I am looking for a MP3 player that will play these audio files. I must be able to stop it and then restart it at the place I left off even if it is days latter. I also want it to be rechargeable so I do not have to buy batteries for it. Please let me know if you know of one that you are using that you really like.
Hi brother,Hands down without any question getting an ipod is the choice you must make. For the price and for the features that you get its the best deal out there and the best mp3 player on the market. the ipod mini is a great price:http://www.apple.com/ipodmini/4 gigs / $199.00 -- 6 gigs / $249.00
freecd,The Ipod has my vote for the best HD player. (MP3 and other formats) It's navigation seems the simplest to me. If you have an interest in Christian music, the ipod works seamlessly with itunes through your PC. (Itunes is a handy dollar store for downloading individual tunes. It has a search engine that allows you to discover some obscure artists...including renditions of hymns and worship music. Type in "cross" and a number of titles pop up for preview.))The Ipod Mini could hold many sermons, (since speech can be stored with more compression then music) and give you the ability to start and stopm while keeping your place. It's batteries are rechargable.Other advantages of the ipod come with it's popularity...there is a wide selection of inexpensive third party add ons such as FM transmitters and voice memo recorders.Ipod website
I use a Sony TH-55 "palm pilot" I can store up to 2 gigs of files on the card, and it not only plays MP3 files, but it is also a computer, and takes photographs too! (though I had to buy software to play the lower quality mp3's) Nevertheless - for about the same price as an ipod you can have a computer that does the same thing.Dan/\\/\\/\\
We just got a sister in the Lord a Panasonic CD player that plays mp3 files. With it we sent a pack of CD;s which will last her at least 6 months unless she listens full time. This is probably not the best player but for the price you can't beat it. And if all you do is keep it in one place at home, it will serve your purpose. Here in Australia it was $99 with rechargable batteries and a charger. You would probably get it for less than $50 US. Make sure it plays mp3 files if you purchase it.jouko
I just called Apple and they told me that none of the models they sell will let you start the message where you left off without draining the battery.Thats no good.
Actually if you first pause and then turn off the machine, the next time you start up the ipod it remembers exactly where you stopped and is at that position, and that does not continually drain the battery at all. That I am sure of, after using an ipod for 1 year almost.
Another option out there would be the Nomad Zen Xtra. Larger in size then the Ipod, it also has a larger hard disk, and has features such as bookmark (where you can 'place' a bookmark halfway through a message and return to it weeks later), and it is cheaper in price than the ipod, about 30%. If you are 'into' tech stuff the nomad would be the better buy, but if you're a 'newbie' stick with the ipod.Lyndon
It just depends on what you want to use it for and how much money you want to spend. I bought myself a Xiron 256 today... just to listen to the bible in mp3 and some sermons from fireonthealtar... It cost about 48 euro here in Belgium.It however cannot stop in half a 'tune', turn it off and start at the spot you stopped at. So, maybe it is not for you.Just ask yourself what you want to be able to do with it and how much money you want to spend on it. Often we get lured into buying all the 'new' stuff, because it is so attractive... But do we really need 2Gbyte of space? Think of all the good work you could do with the money... Ask the Holy Spirit for advice... He will guide you. In Christ, Fernando
Actually if you first pause and then turn off the machine, the next time you start up the ipod it remembers exactly where you stopped and is at that position, and that does not continually drain the battery at all.Confirmed! Without this simple feature, it would be impossible to listen to audiobooks. Audiobooks are downloaded in one or two chunks of data without chapter markers (at least detected by the ipod...)I've stumbled across books that I've left off listening a year ago, only to discover that the ipod remembered my place in the book even after listening to other files.MC
The ipod's are nice, no doubt about it, but I purchased a iriver ipf-790 and I'm very pleased with it. You can pick one up for just under $100 now.It is a flash memory based device and not a hard drive device so it is much more durable and ideal for using during exercise. Because it's a flash device it only has 256MB of space but I have found that to be plenty for my needs. It uses one AA battery that lasts much longer than the battery in an ipod. I just use rechargeable batteries, when the battery does drain out I just pop another one in and so I don't have to wait for the battery pack to recharge like the ipod. Besides, I wonder what happens when the battery pack in the ipod wears out,is it replaceable?The sound quality is good and it will remember where you left off if you pause a track and turn it off. It also has a FM tuner and you can record from voice via a built in mic or external source(such as a cd player) directly to mp3, a very nice feature I think! It also plays WMA and OGG formats. Here's a link to more info about iriver products;iriver americaIn Christ,Ron
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