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
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