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["tunecollector" <tunecollector@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Merrill Louise,

Thanks for your assistance.  The blindcooltech site also had a report on the
Victor Classic Reader Plus.

-----Original Message-----
From: blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Merrill Louise
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 1:40 PM
To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindipod] Re: PlexTalk

The plextalk ptr1 (no longer available--there's a ptr2) is the size
and weight of a print hard cover book. It has a builtin microphone and
speaker with *very* good playback sound. You can record on cf cards or
cds. the cf adapter is not included, but the slot is there. I suggest
you cruise on over to http://www.blindcooltech.com/ where there are
reviews of book port and the ptr2. http://www.acbradio.org/ has a
review of the book courier and other things in its main menu program.
Back programs are in the on demand section I think. blind cool tech is
a podcast and you can download older programs and listen. they're mp3
files. ~Merrill

On 3/8/06, tunecollector <tunecollector@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Themn the advantage here is if I need to record lectures, meetings, and
the
> like?  And I assume it could record streaming audio or broadcasts?  Does
it
> have an external speaker?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Merrill Louise
> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 11:37 AM
> To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [blindipod] Re: book players
>
> It can record as well and you can create daisy books that way, I think.
>
> On 3/8/06, tunecollector <tunecollector@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > So the PlexTalk is basically a playback machine?  What is it advantage
> that
> > makes it priced $600 more than the other players?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Merrill Louise
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 11:05 AM
> > To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [blindipod] Re: book players
> >
> > The plextalk ptr1 has no reading voice of its own. It only plays daisy
> > books, mp3 files and audio cds. I believe the book courier and the
> > book port use double talk. ~Merrill
> >
> > On 3/8/06, tunecollector <tunecollector@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Ian,
> > > Thanks for the URL.  It answered a plethora of questions.  I checked
out
> > the
> > > speech sample for the Bookcourrier.  Man, it was terrible.  But I
think
> > the
> > > BookPort has the same voice.  I don't know about the PlexTalk.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > On Behalf Of Ian Macrae
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 7:03 AM
> > > To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [blindipod] Re: book players
> > >
> > > Jim, an alternative to the Bookport, and out of the same stable is the
> > > book courier.  You can find out more about it from
> > > www.bookcourier.com
> > >
> > > Personally I found its lay-out better than the port and its transfer
> > > software more intuitive to use.
> > >
> > > Cheers now.
> > >
> > > Ian
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of tunecollector
> > > Sent: 08 March 2006 14:59
> > > To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [blindipod] Re: book players
> > >
> > > Anna,
> > > Thank you very much for the info.  I will check out the BookPort at
> > > CSUN.
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > On Behalf Of Woody Anna Dresner
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 10:58 PM
> > > To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [blindipod] Re: book players
> > >
> > > Hi Jim,
> > >
> > > I got to use a Victor Vibe and a Book Port for a couple weeks when I
> > > volunteered for the Mid Illinois Talking Book Project.  The Vibe
looked
> > > like a nice product for playing standard and MP3 CDs and DAISY book
CDs,
> > > but unfortunately, the one I was using didn't work right.  I believe
the
> > > unit has been completely redesigned since.
> > >
> > > The Book Port, on the other hand, was really impressive.  It reads
text,
> > > braille, MS Word, HTML and braille files with synthetic speech and
plays
> > > Audible content, DAISY from Bookshare, and MP3 files (I think that's
the
> > > list).  It would have taken some time to learn all the features
because
> > > all the buttons look the same, and most of them have at least two
> > > functions, depending whether you are reading or the unit is idle.  But
> > > I've never seen a machine index audio so well - I could move by
sentence
> > > in an MP3 file, for instance, which is pretty remarkable.  You can
have
> > > Audible books transferred to the player at in such a way that they
will
> > > play faster than normal, which is also great.  If I were buying a
DAISY
> > > player, I think I would get that one because it does so many things
and
> > > is so small.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Anna
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