[bookcourier] Re: Battery Query
- From: "Greg Epley" <gregepley@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 09:54:41 -0500
My case as well playing the MP3 files. That must be a big determining
factor in how far one can sap the batteries. Personally I despise listening
to that robotic Doubletalk thingy, because I didn't go blind until August
2000, and I started off with the Microsoft SAPI 4 Mary and still prefer it
to most voices. I have tinkered around with the AT&T Natural Voices, but
even with a fast processor and lots of memory those are only good for
recording readings into MP3, not for screen reading. I prefer either NLS,
commercially produced audio books - many of which I can get in unabridged,
or other books converted text to speech - all ending up in MP3 format. It
does apparently reduce my battery usage, and of course the material takes up
more space on a card and takes longer to transfer irregardless of how one
does it, but in the end I'll trade all that for books where I can spend less
time trying to understand what the heck that Doubletalk thingy just read to
me vs. a more human sounding reader.
-Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Lamden" <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 6:43 AM
Subject: [bookcourier] Re: Battery Query
> Hi Sandra,
>
> I've only had my BC for a short time and only got through two sets of
> batteries so far: the alkalines supplied with the BC and my rechargeables.
>
> The batteries that came with the BC went directly from 39% to "change
> battery". This has led me to ignore the charge indicator for any
> batteries.
> Its interesting to hear that yours goes down to 5%.
>
> I do mainly play mp3 files.
>
> Bruce.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sandra Henshall" <oceania@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 10:21 AM
> Subject: [bookcourier] Re: Battery Query
>
>
> Hi Sharon,
> I've always left my batteries until the batteries are low message with no
> problems. Now, though, since all this talk about BC's dying when the
> batteries are changed, I usually change them when my batteries are at
> about
> 5 per cent, just in case!
>
> Cheers,
> Sandra.
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