Don't worry Billy, you didn't say anything wrong! Happy Listening. Christine. ----- Original Message ----- From: "TrueBlue & Proud" <billy72@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 9:13 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Plextalk Firmware UP? > Christine, please take what i said with a pinch of salt. I was talking with > tongue in cheek, when i was blethering aboot the Plextalk and stereo. > And once more, we always listen and take on-board you're opinions, lol, > Billy > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christine Weetman" <goatmum@xxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 10:02 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Plextalk Firmware UP? > > > > Hummm, how can you get Sterio out of a mono machine? if you add two > > speakers its still Only mono because the machine is mono, true sterio > needs > > Everything your useing to be sterio. > > > > Hope you enjoy your new machine anyway, my problem is probably due to me > > wearing two hearing-aids and my bad hearing so don't count on my oppinion. > > > > Have a good weekend. Christine. > > Please visit my DeafBlind group on: > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeafBlindFriends/ > > > > Or subscribe at: > > > > DeafBlindFriends-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "TrueBlue & Proud" <billy72@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 10:12 AM > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Plextalk Firmware UP? > > > > > > > Ray & Christine, I've just received my Plexter PTN1 player, and I am > still > > > finding my way around the machine, but already I love it. I resolved the > > > sound > > > > quality problem, by adding a pair of external speakers, and that made > a > > > > great difference to the audio sound quality, I'm now listening to my > > music > > > > tracks & audio books in wonderful stereo sound. > > > Billy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 11:10 PM > > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Plextalk Firmware UP? > > > > > > > > > > Interesting comment Christine, especially as I don't actually have a > > > > Plexter PTN1 player. I imagine you are influenced as much as anything > > > > by being someone with substantial hearing loss as to the sound > > > > quality, which is interesting. > > > > > > > > Must say though that comments on the RNIB Arena list have been > > > > generally favourable towards the PTN1. Not long back RNIB put out > > > > some questions about improvements to the PTN1 asking what we most > > > > wanted. No one as I recall came up with much, if anything. Since > > > > though I have felt the need for information about the amount of time > > > > until the end of the chapter you're listening to, which would help to > > > > decide whether to carry on listening or pause where you are. > > > > > > > > My Victor Classic is the original one, and the battery life with that > > > > was and is abysmal. I believe later models were better in this > > > > respect. > > > > > > > > From Ray > > > > I can be contacted off-list at: > > > > mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On > > > > Behalf > > > > Of Christine Weetman > > > > > > > > > > > > O, I have one of those Silly Plextors, they're awful, only one > > > > speaker, can > > > > hardly Hear the thing, no handle and a Stupid switch-off snooze > > > > fascility > > > > thing I don't know how to use and possibly a clock I'm not sure. I > > > > Hate it! > > > > So what's better about the newer version? By the way, I didn't have a > > > > problem with the victor readers batteries, they lasted me 4 years > > > > before > > > > they gave up the ghost! lol > > > > Groups I own: > > > > Please visit my DeafBlind group on: > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeafBlindFriends/ > > > > Or subscribe at: > > > > DeafBlindFriends-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Also Please visit: > > > > > > > > My new group papercrafts AroundTheTable > > > > Group home page: > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PapercraftsAroundTheTable > > > > or subscribe at: > > > > papercraftsAroundTheTable-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Christine W. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > > >> Billy, please keep me informed about how you find the PTN1 as I > > > > think > > > >> i should now be asking for my fairly aged Victor Classic to be > > > >> replaced. > > > >> > > > >> You will find at the very least the battery life is much greater > > > > than > > > >> the Classic. How the Classic ever got released with such poor > > > > battery > > > >> life is beyond me. > > > >> > > > >> I have always hoped that someone, if not Plextor, would see fit to > > > >> release a dual card/CD player, but it seems you have to go for the > > > >> PTR2 if that's what you want. > > > >> > > > >> Sometimes it seems that Plextor might not be in the accessible > > > > player > > > >> and recorder market for long to judge by what some have said about > > > >> their support. Let's hope that's not true as a propper choice of > > > >> propper stirdy DAISY players aren't that plentiful. > > > >> > > > >> From Ray > > > >> I can be contacted off-list at: > > > >> mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > ** 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________ NOD32 2330 (20070615) Information __________ > > > > > > > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > > > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ** 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 > > > > > > > > __________ NOD32 2334 (20070615) Information __________ > > > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > ** 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