[access-uk] Re: Book Courier versus Victor Stream
- From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:51:00 +0100
Ian, that was one annoying feature of the Courier that the channels were,
indeed, the wrong way round. Because I'm such a music lover, I had to get a
lead made up that attached to my headphones so that it forced the channels back
round the right way. It really bugged me, but, as you might guess, Ian came up
with how to solve it (smile.)
Jackie
----- Original Message -----
From: Iain Lackie
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 8:01 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Book Courier versus Victor Stream
David
I don't understand what you mean by saying you don't have navigational
facilities with Daisy books on the Book Courier. I have loaded the Daisy New
Testament on to my Book Courier and all the navigational facilities I have on
my Plextalk are present. The only facility I don't have is speed alteration.
I hope that on the Book Stream the left and right channels are correct.
Iain
----- Original Message -----
From: David Russell
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 9:14 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
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