Hi Derek. My main reason for saying this is that OpenBook seems generally to have been developed less often. but as I note JAWS has gone down in Price I suspect OpenBook has too and it could be that the price difference makes it worth considering. While I have not played with OpenBook, I know Kurzweil has the ability to optimise the scanning settings such as brightness or threshhold and the recognition settings such as the recognition engine used, the quality of print being recognised etc. Cheers Graham Graham Page Home Phone: 0207 265 9493 Mobile: 07753 607980 Fax: 0870 706 2773 Email: gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx MSN: gabriel_mcbird@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: gabriel_mcbird ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 3:50 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: scanner question Hi Graham why do you feel Kurzweil 1000 would be the better of the 2 given you said "th the latest versions of these using the same scanning engines, reliability should be pretty similar." If they both perform just as well as each other, is it a case of Kurzweil 1000 easier to use? It's more expensive I understand, is the extra cost worth it? Regards, Derek ** 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 2691 (20071128) 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