My understanding is that the Book Sense does not have things like talking level meters and so on. The Plextalk Pocket does. In my view this fact alone makes it a superior choice.
Bruce On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:20:45 -0400, "kathy szinnyey" <joyfulreneg...@insightbb.com> said: > Just to add more to this mix, how is recording quality with the Booksense > as compared to the Plextalk? Anyone > know? > > Peace, > Kathy > > On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:35:26 -0500, Sunshine wrote: > > > >well, compaired to the olympus recorders the stream is horid, in the > >recording aspect. > >but the plextalk pocket far surpasses the recording of any one of the > >olympus recorders. > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Tim Grady" <tgr...@cavtel.net> > >To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 6:31 AM > >Subject: Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version > >3.0firmwarenowavailable. > > > > > >Well, the Stream can't record wma files, so I have no idea what you > >were comparing but is there a users list for the plextalk pocket? > >On Oct 9, 2009, at 2:07 AM, Andran Deventer wrote: > > > >>The xtreme has been on the market much longer. > >> > >>And I heard some recordings made by the xtreme. They're probably > >>even worse > >>than that of the olympus. > >> > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc- > >>audio.org] > >>On Behalf Of Tim Grady > >>Sent: 08 October 2009 10:33 PM > >>To: PC Audio Discussion List > >>Subject: Re: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version 3.0 > >>firmwarenowavailable. > >> > >>Why do you say that about unprotected wma support? The Stream has > >>had that > >>for quite some time. > >>On Oct 8, 2009, at 12:13 PM, Andran Deventer wrote: > >> > >>>I realise that some folks may think that some of are perhaps hyping > >>>this device a bit too much, but I must say I am impressed by the > >>>frequency of update to the firmware of the pocket. And I believe > >>>these are really meaningful changes especially the WMA support. > >>>Plextor definitely seems to have gotten it right on this one. > >>> > >>>Andre > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc- > >>>audio.org] > >>>On Behalf Of G-Dog > >>>Sent: 08 October 2009 01:14 PM > >>>To: PC Audio Discussion List > >>>Subject: Fw: Blind Computer Users Plextalk Pocket ptp1 version 3.0 > >>>firmwarenow available. > >>> > >>>FYI....G-Dog! > >>>plextalk pocket firmware. > >>>Release note > >>>7 October, 2009 > >>>PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1 version 3 Released. > >>>Read more texts and books with fast navigation. > >>>PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1 Firmware Upgrade: Version 3 Shinano Kenshi Co., > >>>Ltd. > >>>and Plextor are pleased to announce the release of PLEXTALK Pocket > >>>PTP1 new > >>>firmware, Version 3. > >>>Version 3 has added more format support: Microsoft Word .doc and WMA > >>>(Windows Media Audio)*. > >>>* Pocket PTP1 supports only unprotected WMA at present. > >>>The playable content/formats on PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1 Version 3 are: > >>>Daisy 2.02, ANSI/NISO Z39.86/DAISY 3.0, NLS, Bookshare, RFB&D TXT, > >>>HTML, DOC > >>>MP3, WAV, AMR-MB+, DAISY ADPCM2, OGG, WMA unprotected Version 3 has > >>>more > >>>simplified operation and is more intuitive such as: > >>>Faster key response, > >>>Option to suppress a key sound after pressing, Announce file/folder > >>>name as > >>>audio track/album name Automatic bookmark numbering More features > >>>have been > >>>added on Version 3 for your easy navigation, recording sound quality > >>>and > >>>others. > >>>7 languages are available currently with Version 3 and other language > >>>versions will be released accordingly. > >>>For more details, please see the release note. > >>>[Pocket PTP1] Firmware Upgrade: Version 3.00 New Contents Support > >>>Microsoft > >>>Word .doc file support: To read a Microsoft Word .doc file on SD > >>>card or USB > >>>flash memory by the