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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some good general advice when shopping for MP3
players (particularly for library use) are to:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Look for players that support
DRM (digital rights management). The easiest way to do this is look for
players that sport Microsoft's "Plays for Sure" logo. This logo asserts
that the player will fully support Microsoft's secure WMA format...a popular
format for audio books. More info about this can be had by pointing your
browser to: <A
href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/playsforsure/default.aspx">http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/playsforsure/default.aspx</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Look for a player with plenty
(ideally 1 GB or larger) of storage, or that uses a removable media (such as
compact flash or mmc cards) and can use cards that are this large.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Avoid the Apple line of
players...they are the most popular ones out there and are fine technically, but
unfortunately they do not support secure WMA. Apple uses their own
flavor of DRM that is not compatible with the Windows version.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> With these tips in mind, some
reputable brands include Rio, Creative Labs, and IRiver. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Craig Heaton, System Administrator, Clermont County
Public LIbrary</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=henselmi@oplin.org href="mailto:henselmi@oplin.org">Mike Hensel</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=OPLINTECH@OPLIN.ORG
href="mailto:OPLINTECH@EPICURUS. US">OPLINTECH@EPICURUS. US</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 03, 2005 3:58
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [OPLINTECH] MP3 Players - Got
Recommendations?</DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Greetings! The London Public
Library is looking at purchasing a MP3 player to begin the process of
evaluating e-books in audio format. I can check Consumer Reports and all
that jazz, so what I’m looking for is your opinion on any products that you
have come across (good/bad). As always, your input is greatly
appreciated and well utilized!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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Hensel</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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