[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Audio book links

Fri Jul 1 02:55:17 UTC 2005

hi Joe well let me first Clarify something the Tapes I am talking about are 
2 track tapes Talking books come on 4 track tapes. and now another point. 
anything lasts longer if you take really good  care of it. for instance I 
have a lot of books on standard 2 track tape and they are in very good 
condition I don't listen to them that much so that might be one reason why 
that is. I have a few books on CD as well now I to agree with you that a CD 
sounds a lot clearer in sound and also that it might be a bit more easier to 
navigate but really I find that real drawback to CD's is that they don't 
seem to last as long as tapes now the reason I say that is because they are 
really fragile I mean if they get a little scratch on them they start 
skipping and a bit of dust can also do that to them as well. Now I am not 
saying that I don't take as much care of my CD's as I do of my tapes because 
I most sertenley do I have all my CD's in there cases with Braille labels on 
them the cases to know what they are. but what I am saying is that The worst 
thing that could happen to tapes is that they can get stuck in the tape 
player and have to be rold back on the real but other then that I really 
don't think that tapes are that bad be cides if you stop a CD then you have 
to go through all the tracks again to find your place with a tape you don't 
have to do that. basically what it comes down to is personal choice and also 
the fact that there are prowes and cons to both CD's and Tapes and besides 
like I said  be for I find that books on CD take up much more CD's then 
books on tape case in point I have both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings 
on both Tape and CD. Let's compare the 2 The Hobbit on CD it is 10 CD's on 
tape it is 7 tapes the Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring on Tape 
it is 12 Tapes on CD it is 16 CD's the 2 Towers on tape it is 10 Tapes and 
on CD it is 14 CD's and finely The Return of The King on CD it is 16 CD's on 
tape it is 11 tapes. I think you see my point. thanks for listening. from 
Mich Verrier from Elk Lake Ontario Canada.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Bento" <joseph at kirtland.com>
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Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 7:59 PM
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Audio book links


> Cassette tapes are also typically less expensive than CD's.  However,
> I honestly no longer have a tape player other than a boom box.  Tapes
> seem to have a much shorter lifespan than CD's.  I've noticed sound
> degregation on many tapes only a few years old.
>
> You can get 2 hours playing time on a C120 cassette tape, though many
> manufacturers used to discourage using tapes of that length.  (As a
> blind person, your tape player is probably variable speed.  I believe
> some of the talking book tapes ran at a tape speed of 3/4 ips or slower.)
>
> CD's are easier to "rip" to a computer so you can copy the files to a
> portable MP3 player. I would also think CD's might be easier than tape
> for a blind person to navigate with their separate tracks.
>
> Joe
>
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Mich Verrier" <mich at n...> wrote:
>> hi all I am wondering if the CD's have a different thing on each CD
> Sleeve
>> then what does the Tape formats of the books have on them? anything?
> I am
>> also asking because I am blind so there for can't see for my self. I
> like
>> Jim Dale's voice  Also did you know that you can  fit more on to a
> tape then
>> you can a CD? from Mich Verrier.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <Mhochberg at a...>
>> To: <HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 2:37 PM
>> Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Audio book links
>>
>>
>> > "Joe Bento" _joseph at k..._ (mailto:joseph at k...)   wrote:
>> >
>> >>> I just took advantage of a buy-it-now option on ebay for  all
> five Jim
>> > Dale CD audio books new and shrink wrapped for $159.   <<
>> >
>> > That was a good deal! You are in for a treat and I envy you the
>> > experience.
>> >
>> > It's not just the books themselves. Spend some time looking at the
>> > packaging. Each group of CDs within a book has a different image
> on it.
>> > The  cardboard
>> > folders are all different. I especially like the back  cover of
> autographs
>> > on
>> > one of the folders in Order of the Phoenix.
>> >
>> > Have fun!
>> >
>> > ---Mary
>> >
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