Hi Catherine The Alva works with everything and anything, and the Braille, both input and feel under the fingers, is far superior. Kind Regards, Jackie Cairns J&M Work-Ability jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.work-ability.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Catherine Turner Sent: 03 November 2010 10:00 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille display options Thanks everyone, a few options there. I'll be looking at the models. Out of interest Jackie - why do you say the focus 40 is not necessarily the best? Is it because the Alva works with a wider variety of inputs? Catherine On 11/3/10, Pele West <pele.west@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Catherine, Jackie and Everyone > > I would endorse Jackie's praise for the Alva BC640. A man came to > visit us from Optelec to demonstrate it before my husband bought one. > > Essentially, there are 3 models: > > The Alva BC640 with the Braille Feature Pack which allows you to use > it as a note taker > > The Alva BC640 without the Braille Feature Pack, which is just a 40 > cell display > > And the Alva BC680 which is an 80-cell display but not a note taker. > > It does not need any special software. The demonstrator plugged it > into the USB port on a Windows 7 PC with Window-Eyes and it worked > straight away. I can't remember it searching for any drivers but, if > it did, it found them very quickly. > > I also like the Brailliant displays from Humanware. Mine works with > Window-Eyes and Windows 7, but when I bought it it would not work with > the 64-bit version of Windows 7 and JAWS. This may have changed. > > It is harder to install than the Alva as a USB port has to be > configured to replicate a serial port and, when mine came, it had an old software disc. > Fortunately, I had downloaded the latest software from Humanware. > > I hope all this helps. > > Pele West > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.864 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3232 - Release Date: 11/01/10 19:34:00 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq