I'm 'financially challenged' so I was thinking of getting (I know I'm
rather late) a Coby brand mp3 player, but I'm afraid it might not play
the lame vbr encoded mp3s from ripping with Audiograbber.

Maybe I should just wait and get a Creative Zen...

(and avoid Sony like the plague from what I hear)

"Mews Grewps" <bizzaro@clark.edu> wrote in message
news:46fc80a3$0$26368$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

This is Coby FAQ, found on second hit via google
http://www.cobyusa.com/_en/support_faq.php#q42

Not instantly discernable if all Coby models can or cannot play VBR.

In this age when storage capacity is cheap and readily
available, I don't see the point to VBR as a space saving technique.
Even with narrow band sonics such as voice-only recordings or
music with long silent passages, a lower constant bitrate will do
the job, and compatibility is at least assured with CBR.