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Device Resource Center - Incompatible Devices

last updated 6/30/2009

OverDrive WMA Incompatible Devices

The following devices would not play OverDrive WMA titles at the time of testing. (28 items)
Note that these devices may support OverDrive MP3 titles. Please check our list of compatible devices for more information.

  • Amazon Kindle

  • Apple iPod shuffle, 1st generation

  • Apple iPod shuffle, 2nd generation

  • Archos Pocket Video Recorder

  • Brookstone Tiny Tunes MP3 Player

  • GPX MW 3337

  • Mach Speed Technologies 1GB Trio MP3 Player

  • Motorola RAZR

  • Panasonic SV-SW30V

  • Phillips SA1100/37

  • Phillips SA3245/37

  • RIM BlackBerry Curve 8300

  • RIM BlackBerry Curve 8310

  • RIM BlackBerry Curve 8320

  • RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330

  • RIM BlackBerry Curve 8350i

  • RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 Smartphone

  • RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8100

  • RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8110

  • RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120

  • RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8130

  • RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Smartphone

  • Rio Cali

  • Samsung YP-T7J

  • SanDisk Sansa e140

  • Sony NW-S205F

  • Sony Reader PRS-505

  • Sony Reader PRS-700

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OverDrive MP3 Incompatible Devices

OverDrive MP3 Audiobooks are compatible with many devices including most cell phones, PDAs, and MP3 players.

iTunes® v8.1.0.52 (or newer) is recommended when using the OverDrive Media Console Transfer Wizard to transfer audiobooks to the iPod shuffle®. If you are using an older version of iTunes, you can use iTunes to transfer OverDrive MP3 Audiobooks to the iPod shuffle. For more information on iPod shuffle support, click here.

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Notes

Please note that due to the changing nature of device hardware and software some of these devices might now support OverDrive WMA titles and/or OverDrive MP3 titles.

Manufacturers often release updates of firmware, the software on which portable devices run, as well as different versions of their hardware that might support OverDrive WMA titles and/or OverDrive MP3 titles. If your device is listed above, please visit your device manufacturer's website to check for firmware updates.

Please note that differences in device firmware make it possible for two similar devices to have different results in regard to compatibility. Manufacturers will often release firmware updates that may expand or limit device functionality. We recommend checking with manufacturers for the latest information on device firmware and file format support.

We are continually evaluating new devices and updating this list accordingly. If your device is not listed here, it might not have been tested. Please see the list of Compatible Devices for more information.

OverDrive is not affiliated with and does not endorse any of the devices or manufacturers listed above.

This information on the Device Resource Center Websites ("Websites") represents the current view of OverDrive, Inc. ("OverDrive") on the issues discussed herein, as of the date of publication. The Websites contain information on devices that have been tested and/or have been reported to function with OverDrive products and services. Due to the wide variety of system configurations and continual introduction and update of new and existing devices, OverDrive cannot, and does not, guarantee that a specific device will work properly with your system. This information is for informational purposes only. OVERDRIVE MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY AS TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THESE WEBSITES. No part of the information contained on the Websites may be reproduced stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), or for any purpose, without the express written permission of OverDrive, Inc.

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