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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Technologies That Can Play Audio Books

The most perfect attribute of an audio books is that it comes on different kind of formats. Whether it is recorded on tape, CD, DVD or even in MP3 formats. The great thing about this is that it can be played on various types of players. From portable cassette players, CD/DVD players, iPod's or MP3's. For those who loves to listen on these kinds of books it gives them a lot of choices. It does not forces them to adapt to just one choice, they can definitely have a lot of options for listening on these kind of materials.

If you love to listen to your favorite novels or stories while you sit or lie on your back. Then listening to your audio books being played on a cassette player would be a perfect choice. However these materials recorded on cassette tapes are old and outdated. Only a few owns an audio book on cassette tape. Cassette tapes are slowly replaced by CD's and DVD's. It can store a lot of audio books on a single CD or DVD. Unlike a cassette tape it can only store from one audio book. In CD or DVD formats you could play them on a desktop, laptop, and CD/DVD players. It gives you the edge to control the settings even though your far away from the player. Except for computers of course (well if you have a remote control for your PC then that's an exception). It is more convenient than a cassette tape player.

If you love to listen to your audio books while doing chores, while your in the garden, commuting to work, waiting in line to see your dentist or even doing your exercise. Then portable CD/DVD, MP3 players or iPods would be a great fit for that. Portable CD/DVD players allows you to carry it anywhere you like. Thus it lets you listen to your favorite books anywhere and anytime you love.

Audio books in MP3 formats are more common nowadays. When the time it was made, only a desktop or laptop could play it. But now with the increasing popularity or MP3 players and iPods. It gives you a portable device that can play any these materials on that kind of format. Even high end phones could be able to play these materials in a MP3 format. It is more comfortable to use. Even though you could carry portable CD/DVD players, they are still big. You cannot simply put it in your pocket. Unlike MP3 players and iPods they are relatively small and can be put in your pocket. They are so small and very light weight. The clear advantage over these kind of materials on a MP3 format over CD/DVD format is that it is more cheaper. Another great thing is that buying MP3 formats of these materials could be done online. Transactions through Internet is very common nowadays. With just a click of a mouse you can buy your favorite audio books. There are even free audio books online.

The choices are very wide and it gives you flexibility. With all these being said, it will all come down to personal preferences. The choice is up to you. You're the only one who can decide on what kind of audio books you will buy and what device you will use to play them. Just remember that there are a lot of choices to choose from.

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