I've had a similar story at home. My mother refuses to learn how to do anything but the most basic tasks with her computer. Whenever she needs something she doesn't know how to use (spellcheck, for example), she calls me. My grandmother, on the other hand, has made me teach her most of the things she does. Step by step at first, hours to send the first email. But she has learned, and now she manages very well on her own.
As for my grandfather: he learns on his own and only asks when he is completely lost, its amazing!
I have an ihp-120. It feels solid (unlike the karma, which feels cheap), has a great screen and an impressive battery life. It has an optical input and an internal microphone to record mp3 or wav, FM radio and plays Ogg. It sounds GREAT and has no problems.
It costs less than an iPod and brings many more accesories out of the box: case, ext mic, a backlit, intuitive remote control which can control everything, and most cables you'll ever want. You'll save a lot of money on that; and you can't help loving the remote. I would definitely recomend this over any other player out there.
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I've had a similar story at home. My mother refuses to learn how to do anything but the most basic tasks with her computer. Whenever she needs something she doesn't know how to use (spellcheck, for example), she calls me. My grandmother, on the other hand, has made me teach her most of the things she does. Step by step at first, hours to send the first email. But she has learned, and now she manages very well on her own. As for my grandfather: he learns on his own and only asks when he is completely lost, its amazing!
I have an ihp-120. It feels solid (unlike the karma, which feels cheap), has a great screen and an impressive battery life. It has an optical input and an internal microphone to record mp3 or wav, FM radio and plays Ogg. It sounds GREAT and has no problems. It costs less than an iPod and brings many more accesories out of the box: case, ext mic, a backlit, intuitive remote control which can control everything, and most cables you'll ever want. You'll save a lot of money on that; and you can't help loving the remote. I would definitely recomend this over any other player out there.