On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Anton Piatek<anton@???> wrote:
> 2009/6/7 Sean Gibbins <sean@???>:
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> Well OT I know, but I am always astounded by the depth and breadth of
>> knowledge on the list, so you are my first port of call on this one.
>>
>> Essentially my father is totally blind and regularly reads audio books.
>> He prefers cassettes because of the ease of operation of cassette decks
>> and the fact that they restart playback where you leave off.
>>
>> Unfortunately his main supplier has just announced they are going over
>> to CD-only releases from the end of the month, so we are looking for a
>> technological solution to the problem.
>>
>> We know that some CD players will resume from where playback ended -
>> in-car CD players do this - but we don't know if this functionality is
>> available in conventional CD players. Has anyone come across this? If so
>> which brands and types are likely to provide this functionality? It
>> occurred to me to mail Sony, Panasonic, etc., with this question, and
>> that's my next action if this query goes unanswered.
>>
>> It also occurs to me that my digital media player also has this
>> functionality, but accessing it is accomplished by navigating on-screen
>> menus which robs my father of the ability to independently read, so a
>> bit of a non-starter.
>>
>> There is also a proprietary solution to the CD-based player out there,
>> but I believe that it is expensive and limiting in terms of the material
>> that is available.
>>
>> Finally I guess it would not be impossible to make a CD player from an
>> in-car CD player that includes this functionality. How hard and/or
>> expensive would it be to rig a PSU to power it from the mains? Can
>> anyone see any obvious pitfalls to this approach?
>
> I am pretty sure my portable CD player (years ago now) had a "resume"
> option where it would remember where it was when you turned it off.
> Maybe this idea is more commonly found in in-car and portable CD
> players. I would suggest looking for a portable CD player before an
> in-car one to refit into a stereo because most portable ones can take
> power via a simple adapter.
>
> If I find my CD player floating around I will dig out this email and
> offer it to you, though I have no seen it in years so no even sure I
> still have it
>
> Anton
portable looks good. i had a brief look at the RNIB site. they list a
portable player in their shop that has easy-to-use buttons and a
resume feature.
http://onlineshop.rnib.org.uk
jack
