Tested MP3 Players

MP3 Players

Notes

Rio Nitrus

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Rio Carbon 6

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Firmware Upgrade Required

Rio ce2100

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Firmware Upgrade Required

Rio Forge Sport

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Rio Karma

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Creative Zen Nano Plus

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Creative MuVo Slim

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Creative Zen Micro

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Custom software has some difficulty transfering license

Archos Gmini XS100

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

SanDisc 256

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

HP Pocket PC

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Dell Pocket DJ

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Firmware Upgrade Required

Truly MP310

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Samsung YP-T7G

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Coby MPC941

X

X

X

X

X

RCA Lyra 2765

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Rave MP 2.5 Arc

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Dell DJ Ditty

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Toshiba Gigabeat F10

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Samsung YH-820

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

iRiver H10

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

iRiver T30

X

X

X

X

X

Wolverine

X

X

X

X

X

X

JVC XA-MP51

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Creative Zen Touch

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Many players on the market are designed primarily for use with music. Functions important for audiobooks include:

1. Support of WMP/DRM encrypted files - all recommended players meet this criterion,
2. Adequate memory - 256MB will hold one eight-hour book, 512MB will hold two books, 1G will hold four books, etc.,
3. Bookmarking or "Off/On" - "Off/On" defined as shutting player off without stopping/pausing, then restarting player to return to same place in file,
4. Full time display/Forward and Reverse - other aids to navigability and
5. Ability to play 34Kbps WMA files.