How Do I Copy Stuff And Load It To An Mp3 Player?

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May 19, 2007 | 10:46 PM

silvervett

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From: Anderson SC

How Do I Copy Stuff And Load It To An Mp3 Player?

I got fed up with the Lexus NAV unit and decided to buy a Garmin street pilot 7500 which includes an MP3 player. I like to listen to old radio shows on long trips and have bought old radio shows on DVD and tape. Listening to stories from old radios shows really makes the time pass quickly on a long trip.

Here is some info on the Garmin

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=134&pID=289

I paid $956.72 for it with free shipping and no tax

http://www.nextwarehouse.com/item/?231164

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There happens to be a few places on line where I can listen to the shows on line for free but it would be nice to download the shows from this site

http://www.otr.net/

and somehow load them into the Garmin so I can listen to the old shows and not have to pay a fortune to buy the tapes and CDs. Can someone go to this site

http://www.otr.net/

and tell me how to download the shows and put them into the Garmin MP3 player. I assume that all MP3 players load material the same way

The is another site with old radio show downloads but you have to pay a membership fee.

I just ordered the Garmin a few hours ago the instructions may tell me everything I need to know when I get it delivered but I am planning ahead in case I can start down loading now and have the stuff read to transfer when the Garmin arrives. I am planning to drive to TX near the end of the month.

May 22, 2007 | 08:39 PM

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From: East of Philly

The old-time-radio shows on that site are apparently in .ram format - Real Audio (www.real.com). You need a .ram to .mp3 converter, so you can download the rams and then convert to mp3, then load them into the Garmin.

Google "ram to mp3" and a bunch of free download programs will come up. Pick your favorite and go to town. The Garmin unit should have a manual that will tell you how to load the mp3s you make onto it.

Jerry