There was an update a couple of months ago. Iain ----- Original Message ----- From: ari To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 10:08 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Book Courier versus Victor Stream Thanks Steve, I was thinking of getting a Stream for studying, as I took it for granted you could navigate and do all that with text, but now know that it can wait. Are we ever going to get any updates with the BC though? Ari ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Nutt To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 10:46 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Book Courier versus Victor Stream Hi Ari, I would say the marking features are equal. The only real advantage with marking as far as the Stream is concerned, is highlight marking, which the Courier doesn't have. This is useful, because you can mark a passage, and have the stream just read that passage. But for text files, to me, the Stream is pretty poor, because you can't even turn on punctuation, and you can't navigate by character or word. All the best Steve ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ari Sent: 22 October 2007 09:39 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Book Courier versus Victor Stream The Courier has quite a drawback because, when it reads a text file, it can't indicate, even on full punctuation captilised text, does the Stream do that? Also, I've heard that, for me as a student, and other text users, that the Stream has better marking capabilities, is that true? The BC can play Tnauk and BRF files, can the Stream do that? I've heard that a new version of BookPort is coming out, maybe you should wait for that. Ari ----- Original Message ----- From: David Russell To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 10:14 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Book Courier versus Victor Stream Hi Jackie, I have been a Courier user for a few years, and now have a Stream. the size is much about the same. the Courier runs on AA batteries but the Stream has a rechargeable battery. The main use for the Courier is to read text files. It does this very well if you like the doubletalk speech. i got used to it quickly and quite like it. The Stream also reads text files but uses the Samantha voice which is rather strange at first but is growing on me. More voices are apparently on their way. So, not much in it for text files, with the Courier possibly slightly ahead. Music can be listened to on both machines, but the Courier takes ages to load with music. The Stream is faster, particularly with a card reader. I would not particularly recommend either player as a primary music source, but they both do the job. MP3 books can be handled by both. With the Courier, you cannot speed them up, but you can with the Stream, and it does not alter the speaking voice. So the Stream has the edge, but it is with talking books that the Stream wins hands down. You can listen to talking books on the Courier but they are slow to load and you do not have navigational facilities. On the Stream you have full Daisy capability and you can speed up without deterioration to the voice. The Stream is a great talking book player. the Stream is a little cheaper than the Courier, and upgrades are promised, whereas it seems unlikely that we will have much more in the way of improvements to the Courier. So, much as I love my Courier, it has to be the Stream for me. David -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jackie Cairns Sent: 22 October 2007 09:06 To: Access UK Mailing List Subject: [access-uk] Book Courier versus Victor Stream Hi Guys What are the differences between the Book Courier and Victor Stream, apart from the type of storage cards used? I know I'm going to be asked this question later today, so I would like to be definitive in my replies. I have used a BC, so can say with certainty what it can and can't do. But I haven't seen the VS, so would appreciate your thoughts on a comparison between the two please. Many thanks. Jackie __________ NOD32 2605 (20071022) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com