13. The media player of claim 12 wherein the processor is further configured to instruct the voice synthesis module to synthesize the new audio prompt.
12. A media player comprising: a user interface; a storage device; a media playback subsystem; a voice synthesis module; and a processor configured to: receive input indicative of an interaction of a user with the user interface; determine that an audio prompt is to be outputted; determine whether a communication channel connection to a voice prompt server remote from the media player is available to the media player; if the communication channel to the voice prompt server is available, receive a prepared audio prompt from the voice prompt server; if the communication channel to the voice prompt server is not available, synthesize a new audio prompt; and instruct the media playback subsystem to output at least a portion of one of the prepared audio prompt or the new audio prompt.