Re: Question About Perkins Mini Braille Display

2013-09-16 Thread Desi Noller
Hi David, Thanks so much! I'm interested to know about the storage capacity, what types of files it reads such as .txt, .brf, ETC. and how the book reader works. It's perfectly fine if you wish to write me privately about this. I would truly appreciate your thoughts! Desi On Sep 16, 201

Re: Question About Perkins Mini Braille Display

2013-09-16 Thread Desi Noller
The one I'm talking about is definitely a 16-cell display. I wonder if you actually saw something else? I sure do wish there were a way to see these things before we buy though, and I certainly appreciate you taking the time to write with your thoughts. Desi On Sep 16, 2013, at 7:37 PM, Al

Re: Question About Perkins Mini Braille Display

2013-09-16 Thread Alex Hall
Perhaps it is a different model, then, but the one I saw was a 14-cell and was really not a product I could recommend. On Sep 16, 2013, at 10:56 PM, David Tanner wrote: > I own a Perkins many braille use it for work and have since November your > evaluation is way off base it is very well-made

Re: Question About Perkins Mini Braille Display

2013-09-16 Thread David Tanner
I own a Perkins many braille use it for work and have since November your evaluation is way off base it is very well-made is a 16 cell display am much better than the 14 cell display he recommended and far far better than the 12 so frail pin David Tanner, Host MainMenu - Technology from a blind

Re: Question About Perkins Mini Braille Display

2013-09-16 Thread Alex Hall
I haven't used it personally, but I did see it last year and got to try some of its built-in functions. At the time, iOS didn't support it - it was only added in the iOS6 update that came out a few months after I'd seen the display. I found it very large, cheap-feeling, and clunky, especially fo

Question About Perkins Mini Braille Display

2013-09-16 Thread Desi Noller
Hi Everyone, I'm curious to know if any of you have used the Perkins Mini Braille Display with your iDevices? I have read about this display and might be interested in getting one, but I'd love to get some information from someone who has actually used one. Thanks! Desi -- You received t