A number of the members of this group are blind and I don't usually remember
which are which so when I think of it while discussing a player I try to mention
whether I think it's accessible to them.

Barry


--- On Wed, 7/15/09, Barry Margolius <bfm@...> wrote:

> From: Barry Margolius <bfm@...>
> Subject: [audible] Re: AAA Battery Player?
> To: audible@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 12:57 PM
> Thanks for the recommendation. 
> I'm pretty sure my friend will be getting a Rio Forge. 
> I do have one question: what do you mean by "accessable" in
> your first sentence?
>
> Thanks,
> -barry
>
> --- In audible@yahoogroups.com,
> Barry <barryem@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > There's the Rio Forge at:
> > http://system.s2gstore.com/site/RioAudio/RIO-28260105R.htm
> > or
> > http://tinyurl.com/35bj89
> >
> > I'm not sure this player will be accessable if that's
> an issue.  It's probably not.  If that's not an
> issue this is probably the best player ever made for
> audiobooks.  It works with Audible and Overdrive and
> NetLibrary and all subscription services.  It's great
> with MP3 audiobooks. It has more audiobook related features
> than any player.  It's resume is very stable.  It
> has bookmarks.  It even remembers it's place if the
> battery dies.
> >
> > It gets a little more battery life from an AAA battery
> than the Zen Nano.
> >
> > It's only got 128 meg of memory on-board but with the
> addition of a 2 gig SD card it becomes a 2 gig player. 
> I never bother with the on-board memory.
> >
> > I see that Audible no longer lists it in the device
> center but if you go to their help section and type in Rio
> Forge it takes you to everything you need.  I still use
> mine at times and I have the latest Audible software.
> >
> > If your friend gets it it may or may not come with the
> latest firmware update, which can be found easily by
> googling "Rio Forge firmware".  That firmware adds a
> number of new and very nice features.  They released it
> long after the player was no longer being made.
> >
> > This is a refurbished player, not a new one, but this
> is being sold by an authorized dealer.  I've bought a
> few from them and so have a number of other people, at my
> suggestion.  One person got a bad one and they replaced
> it.
> >
> > Barry
> >
> > --- On Mon, 7/13/09, Barry Margolius <bfm@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Barry Margolius <bfm@...>
> > > Subject: [audible] AAA Battery Player?
> > > To: audible@yahoogroups.com
> > > Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 10:32 PM
> > > Are there any AA or AAA players still
> > > available new?  My friend who loves her Zen Nano
> needs
> > > a new player and prefers not to go the eBay
> route.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > -barry
> > >
> > >
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