> Gerald,
>
>
> I have a micro SD card with almost 100GB of music. This amounts to just
> over about 35 to 40 thousand songs, as the card is a 128GB. So yeah,
> it's almost completely full. Anyway, will this player allow you to
> browse by artist, song, or album? Also, you say it's accessible. How's
> the speech in it? Is it pretty natural sounding?
>
>
> Chris.
>
>
>
> On 11/21/2018 07:15 AM, Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>>
>> If you can live without shuffle or random play mode, you can pick up a 
>> totally accessible MP3 player on EBay forabout a buck.  No kidding.  I 
>> have four of them.  It is about the size of a matchbook, and has only a 
>> large, round play/stop button surrounded by a concentric ring for up/down

>> volume and left/right skip.  The right side has a slide on/off swich and 
>> a 3.5 headphone jack.  The left side has a port for connecting a micro 
>> USB cable and a slot for a micro SD card,which you must buy separately 
>> for about $4. Of course, you supply your own earbuds or headphones.  And 
>> it runs on a rechargeable lithium ion battery whichprovides about 4 hours

>> of playing time.  If you absolutely must have shuffle mode, you will have

>> to pay much more for an accessible MP3 player with this feature.  Below, 
>> is a link to one such MP3 player on EBay:
>>
>>
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-7-Colors-Mirror-Clip-USB-Digital-Mp3-Music-Pla
yer-Support-8GB-SD-TF-Card/382635468749?epid=8014445496&hash=item5916d9e7cd:
g:3DYAAOSwcT5b8Qqj:rk:3:pf:0
>>
>>
>>
>> Gerald
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Nicole Torcolini via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2018 9:43 PM
>> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Nicole Torcolini
>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible MP3 Player
>>
>>            I have a Victor Stream, but I don't use any of the functions
>> other than the MP3 player. What is a good accessible MP3 player? It must 
>> be
>> able to play from a USB thumb drive and have a shuffle/random mode. Other
>> than that, it does not need to be able to do anything else.
>>
>>
>>
>> Nicole
>>
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