Hi,
Just to add some more cool facts to Booksense XT I'll tell you the
following.
1. It's much smaller then the Victor Stream 2, and I mean much smaller.
2. It comes with both a pouch and a nice leather case plus an extentable
strap for placing it around your neck. There is a super nice belt clips, so
you can fixate it to your polo shirt or other cardigan thingy.
It also comes with a nice quick charger and allot of fine connector cables,
for great connectivity.
It even comes with a quick start guide both in braille, and a traditional
written manual for the sighted.
The smaller formfactor, and all the extra equipment that is shipped with
this unit makes me amazed about it. You're really good to go, when it
arrives. NO need for buying other stuff before you're a happy daisy and
music roller.
The new unit just arrived here today.
Wow I just found out one more nice feature.
It's born with 4 gb of space for books and music before you'll need a sd
card for extra storage.
Another cute thing. There is a build in talking clock you can use even if
the unit is turned off.
Pretty handy, when you're reading, and wanna check the current time.
Next week I'll do a public unboxing podcast of the unit, but sadly it's done
in the danish language. :-)
Best regards
Brian
-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
From: Aidan
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2013 3:25 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Recommendations for an audio book reader?
Serotek system access mobile network have describe movies. You can
transfer them to any of the mentioned players.
On 03/10/2013, Salien Brown <say...@gmail.com> wrote:
Let me ask one more question.
Is there a service on-line that streams descriptive movies/videos to
either of these players? Don't believe Netflix offers such a service,
but I'm hopeful someone out there does realize that the visually
impared community would enjoy watching/listening to a good movie
every so often. So many Oscar movies I would love to not only hear,
but get some sort of descriptive narritive of what is going on too.
At 11:21 PM 10/1/2013, you wrote:
Currently, The Book Port Plus, in addition to playing books, also
plays web radio stations and downloads and plays podcasts. I am
hoping that these features will be implemented on the Victor Reader
Stream in the future.
Gary King
w4...@bellsouth.net
----- Original Message ----- From: "Salien Brown" <say...@gmail.com>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: Recommendations for an audio book reader?
Ok, so at least now I've narroed my choices down to the Victor
Stream or Book Port Plus. Is there any audio demonstration
available shocasing either of these 2 devices? I'm curious if
they've ever been put in a head-to-head test to see which one faired
better?
Right now it looks like they both do the same thing, but the Victor
Stream reader does seem to integrate the player more seemlessly
with various book sharing sites. That's what I really want. Don't
want to have to keep plugging and unplugging my reader to my PC to
upload books to it. I want it to have that ability built directly
in via Wi-fi. Avoids any USb connection issues for sure.
Wish there was a coupon or something available to reduce the price
of both devices. I would just shell out the money for both of them
so I can test them on my own.
At 12:23 PM 10/1/2013, you 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
----- Original Message ----- 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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