[William Noble]

"bob" wrote in message
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On Oct 6, 6:36 pm, "David L. Martel" wrote:

Rather than drag your friend into the computer world why not find a CD
player with the shuffle function and and more rugged construction?

I'm inclined to agree with this. A computer-based approach is the
"right" answer, but it might not be the right answer for this user. CD
changers aren't that expensive, and if they have to be replaced every
once in a while due to mechanical failure, that won't break the bank.

Also, as Harry suggested, hard drives suffer mechanical failures, too--
which is why any computer music server requires TWO hard drives.

bob


you are probably right, though I'm sure what he would do is buy the cheapest
he can find (but he wants new) - the 200 CD carousel that failed had all of
about 18 CDs in it, maximizing the amount of motor action to shuffle - he
thinks 25 is the right number, but those are getting rare. And of course
there is no way to tell from the outside whether the motor quality is good,
cheap, or worse. I'm still trying to push him to an iPod - with a docking
station it's cheap and pretty easy to use, he can just leave it on shuffle
and never turn it off. In fact, maybe one of the all solid state iPods
would hold 25 CDs and then there would be no moving parts to fail, but the
nanos have a smaller UI that would be more confusing, I think.

[Steven Sullivan]

William Noble wrote:
"bob" wrote in message
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On Oct 6, 6:36 pm, "David L. Martel" wrote:

Rather than drag your friend into the computer world why not find a CD
player with the shuffle function and and more rugged construction?

I'm inclined to agree with this. A computer-based approach is the
"right" answer, but it might not be the right answer for this user. CD
changers aren't that expensive, and if they have to be replaced every
once in a while due to mechanical failure, that won't break the bank.

Also, as Harry suggested, hard drives suffer mechanical failures, too--
which is why any computer music server requires TWO hard drives.

bob


you are probably right, though I'm sure what he would do is buy the cheapest
he can find (but he wants new) - the 200 CD carousel that failed had all of
about 18 CDs in it, maximizing the amount of motor action to shuffle - he
thinks 25 is the right number, but those are getting rare.

If you load 18 CDs next to each other, in a 200 disc player, that would minimize
motor action.

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-S
A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence. -- David Hume, "On Miracles"
(1748)