TTS engine. Pocket PTP1 categorizes MS Word .doc > >>>in > >>>'text'. > >>>WMA (Window Media Audio) support: To play back unprotected WMA > >>>format audio > >>>files on SD card or USB flash memory. > >>>Bookshare book playback improvement: To announce the title name of a > >>>Bookshare book. > >>>To navigate a Bookshare book by page properly. > >>>More Simplified and Intuitive Operations All key responses have been > >>>improved. A key confirmation sound or a voice prompt comes up more > >>>quickly > >>>after pressing a key (fast forward, rewind, level navigation, direct > >>>title/content jump, menu selection, etc.). > >>>New option to eliminate the sounds made after key press. On 'Select > >>>the Key > >>>Press Confirmation Sound' of 'System Settings' on the Menu, you can > >>>choose > >>>those sound 'On' or 'Off' > >>>Announce an album/track name of audio content. On 'Reading audio > >>>file name' > >>>of 'Playback > >>>Settings' of the Menu, you can choose the announcing options of > >>>either 'Read > >>>Album/Track Name' or 'Read Album/Track Number'. Pocket PTP1 > >>>announces a > >>>folder name where the audio content is stored as the album name, and > >>>a file > >>>name without the file extension as the track name of the audio > >>>content. > >>>Automatic bookmark numbering. If you do not want to determine the > >>>number of > >>>a bookmark you are going to set, just press the Bookmark Key twice > >>>then > >>>press the Enter Key, so Pocket PTP1 will automatically give the > >>>smallest > >>>bookmark number you were not using. If you press the '0' Key and the > >>>Enter > >>>Key after you press the Bookmark Key twice, Pocket PTP1 will also > >>>give you > >>>the smallest number automatically. > >>>Changed the title/folder/category announcements. When you select a > >>>title > >>>after pressing the Title Key, Pocket PTP1 makes simple announcements > >>>than > >>>the previous versions. > >>>And when you want to select a folder by pressing the 'Up' Key > >>>following the > >>>Title Key, Pocket PTP1 announces the folder name. > >>>Play text files more naturally when going to the next line. > >>>Changed the order of the items in 'System Settings' of the Menu. > >>>'Initialize > >>>all settings to default' has been moved to the last item. > >>>More Powerful Navigation > >>>Added two navigation levels for text playback; 'line' and 'screen'. > >>>1) Forty > >>>words or 2) less than forty words before a carriage return have been > >>>defined > >>>as a 'line'. > >>>Forty lines has been defined as a 'screen'. > >>>Now you can navigate a text file by screen, paragraph, line, > >>>sentence, word > >>>or character., and a DAISY title by heading (level 1 to 6), group, > >>>page, > >>>phrase, screen, paragraph, line, sentence, word or character if such > >>>items > >>>are defined on the DAISY title. > >>>Added a DAISY-like level navigation feature for html files by > >>>recognizing H1 > >>>through > >>>H6 heading levels. > >>>Recording and Playing Feature Enhancement Improved the recording > >>>sound > >>>quality by MP3 for DAISY recording and voice memo. > >>>Added MP3 high-quality modes on 'Back-up' of music CD. After > >>>pressing the > >>>'9' Key to back up a music CD on a CD drive connected to Pocket > >>>PTP1, you > >>>can select > >>>'MP3 > >>>256kbps high-quality' or 'MP3 128kbps high-quality' in addition to > >>>the > >>>previous modes, > >>>'MP3 256kbps', 'MP3 128kbps' and 'PCM'. When you select either of > >>>the two > >>>modes, you can back up better sound quality music titles into a SD > >>>card. > >>>Please note that those modes need 20% to 90% more time to back up > >>>the music > >>>than the previous > >>>MP3 > >>>modes. > >>>Enhanced the compatibility with variety of MP3 formats. > >>>To announce decryption key information on the Menu. After you > >>>install a key > >>>to decrypt a PDTB title (for example, books from NLS or RFB&D), you > >>>can > >>>check whether the key has been installed properly by hearing this > >>>announcement. 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