Hello Roger
BlueTooth and Wi Fi both use radio waves, as does a cell phone, but
different frequency ranges. Practically, bluetooth has a very limited
range
of a couple of metres while WiFi seems to be about 10 metres and cell
phones
lots!
My stereo is a bit ancient but lovely and I can listen to it for hours
without getting listener fatigue. Most of the bits were made before USB
or
WiFi. Trouble is, I can't afford to replace it with more modern kit of
the
same quality (not even sure if you can still get Quad Electrostatics).
Regards
Tony
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Woolgrove" <rawoolgrove@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 6:19 AM
Subject: [bcab] Re: Netbooks
Hi Tony,
I may have misunderstood your question. I'm not sure about your stereo,
but
if it is blue tooth then I guess it could stream ok. This is only a
guess.
General WI FI stuff seems easier to use nowadays and I now connect my
cell
phone to the pc via wi fi which for some reason works differently to
blue
tooth but I don't really understand it. As far as I can work out, wifi
and
blue tooth are different. This isn't a fact, but my experience suggests
that it is.
Roger
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Dart" <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 6:39 PM
Subject: [bcab] Re: Netbooks
> Hello
>
> Many thanks for your replies, Mel, Graham and Roger. I took a quick
> look
> at
> Altec Lansings site as I have never heardof them and one product they
> do
> that looks quite interesting is a thin speaker called a SoundBlade
> that
> works with BlueTooth. About £90. This looks as though it has
possibilities
> as they can be run off the mains or batteries, and the quality would
> probably be OK for speech (I don't use SpeakOn for music, juist
reading).
>
> A netBook with a really good flat speaker instead of a screen would be
> a
> fantastic media machine, though...
>
> Roger, I've got a BlueTooth donglethat was about £20 but it is a USB
> device
> thatmakes a non-BlueTooth PC able to send/receive BlueTooth - I can't
see
> how it could be connected to the hi-fi. Or is there another kind with
> audio
> output?
>
> Tony
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roger Woolgrove" <rawoolgrove@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 5:40 PM
> Subject: [bcab] Re: Netbooks
>
>
>> Hi Tony,
>>
>> I bought a blue tooth dongle a couple of years ago from PC world for
> around
>> £20. Guess they should be cheaper now. Can't remember the make or
> anything
>> now. I don't have it anymore but have asked the guy who now owns it
but
>> he's not quick to respond.
>>
>> Roger
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tony Dart" <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:16 AM
>> Subject: [bcab] Re: Netbooks
>>
>>
>> > Hello
>> > One slight downside of the Advent 4211 is the awful speakers. It's
>> > a
>> > fantastic machine for mobile reading - using it with SpeakOn has
meant
>> > that
>> > my BookCourier is pretty well redundant, andwith an infra-red
>> > numeric
> pad
>> > I
>> > can download and enjoy high-quality (or at least, Daniel-quality!)
> reading
>> > in armchair comfort.
>> >
>> > Does anyne know of a wireless (Bluetooth?) device to link a Netbook
to
>> > a
>> > hi-fi? That would be the final link in the search for perfection.
>> >
>> > Regards
>> > Tony
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 10:35 PM
>> > Subject: [bcab] Re: Netbooks
>> >
>> >
>> >> Hi.
>> >>
>> >> Those Asus 901 machines are quite a good choice but a friend
>> >> bought
>> >> one
>> > and
>> >> had a problem turning off the mouse pad. It got damaged before I
>> >> could
>> > look
>> >> at it myself but that's another story.
>> >>
>> >> How did you disable the mouse pad on yours or did you not have to?
>> >>
>> >> Regards
>> >>
>> >> 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: "Léonie Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 6:47 PM
>> >> Subject: [bcab] Re: Netbooks
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > I've found my Asus 901 to be a good choice. The hard drive is
small
>> >> > at just 12Gb, but that suits me very well. It's very light at
1.1Kg
> and
>> >> > small enough to fit neatly into my bag.
>> >> >
>> >> > It's got theusual array of wireless, bluetooth, USB, integrated
web
>> >> > cam etc. Battery runs between five and seven hours, depending on
how
>> > much
>> >> > the wireless is being used. Léonie.
>> >> >
>> >> > Léonie.
>> >> > --
>> >> > http://www.tink.co.uk/
>> >> >
>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>> >> > From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> >> > On
>> >> > Behalf
>> >> > Of Graham Page
>> >> > Sent: 26 November 2008 10:12
>> >> > To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > Subject: [bcab] Re: Netbooks
>> >> >
>> >> > Hi Tim.
>> >> >
>> >> > Firstly, no I don't think you are asking too much at all. I
>> >> > have
an
>> >> > Advent
>> >> > 4211 netbook from PCWorld. I use this as a note taking device
while
>> >> > out
>> >> > and
>> >> > about as I currently do not have any kind of Braille note taker.
It
>> > does
>> >> > take some time to boot but that is not normally a problem. I
>> >> > use
it
> at
>> >> > home
>> >> > running Skype and Windows Messenger. I can still edit
>> >> > Microsoft
>> >> > Office
>> >> > documents using Office 2003 while these programs are still
running.
> I
>> > can
>> >> > also listen to MP3 files with Winamp or Windows Media Player. I
>> >> > have
>> > not
>> >> > tried DVDs but I am told they work Fine with an external player
>> >> > as
> you
>> >> > say.
