Unless the new stream has very different hardware, I find the old one was not very stable -- I must have had several new ones and repairs over the years I have had the thing. It crashes at times and I always wonder if my bookmarks will be saved. Well, the iphone makes them mostly obsolete.
Aidan <aidan.smartt...@gmail.com> wrote: > You can get more info at: www.humanware.com/newstream, and for the > manuals and f a q and other stuff go to: www.humanware.com/support, > then choose the "victor stream new generation" link from that page and > you will get the rest there. The USB thing is not a commin behaviour. > If you use the supplied cables and charcher you will be fine. The > stream is the most stable among all players, and have the longest > battery life. And the new model can charch on the pc in both the on > and off state. > > On 30/09/2013, Salien Brown <say...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Is there a site where I can learn more about this victor stream? I > > reviewed a few threads by members on this group who seem to be > > encountering problems with the USB connection to the PC failing? Is > > this a common occurence or is this player pretty reliable? > > > > At 03:00 PM 9/30/2013, you wrote: > >>The victor stream is a very good option if audible books and bookmarks > >>are your concern. The stream save bookmark your place no matter what, > >>and you can create a veriety of custom bookmarks manually at any spot > >>of your desire. The new stream have wifi, and audible support. And I'm > >>sure soon it should be able to download audible books from the device. > >> > >>On 30/09/2013, Salien Brown <say...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Thanks for the suggestions. Well I'm looking for something that's > >> > portable, so I will probably want it to have a headphone jack. My > >> > main concern is it having the ability to play Audible.com audio > >> > books. If I stop at a certain point, the player will leave a bookmark > >> > or some sort of marker to pick up where I left off later on. Also > >> > being able to hold a nice amount of audio books is important too. > >> > > >> > > >> > This "advanced book player from NLS," does it store a lot of audio > >> > books? More importantly, is it easy to save audio books too it? Is > >> > there a website where I can learn more about it? > >> > > >> > At 01:20 PM 9/30/2013, you wrote: > >> >>If you're in the US, try the advanced book player from NLS. You > >> >>can't put it in your pocket, but it has a great speaker, dedicated > >> >>buttons for moving around, and it's free. You can get Kindle for > >> >>your PC for free. iPod touch or iPhone is also good. They're very > >> >>versatile, and small. But the crappy speaker means you may want to > >> >>use headphones, and the touch screen is not quite as easy to use as > >> >>a keyboard or buttons. > >> >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Salien Brown" <say...@gmail.com> > >> >>To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >> >>Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 4:45 AM > >> >>Subject: Recommendations for an audio book reader? > >> >> > >> >> > >> >>>Hey gang, > >> >>> > >> >>>Well I'm going to start listening to more audio books. I'm in the > >> >>>market for the most accessible hardware/software combination for > >> >>>individuals who are legally blind to do this with no issues? > >> >>> > >> >>>Maybe there's an accessible device on the market that links > >> >>>directly to audible.com, so you can download any purchases via > >> >>>Wi-Fi? I want something that is current, not released like 2 - 5 years > >> >>> ago? > >> >>> > >> >>>So I'm hoping that someone on this list can give me the info I need > >> >>>to make a more informed decision? Money is no object for I'm > >> >>>looking at this as a new hobby which will help me get away from > >> >>>listening to OTR shows so much. > >> >>> > >> >>>Thanks for any suggestions. > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>>To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > >> >>>pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > >> >> > >> >> > >> >>To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > >> >>pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > >> > > >> > > >> > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > >> > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > >> > > >> > >> > >>-- > >>Facebook: m.facebook.com/aidan.maher92 > >>Skype: andries4451 > >>Twitter: smarttalk7 > >>Audioboo: www.audioboo.com/DjSpotlight > >> > >>To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > >>pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > > > -- > Facebook: m.facebook.com/aidan.maher92 > Skype: andries4451 > Twitter: smarttalk7 > Audioboo: www.audioboo.com/DjSpotlight > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org