09-16-2008, 08:34 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 4
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Like many people I have a few thousand songs on the mp3 player, and I also listen to stories and drama in mp3 format. Whether I downloaded them as podcasts or not is irrelevant. Why should that matter?
I have several bookmarks set up on the Rio. Depending on what I feel like at the time, I can pick up a story, drama, classical, rock, or any random list of my tracks (fast, slow) from where I left off. I like to randomise my songs, and listen to them all over time without repetition. If I have to start with a new randomisation each time, there'll be some songs I never hear.
I don't want to have to find my place in a story, or a drama, or a documentary each time I re-start the player. Why would I?
You could be reading a number of paper books at the same time, and you'd put a bookmark in them. It wouldn't make sense to have to flick through from page 1 each time to find where you are.
As I said, it's a feature that seems to be one of those things that unless you've used it you don't see the point, but once you have it, you love it.
I've seen others post the same idea, and I have a suspicion that because the Zune team don't get it they won't build it, rather than listening to what customers want.
I think I'll get a zen xfi 32gb. It has enough capacity, up to 10 bookmarks, good sound quality, small form factor, tactile controls, EQ, and a decent enough screen.
Thanks again for your review.
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