Simple MP3 player for dementia sufferer?

Madmonk

I've put this on the Music msef, but thought I would try this one as well. My dear Mum suffers from dementia and finds technology difficult. She loves music and I'm trying to find a really simple mp3 player for her,that I can download all her favs on to. It needs to be really simple, just an on/off switch and volume control - anything more and she will forget how to use it! Any ideas welcome!:D

MM

BackOnTrack

A CD player might be a better option to be honest. The issue with most mp3 players is they typically need a computer to add music to them, unless you are intending to manage this for her. If you are going to manage it all I would probably suggest an iPod shuffle as they are very simply laid out with no confusing menus for her.

lfc321

ipod shuffle.
About as simple as you can get.

LMCD

There is something on a r gos for under 12 I got it from my son - its on off button at the top and then a simple square to go forward and backwards with songs - and I bought seperate headphones from same place that had a volume control on them... its usb plug and play for adding songs - simples.

WhiteChristmas

Probably best with one of the ones that just looks like a pen drive and runs off a AAA battery (rather than messing around with chargers and the like). If she's anything like my mad old mum, she'll end up hitting someone with it, anyway!

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5138207/c_1/1|category_root|Home+entertainment+and+sat+nav|14419512/c_2/2|14419512|MP3+and+MP4+players|14419653.htm

Madmonk

LMCD that sounds perfect can you give me an idea of the name - I've looked on-line and can not see anything quite so simple in the chidrens toys bit?

MM

Blobby8_2

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=sweex+2gb+clipz+mp3+player&!!!!!googhydr-21&index=electronics&hvadid=7608855406&ref=pd_sl_14leewmmdk_b

six controls, on off,play, skip fwd, skip back, vol+, vol-
Recharge via usb

LMCD

Madmonk wrote: »

LMCD that sounds perfect can you give me an idea of the name - I've looked on-line and can not see anything quite so simple in the chidrens toys bit?

MM

alba, i dunno if i can post links i will pm you?

Madmonk

Thanks Blobby8 but thats too many controls for her - when I say simple I mean simple, dementia sufferers can find more than 2 instructions difficult to cope with some days! Thanks LMCD for the pm, I'm going to pop into Argos and see if I can have a look at it before purchasing - depends on how big the middle on/off button is!

Thanks everyone

MM

Blobby8_2

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9254008/c_1/1|category_root|Home+entertainment+and+sat+nav|14419512/c_2/2|14419512|MP3+and+MP4+players|14419653.htm

Is the ALBA I think, still has 5 controls though

Madmonk

Yes that's the one that LMCD suggested - it just depends on the size of the buttons - if the one in the middle is big enough it might do if I put an on/off sticker on it! Fingers crossed. It's a shame that some bright spark couldn't come up with a really simple one about the size of a large box of matches, with just an on/off and a volume slider, I'm sure my Mum's not the only dementia sufferer who loves music!!

MM