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> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 7:13 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Plextalk Firmware UP? > 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 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On > Behalf > Of TrueBlue & Proud > > > Ray, I now have a Plextalk PTN1 on loan from RNIB. This is a much > better > player. I'm still finding my way round it, but already love it, > Billy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "RayRay, 's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Billie, I wouldn't mind the answers to the questions you ask myself, > > but you see I don't actually have a PTN1! Like you I have the > Victor > > Classic, on loan in my case. It is interesting that the firmware > > update will play .OGG files. > > > > Maybe that, and access to folders too, will come with the PTN1 > > firmware upgrade when it arrives. Just might be that Iain Lackey > will > > see this thread and make his own comments as I'm almost sure he does > > have a PTN1. > > > > If I do get info on the forthcoming upgrade I'll post it as a brief > > info message. > > > > Cheers, > > > > 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 > > ** 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