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28. CD-PLAYERS 1O1

BESIDES YOUR COMPUTER WHICH CAN PLAY ANY COMPACT DISC FORMAT, THERE IS A UNENDING VARIETY OF COMMERCIALLY SOLD RECORDINGS AND LOTS OF MIX AND MATCH DEVICES ON WHICH THEY CAN BE ENJOYED.

IN ADDITION, THERE ARE FOUR POSSIBLE CD-TURNTABLE POSITIONS: HORIZONTAL (TOP LOADING) AND VERTICAL (FRONT OR SIDE LOADING), AS WELL AS HORIZONTAL (SLOT LOADING).

FOLLOWING IS WHAT WORKS WITH WHAT:

1. MUSIC COMPACT DISCS...

- CLAMSHELL AUDIO CD PLAYER

- BOOM-BOX AUDIO CD PLAYER

- DESKTOP AUDIO CD PLAYER

- TV DVD PLAYER

2. STANDUP-NATURE-EDUCATION COMPACT DISCS...

- BOOM-BOX AUDIO CD PLAYER

- DESKTOP AUDIO CD PLAYER

3. TALKING BOOK AUDIO COMPACT DISCS...

- BOOM-BOX AUDIO CD PLAYER

- DESKTOP AUDIO CD PLAYER

4. TALKING BOOK MP3 COMPACT DISCS...

- BOOM-BOX AUDIO AND MP3 CD PLAYER

- DESKTOP AUDIO AND MP3 CD PLAYER

NOTE: OBVIOUSLY THE LATTER TWO DEVICES CAN BE USED WITH ANY COMPACT DISC FORMAT

5. LISTENING STRATEGY...

FOR LENGTHY AND DETAILED AUDIO BOOKS, SUCH AS NON-FICTION HISTORIES OR SCIENTIFIC MATERIALS, EXTENDED PLAY PAUSES AND HEARING CERTAIN PORTIONS MORE THEN ONCE CAN BE IMPORTANT:

A. STOP-START

BETTER QUALITY CD-PLAYERS (OVER $ 100) NORMALLY CAN BE TURNED OFF WITH LATER TURN ON AT THE SAME LOCATION ON THE COMPACT DISC

B. RE-READ

SOMETIMES YOU WILL THINK - FOR CLARITY I HAVE TO HEAR THAT AGAIN...

- A FACT-FILLED PASSAGE REQUIRES REPLAY

- A TECH TERM NEEDS DEFINING

- A NEW WORD CALLS FOR PRONOUNCIATION HELP

UNFORTUNATELY AT THIS TIME CD-TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT OFFER THE SAME FAMILIAR WORD-BY-WORD SLOW REVERSE LISTENING CONTROL AS WITH AUDIO CASSETTES.

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