>> >> >
>> >> > most of the netbooks for £200 such as the Asus EEEPC range up to
the
>> > Asus
>> >> > EEEPC 900 have 8.5 inch screens and a relatively small keyboard
>> >> > which
>> > some
>> >> > still find to be OK. Personally I prefer the keyboards on the
> slightly
>> >> > bigger models with 10 inch screens such as the AdventPC 4211 or
the
>> >> > Samsung
>> >> > NC10 or the Asus EEEPC 1000. You can go to Curries or PC World
and
> get
>> > a
>> >> > feel of these laptops for yourself. The staff know nothing
>> >> > about
> these
>> >> > systems in my experience but at least you will be able to have a
> hands
>> > on.
>> >> >
>> >> > The Advent 4211 which I have is also marketed as the MSI Wind
>> >> > and
> there
>> > is
>> >> > also a modle produced by a company called Median or something
>> >> > like
>> >> > that.
>> >> > It
>> >> > has a good keyboard and it is easy to disable the mouse pad
>> >> > which
is
> a
>> >> > must
>> >> > on these machines. The only problem is battery life which is
about
>> >> > 2
>> >> > hours.
>> >> >
>> >> > You can get bigger batteries than the 3 cell battery supplied.
>> >> > I
>> >> > bought
>> > a
>> >> > 9
>> >> > cell battery but this is really too big as it sticks a long way
out
> of
>> > the
>> >> > bottom. A 6 cell giving just over 4 hours would have been a
>> >> > much
>> >> > better
>> >> > compromise I think. With the 3 dell battery the price is
>> >> > £279.00
> from
>> > PC
>> >> > World or Curries. They also do an Advent 4213 which has built
>> >> > in
>> >> > Mobile
>> >> > Broadband access and includes a slot for a sim card. At £349.00
or
>> >> > something like that it's a bit pricey and I think it feels
plasticky
> as
>> >> > well
>> >> > but that's just my opinion of course.
>> >> >
>> >> > The one that everyone is in to at the moment seems to be the
Samsung
>> > NC10
>> >> > which has very similar specifications to the Advent 4211 but
>> >> > with
a
>> >> > 6
>> > cell
>> >> > battery and much better battery life lasting roughly 7 hours in
> tests.
>> >> > With
>> >> > speech running and connected to a WiFi network you should get
>> >> > over
5
>> > hours
>> >> > of battery life.
>> >> >
>> >> > I have not yet been able to get hands on a Samsung NC10 so I
>> >> > can't
> say
>> >> > which
>> >> > I prefer from a design and ergonomic point of view. I do know
that
> the
>> >> > NC10
>> >> > is available in white, blue or black and for some reason the
>> >> > white
>> >> > model
>> >> > costs about £30 more than the others which cost £399 from
>> >> > Curries
or
> PC
>> >> > World.
>> >> >
>> >> > All these 10 inch models have similar specifications. They have
the
>> >> > new
>> >> > Intel Atom processor. I've had a tempory mind blank on the
>> >> > exact
> model
>> >> > name
>> >> > of it. It runs at a speed of 1.6 GHz and employs multithreading
>> >> > technology
>> >> > used in some Pentium processors. It is efficient and is the
>> >> > main
>> >> > reason
>> >> > why
>> >> > battery life has increased on laptops using it. There is 1 GB
>> >> > of
>> >> > RAM
>> >> > provided which works well for general day to day tasks. This
>> >> > can
be
>> >> > increased to 2 GB I think. You also get 3 USB ports and an SD
card
>> >> > reader.
>> >> > Bluetooth and WiFI come as standard. Most are not yet draft-n
>> >> > but
> they
>> >> > are
>> >> > fast enough for most purposes.
>> >> >
>> >> > If I were you I would look at the Samsung NC10 or the Advent
>> >> > 4211.
>> >> >
>> >> > Regards
>> >> >
>> >> > Graham
>> >> >
>> >> > The Asus EEEPC1000 is also pretty good though at £
>> >> > ----- Original Message -----
>> >> > From: <tim.pennick@xxxxxx>
>> >> > To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> > Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:10 AM
>> >> > Subject: [bcab] Netbooks
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Hi All,
>> >> >
>> >> > A recent reference to Netbooks on this list set me thinking. A
>> > colleague
>> >> > recently bought a netbook for round about 200£ which I though
>> >> > was
a
> bit
>> > of
>> >> > a
>> >> >
>> >> > bargain, seeing as the laptop I use, which is only about 18
>> >> > months
> old,
>> >> > cost
>> >> >
>> >> > in the region of 1200. The laptop really struggles with JAWS,
>> >> > and
I
>> >> > wondered what peoples' experiences with Netbooks had been.
>> >> >
>> >> > I want to be able to run MS Office, or cut-dow version thereof,
> Outlook
>> >> > Express, Wi-Fi, stream audio, possibly play DVDs, (probably via
>> >> > external
>> >> > DVD
>> >> >
>> >> > drive), and possibly run the Nebula Digi-TV TV tuner on it. Am
>> >> > I
>> >> > asking
>> >> > too
>> >> >
>> >> > much if I'm running JAWS as well?
>> >> >
>> >> > Regards,
>> >> >
>> >> > Tim
>> >> >
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