Hi,
Oh my girl friends headphone jack has died lately on her Stream, so you can
get hardware trouble from any vendor.
And the hardware for the old BookSense and the new Booksense XT isn't the
same at all.
Brian
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From: Aidan
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 10:45 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Recommendations for an audio book reader?
Yes, it seems that as far as hardware is concern, hims is not always
doing very wel there. And navigation in a title is not difficult, I
just ment that file organization might be a bit easyer on the stream.
But it will depend on what you willing to cope with and want to learn.
I no of someone who really struggle with the bookport/pocket file
structure. He complain that there is no dedicated boundries for
sepriting different content such as on the other players. But that can
also be delt with. I understand also that there are quite a number of
blootooth adapters one can use to transmit blootooth to players like
the stream who don't have blootooth.
On 01/10/2013, Gary King <w4...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
I have all 3 devices. I purchased the New Generation Victor Reader Stream
in July. It hasn't been on the market long enough to judge how well it
will
hold up over time.
I've had a Book Port Plus for 3 years and have had no trouble with it.
I purchased the BookSense when it was released 4 years ago. I have had
the
same problems with this device as other users. The speaker and Lock
Switch
both need replacement. The rattle in the speaker doesn't bother me too
much
since I usually use a headset. Intermittent failures of the Lock Switch
are
a bigger problem since they render the unit useless until I can persuade
it
to unlock. Some day the switch will fail completely, and I will have to
send it off to Texas for repair.
As for the Bluetooth feature, I consider its implementation on the
BookSense
XT to be rather poor since you can't control the unit from a headset.
I've
also experienced Bluetooth disconnecting from my headset when audio is
paused for a few seconds.
Both the Book Port Plus and new Victor Reader Stream have wireless
capability. Both will be adding the ability to download books directly
without using a computer. This doesn't appear to include Audible books,
however.
All 3 devices play Audible books very well in my experience. I like
navigation a little better on the Book Port Plus and new Victor Reader
Stream with their dedicated navigation keys.
Gary King
w4...@bellsouth.net
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From: "Salien Brown" <say...@gmail.com>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: Recommendations for an audio book reader?
Boy, you give 3 nice options to select from. I'm Googling info on all 3
devices. Wish there was a podcast or something that compared the 3. It's
really tough to make a choice. Since my main use for the device will be
to
play Audible.com audio books, guess I need to stick with that device
which
does this the best? Can you tell me which one is your pick?
yAt 06:39 PM 9/30/2013, you wrote:
I would recomand either the book port plus, plextalk pocket or booksense
xt
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From: "Aidan" <aidan.smartt...@gmail.com>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: Recommendations for an audio book reader?
I am very sorry to here that, but overall, most users find the
opposite. I doubt such behaveour will happen to a lot of people. Maybe
humanware should investigate?
On 30/09/2013, cov...@ccs.covici.com <cov...@ccs.covici.com> wrote:
> 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.
>> >> >>>
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